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twenty- six years of age, but taller and larger than his 
father, and much redder in his face. The saint was ac- 
companied by other sons, which he had by his negro wo- 
men, and was on his journey placed on a litter suspended 
between two mules; which was long enough for him to 
stretch on after the fatigue of his fervent prayers which 
he says in order to attract the blessings of heaven on the 
country. I did not see Sidi Alarbi who was at Tedla, but 
I became acquainted with one of his nephews, who 
came in his name. He was so stout, red, and fat, that 
he could hardly breathe; and I was told that Sidi Alarbi 
is still taller and larger, a proof that fasting and morti- 
fication impairs neither the health nor the vigour of the 
saints. Notwithstanding his size, Sidi Alarbi is said 
to be easy on horseback, and a clever shot. There were 
unfortunately some difficulties existing between him 
and the sultan Muley Soli man on account of a mosque, 
which the latter had been building at Tedla, and which 
the former had changed into stables; very likely some 
little want of attention had been the cause of this 
disrespect. The sultan, to appease the holy man, sent 
him a present of a thousand ducats, and the saint re 
turned a thousand sheep to the sultan. 
There are nine gates into Morocco. The walls which 
surround the town are pretty thick, very high, and from 
the outside provided with towers, except the side on 
which the Sultan's palace is situated; on this part the 
towers are like a citadel which commands the town. 
These walls are for the greatest part made of tabby or 
earth beaten with lime. 
The palace of the Sultan is situated out of the town 
on the south east side. It is composed of a group of 
