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Saturday 23rd July

Court in the morning, but washed it out as I had to go & call on The Lupin with the Shaikh, the usual affair, went out in the
launch from the Customs, stayed about half an hour & then came back, salutes, flags, guns & all the regular show. I think the
Shaikh quite enjoys going onto the ships. Shaikh Mohamed & Sulman accompanied him. Afterwards I waited till Curry came
off & went with him to the Agency & then to call at the Palace to return the Shaikh's call. He seemed rather peevish as we
were late & he usually sleeps in the middle of the day. The big Meglis Room at the Palace was delightfully cool & looked very
nice indeed. Went out to call on Seyed Ednan in afternoon & then to dinner at Mespers where Curry & the Navigating officers
were dining. Played Bridge.

Sunday 24th [July]

Customs in morning then work in the office. Went over to Agency & then took Curry down the Bazaar. Looked into the pearl
market, which was empty as it was late, then to call on A.R. Zayani to see some pearls. Stayed there a long time. Curry has
got a lot of pearls for a necklace, nice ones but not very big. Finally he bought three, for Rs 250/- quite large ones. He is very
keen on pearls & was most anxious to know if they were worth much more, as he thought. Played tennis at Mespers & then