Myfunerallendid,exactlyasI’dwamademeproudthateverybodyI’dwishedwouldattendcame.OfthevizierswhowereinIstanbulatthetimeofmydeath,HajiHüseyinPashaofCyprusandBakiPashatheLameloyallyrememberedthatI’dreensiveserviatoimeorahepreseheMinisterofAts,RedMelekPasha,who,atthetimeofmydeathwasbothinhighfavorandmuchcriticized,ehehumblecourtyardhborhoodmosque.HadIlivedandtinuedanactivepoliticallife,Iwould’vebeenpromotedtothesamerankasMustafaAgha,theSultan’sChiefHerald,whosepresenceespeciallydelightedme.Themournersstitutedalarge,dignifiedandimpressivegroupthatincludedtheDivaaryKemalettinEffendi,ChiefSecretarySalimEffenditheAustere,theheraldsoftheDivan—eachofwhomwaseitheradearfriendoranaremy—agroupofformerDivancillorswhnedearlyfromactivepoliticallife,myschoolfriends,otherswho’dsomehowlearnedofmydeath—Iaginehoworwhere—andvariousotherrelatives,in-lawsandyouths.

    Ialsotookprideinthegregation,itsseriousnessanditsgrief.ThepreseheHeadTreasurerHaz1mAghaandtheaheImperialGuardmadecleartoallinattendaHisExcellencyOurSultanwassincerelyaggrievedbymyuntimelydeath.Iwas,indeed,verypleasedbythis.Idon’tknowwhetherthesorrowloriousSultanmeaeffortswillbemadetocatchmyroguemurderer,includingthemobilizationoftorturers,butIdoknowthis:thataccursedmanisnowinthecourtyard,amoherminiaturistsandcalligraphers,wearingadignifiedandexceedinglytormentedexpressionashegazesatmycoffin.

    Pray,don’tthinkthatI’minfuriatedbymymurdererorthatI’msetonapathofrevenge,oreventhatmysoulisrestlessbecauseI’vebeentreacherouslyandcru