Constantinople, Chapter 5: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. Leaving Smyrna, the narrator regrets its attractive streets while acknowledging its poverty and few surviving ancient remains.
2. The Troad prompts accounts of epic heroes, divine encounters, and disputed tombs that the captain helps him locate.
3. The Leonidas enters the Dardanelles, takes aboard a pasha and his attendants, and leaves them at Gallipoli.
4. After crossing the Sea of Marmara overnight, the narrator surveys Constantinople's fortifications, palaces, mosques, suburbs, and busy harbor.
5. A recommended contact rescues him from the crowded deck, guides him through customs, and accompanies a porter carrying his trunk.
6. Filthy streets spoil the distant city's charm, but after reaching his lodging, the narrator abandons rest and explores.

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The sentence marks the change from admiring the city's distant skyline to experiencing its unpleasant streets. It concentrates the contrast between visual expectation and arrival.

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