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Court in morning, only a few cases. Went to the garden in afternoon. Quite a lot of seeds are coming up but mostly of the
daisy type they seem to do best here. Motored out to Suk al Khamis & back.
Friday 21st [October]
The Shaikh returned from Dohar on Thursday evening. Motored up to call on him, found him out so went to the bazaar &
called on way back. Ordered a pair of coffee pots for Kenneth Hope. Went to Asrafs & walked all round the markets.
Everything very clean. The Shaikh had a lot of people there & was showing his presents from the Shaikh of Dohar, a sword
with case ornamented, floridly, with cheap jewels, rather a nightmare! & a dagger of yellow gold, 4 horses & 4 camels.
Pretended to admire them but thought them poor. Tennis at the Agency in afternoon, poor tennis as the mission were all there.
Alban and Bunenfeld to dine, afterwards Bridge. Quite warm still & a lot of clouds about. Sh Isa making himself tiresome
about the site of the oil dump for the A.P.O.C. Sent a letter to the Shaikh complaining. He kept quiet till it was settled & then
made a fuss.
Saturday [22 October]
