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in the Royal Palace foyer among all the other ^[[army]] officers, naval ^[[men]] and college people in general. Then a bottle and to bed.

Sunday 30th

A snow storm of no mean proportions. Such a change from seeing warm Nice. By just good luck I caught the 8:00 o'clock from the Gare de l'East and at the last moment (just like on the last occasion of my visit to Paree [[sic]]) got a seat in a class ^[[ ? ]] compartment and made a quick 4 hour rain to Chaumont. 
On the train I again had occasion to inwardly curse my lack of knowledge of French language for mind