PART I. IN THE DESERT

CHAPTER

I. ALONG SHORE 15

II. DESERT QUALITY 25

III. DESERT PERSPECTIVE 39

IV. PICA, THE FLOWER OF THE SAND 53

V. A CLASH OF CONTRASTS 64

VI. PIRATES AND TREASURE FLEETS 76

VII. BACKGROUNDS 84

VIII. LIMA OF TWO ASPECTS 103

IX. CONVENTS OPEN AND CLOSED 110

X. ANOMALIES OF LIMA 121