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On July 22 (Saturday) Mollie and I met Miss
Cameron at the Waterloo Station at 11:30am and took
our train for Southampton. It was one of the hottest days
I ever experienced and apparently was a novel temperature
for London. We sizzled and stewed for some two
and a half hours, arriving at our docks at about
2. The ship was crowded, principally with guests
as we afterwards learned, every place was hot and
smelly and we are tired out with the journey plus the
heat. Poor Mollie had to return to London and I can only
hope that she was able to catch her boat for New York
the next morning without too much difficulty.

After an hour or two at Sea, and ^{the approach of} sunset
it was a bit cooler, but the "jolly piping" (as an
Englishman called it) hot wave seemed to have
spread far out at sea. The Saxon, of the Union
Castle Line, proved to be a sturdy boat, well
ventilated, well attended and as comfortable as
any place could be in such hot weather. On deck
slippers, shirt waists, and no wraps were the rule.