I AM A WOMAN
I AM A WOMAN (第3/3页)
eaboutthestreetslikeaslave.Poverty,tears,sorrow,gazingforlornlyatamirrorofdisappointmentandcryingarethelotofsadanduglywomen.Imustfindahusbandwho’llputmeonapedestal,butwhomightthatbe?
ThatwaswhyIbeganspyingthroughapeepholeonthesonsofpashasandnotables,whommylatefatherhadinvitedtoourhouseundervariouspretexts.Iwantedmypredicamenttoresemblethatofthepetite-mouthedbeautywithtwochildrenwhomalltheminiaturistslove.Perhapsit’dbebestformetodescribetoyoupoorShekure’sstory.Butwaitaminute,I’dpromisedtorecountthefollowingstorytonight:TheLoveStoryToldbyaWomanPromptedbytheDevilIt’squitesimpleactually.ThestorytakesplaceinKemerüstü,oneofthepoorerneighborhoodsofIstanbul.Aprominentinhabitantoftheneighborhood,ChelebiAhmet,secretarytoVas1fPasha,wasamarriedgentlemanwithtwochildrenwhokepttohimself.Oneday,throughanopenwindow,hecatchessightofablack-haired,black-eyed,silver-skinned,tallandthinBosnianbeauty,andissmitten.But,thewomanismarried,hasnointerestwhatsoeverintheChelebi,andisdevotedtoherhandsomehusband.ThehaplessChelebirefusestoconfidehiswoestoanybody,andreducedbylovetoskinandbone,takestowinehe’sboughtfromaGreek,yetultimatelyhecannothidehislovefromtheneighborhood.Atfirst,becausetheneighborsadoresuchlovestoriesandadmireandrespecttheChelebi,theyhonorhislove,makingapassingjokeortwoaboutitandlettinglifetakeitscourse.ButtheChelebi,whocan’tcontrolhisincurableagony,beginstogetdrunkeachnightandsitatthedoorstepofthehousewhereinthesilver-skinnedbeautyliveshappilywithherhusband,cryingforhoursonendlikeachild.Intheendthisalarmstheneighbors.Eachnightasthelovercriesinagony,theyareableneithertobeathimanddrivehimawaynortocomforthim.TheChelebi,assuitedagentleman,learnstocryinwardlywithoutlashingoutorannoyinganybody.Butgradually,hishopelessgriefworksitswayintotheneighborhood,becomingthesorrowandgriefofall;theresidentslosetheirsenseofwell-being,andlikethefountain
whichflowsmournfullyinthesquare,theChelebihimselfbecameafontofsorrow.Initially,thetalkofmiseryspreadsthroughouttheneighborhood,becominginturntherumorofill-fortuneandlaterthecertaintyofdoom.Somemoveaway,someexperienceaspateofbadluckandsomeareunabletopracticetheircraft,becausethey’velostthewilltowork.Aftertheneighborhoodemptiesout,onedaythelovelornChelebialsomovesawaywithhiswifeandchildren,leavingthesilver-skinnedbeautyandherhusbandallalone.Thismisfortune,ofwhichtheyarethefocus,dousestheflamesoftheirloveandcausesthemtodriftapart.Thoughtheylivetogetherfortherestoftheirlives,they’reneveragainabletobehappy.
IwasonthevergeofsayinghowmuchIlikedthisstorybecauseitshowedthepitfullsofloveandwomen,whenforHeaven’ssake,I’dforgottenthatI’dlostmycapacitytoreason.SinceI’mnowawoman,I’mgoingtosaysomethingelseentirely.Allrightthen,it’ssomethinglikethis:Oh,howwonderfulloveis!
Nowthen,whoarethosestrangersburstingthroughthedoor?
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