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carried on "as usual," but it is the end of his [[strikethrough]] phrase [[/strikethrough]] ^[[sentence]] which has significance, "during the alteration of the map."
It was not exactly raining, but making a good bluff at it, when I left Mr Bacon, six doctors, 2 orderlies and fourteen nurses, [[strikethrough]] not to mention the rest of the passengers [[/strikethrough]] at  station.  As Mr Bacon stepped off the train I had a picture of him surrounded. [[strikethrough]] by [[/strikethrough]] Men from the Embassy: "Your Excellency", [[strikethrough]] echoed in my ears ^[[some]] [[/strikethrough]], Reporters buzzed.   I ^[[made a dash]] jumped into a taxi and [[strikethrough]] flew [[/strikethrough]] a moment later [[strikethrough]] we came out [[/strikethrough]] ^[[found myself]] in[[strikethrough]]to going [[/strikethrough]] ^[[in the streets of]] London.  

My rooms at the Ritz were ready, fires burning, all looked cheerful after [[strikethrough]] my drive through [[/strikethrough]] the fog ^[[and [[strikethrough]] did [[/strikethrough]] dreary mess outside. X]] 

"Splendid night for Zeppelins", I [[strikethrough]] [[understandably?]] [[/strikethrough]] thought.  [[strikethrough]] But that [[/strikethrough]] could be bad luck after getting as far as this, to be blown up without seeing a d - thing"!