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_How the Cars reach Paris_
Towards the end of February three of us went down to Havre to unpack
eight cars which had just arrived. In three days the work was done, and
as I was one of the first drivers to get to work, I was able to choose
the car I liked best for the trip down to Paris. Unfortunately it
rained steadily during our passage through Normandy, so that we could
not appreciate to the full one of the most beautiful countries in the
world. After spending the night in Rouen, we set out for Paris, which
was reached in good time, my only mishap being a puncture.
In Paris I drove the little car, with its soap-box body, as a light
delivery wagon to do odd jobs in town, to give driving lessons,
to carry fellows going to the front as far as the station, and
other similar tasks, for some two weeks, when it went to the
carriage-builders. As it happened, this particular _carrossier_, who
had not been employed by the American Ambulance before, turned out the
best and strongest bodies for the five cars I was interested in, among
which was the one presented by St. Paul's School.