原文 (英语)

An American Politician A Novel by F. Marion Crawford Author of “Mr. Isaacs,” “Dr. Claudius,” “A Roman Singer,” “To Leeward,” etc. To My Dear Friend, Elizabeth Christophers Hobson, In Gratitude and Affection, I Dedicate This Story. Constantinople, October 7, 1884. Chapter I. Mrs. Sam Wyndham was generally at home after five o’clock. The established custom whereby the ladies who live in Beacon Street all receive their friends on Monday afternoon did not seem to her