, I said:

    “Come no’s her.““

    t yard . In tance dogs es passed. tly like a black flower.

    “All riger. “Let’s go inside so  catc here.”

    It  only Black and I imidity of a bride and groom left alone after t

    ered our antly as t ranger. e   nobody seemed to be a. e silently climbed tairs, and t onto t seemed someo be doing so for t time. Upstairs, as we were removing our s said:

    “Before I go to sleep can I kiss my grandfather’s hand?”

    “I c no’s clear t evil spirits aken o your room so I can prepare your bed.”

    o t ttress and spread out ts and quilts, s so ttering about s  in a sultan’s palace.

    “ell us a story,” said Or on .

    “Once upon a time t companion was a jinn.”

    “he man blue?” said Orhan.

    “For goodness sake, onig least don’t tell a story about jinns and gs.”

    “ s. “Moter o be her?”

    “Your grandfatect o  nigo look after urn to our bed, don’t I?”

    “er Grandfat. “Doesn’t er my grandfat night anyway?”

    “Are you finis rag,  leto t and o t as if .

    “y t and bring it back. I don’t  S to leave t.”

    “ I leave t. “ ell us a story about jinns and fairies?”

    “Because t,” Or so muc of fear, but imism I aliced in er he’d relieved himself.

    “Mothere jinns here?”

    “If you leave ttempt to see your grandfatch you.”

    “ . “onight?”

    “I’m not sure,” I said. “hayriye will be preparing his bed.”

    “Motill going to sleep  you?” said S.

    “imes do