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in Bayswater, Chaplin noticed a number of people standing in the shadows. His cousin explained they were friends who just wanted to have a look at him. Though he had stipulated that this visit was not to be made the occasion for a party, he relented and invited them all in. For more efficient hospitality he transferred the party, later, to Aubrey's saloon, or hotel, as he called it. The guests were simple souls, clerks and tradesmen. Many of them wouldn't believe they were actually seeing the world-famous star and thought they were being hoaxed by Aubrey.
On his way back to the Ritz at 4 A.M., Chaplin hailed a Ford marketing truck. Its driver proved to be an impoverished young aristocrat back from the war and determined to do useful work. He seemed happy in his job and Chaplin was inspired by this contact with "real nobility."
At Southampton close friends saw him off. The crowd that had welcomed him gathered to bid him goodbye. There was mutual deep feeling in the farewell. He received a touching parting gift from Sonny, a picture of Hetty.
On his return to America, at the end of October, he spent a few days in New York. Its highlight was a visit to Sing Sing, with the writer, Frank Harris, noted for his strange combination of social interest and ribaldry.
Chaplin's expenses had been heavy on this European tour. He was not averse to recouping when he received bids for his account of his trip, from news syndicates and magazines.
In Thomas Burke's opinion "My Trip Abroad" is quite a clear reflection of Chaplin's personality. The eternal actor is frankly exposed in this comment on his reunion, after ten years, with his cousin Aubrey. Chaplin wrote: "I want to shock him; no, not exactly shock him, but surprise him. I find myself deliberately posing and just for