Sharp diary 1918 page 140. Friday 17 May 1918 - Washington
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Friday 17th of May 1918
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Woke up feeling rather seedy and on the way to the Tea Pot Inn returned to the hotel. Stomach pains — rather severe — attacked me and I sent Maud out to get me some morphia etc to relieve them, which it did. I packed my trunk as well as I could, rested and then went to lunch with Mrs Aldrich to say good bye. Had a nice quiet hour with her and then back to the hotel in her motor. Finished packing suit-case etc and settled up when Ernestine [Evans] called to say good bye. Left hotel at 3.40 to catch 4.15 train — arranged for us by the hotel porter — only to find on arrival that the 4.15 had long ago been cancelled. It was therefore a case of either taking the slow 4.5 or waiting for the 7.30 fast. We decided on the former which we caught by the skin of our teeth after a long run down a never-ending platform laden with luggage. This effort cost me dear for the pains came on again worse than ever and I had a very wretched journey. We got to Charlottesville at 8.45 and found the hotel very full having to put up with very poor rooms without baths. Maud went out and got some milk — we had not dined — and this with some dry biscuits we had with us formed our supper. I felt very ill indeed & quite collapsed, but very sleepy so I soon dozed off.Location
USA : Washington DC [38.8951118,-77.0363658]
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