Constantinople — Chapter 29 : résumé

Ce qui se passe

1. The narrator boards at Galata Bridge and describes steamers displacing caïques on the Bosphorus.
2. The boat passes palaces and waterfront villages, while the narrator describes secluded women watching passing vessels.
3. Strong currents require caïque crews to use men ashore to tow their boats past rapids.
4. The narrator describes Friday gatherings at the Asian Sweet Waters, including families, guards, dancers, sellers, and boatmen.
5. At the narrowing strait, ancient crossings and facing castles connect the landscape with conquest.
6. The steamer reaches Thérapia, where the narrator visits Mr. Poultier and describes the embassy gardens and distant sea.

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