NOTE.--_The system of transliterating Arabic adopted by the Author
in his previous works has here been followed only so far as it is
likely to be adopted by others than specialists, all signs being
omitted which are not essential to approximate pronunciation._




=LIFE IN MOROCCO=


PART I


I

RETROSPECTIVE

"The firmament turns, and times are changing."

_Moorish Proverb._


By the western gate of the Mediterranean, where the narrowed sea has
so often tempted invaders, the decrepit Moorish Empire has become
itself a bait for those who once feared it. Yet so far Morocco remains