Shrnutí Constantinople: Chapter 1

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1. The narrator describes travel as a growing need and praises paintings displayed in a Marseille café before boarding his steamer.
2. The ship leaves Marseille, passes Corsica, and crosses the narrow passage beside Sardinia, where rocks resemble a bear.
3. After passing Sicily in darkness, the narrator observes Gozo’s cliffs and recounts a story about unusual saltworks.
4. The steamer enters Valletta’s fortified harbor, where boatmen, guides, hotel boys, and sellers crowd aboard.
5. The narrator lands, watches British military musicians, and enters a candlelit church where boys sing with a priest.
6. Nighttime streets and guitar music recall Spain, and he returns to the ship humming.

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