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to meet me Berlin." (this is a very vibrating steamer. more so than my steamer I have taken until now. Hence this [[strikethrough]] vibr [[/strikethrough]] bad writing.)
I begin again to be haunted by business a foreboding of what expects me in Berlin! To night I cannot fall asleep. It is already 3 A.M. and I can not sleep..

Feb. 10. Bright mild weather. Water has become greenish. The coast of England in sight, several vessels near by.
Stopped at Plymouth

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to let passengers for England off by tender in harbor. Landscape very pretty. Green fields, clear sky and mild temperature makes me believe we are in spring. Two hours delay by transfer of large amount of bars of [[strikethrough]] simf [[/strikethrough]] silver and many wooden boxes containing bars of gold shipped to Lazard Brothers in London.
Arrived after dark in Port of Cherbourg. A tender alongside. Large amount of mail. Several small kegs filled with gold bars. each little keg just big enough to carried by two laborers