The Burton Holmes lectures; . begging us torepair them. One morning a handsomely-mounted boy, theson of a powerful Kaid, rode up attended by a small asked for Mr. \\inchester. My friend bowed low andblushed. The little fellow kissed his own hand, my frienddid likewise. Then, through our interpreter, the boy placedan order for a boys-size ^^^inchester, instructing us to makethe best rifle that money could buy, very light and small, butlarge enough to kill sixteen rebels without reloading. Weentered the order on the seared and yellow pages of ourChristian consciences. Our fame as fabri
The Burton Holmes lectures; . begging us torepair them. One morning a handsomely-mounted boy, theson of a powerful Kaid, rode up attended by a small asked for Mr. \\inchester. My friend bowed low andblushed. The little fellow kissed his own hand, my frienddid likewise. Then, through our interpreter, the boy placedan order for a boys-size ^^^inchester, instructing us to makethe best rifle that money could buy, very light and small, butlarge enough to kill sixteen rebels without reloading. Weentered the order on the seared and yellow pages of ourChristian consciences. Our fame as fabricants of armsthreatened to get us into trouble ; inquiries and demands forrepairs increased each day. W^e were not sorry when, a fewdays later, our summons to depart was given by the whistle 334 THE MOORISH EMPIRE of a coasting merchant-ship which loomed up off the bar, asthe fog Hfted shortly after sunrise. The order to break camp is given ; our men work with awill, for should we fail to reach the ship in time, it will mean. READY KOR THE BATTLE WITH THE BREAKERS a delay of at least two weeks or a long land-journey w ith theanimals, along the sandy coast road to Tangier. We bidfarewell to Achmedo, Raid Lharbi, Abuktayer, and Bokhur-mur, to the horses, mules, and burros, which are to find theirway slowly back to Tangier by land, while we, with Haj andremaining provisions, go cruising up the coast in comfort onan English ship. Embarkation at Rabat is easier to plan than to accom-plish. No ship can cross the bar ; if the wind blows fromthe west, the huge native lighters caimot climb over theinrolling breakers, and the ship, after a courteous delay,steams off, leaving the drenched, discomfited passengers toreturn shoreward and possess their souls in patience untilthere comes the happy conjunction of a passing steamer anda calmer day. THE MOORISH EMPIRE 335 Fortune, however, favored us in this as it did in all otherthings during our wanderings in Morocco. True, the break-ers are ro
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