The Burton Holmes lectures; . THE DEPARTURE 64 INTO MOROCCO Then at a sis:nal, our men, the skeptic Haj, and all therest reverently turn their faces toward the East, towardHolv Mecca, ^^^^^^^^^ while Kaid Lluirbi, his. ADDING THE LASTITEM TO THE PACKS head bent low over his horses neck, intones an impressiveprayer for the successful and happy termination of ourjourney. This pious duty done, the order for a forwardmarch is given, and in single file our little train of men,horses, mules, and donkeys winds its way out of Tangier,every hoof-beat of the animals taking us nearer to theMiddle Ages. G
The Burton Holmes lectures; . THE DEPARTURE 64 INTO MOROCCO Then at a sis:nal, our men, the skeptic Haj, and all therest reverently turn their faces toward the East, towardHolv Mecca, ^^^^^^^^^ while Kaid Lluirbi, his. ADDING THE LASTITEM TO THE PACKS head bent low over his horses neck, intones an impressiveprayer for the successful and happy termination of ourjourney. This pious duty done, the order for a forwardmarch is given, and in single file our little train of men,horses, mules, and donkeys winds its way out of Tangier,every hoof-beat of the animals taking us nearer to theMiddle Ages. Gradually the suburban street becomes alane, graduall\- the lane fades away, becoming a mere trail,and finally the trail itself, crossing a ruined bridge, losesitself in the roadless vastness of the Moorish Empire. Never in all my travels have I moie keenly felt thatoppressive sense of separation from things known and famil-iar than at this moment. No previous departure by train or INTO MOROCCO 65 steamer had ever seemed so definitely to break the Hnk thatbinds us to our own age and our own civihzation. Here, atthe bridge that spans a dry and thirsty river-bed, all sem-blance of civilization abruptly terminates
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