Upon The Ocean.--Desolate Europe.--Longing After Cordova.--Southern Spain Contrasted with the Rest of Europe.--Revolting Uncleanliness..Ascetic Monks Establish the Belief that Cleanliness of Body Leads to Pollution of Soul.--Intellect Fettered Hand and Foot.--Clergy Retarding Progress.--Secular Knowledge Spurned. CHAPTER III. EUROPE DURING THE DARK AGES, _Continued_ 21-33 Gross Superstitions.--A Crucifix that Shed Tears of Blood.--The Virgin's House Carried Through the Air by Angels.--Satan in the Form of a Beautiful Woman.--Scenes in Hell.--The Burning of Witches.--A King who Cannot Write his Name.--Feudal Lords as Highway Robbers.--The Serfdom of the Peasants.--Return to Cordova. CHAPTER IV. RETURN TO CORDOVA 34-45 Cordova at Day Break.--The Mohammedan Sabbath.--The Youth of Cordova Disports itself upon the Water.--Song.--Challenge between Oarsman.--The Muezzin's Call.--The Great Mosque.--A Sermon.--Chasdai Ibn Shaprut, the Jewish Minister to the Caliph.--Dunash Ibn Labrat.--On the Way to Abdallah Ibn Xamri, the Moorish Poet. CHAPTER V. THE ARAB-MOORS 46-57 Abdallah Tells the Early History of the Arabs.--Miracles at the Birth of Mohammed.--The Angel, Gabriel Writes the Koran upon Palm Leaves.--Ten Decisive Years in the History of Religion.--Beautiful Zealica.--Arab-Moors Checked in their Conquest.--Quarrel between King Roderick and Count Julian, Father of the Insulted Florinda.--Jews Ally with the Wronged Father.--Andalusia Conquered. CHAPTER VI. A SABBATH EVE IN CORDOVA 58-68 The Synagogue of Cordova.--The Daughters of Israel Preparing for the Sabbath.--The Throne of the "Nasi".--Rabbi Moses Ben Chanoch.--The Eloquence of Silence.--A Tearful Scene.--Three Rabbis Taken Captive by Pirates.--Evil Designs against Chanoch's Young and Beautiful Wife.--Sold as Slave to Cordova.--His Miraculous Rise. CHAPTER VII. A SABBATH EVE IN CORDOVA, _Continued_ 69-81 The Evening Service.--A Beautiful Custom in Israel.--Honored with an Invitation to Chasdai's House.--Illuminated Streets.--The Two Angels.--An Ideal Sabbath in an Ideal Home.--The Praise of the Virtuous Woman.--A Father's Blessing.--Presented to the Ladies.--The Evening Meal.--The Jewish Kingdom of the Khozars. CHAPTER VIII. ENTRANCE OF THE JEWS INTO EUROPE 82-89