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19 March 1906 — En route to Venice | |
Monday. 19th [March 1906]. We had a quiet night going such snail’s pace thro’ the Canal as is necessary– I got up early to pack & be ready to tranship myself on our arrival at Port Said, where we arrived about 10 a.m. All the passengers of the Moldavia were assembled & had to answer to their names before the medical officer & then most of them went on shore while the casting was going on preparatory to starting off again this evening for Marseilles. I took leave of Mr & Lady Anne Murray whom I had seen much of. I had got to like her & felt much for her great sorrow in the loss of her son in the Boer War– I saw the old French Lady Mme LeRay & took leave of her & recommended her especially to the care of the French Jewess Mme Bernheim as I observed that the horrid English courier of the old lady was maudling & had continued to drink– She promised me to do so & to let me know how they all got to Paris. I said adieu & swore eternal friendship to my neighbour at meals Mr Maitland Kirwen. He had offered to see me on to the “Osiris”—but at the last moment was anxious to land at Pt Saïd & left hastily– However abt 12 I (also saying goodbye to Lady Canteloupe & Col. Geoffrey & my relative Mrs Hathorn) left the Moldavia in a steam launch & went off to the Osiris & we started very soon– The sea was calm but the vibration of the small ship with its powerful engines was the undoing of me and I was soon very sick—for the first time in all my countless sea voyages. So I remained in my cabin & only dressed & came on deck in the afternoon of Tuesday 20th. | |
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