He therefore knew that he would be welcome and he had instructed Mr. Barrett to advise the Moroccan Embassy in London of his intention and to be in touch with the Sultan.
He learnt on arrival that they had sent a Courier overland to inform the Sultan of his imminent arrival.
The Earl was received at The Palace with great delight and the Sultan, who was a comparatively young man, immediately started to talk to him about his horses.
It was such a familiar conversation that it seemed as if they had picked it up just where they had left off four years ago.
So it was quite a while before the Earl was able to explain why he had come to Fez.
He told the Sultan that he wished to get in touch urgently with the Missionary, Father Christopher.
The Sultan immediately gave instructions that the E
