He does not speak Arabic well, and his name is Muhammad, eloquent in speech concerning other than God. He knows only a little of the Arabic language. When I asked him about his country in Upper Egypt, he replied that he was from the city of Assiut, from its nobles, and that his father's name is Sayyid Abd al-Rahim, who is one of the dignitaries of this town, and his mother is named Mas'uda, or something close to that name. He said that the French took him in his youth, and he says that he remains steadfast in his Islam, and that he knows of religious matters that God is One, Muhammad is His Messenger, and God is Generous. It is a wonder that after his words, I perceived goodness in him, and his face bore the mark of the nobles of Assiut, truly. If his words are true, he would be from the descendants of Sayyid Hurayz bin Sayyid Abi al-Qasim al-Tahṭawi, and the nobles of Tahaṭa are from the descendants of Sayyid Yahya bin al-Qutb al-Rabbani Sayyid Abi al-Qasim. He has a son named Sayyid Ali al-Basir, the progeny of the people of Jazirat Shindawil. The fame of Sayyid Abi al-Qasim al-Tahṭawi is not hidden from those who know him, even if Sayyid Abd al-Wahhab al-Sha'rani did not mention him in the Tabaqat. Many of the nobles in the Ottoman lands trace their lineage to the aforementioned Sayyid Hurayz. As I saw in Marseille, the game called "Al-Sikna Kal," whose name is strange and cannot be identified by description, but must be seen with the eye. He mentioned it in the discussion of Paris. We stayed in this town for fifty days and proceeded to Paris. (Chapter Two: On the Departure from Marseille) (To the Arrival in Paris, and the Distance Between Them) Know that the custom of travelers from Marseille to Paris by carriage is to hire a carriage or a place in it. Either they eat at their own expense, or they pay a specified amount for the carriage and the food for the duration of the journey. The travel is by night and day, except for meal times and the like. All the towns on the road have places.