ved as large a portion of its contents as could be
there accommodated; while with her left hand she grasped the extremity
of a mass of silken hair, black as the raven's wing, and an ell in
length. Both hands now, stroking down the mass, spread it out so as to
present a horizontal surface of as large an extent as possible, when,
suddenly, from the inflated cheeks of the abigail, re-issued with a loud
sound the now tepid liquid, and bathed the entire surface, which it
seemed to render, if possible, still more glossy than before. The rest
of the duty of the hands appeared to consist in repeatedly separating
and replacing the handfuls, until the same proceeding was reacted.

The entrance to the Giralda is outside the cathedral. Before we make the
ascent, we will walk to the extremity of the Moorish enclosure of the
orange-court, along the raised pavement which surrounds the whole. At
the angle there is an antique shaft of granite, higher than the rest of
those placed at equal distances along the edge of the pavement. From
that point the proportions of the tower are seen to advantage, while you
are at the same time sufficiently near to observe the details of the
carving, and of the windows, with their delicately formed columns of
rare marbles; and to lose in a great measure the effect of the
subsequent additions, which surmount and disfigure the work of Geber.

The Arabian part of the building is a square of about forty-five feet,
and measures in elevation four times its width. The ornaments are not
exactly alike on all the four sides. On the north side (our present
view) the tracery commences at a height of eighty feet, up to which
point the wall of brick is perfectly plain and smooth, with only the
interruption of two windows, placed one above the other in the centre.
The ornament, from its commencement to the summit, is divided into two
lofty stories, surmounted by a third, of half the height of one of the
others. The two first are divided vertically into three parts by narrow
stripes of the plain wall. The centre portions contain two windows in
each story, one over the other, making, with the two in the lower
portion, six altogether, which are at equal distances from each other.
The form of these windows is varied, and in all uncommonly elegant; some
are double, with a marble column supporting their two arches, and all
are ornamented round the arches with beautiful tracery, and furnished
with marble balconies. At one of