July 6 Friday – At 11 a.m. in the Paris office of Morse, the US Consul-General, Sam wrote to Livy:

Well, I’ve been flying around, Livy darling, & now I am through & ready to leave for Southampton. I had myself called at 7.30 & my coffee ordered for 8.15. Meantime I took a grand bain & went back to bed (in our old room, No. 27.) Rose had made the bath horribly hot, as usual. …

I took my coffee, shaved & then walked to the American line office where they sold me a ticket clear through from Paris (1st class) by Havre to Southampton for five dollars — which is better than going by London at a round cost of about $20. There’s a big new Havre vessel with twin screws, & she has big upper-deck state-rooms. She doesn’t belong to the American line, & they have no authority; but they said that if I would find two more people to occupy a cabin for me (it holds 6), they would secure it for us sans extra charge. I have found one man (Morse the Consul) and he has found the other one. So we are well fixed.

Sam also deposited $100 to the Drexel Harjes bank for Livy in her name for Clara. He hadn’t yet received a telegram from her as to the receipt and amount of Chatto & Windus’ check, but advised her she could draw on H.H. Rogers through Mr. Southard of Bedford et Compagnie Co. She needn’t “be afraid” and said Rogers had funds belonging to her. His trip to Paris was “sweltering” but he was not a bit tired. He ended the letter with a few mentions of the cordial portiere, Mr. & Mrs. Bastianello, who ran the hotel; Mrs. Hapgood had gone to Bourges two days before; and seeing Baker at the bank, whose wife was worse [MTP].