The Burton Holmes lectures; . liKIWKKN SII KNl (.AKIJINS thoroughfare, pending the disappearance of theanimals. lUit ha))pil\, owing to the blockade, there are nopassers-by ; else the major portion of our goods might alsodisappear. A sound of rushing water hlls the air, for one ofthe rapid canals that irrigate the gardens and turn the llour-mills of Fez, here flows beneath the street. It makes a musicvery grateful to the ears of those who are new come from thetorrid prairies of the provinces. Truly, it will be pleasant torest for a few days and listen to that music, no matter how FEZ 145 dista
The Burton Holmes lectures; . liKIWKKN SII KNl (.AKIJINS thoroughfare, pending the disappearance of theanimals. lUit ha))pil\, owing to the blockade, there are nopassers-by ; else the major portion of our goods might alsodisappear. A sound of rushing water hlls the air, for one ofthe rapid canals that irrigate the gardens and turn the llour-mills of Fez, here flows beneath the street. It makes a musicvery grateful to the ears of those who are new come from thetorrid prairies of the provinces. Truly, it will be pleasant torest for a few days and listen to that music, no matter how FEZ 145 distasteful our abode may prove to be. Let us, then, withresignation crawl through our dingy door and make ourselvesat home. Accordingly, we stoopingly grope through a low darkpassage, then—stand erect and gasp with pleasure! Aladdin,when for the first time he rubbed the magic lamp, could nothave been more thoroughly delighted or surprised. Before. lARGING CARGO US is a dainty villa, snowy white ; around it a delicious garden,more than an acre in extent. The fact that everything ispurely Moorish, that no hint of European occupation can beseen, and the conviction that our home differs in no importantdetail from the dwellings of our aristocratic neighbors, givesadded charm to our abode, added delight to the thought ofsojourn here in this exotic atmosphere. It is resolved thatwe shall occupy the upper story, that our men shall findlodgings in the lower rooms, while for the noonday nap, the10 146 FEZ
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