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When I awoke, somebody whom I mistook at first for a Field Marshal, and from force of habit  I was once a volunteer  saluted, was standing over me, pointing melodramatically at my bag. I assured him in picturesque German that I had nothing to declare. He did not appear to comprehend me, which struck me as curious, and took the bag away from me, which left me nothing to sit upon but the floor. But I felt too sleepy to be indignant. WHEN I AWOKE SOMEBODY WHOM I MISTOOK AT FIRST FOR A FIELD MARSHAL AND FROM FORCE OF HABIT I WAS ONCE A VOLUNTEER SALUTED WAS STANDING OVER ME POINTING MELODRAMATICALLY AT MY BAG I ASSURED HIM IN PICTURESQUE GERMAN THAT I HAD NOTHING TO DECLARE HE DID NOT APPEAR TO COMPREHEND ME WHICH STRUCK ME AS CURIOUS AND TOOK THE BAG AWAY FROM ME WHICH LEFT ME NOTHING TO SIT UPON BUT THE FLOOR BUT I FELT TOO SLEEPY TO BE INDIGNANT
 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. 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. Mere sea-sickness, however severe, could never have accounted for the change in his appearance since, happy and hopeful, he entered the railway-carriage at Victoria six short hours ago. His friend, on the other hand, appeared fresh and cheerful, and was relating an anecdote about a cow. We took our bags into the Custom House and opened them, and I sat down on mine, and immediately went to sleep. E 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 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 MERE SEA SICKNESS HOWEVER SEVERE COULD NEVER HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR THE CHANGE IN HIS APPEARANCE SINCE HAPPY AND HOPEFUL HE ENTERED THE RAILWAY CARRIAGE AT VICTORIA SIX SHORT HOURS AGO HIS FRIEND ON THE OTHER HAND APPEARED FRESH AND CHEERFUL AND WAS RELATING AN ANECDOTE ABOUT A COW WE TOOK OUR BAGS INTO THE CUSTOM HOUSE AND OPENED THEM AND I SAT DOWN ON MINE AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO SLEEP
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