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Title: Life in Morocco and glimpses beyond
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Meakin, Budgett
Subjects: Morocco
Publisher: London Chatto & Windus
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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destroys religion. Moorish Provei-b. If any should imagine that time is money inMorocco, let them undertake a shopping expeditionin Tangier, the town on which, if anywhere inMorocco, occidental energy has set its seal. Notthat one such excursion will suffice, unless, indeed,the purchaser be of the class who have more moneythan wit, or who are absolutely at the mercy of theguide and interpreter who pockets a commissionupon every bargain he brings about. For theordinary mortal, who wants to spread his dollars asfar as it is possible for dollars to go, a tour of in-spection, if not two or three, will be necessarybefore such a feat can be accomplished. To besure, there is always the risk that between onevisit and another some coveted article may findits way into the hands of a more reckless, or atleast less thrifty, purchaser, but that risk may besafely taken. There is something very attractive in the smallcupboard-like shops of the main street. Their * Contributed by my wife.—B. M.ii8
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\_A/li:rt, Photo., Tunis. A TUNISIAN SlIiirKIl IM-,K. SHOPPING 119 owners sit cross-legged ready for a chat, lookingwonderfully picturesque in cream-coloured jelldb, or insemi-transparent white farrajiyah, or tunic, allowingat the throat a glimpse of saffron, cerise, or greenfrom the garment beneath. The white turban, be-neath which shows a line of red Fez cap, serves asa foil to the clear olive complexion and the darkeyes and brows, while the faces are in general goodlyto look upon, except where the lines have growncoarse and sensuous. So strong is the impression of elegant leisure,that it is difficult to imagine that these men expectto make a living from their trade, but they aremore than willing to display their goods, and willdoubtless invite you to a seat upon the shop ledge—where your feet dangle gracefully above a roughcobble-stone pavement—and sometimes even to acup of tea. One after another, in quick succession,carpets of different dimensions (but all oblong, forMoorish r

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