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on return. Rained all PM
Jep telegraphed from Berlin
there were rooms at the
Bristol and to take the
morning train as service
was not yet closed.
Aug 3 Up early to take 853 train
but were assured it would
miss connection at Magdeburg so
we took 11.15 Very gull Meet
pleasant young german who had
been 8 months in the states +
spoke english well. Gave us
good advice. Had attended Hill
school. Missed connecting at 4
Magdeburg. Our german friend
found there would be no train
until 4 so we went to Central H
off station + got a room + lunch
Porter sent a man to station with
us who put us in charge of
porter. Immense crowd on platform
who rushed the train when
it arr 1/2 hour late. Impossible
to get on. Later they tracked down
a few more cars + we got an
empty first class compartment to