latorfroheadjayebeggarsdressedinlayersoftatteredrags,thevendorsertsandbutlosingshopfortheday.ifoundnosignofhassan.</p>
istoppedbyadriedfruitstand,deserulehcratesofpineseedsandraisins.heurban.</p>
hepausedtolookatforalongtibeforeansighthaveseenhi”</p>
“hwaydidhego”</p>
heeyedupahedaylookingforahazara”hisglaheratandjeans.inafghanistan,oeri,especiallyifitsendhand,h.</p>
“iofindhiagha.”</p>
“indedselfthatiatienceakehiellanyfaster.</p>
“hesourservantsson,”isaid.</p>
theoldnraisedapeppergrayeyebroaster.hisfathershouldgetonhisknees,shedustatyourfeethhiseyelashes.”</p>
“areyougoingtotelloot”</p>
herestedanarnthelesback,pointedsouth.“ithinkisaheboyyoudescribedrunningthateinhishand.ablueone.”</p>
“hedid”isaid.foryouathousandtisover,hedprosed.goodoldhassan.goodoldreliablehassan.hedkepthisproseandrukitefor.</p>
“ofurse,theyveprobablyulesback.</p>
“who”</p>
“theotherboys,”hesaid.“theoneschasinghitheyakinglatefoainaz.”</p>
butiblingdohelane.</p>
forthefeinutes,isuredthebazaarinvaiheoldryhandsonthatkite...ipokedheadbehindeverylane,everyshop.nosignofhassan.</p>
ihadbeguntoupahead.idreaainthhfarebisegthebazaar.ituedontothe</p>
ruttedtraayhavetuledinthespring.toothersidestflattoppedorethandshastcasesseparatedbynarrowalleys.</p>
iheardthevoie,ingfrohealleys.iouthofthealley.heldbreath.peekedaroundtheer.</p>
hassan,sittingonpilesofscrapandrubble,ykeytobabasheart.</p>
bloiddle,assef.ifeltbodyyspine.assefseedrelaxed,.heasseftohassan,liketheyderedsokindofalthatonlyassefuldta.</p>
“,hazara”assefsaid,tuingthebrassknucklesinhishand.“yousaidtheyllhavetocallyouoneeyedassef.thatsright.oneeyedassef.thatseasytobecleverwhenyoureholdingaloadedon.”</p>
irealizedistillhadhedout.iexhaled,sloery.</p>