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Monday 12th Dec.

Court, all the cases seemed to be between wives & husbands mostly suing for maintenance. Got very bored by them & sent
most of them on to the Kadi's Court. Rained almost all the day & some thunder. The house, so far, has not leaked. Walked to
the garden through thick mud in the afternoon. Drew in a picture of the market at Muharrak. Spences came to Bridge. We
didnt go to the mission, too wet. A man called Bray is here, an ex P.A. everyone wonders why he is here. Holmes & Smith
came to dinner, poor dinner, fish tasted of some stuff which is being sprayed about the market to kill flies. Lots of mud
everywhere, rain here is not pleasant, still its good for the garden I suppose. The Shaikh is out at Sakhrir.

Tuesday 13th [December]

Mohamed Sherif called & then Bray, he only stayed a few minutes & then rushed off so that I didnt get a chance to ask him
what he is doing. Quite a decent looking man, about 45, military look about him. Worked in office. M is filing all my
confidential stuff. Great to do, apparently Ahmed bin Khamis expected us to lunch with him at Senobis, I thought he expected
us just to call in afternoon as we have before, at one oclock a car & messenger arrived to say lunch had been ready for an hour,
& the Parkes there, & would I come. Made heavy excuses & after lunch we motored out & explained. Gray day & very damp