The Burton Holmes lectures; . ta-combs among resuscitated men in their shrouds. Ghostly in-deed is the dress of the rich old men in Fez,— a dress thatgives its wearers the dignity of Roman senators. What a su-perb figure for the ghost of Hamlets father one well-remem-bered old gentleman would make ! He is, however, Haj suncle, and greets our guide, his nephew, very cordially. Haj,rascal that he is, knowing that we care more for snap-shotsthan for introductions, always arranges when he meets a friendor relative to detain him in conversation, in the best illumi-nated portion of the street, thus
The Burton Holmes lectures; . ta-combs among resuscitated men in their shrouds. Ghostly in-deed is the dress of the rich old men in Fez,— a dress thatgives its wearers the dignity of Roman senators. What a su-perb figure for the ghost of Hamlets father one well-remem-bered old gentleman would make ! He is, however, Haj suncle, and greets our guide, his nephew, very cordially. Haj,rascal that he is, knowing that we care more for snap-shotsthan for introductions, always arranges when he meets a friendor relative to detain him in conversation, in the best illumi-nated portion of the street, thus giving us invaluable oppor-tunities for secret portraiture. Then, after he has heard the click ! that comes from whatappears to be aninnocent brownpaper parcel undermy right arm, Haj,with many com-plimentary phras-es, presents us toour visitor, intro-ducing us as men ofgreat distinctionfrom America. Presently weemerge from thedim bazaars, andfind ourselves in asmall, deep, pub-lic square. O none side is a semi-ruinous water. AN EXXHANGE 156 FEZ fountain, roofed with tilesand decorated with us is a stately portal,the entrance to a commer-cial exchange, a headquart-ers for the better class ofmerchants. It dates fromthe time when Fez was thecommercial center of a richand very prosperous empire,when the merchandise of theworld found here a profitablemarket. The building nowis sadly out of repair, likealmost every other buildingin the city. To make repairs
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