6/8/2023 0 Comments Tony cliff delilah dirk![]() ![]() And then, he heads off to the imperial palace. ![]() Selim is pleased, both with his tasting skills and his generosity’s being accepted. Erdemoglu Selim recites the ingredient list, the inn-keeper’s response is “Wow” (p. 2) The tea is an elaborate blended infusion of spices, red rooibos, and dried florals. But, the young lieutenant is a man of honour (as well as linguistic elaboration), telling the innkeeper, “I’ll tell you exactly the ingredients you’ve employed here, and in exchange, you will allow me to remunerate you fairly.” (p. The innkeeper seems skeptical that wages will come through, telling the soldier that the tea is “on the house”. ![]() It’s payday for the soldiers, but he doesn’t seem too happy. Meanwhile, in a local inn, a dejected looking young Janissary (a soldier of the Ottoman Sultan’s house guards and infantry) drinks tea. ![]() It’s 1807, and a sailboat, piloted by a young woman, drifts towards Constantinople’s harbor minarets and the imposing dome of the Hagia Sophia dot the skyline. New York, NY: First Second/Roaring Brook Press (Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books), 2013. CM Magazine: Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant. ![]()
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