. Life in Morocco and glimpses beyond . ... \ I4 III. BEHIND THE SCENES ... ... ... ... 36 IV. THE BERBER RACE ... ... ... ... 47 V. THE WANDERING ARAB ... ... ... ... 57 VI. CITY LIFE ... ... ... ... ... 63- ■^ VII. THE WOMEN-FOLK ... ... ... ... 7^ VIII. SOCIAL VISITS ... ... ... ... 82 IX. A COUNTRY WEDDING ... ... ... ... 88 X. THE BAIRNS ... ... ... ... ... 94 XI. DINING OUT ... ... ... ... ... 102 XII. DOMESTIC ECONOMY ... ... ... ... I07 XIII. THE NATIVE MERCHANT ... ... ... II3 XIV. SHOPPING ... ... ... ... ... 118 XV. A SUNDAY MARKET ... ... ... ... 12$ XVI. PLAY-TIME ... ... ... ...
. Life in Morocco and glimpses beyond . ... \ I4 III. BEHIND THE SCENES ... ... ... ... 36 IV. THE BERBER RACE ... ... ... ... 47 V. THE WANDERING ARAB ... ... ... ... 57 VI. CITY LIFE ... ... ... ... ... 63- ■^ VII. THE WOMEN-FOLK ... ... ... ... 7^ VIII. SOCIAL VISITS ... ... ... ... 82 IX. A COUNTRY WEDDING ... ... ... ... 88 X. THE BAIRNS ... ... ... ... ... 94 XI. DINING OUT ... ... ... ... ... 102 XII. DOMESTIC ECONOMY ... ... ... ... I07 XIII. THE NATIVE MERCHANT ... ... ... II3 XIV. SHOPPING ... ... ... ... ... 118 XV. A SUNDAY MARKET ... ... ... ... 12$ XVI. PLAY-TIME ... ... ... ... ... 133 XVII. THE STORY-TELLER ... ... ... ... 138 XVm. SNAKE-CHARMING ... ... ... ... 151 XIX. IN A MOORISH CAFE ... ... ... ... 1591 XX, THE MEDICINE-MAN ... ... ... ... 166 ix Note.—The system of tnmsliterating Arabic adoptedby the Author in his previous works has here beenfollowed 07ily so far as it is likely to be adopted byothers than specialists^ all signs being omitted whichare not esscfitial to approximate \_Cavil/a, Photo., OF THE VIRGINS, SALT,I. LIFE IN MOROCCO PART I RETROSPECTIVE The firmament turns, and times are changing. Moorish Proverb. By the western gate of the Mediterranean, wherethe narrowed sea has so often tempted invaders,the decrepit Moorish Empire has become itself abait for those who once feared it. Yet so farMorocco remains untouched, save where a fringeof Europeans on the coast purvey the luxuries fromother lands that Moorish tastes demand, and inexchange take produce that would otherwise behardly worth the raising. Even here the foreigninfluence is purely superficial, failing to affect thelives of the people; while the towns in whichEuropeans reside are so few in number thatwhatever influence they do possess is limited inarea. Moreover, Morocco has never known foreigndominion, not even that of the Turks, who haveleft their impress on the neighbouring Algeria andTunisia. None but the Arabs have succeeded inob
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