wheat, barley, dates, horses, sheep, goats,
oxen, she-asses, tobacco, gunpowder, combs, small mirrors, and other
toys, which are not carried to a great distance. They are consumed in
certain small towns of the country, in each of which a market is held on
fixed days. What is very surprising is, that the Jews are almost the
only people who carry on this trade. They are, however, exposed to the
most humiliating insults. An Arab snatches the bread from[31] the hand
of an Israelite, enters his house, makes him give him a handful of
tobacco, often beats him, and always behaves to him with insolence; and
yet the poor Jew must suffer with patience. It is true, that he
indemnifies himself after his own manner; that is to say, by the address
with which he disposes of his merchandise to advantage, and by the
cunning by which he overreaches an Arab. The latter, in general, are
exceedingly stupid.

[Footnote 31: It was at Guadnum that I first saw bread again.
Whether brick or stones be scarce, or they have not learned the
method of laying their ovens with these materials, I cannot say;
but their custom is, to make little flint-stones, red hot, and on
them bake their dough. The bread is pretty good. That which the
emperor caused to be provided for the consul, appeared to be baked
in a different manner, though I cannot say how. I found it more
agreeable to the taste.]

I met with a Moor in this city, who happened to have been at the
sea-shore the very time of our shipwreck. I owe him an acknowledgment,
for he treated me well. His sister-in-law, Paphye, appeared to take a
very lively concern in my situation. During eight days I spent in
Guadnum, she employed me in grinding some corn. She entertained me well,
and, I may say, showed me numberless instances of care and attention.
She wished much that I would stay with her. But nothing can equal the
generous assistance I received from Aaron the Jew, and his wives,
notwithstanding the ingratitude which they have often experienced from
many Christian slaves.

I left Guadnum, after having rested there eight days. On the road to
Mogador, I found nothing but villages or castles, situated, for the most
part, on very high mountains. At a distance, one would suppose them
superb edifices, but, on coming nearer, we found them much the same with
the others. We were very well entertained. The nearer we approached the
city, however, we found the less hospitality. Th