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Java， January 9th， 1912
To Dr.Sun Yat Seng.
Dear Sir，
Knowing a great friend of yours， Dr.Cantlie， for so many years resident in China.I venture to write to you direct， as you have now obtained a position of such eminence in China， & knowing no one else in the country to whom I do apply; to enquire whether you think it would be safe for me & my two daughters， to visit Peking， the Ming tombs， & the great wall， about March or April? Having left England in Nov.last， on an extended tour in Far East， with the definite intention of doing so， at which time things were about in their normal states， some hoped to be able to carry out ours plans quite entirely， but now， seeing from the papers (or rather telegrams only）that the old regime was been overthrown (which however much the government will be informed in the future， for the present at least things are borned to be thrown out of fear）& that “telegraphic communication had been interrupted between Peking & Takucol” & that the “railway was expected to be endangered”.I am afraid we shall not now be able to return home by the Manchuria railway as we had planed.Some say that by that time， things will have settled down & order be reestablished so as to make it possible to travel in the country as before! But I should now hesitate to do so without some definite authority that would be possible for ladies to visit Peking with safety.I should therefore extreme it a favor if Dr.Sun Yat Sen would be kind enough to spare a few minutes from his overous duties to inform me through his secretary whether we might safely venture or not?
I saw Mrs.Cantile just before leaving London & would have got a letter of introduction from her， only it was not then necessary， & I believe you were still in England yourself?
Hoping for a early reply.
Believing me，Yours very truly，
Isabel Honor Beller
Kindly Address：Mr.H.W.Beller,c/o Chartered Bank of India，Australia & China，Hongkong
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爪哇，1912年1月9日
致孙逸仙博士。
尊敬的先生：
我认识您的好朋友康德黎博士，他在中国定居多年。如今您在中国取得了如此显赫的地位，而我在这个国家也不认识其他人，因此冒昧致信咨询，若我和我的两个女儿3月或4月去参观北京明陵和长城，是否安全？
我们去年11月离开英格兰去远东地区旅行，计划周全，当时一切都处于正常状态，有希望能够完成我们的计划。但现在，从报纸（或更确切地说只是电报）上看到，旧政权被推翻（不管政府以后怎样通知，至少目前为摆脱恐惧是如此声称），“北京和大沽口之间的电报通讯已经中断”，“估计铁路会有危险”。恐怕我们现在不能够按我们计划的那样坐满洲铁路的火车回家。有人说，到那时，事情已经安定下来，秩序会重新建立，就能像以前一样在这个国家旅行。但我现在还在犹豫，假如没有绝对的权威人士肯定女士们去北京旅游是安全的话。因此，我迫切希望孙逸仙博士能在百忙之中抽空让他的秘书告知，我们是否可以冒险？
离开伦敦前我见过康德黎太太，我该从她那里要封介绍信，只是当时看起来完全没有必要。我猜您自己仍然在英格兰？
希望早日答复。
伊莎贝尔·沃纳·贝尔 谨呈
方便的地址：H.W.贝勒先生转交，渣打银行印澳华分部，香港