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passengers, bound for the ports of Asia Minor. The way 

 in wliicli an Eastern, immediately lie gets on board-ship, 

 spreads his rug, wraps himself round in his cloak, and re- 

 signs himself to destiny and seasickness, is worthy of all 

 praise. The vessel was delayed so long before the mails 

 came on board, that it was dark before we got under 

 weis'h, and we saw but little of the beauties of the 

 Bosphorus. Passing the lighthouse which marks the 

 entrance to the Black Sea, we watched the steamer's head 

 swing sharply round to the eastward, and felt that we had 

 abandoned the ordinary track of travellers, and that a 

 new stage in our wanderings had indeed been entered upon. 



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