Chapters 25-27 Summary

Hayriye arrives with a letter from Shekure to deliver to Black. Esther first takes it to Hasan, who reads it aloud to her. Shekure gives Black hope, but she insists that he finish the story for her father's book. Hasan and Esther gossip about the book and the murder. Esther refrains from pitting Black against Hasan. She delivers the letter to Black and waits for his response. She returns to Hasan to show him the letter, in which Black asks Shekure to meet at the house of the hanged Jew. Hasan and Esther discuss the letter.

Shekure is spying on Black again, waiting for his response to her letter, as well as the daily letter from Hasan. When Esther arrives, Shekure reads Black's letter first, which invites her to meet at the house of the hanged Jew. In Hasan's letter, he...