And before we go farther, Nicolo, we better read him from the notes we made on our last trip all there is to remember about this corner of the world. We're now passing through Kingdoms where they worship Mahomet. There's one kingdom called Musul and in it a district of Baku where there's a great fountain of oil. There's a growing demand for it. Make a mental note of that.
Merchants make great profits.
The people are simple creatures. It's very cold in winter. The women wear cotton drawers. This they do to look large in the hips, for the men think that a great beauty. There's those damned Ali brothers.