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1、NotesonaJournyfromCornhilltoGrandCairoNotesonaJourneyfromCornhilltoGrandCairobyWilliamMakepeaceThackeray1NotesonaJournyfromCornhilltoGrandCairoDEDICATIONTOCAPTAINSAMUELLEWIS,OFTHEPENINSULARANDORIENTALSTEAMNAVIGATIONCOMPANY'SSERVICE.MyDearLewis,Afteravoyage,duringwhichthecaptaino
2、fthesphasdisplayeduncomoncourage,seamanshp,affability,orothergoodqualities,gratefulpassgersoftenpresthwithatokenoftheiresteem,intheshapeofteapots,tankards,trays,&c.ofpreciousmetal.Amongauthors,however,bulisamuchrarercooditythanpaper,whereofIbegyoutoacceptalittleintheshapeofthiss
3、mallvolume.Itcontainsafewnotesofavoyagewhichyourskillandkindnesrendereddoublypleasant;andofwhichIdo'tthinkthereisanyrecollectionmreagreeablethanthatitwastheoccasionofmakingyourfriendshp.IfthenobleCopanyinwhoseserviceyoucoand(andwhosefleetalonemakesthemathird-ratemaritimepoweriEu
4、rope)shouldappotafewadmralsitheirnavy,Ihopetohearthatyourflagishoistedonboardoneofthegrandestoftheirsteamers.But,Itrust,eventhereyouwillnotforgetthe"Iberia,"andthedelightfulMediterraneancruisewehadinherintheAutumnof1844.Mostfaithfullyyours,MydearLes,W.M.THAKERAY.LONDON:December2
5、4,1845.2NotesonaJournyfromCornhilltoGrandCairoPREFACEOnthe20thofAugust,1844,thewriterofthlittlbookwenttodineatthe--Club,quiteunconsciousofthewonderfuleventswhichFatehadinstoreforhiMr.Williamwasthere,givingafarewedirtohisfriendMr.Jam(nowSirJams).ThesetwoaskedMr.Titmarshtojocopany
6、withthem,andtheconversationnaturallyfellupothetourMr.Jamwasabouttotake.ThePeninularandOrientalCpanyhadarrangedanexcursionintheMediterranean,bywhich,inthespaceofacoupleofmonths,asmanymnandcitiesweretobeseasUlysssurveyedandnotedintenyears.Malta,Athens,Smyrna,Constantiple,Jerusalem
7、,Cairoweretobeviited,andeverybodywastobebackinLodonbyLordMayor'sDay.TheideaofbeholdingthesefamousplacesinflamdMr.Titmarsh'smnd;andthecharmsofsucajourneywreeloquentlyimpressedupohimbyMr.James."Come,"saidthatkidandhospitablegentleman,"andmakeoneofmyfamiyparty;inallyourlifeyouwilln
8、everprobablyhaveachanceagaintoseesomuchinsshort
