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Joint Court, Daly & the Sheikh. Afterwards Daly motored me back, but called on the Shia Kadi on the way - & stayed
over an hour so I didnt get back to lunch till 3 pm. The old Kadi is the head of the Shia's, a Mahomedan sect, a tall
thin old Persian with a white beard, not an attractive old man & very intriguing.
Played tennis at the Spences after tea. Pickering & Geake there. Horrid playing as very windy & the loose sand round
their new court blew about all the time & got in ones eyes. Afterwards we all went on to the Bank & sat there some
time - a hideous uncomfortable place. Ices for dinner & very well made too.
Tuesday May 25th
Court in the morning. Still a number of cases between divers & boat Narkhudas who have not yet gone out. Holmes
came in to see me, he is very fat & literally drips from the heat all the time. Certainly fat people seem to feel the heat
a great deal more than thin people. Arabic lesson in the evening so no time to go out afterwards. Very windy, really
lovely weather, hot but enough wind to keep one comfortably cool.
26th Wednesday [May]
