Studio: international art (45.1909)

Morocco as a Winter Sketching Ground

rapid sketches of these
places by all means, but in
as unostentatious a manner
as possible, and the natives
will be none the wiser, and
one will find that such
thoughtful consideration
will be amply rewarded by
the civil and courteous
treatment of the Moors.
I can truthfully say that
during the whole time of
our sojourn in their country
we never met with the
slightest incivility, and this
I largely attribute to the
line of conduct followed.

But to resume. In the
immediate neighbourhood
of the entrance gate are
numerous very excellent
street views, and one par-
ticularly interesting square
with a fine mosque and
other buildings of import-
ance, while all round are
placed innumerable small

surrounding shops and the
walls towering above. On
emerging at the city end
of this entrance tunnel, the
prison is seen on the right
hand ; and one must not
appear to be sketching this,
as it seems to be a sort ot
rendezvous for the kaids or
head men of the town, who
sit in the shade here and
talk over the affairs of the
nation and have a decided
objection to being immor-
talised in that manner.

I found it advisable,
wherever we stayed, to
avoid hurting the feelings
of the natives as much as
possible, by respecting their
wishes with regard to draw-
ing or photographing their
mosques, saint-houses and
similar places. [Obtain
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