Identifier: burtonholmeslect01holm (find matches)
Title: The Burton Holmes lectures;
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Holmes, Burton, b. 1870
Subjects: Voyages and travels
Publisher: Battle Creek, Mich. : The Little-Preston co., limited
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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FEZ 141 tors to Fez. This policy is prompted not by a generousspirit of hospitality, but by a desire to control the move-ments of the strangers. It is feared that if the foreigner ispermitted to pay rental for his house, he may in some wayestablish a vague right to occupy it longer than is con-sistent with the desires of the government. This mightprove awkward and lead to complications. It is muchsimpler to make the foreigner a guest, who cannot refuseto move on when politely notified that his abode is neededfor another visitor. In our case, however, the Basha has demanded paymentfor the house, and Haj, knowing well how to deal with thisemergency, is leading us with ostentatious indignation towardthe city gates, breathing as he rides loud threats that he willreport our treatment to our friend, the Moorish Minister ofForeign Affairs, and declaring that we will, meantime, pitchour camp outside the w^alls, and hold the Governor respons-ible by any injury suffered at the hands of prowling

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