\"Butthisisameretrifle。Mymother，distractedtothehighestdegree，andyetlessafflictedthanI，determinedtoabsentherselfforsometimefromsofatalaplace。AsshehadaveryfineestateintheneighborhoodofGaeta，weembarkedonboardagalley，whichwasgildedlikethehighaltarofSt。
Peter’s，atRome。InourpassagewewereboardedbyaSalleerover。OurmendefendedthemselvesliketruePope’ssoldiers;theyflungthemselvesupontheirknees，laiddowntheirarms，andbeggedthecorsairtogivethemabsolutioninarticulomortis。
\"TheMoorspresentlystrippedusasbareaseverwewereborn。Mymother，mymaidsofhonor，andmyself，wereservedallinthesamemanner。Itisamazinghowquickthesegentryareatundressingpeople。
Butwhatsurprisedmemostwas，thattheymadearudesortofsurgicalexaminationofpartsofthebodywhicharesacredtothefunctionsofnature。Ithoughtitaverystrangekindofceremony;forthuswearegenerallyapttojudgeofthingswhenwehavenotseentheworld。Iafterwardslearnedthatitwastodiscoverifwehadanydiamondsconcealed。Thispracticehadbeenestablishedsincetimeimmemorialamongthosecivilizednationsthatscourtheseas。IwasinformedthatthereligiousKnightsofMaltaneverfailtomakethissearchwheneveranyMoorsofeithersexfallintotheirhands。Itisapartofthelawofnations，fromwhichtheyneverdeviate。
\"IneednottellyouhowgreatahardshipitwasforayoungprincessandhermothertobemadeslavesandcarriedtoMorocco。Youmayeasilyimaginewhatwemusthavesufferedonboardacorsair。