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ship and on one was loaded baggage and a great amount of mail. On the other the passengers (300 of them) were taken ashore. And then we tooted off in the fog. We are crossing the English channel now at 2 o'clock and up here where I am writing, near the top deck, the motion of the boat is quite distinctly rolling. Doris has gone to take a shower bath and shampoo. The Flemish girl who has begun to feel a bit squeamish has marched off valiantly to 2nd lunch, and the rest of our cabin is more or less dispersed. 

I caught cold 5 days ago and have been sneezing my head off but am much better today, and by tomorrow will probably not have any to speak of. The wind and rain came in our port hole and I suppose I didn't awaken till I was quite thoroly chilled. Anyhow I caught cold. Mr. Dayton, Sid's botanist friend, has come down with the same sort of cold today. He appears about every day for a chat with us. He is getting off later at Southampton, the last stop, but expects to return to England after the meetings, so we shall meet again. It has been nice getting acquainted with him. He and Sid have been good friends for years but I was only on bowing acquaintance with him till now. One gets to know folks on such a trip, altho this boat is so big that we have trouble meeting often, finding each other. I go traipsing all over the place before I can find Doris. She may be at movies too. 

We reach Le Havre sometime tonight, but can't go ashore till morning. There will be a 5.30 breakfast and then we get all our traps & march off to board a boat train to Paris, and should arrive at 12.45 at Paris.