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I also ran against the talkative man and his companion. Such a complete wreck of a once strong man as the latter looked I have never before seen. I ALSO RAN AGAINST THE TALKATIVE MAN AND HIS COMPANION SUCH A COMPLETE WRECK OF A ONCE STRONG MAN AS THE LATTER LOOKED I HAVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN
ned. I never did get fairly awake until the afternoon. During the journey from Ostend to Cologne I was three-parts asleep and one-part partially awake. At Ostend, however, I was sufficiently aroused to grasp the idea that we had got somewhere, and that I must find my luggage and B., and do something or other; in addition to which, a strange, vague instinct, but one which I have never yet known deceive me, hovering about my mind, and telling me that I was in the neighbourhood of something to eat and drink, spurred me to vigour and action. I hurried down into the saloon and there found B. He excused himself for having left me alone all night--he need not have troubled himself. I had not pined for him in the least. If the only woman I had ever loved had been on board, I should have sat silent, and let any other fellow talk to her that wanted to, and that felt equal to it--by explaining that he had met a friend and that they had been talking. It appeared to have been a trying conversation. ERLY I WAS ONLY HALF AWAKENED I NEVER DID GET FAIRLY AWAKE UNTIL THE AFTERNOON DURING THE JOURNEY FROM OSTEND TO COLOGNE I WAS THREE PARTS ASLEEP AND ONE PART PARTIALLY AWAKE AT OSTEND HOWEVER I WAS SUFFICIENTLY AROUSED TO GRASP THE IDEA THAT WE HAD GOT SOMEWHERE AND THAT I MUST FIND MY LUGGAGE AND B AND DO SOMETHING OR OTHER IN ADDITION TO WHICH A STRANGE VAGUE INSTINCT BUT ONE WHICH I HAVE NEVER YET KNOWN DECEIVE ME HOVERING ABOUT MY MIND AND TELLING ME THAT I WAS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF SOMETHING TO EAT AND DRINK SPURRED ME TO VIGOUR AND ACTION I HURRIED DOWN INTO THE SALOON AND THERE FOUND B HE EXCUSED HIMSELF FOR HAVING LEFT ME ALONE ALL NIGHT HE NEED NOT HAVE TROUBLED HIMSELF I HAD NOT PINED FOR HIM IN THE LEAST IF THE ONLY WOMAN I HAD EVER LOVED HAD BEEN ON BOARD I SHOULD HAVE SAT SILENT AND LET ANY OTHER FELLOW TALK TO HER THAT WANTED TO AND THAT FELT EQUAL TO IT BY EXPLAINING THAT HE HAD MET A FRIEND AND THAT THEY HAD BEEN TALKING IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN A TRYING CONVERSATION
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