Chapter 92
The ShadowIN very hot climates, where the heat of the sun has great
power, people are usually as brown as mahogany; and in the hottest
countries they are n*****s, with black skins. A learned man once
travelled into one of these warm climates, from the cold regions of
the north, and thought he would roam about as he did at home; but
he soon had to change his opinion. He found that, like all sensible
people, he must remain in the house during the whole day, with
every window and door closed, so that it looked as if all in the
house were asleep or absent. The houses of the narrow street in
which he lived were so lofty that the sun shone upon them from
morning till evening, and it became quite unbearable. This learned
man from the cold regions was young as well as clever
