(In Tarascon: Africa, Greece, Turkey and Mesopotamia formed a vast, vague almost mythical country which was called the Teurs...

that is the Turks).

Throughout this mob the hat shooters came and went, proud of the triumph of their leader, and leaving in their wake, as it were, little trails of glory.
In front of the house of the baobab there were two large handcarts.

From time to time the gate was opened and one could see men walking busily about in the garden.

They carried out trunks, cases and carpet-bags which they piled onto the carts.