. By the waters of Carthage. Photo Ganigues, Tunis. A MOORISH DOOR, STUDDED AVITH NAILS, ]?Y ORDER OFTHE EMPEROR CHARLES V. Chapter IV 59 door of the harem was cautiously opened by a veryslatternly looking woman who evidently knew my guide,for they spoke intimately to each other in Arabic. Shewas unveiled, and dressed, I thought, very much likean Irish maid-of-all-work, except that her petticoatsseemed to be seamless and to consist of one piece ofmaterial wound closely round and round her hips like acrofters kilt. A huge apron almost covered her figurein front, and her feet and legs were bare
. By the waters of Carthage. Photo Ganigues, Tunis. A MOORISH DOOR, STUDDED AVITH NAILS, ]?Y ORDER OFTHE EMPEROR CHARLES V. Chapter IV 59 door of the harem was cautiously opened by a veryslatternly looking woman who evidently knew my guide,for they spoke intimately to each other in Arabic. Shewas unveiled, and dressed, I thought, very much likean Irish maid-of-all-work, except that her petticoatsseemed to be seamless and to consist of one piece ofmaterial wound closely round and round her hips like acrofters kilt. A huge apron almost covered her figurein front, and her feet and legs were bare to the beckoned to us to follow her as she clattered alongm front of us, to warn the others of our coming, inher tiny Arab slippers, which are all fronts, and whichhad their heels flattened down under the insteps of herfeet. I know that we hurried through a long window-less passage which set the house back from the street(it is from this passage that the master of the house callsout in a loud voice, Clear the way !
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