We did not sail the sea, lest those who fear perish. We relied on the Generous, and He would never let us fear. This matter passed after about three days, and he began to visit Ghaba and Aba. The Franks, unlike other Christians, are fond of cleanliness. Outwardly, whatever God Almighty has bestowed upon Egypt before it, from filth and dirt, He has given the Franks abundant cleanliness, even on the sea. The people of the boat we were on took care to keep it clean and remove dirt as much as possible. They even wash their seats every day and sweep them in their sleeping quarters every two days, and they shake out the bedding and other things, and they freshen the air and remove its foul odors, even though cleanliness is part of faith, and they have not an atom of it. And despite the Franks' unusual cleanliness compared to our country, they do not consider themselves among the nations that pay much attention to cleanliness, as understood from this phrase translated from the book "Table Manners and Morals" by the French author. His words are: "The people who pay the most attention to the cleanliness of their homes are the Flemish. In their cities, you find most of their floors paved with white stone so that they can be easily cleaned, and their houses are decorated on the outside. Their glass windows are always washed, and even their outer walls. Cleanliness may also be found in some parts of England and the United States of America, but it is scarce in France, Austria, and elsewhere. And among nations, some are very dirty and infested with lice. You even find some people eaten by lice and they do not care. The disease of leprosy has disappeared since the spread of white garments, which are worn and changed once or several times a week. White clothes are among the things that have followed cleanliness and safety from the bad effects of dirt.