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1、NotesonaJourneyfromCornhilltoGrandCairoNotesonaJourneyfromCornhilltoGrandCairobyWilliamMakepeaceThackeray1NotesonaJourneyfromCornhilltoGrandCairoDEDICATIONTOCAPTAINSAMUELLEWIS,OFTHEPENINSULARANDORIENTALSTEAMNAVIGATIONCOMPANY'SSERVICE.MyDearLewis,Afteravoya
2、ge,duringwhichthecaptainoftheshiphasdisplayeduncommoncourage,seamanship,affability,orothergoodqualities,gratefulpassengersoftenpresenthimwithatokenoftheiresteem,intheshapeofteapots,tankards,trays,&c.ofpreciousmetal.Amongauthors,however,bullionisamuchrarerc
3、ommoditythanpaper,whereofIbegyoutoacceptalittleintheshapeofthissmallvolume.Itcontainsafewnotesofavoyagewhichyourskillandkindnessrendereddoublypleasant;andofwhichIdon'tthinkthereisanyrecollectionmoreagreeablethanthatitwastheoccasionofmakingyourfriendship.If
4、thenobleCompanyinwhoseserviceyoucommand(andwhosefleetalonemakesthemathird-ratemaritimepowerinEurope)shouldappointafewadmiralsintheirnavy,Ihopetohearthatyourflagishoistedonboardoneofthegrandestoftheirsteamers.But,Itrust,eventhereyouwillnotforgetthe"Iberia,"
5、andthedelightfulMediterraneancruisewehadinherintheAutumnof1844.Mostfaithfullyyours,MydearLewis,W.M.THACKERAY.LONDON:December24,1845.2NotesonaJourneyfromCornhilltoGrandCairoPREFACEOnthe20thofAugust,1844,thewriterofthislittlebookwenttodineatthe--Club,quiteun
6、consciousofthewonderfuleventswhichFatehadinstoreforhim.Mr.Williamwasthere,givingafarewelldinnertohisfriendMr.James(nowSirJames).ThesetwoaskedMr.Titmarshtojoincompanywiththem,andtheconversationnaturallyfelluponthetourMr.Jameswasabouttotake.ThePeninsularandO
7、rientalCompanyhadarrangedanexcursionintheMediterranean,bywhich,inthespaceofacoupleofmonths,asmanymenandcitiesweretobeseenasUlyssessurveyedandnotedintenyears.Malta,Athens,Smyrna,Constantinople,Jerusalem,Cairoweretobevisited,andeverybodywastobebackinLondonby
8、LordMayor'sDay.TheideaofbeholdingthesefamousplacesinflamedMr.Titmarsh'smind;andthecharmsofsuchajourneywereeloquentlyimpresseduponhimbyMr.James."Come,"saidthatkindandhospitablegentleman,"andmakeoneofmyfamilypa
