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The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II

CHAPTER XXVI
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They work her to death.

In a little while she is to go, by the invitation of the Government and the consent of the King, to christen a new British warship at Newcastle.

It will be named the "Eagle." Meantime I'll be trying to get outdoor life at Sandwich.
Yesterday a regiment of our National Army marched through the streets of London and were reviewed by the King and me; and the town made a great day of it.

While there is an undercurrent of complaint in certain sections of English opinion because we didn't come into the war sooner, there is a very general and very genuine appreciation of everything we have done and of all that we do.
Nothing could be heartier than the welcome given our men here yesterday.

Nor could any men have made a braver or better showing than they made.


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