The moon of a bright silver, which dazzles by its shining, illumines a world which surely is no longer ours; for it resembles in nothing what may be seen in other lands.

My Brother Yves)
Les Trois Dames de la Kasbah (1884) which first appeared as part of Fleurs d'Ennui. Loti was an inveterate collector and his marriage into wealth helped him support this habit. Another room evokes a medieval banqueting hall.