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At the conclusion of this banquet we drove down 

 to the docks, and retired to rest on the Cunarder 

 Umbria, commanded by that genial and expert 

 navigator Captain W. McMickan, one of the most 

 popular officers of the fleet in those days, especially 

 with his lady passengers. As we were the only 

 persons on board, it was rather like retiring to a 

 mausoleum, but there was bustle enough the next 

 morning when we faced the Atlantic once more, 

 homeward bound. The saloon was a perfect flower- 

 show of magnificent roses and choice exotics brought 

 or sent by friends of the travellers as parting 

 souvenirs. Among the passengers were Mr. and 

 Mrs. Bradley Martin and their family, and Mrs. 

 Winslow and her two pretty daughters, now pro- 

 minent Christian Scientists. 



We had a better passage home than on the out- 

 ward journey, a strong westerly wind being behind 

 us nearly all the way. So in lieu of " pitch " we 

 had any amount of " roll," perhaps a lesser evil of 

 the two, but nevertheless the reverse of conducive 

 to sleep at night. I spent much of my time with 

 the Bradley Martins, who had a sumptuous suite 

 of cabins to themselves. 



On the night of March 4, Mr. Chamberlain and 

 I retired after dinner for a quiet smoke in the 



