In Morocco . HAREMS AND CEREMONIES Vizier and chamberlains, snowy-white against thescarlet line of the Guards, hurried forward to kisshis draperies, his shoes, his stirrup. Descendingfrom his velvet saddle, still entranced, he pacedacross the tiles between a double line of whiteservitors bowing to the ground. White pigeonscircled over him like petals loosed from a greatorchard, and he disappeared with his retinue underthe shadowy arcade of the audience chamber atthe back of the court. At this point one of the favourites called us infrom the mirador. The door had just opened toadmit an elderly
In Morocco . HAREMS AND CEREMONIES Vizier and chamberlains, snowy-white against thescarlet line of the Guards, hurried forward to kisshis draperies, his shoes, his stirrup. Descendingfrom his velvet saddle, still entranced, he pacedacross the tiles between a double line of whiteservitors bowing to the ground. White pigeonscircled over him like petals loosed from a greatorchard, and he disappeared with his retinue underthe shadowy arcade of the audience chamber atthe back of the court. At this point one of the favourites called us infrom the mirador. The door had just opened toadmit an elderly woman preceded by a respectfulgroup of girls. From the newcomers round ruddyface, her short round body, the round hands emerg-ing from her round wrists, an inexplicable majestyemanated; and though she too was less richly ar-rayed than the favourites she carried her head-dress of striped gauze like a crown. This impressive old lady was the Sultans she held out her plump wrinkled hand to a
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