In the Tail of the Peacock

Chapter 12

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THE THURSDAY MARKET--WE MIGHT HAVE GONE TO GLAOUIA--LEAVE MARRAKESH AND SET OUT ON OUR LAST MARCH FOR THE COAST--FLOWERS IN MOROCCO--ON THE WRONG TRAIL--ARAB TENTS--GOOD-BYE TO EL MOGHREB 339

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

_Except where otherwise stated, the Illustrations are from photographs by ROSE A. BAINBRIDGE._

FACING PAGE

PHOTOGRAVURE PORTRAIT _Frontispiece_

THE ROAD TO FEZ 6

R. ON A PACK 12

TWO SHEIKHS 18

TANGIER 24

TETUAN 30 _Photo by A. Cavilla, Tangier._

OURSELVES AND BAGGAGE 34

CLOUDS OVER TETUAN 44

ALARBI ABRESHA'S HOUSE 54 _Photo by A. Cavilla, Tangier._

OUR CAMP OUTSIDE TETUAN 60

A VEILED FIGURE OUTSIDE THE GATE 66

A MOHAMMEDAN CEMETERY 80

OUT SHOPPING 90

SHOPS IN TETUAN 94

A CLUSTER OF COUNTRY WOMEN 100

A TYPICAL MOORISH STREET 108 _Photo by A. Cavilla, Tangier._

A STREET IN THE JEWS' QUARTER, TETUAN 116 _Photo by A. Cavilla, Tangier._

REFUSE GOING OUT OF TETUAN 124

A MOORISH PRISON GATE 130

A PEEP OF TETUAN 138 _Photo by A. Cavilla, Tangier._

A SAINT-HOUSE, TETUAN 148

JINAN DOLERO 158

OUR SERVANTS, S`LAM AND TAHARA 164

TWO WOMEN FROM THE RIFF COUNTRY 172

SELLING EARTHENWARE POTS 178

A FERRY-BOAT ON MARKET DAY 184

THE AUTHOR FORDING THE WAD-EL-MARTINE 188

THE BASHA GOING TO PRAY 198

THE FEDDAN, TETUAN 208

CHARMING SNAKES 214

MOORS AT HOME 222

STRAW FOR SALE 230

A GROUP IN THE FEDDAN, TETUAN 236

A BREEZY CAMPING-GROUND ON A ROOF-TOP 254

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE WAY WE RODE IN MOROCCO 262

LIGHTERS LOADING 268

AFTER RAIN IN MOGADOR 274

WHERE MANCHESTER GOODS ARE SOLD, MOGADOR 284

OUR CAMP AT AIN-EL-HADGER 290

A BLINDFOLDED CAMEL WORKING A WATER-WHEEL 298

SHIPS OF THE DESERT WE PASS ON THE MARCH 308

TRANSPORTING OUR BAGGAGE 314

MARRAKESH 318

THE OPEN GATE 324

THE KUTOBEA, MARRAKESH 328 _Photo by A. Cavilla, Tangier._

THE WAD-EL-AZELL 334 _Photo by A. Cavilla, Tangier._

THE SULTAN'S GARDEN 344 _Photo by A. Cavilla, Tangier._

THE RIVER TENSIF OUTSIDE MARRAKESH 346 _Photo by A. Cavilla, Tangier._

ONE OF OUR LAST CAMPS. LOADING THE CAMEL 350