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I was finishing dressing, and Mother went out into the cabin and sat down to receive him. In a minute or two I came out and began to hunt for my hat. I WAS FINISHING DRESSING AND MOTHER WENT OUT INTO THE CABIN AND SAT DOWN TO RECEIVE HIM IN A MINUTE OR TWO I CAME OUT AND BEGAN TO HUNT FOR MY HAT
ure to again have a chance to talk; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bacon, who proved the very nicest guests of all and were companionable and sympathetic at every point. Ethel was as good as gold and took much off of Mother's shoulders in the way of taking care of Quentin. Archie and Quentin had, of course, a heavenly time; went everywhere, below and aloft, and ate indifferently at all hours, both with the officers and enlisted men. We left here Thursday afternoon, and on Friday morning passed in review through the foreign fleet and our own fleet of sixteen great battleships in addition to cruisers. It was an inspiring sight and one I would not have missed for a great deal. Then we went in a launch to the Exposition where I had the usual experience in such cases, made the usual speech, held the usual reception, went to the usual lunch, etc., etc. In the evening Mother and I got on the _Sylph_ and went to Norfolk to dine. When the _Sylph_ landed we were met by General Grant to convoy us to the house.  REAL PLEASURE TO AGAIN HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK MISTER AND MISSUS BOB BACON WHO PROVED THE VERY NICEST GUESTS OF ALL AND WERE COMPANIONABLE AND SYMPATHETIC AT EVERY POINT ETHEL WAS AS GOOD AS GOLD AND TOOK MUCH OFF OF MOTOR'S SHOULDERS IN THE WAY OF TAKING CARE OF QUINTON ARCHY AND QUINTON HAD OF COURSE A HEAVENLY TIME WENT EVERYWHERE BELOW AND ALOFT AND ATE INDIFFERENTLY AT ALL HOURS BOTH WITH THE OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN WE LEFT HERE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND ON FRIDAY MORNING PASSED IN REVIEW THROUGH THE FOREIGN FLEET AND OUR OWN FLEET OF SIXTEEN GREAT BATTLESHIPS IN ADDITION TO CRUISERS IT WAS AN INSPIRING SIGHT AND ONE I WOULD NOT HAVE MISSED FOR A GREAT DEAL THEN WE WENT IN A LAUNCH TO THE EXPOSITION WHERE I HAD THE USUAL EXPERIENCE IN SUCH CASES MADE THE USUAL SPEECH HELD THE USUAL RECEPTION WENT TO THE USUAL LUNCH ET CETERA ET CETERA IN THE EVENING MOTHER AND I GOT ON THE SYLPH AND WENT TO NORFOLK TO DINE WHEN THE SYLPH LANDED WE WERE READ BY GENERAL GRANT TO CONVEY US TO THE HOUSE
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