Mehmet (M), Abdullah's father's brother's son's son, had his own small guest room and was a rare visitor to Abdullah's His own, situated in the lower quarter, drew more on neighbours than on kinsmen. One son of Ismet (T) visited occasionally - his sister was Mehmet's daughter-in-law. The members of K lineage also went there - Mehmet's recently deceased wife had been a member of K. The hostility between V lineage and M lineage barred members of V lineage. When, early in January, the guest room of K came into use, Mehmet's went out. One night I caused consternation by marching in to find it full of the women of the household. The sole revival of this guest room was during heavy rain in the spring thaw which flooded Nureddin's, making it suitable, as he remarked, `only for ducks'.
Haci Ömer's (D) guest room, after the period of open house during November to celebrate his return from Mecca, was at first used by a small clientele consisting of some members of D and F lineages. In January the large and ancient guest room, the common property of the D lineage, was opened and Haci Ömer's lost its outside following. Because, I suspect, their pride would not allow them to accept others' hospitality, neither he nor his brothers and their sons went to sit in the other guest room.
Hüseyn (F) kept a guest room for his own use. Here one always found his companion and immediate neighbour Yahya (p. 149); and sometimes another neighbour, a member of K through his mother (p. 164), and Hüseyn's wife's sister's son; and a lone old man, close neighbour but not kin. Hüseyn's own father's brothers' sons were often there.
Ziya (S) the carpenter, used his guest room as a work shop, and so it was always open and warm. Early in the winter a few neighbours, besides his brother, and their children would be found there. One was a cross-cousin, two others were unrelated; Yakup z] (p. 129) an occasional visitor was brother to the deceased wife of Ziya's deceased brother, whose orphan daughter lived with Ziya. The `kindling' of the guest room next