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The danger & tension of this affair, along with the dreadful cold on the trains, proved so
exacting that both the Lieutenant and the Captain had to be taken to hospital in Peking, but
not GFA, who was back with his family at Chefoo for Christmas. The Legations were
delighted. From the CIM George Gibb, who originally contacted him in Peking about the
ladies’ situation, wrote to say, "I thank God for you, dear friend. When I heard you were
still in Peking a great weight was taken from my heart."
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The danger & tension of this affair, along with the dreadful cold on the trains, proved so
exacting that both the Lieutenant and the Captain had to be taken to hospital in Peking, but
not GFA, who was back with his family at Chefoo for Christmas. The Legations were
delighted. From the CIM George Gibb, who originally contacted him in Peking about the
ladies’ situation, wrote to say, "I thank God for you, dear friend. When I heard you were
still in Peking a great weight was taken from my heart."
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