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1、TheInnocentsAbroadbyMarkTwainPREFACEThisbookisarecordofapleasuretrip.Ifitwerearecordofasolemnscientificexpedition,itwouldhaveaboutitthatgravity,thatprofundity,andthatimpressiveincomprehensibilitywhicharesopropertoworksofthatkind,andwithalsoattractive.Yetnotwithstandingitisonlyareco
2、rdofapicnic,ithasapurpose,whichistosuggesttothereaderhowhewouldbelikelytoseeEuropeandtheEastifhelookedatthemwithhisowneyesinsteadoftheeyesofthosewhotraveledinthosecountriesbeforehim.Imakesmallpretenseofshowinganyonehowheoughttolookatobjectsofinterestbeyondthesea--otherbooksdothat,a
3、ndtherefore,evenifIwerecompetenttodoit,thereisnoneed.Ioffernoapologiesforanydeparturesfromtheusualstyleoftravelwritingthatmaybechargedagainstme--forIthinkIhaveseenwithimpartialeyes,andIamsureIhavewrittenatleasthonestly,whetherwiselyornot.InthisvolumeIhaveusedportionsofletterswhichI
4、wrotefortheDailyAltaCalifornia,ofSanFrancisco,theproprietorsofthatjournalhavingwaivedtheirrightsandgivenmethenecessarypermission.IhavealsoinsertedportionsofseveralletterswrittenfortheNewYorkTribuneandtheNewYorkHerald.THEAUTHORSANFRANCISCO,1869Chapter1Formonthsthegreatpleasureexcurs
5、iontoEuropeandtheHolyLandwaschattedaboutinthenewspaperseverywhereinAmericaanddiscussedatcountlessfiresides.Itwasanoveltyinthewayofexcursions--itslikehadnotbeenthoughtofbefore--anditcompelledthatinterestwhichattractivenoveltiesalwayscommand.Itwastobeapicniconagiganticscale.Thepartic
6、ipantsinit,insteadoffreightinganungainlysteamferryboatwithyouthandbeautyandpiesanddoughnuts,andpaddlingupsomeobscurecreektodisembarkuponagrassylawnandwearthemselvesoutwithalongsummerday'slaboriousfrolickingundertheimpressionthatitwasfun,weretosailawayinagreatsteamshipwithflagsflyin
7、gandcannonpealing,andtakearoyalholidaybeyondthebroadoceaninmanyastrangeclimeandinmanyalandrenownedinhistory!TheyweretosailformonthsoverthebreezyAtlanticandthesunnyMediterranean;theyweretoscamperaboutthedecksbyday,fillingtheshipwithshoutsandlaughter,orreadnovelsandpoetryintheshadeof
8、thesmokestacks,orwatchfort
