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1、NotesonaJournyfromCornhilltoGrandCairoNotesonaJourneyfromCornhilltoGrandCairobyWilliamMakepeaceThackeray1NotesonaJournyfromCornhilltoGrandCairoDEDICATIONTOCAPTAINSAMUELLEWIS,OFTHEPENINSULARANDORIENTALSTEAMNAVIGATIONCOMPANY'SSERVICE.MyDearLewis,Afteravo
2、yage,duringwhichthecaptainofthesphasdisplayeduncomoncourage,seamanshp,affability,orothergoodqualities,gratefulpassgersoftenpresthwithatokenoftheiresteem,intheshapeofteapots,tankards,trays,&c.ofpreciousmetal.Amongauthors,however,bulisamuchrarercoodityth
3、anpaper,whereofIbegyoutoacceptalittleintheshapeofthissmallvolume.Itcontainsafewnotesofavoyagewhichyourskillandkindnesrendereddoublypleasant;andofwhichIdo'tthinkthereisanyrecollectionmreagreeablethanthatitwastheoccasionofmakingyourfriendshp.IfthenobleCo
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5、ulMediterraneancruisewehadinherintheAutumnof1844.Mostfaithfullyyours,MydearLes,W.M.THAKERAY.LONDON:December24,1845.2NotesonaJournyfromCornhilltoGrandCairoPREFACEOnthe20thofAugust,1844,thewriterofthlittlbookwenttodineatthe--Club,quiteunconsciousofthewon
6、derfuleventswhichFatehadinstoreforhiMr.Williamwasthere,givingafarewedirtohisfriendMr.Jam(nowSirJams).ThesetwoaskedMr.Titmarshtojocopanywiththem,andtheconversationnaturallyfellupothetourMr.Jamwasabouttotake.ThePeninularandOrientalCpanyhadarrangedanexcur
7、sionintheMediterranean,bywhich,inthespaceofacoupleofmonths,asmanymnandcitiesweretobeseasUlysssurveyedandnotedintenyears.Malta,Athens,Smyrna,Constantiple,Jerusalem,Cairoweretobeviited,andeverybodywastobebackinLodonbyLordMayor'sDay.Theideaofbeholdingthes
8、efamousplacesinflamdMr.Titmarsh'smnd;andthecharmsofsucajourneywreeloquentlyimpressedupohimbyMr.James."Come,"saidthatkidandhospitablegentleman,"andmakeoneofmyfamiyparty;inallyourlifeyouwillneverprobablyhaveachanceagaintoseesomuchinsshort
