Yelfa came to see us later at the hotel. He explained that this sort of work was quite difficult, but nevertheless he promised to look into it during the night. Jerome had to write his name and that of his girlfriend on a piece of paper. The following morning we would find him in his Koran school(above), and he would give his verdict. Meanwhile Jack too had asked for a protective amulet for his family’s safety when he was away on his many assignments. What happened the following morning was a reproduction of my own experience with maraboutage (see November 8 2010): it started as something lighthearted but turned into something more serious than had been bargained for…