Morocco’s first U.S. diplomatic gift holds a mystery: a sealed chamber behind the Paul Bowles archive. Rumor says it contains Sultan Moulay Suliman’s “cursed” 1802 treaty pen. The caretaker smiles when asked—then changes the subject.

Morocco’s first U.S. diplomatic gift holds a mystery: a sealed chamber behind the Paul Bowles archive. Rumor says it contains Sultan Moulay Suliman’s “cursed” 1802 treaty pen. The caretaker smiles when asked—then changes the subject.