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Ubes; he had several mules and horses with him, and dealt in corn and barley. I again walked out and roamed in the environs of the town. About half a mile from the southern wall is a stone fountain, where the muleteers and other people who visit the town are accustomed to water their horses.
The salt-works at St. Ubes are basins in the sand, and the sun produces the evaporation, but here there is no beach. Besides, the heat of summer is so short-lived that it would be idle to contrive machines for such an inconsiderable portion of the year. They therefore always use fires; and the whole establishment appears to be regulated with judgment. The situation is well chosen and beautiful.
He then said, "What is meant by the lion and the unicorn which I saw the other day on the coat of arms over the door of the English consul at St. Ubes?" I said they were the arms of England! "Yes," he replied, "but what do they represent?" I said I did not know. "Then," said he, "you do not know the secrets of your own house."
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