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To convince the skeptical people of Cork, a party of them telegraphed
all over the coast to see if they could not find Paul, to verify their
story and from Skibbereen they learned that a man answering that
description had passed through there and was now on his way to Cork.
When Paul arrived at the station he found himself surrounded by many of
his late fellow passengers, who enthusiastically received him and
escorted him to the hotel. The news of his remarkable adventure spread
over Cork as rapidly as it had over Skibbereen, so that the hotel was
thronged with eager people, the newspaper fraternity being well
represented. It was late that night before he got through with his
persistent interviewers and before he woke next morning, the story of
his extraordinary adventure and daring was all over America. The
Cork papers contained columns, describing his struggle with the ocean.
Before he could dress himself, cards came showering into his room and
when he went down he found the hotel packed with people eager to see
him. For a few days Paul enjoyed the extravagantly warm hospitality of
Cork. He was taken everywhere worth visiting, entertained with
dinners, parties and receptions until his head swam with the whirl of
attentions that he was so unaccustomed to.
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