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Europe and the

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East, if he looked

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at them with his

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own eyes instead of

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the eyes of those

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who travelled in

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those countries

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before him.

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I make small

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pretence of showing

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any one how he

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ought to look at

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objects of interest

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beyond the sea.

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Other books do

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that, and

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therefore,

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even if I were

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competent to do it,

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there is no need.

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I offer no

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apologies for any

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departures from the

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usual style of

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travel -writing

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that may be charged

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against me, for I

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think I have seen

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within partial

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eyes, and I am sure

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I have written at

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least honestly,

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whether wisely or

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not.

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In this volume I

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have used portions

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of letters which I

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wrote for the Daily

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Alta California of

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San Francisco, the

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proprietors of that

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journal having

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waived their rights

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and given me the

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necessary

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permission.

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I have also

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inserted portions

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of several letters

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written for the New

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York Tribune, and

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the New York

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Herald.

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called.

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The author,

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San Francisco.

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Chapter 1.

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Popular talk of the

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excursion.

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Program of the

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trip.