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118 to days ago for [[underline]] England. [[/underline]] To morrow I shall inquire about steamers. Bought ticket for $320 on S.S. ^[[French]] [[underline]] steamer [[/underline]] leaving July 17. due N.Y. 25. [[underline]] full double state room [[/underline]] running water [[underline]] but no W.C.(!) nor bath [[/underline]] for me alone. Wired Bakelite of my departure. Bought a little French trunk for 7 1/2$. Went to bank for cash etc. [[underline]] July 16. [[/underline]] Packing and straightening up things. [[underline]] July 17. [[/underline]] Up early. Usual bother of distribution of tips. Not know to [[underline]] whom and how much. Train [[/underline]] to [[underline]] Cherbourg [[/underline]] from Station [[underline]] St. Lazare, [[/underline]] very [[underline]] crowded [[/underline]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 119 all seats occupied. Luckily it is bright and sunny and not not outside. Hot enough inside. [[underline]] Slow train [[/underline]] stopping frequently. [[underline]] The dirtiest dining car, dirtiest sewerd dinner served by dirty unwashed impolite French waiters [[strikethrough]] with [[/strikethrough]] ^[[in]] disgustingly soiled [[/underline]] "white" jackets. A long ride. Arrived at Cherbourg at 3:30 P.M. there baggage examined. No more than 5000 frcs (250$) allowed to be taken out of the country. A tender on the wharf, note many Fishermen and some [[underline]] Irish Priests [[/underline]] going to [[underline]] Queenstown [[/underline]] which is our next stop. After waiting over 1 1/2 hours, we finally join [[underline]] S.S. President Harding of United States Lines [[/underline]] which lies at [[underline]] anchor [[/underline]]