Travels in Southeastern Europe

The burden of the Balkans / by M. Edith Durham.

304 THE BURDEN OF THE BALKANS. about to be erected. Then he got to business; he asked hundreds of questions. 'No, monsieur, I am not a journalist nor a missionary. Je suis Anglaise. No, my father was net an ambassador, nor a Consul, nor a journalist, nor did he" make politics." My brothers are not officers, neither are they in the diplomatic service. No; none of them have visited the Turkish Empire; nor have my uncles, nor my cousins. They have no intention of so doing.' As he seemed anxious to learn about my family, I yarned to him about it till he was sick of the subject. There was nothing suspicious about me, and he was greatly bothered. He would like to know how many countries I had visited, and what places. I gave him strings of names in France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Servia, Montenegro, and Bosnia. I was strictly truthful, and he believed no word I said. He must hear, also, all the Turkish places I had visited, why, when, and how. I told him exactly. He was greasy-polite, and talked general conversation for a bit. Then he asked suddenly if I had an English passport as well as a teskereh. I gave it him. He examined all the visas with minute care, and I laughed aloud. It was a most barefaced attempt to ' catch me out.' His surprise was beautiful. 'Mademoiselle, it appears, has really been to all these places! ' 'As I have already told you, monsieur.' Finally he decided that 'to do me honour' the
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The burden of the Balkans / by M. Edith Durham.
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Durham, Mary Edith, 1863-1944.
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London :: Nelson,
[1905]
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Eastern question (Balkan)
Balkan Peninsula -- Description and travel.

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