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AUGUST IN EUROPE A WAR DiARY. DEPARTMENT august first - Mid night Calais to Dover he spite of Every thing I have I am writing This on the book from Kept to my determination to leave London today. what / a chance has come over these world Yosterday & was caluely play we goef in Surrey tonight there is a thrill of excitement in the air. The possibility of a great European was because generally public this mornies for the first time The "Trues" brought to me with My break fast clearly niture atro unforestable that within twenty - four hours some them il was going to happen. Beside thotaklust the Times the other monum journal were of of course exceiongly inflammatory V read all an unpossibility or if not au we possibility, anything but all American believies war that I could lay my hands our Nad l been au event which would take weeks was months, to materialize & should not now be sailwel towards Frauce. But I was very American both the My attitude and to License I had packed my truck and behavior. I had bought my ticket through Caveurish, I had telegraphic the family bar, 9 had ordered my bill at the that I was leaving Louion 1 surel there was no pis tification for changing all these l a weat off to ? Miggies ou and Co's office opposite the Bank of England Mr.

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