At times he was delirious; once more he lived over the long period of "neutrality"; again he was discussing intercepted cargoes and "notes" with Sir Edward Grey; from this his mind would revert to his English literary friends, and then again he was a boy in North Carolina.
The _Olympic_ reached New York more than a day ahead of schedule; Page was carried down the gangplank on a stretcher, propped up with pillows; and since he was too weak then to be taken to his Southern home, he was placed temporarily in St.Luke's Hospital.

Page arrived on a beautiful sunshiny October day; Fifth Avenue had changed its name in honour of the new Liberty Loan and had become the "Avenue of the Allies"; each block, from Forty-second Street north, was decorated with the colours of one of the nations engaged in the battle against Germany; the street was full of Red Cross workers and other picturesquely clad enthusiasts selling Liberty Bonds; in its animated beauty and in its inspiring significance it formed an appropriate setting for Page's homecoming.
The American air seemed to act like a tonic on Page; in a short time he showed such improvement that his recovery seemed not impossible.

So far as his spirits and his mind were concerned, he became his old familiar self.

He was able to see several of his old friends, he read the newspapers and discussed the international situation with his customary liveliness.

With the assistance of his daughter, Mrs.Loring, he even kept track of his correspondence.