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1926

Played tennis at the Dalys in evening. Only themselves there, really very pleasant. In the evening we dined at the
Pennings, missionaries. A good dinner & not such an awful house as some of them, a few books about and a few
quite decent prints & pictures. The Dalys also there. When we left we went a drive in the Dalys car, by moonlight. A
gorgeous night & deliciously cool driving. Went out to one of the springs & found almost a dozen cars there & lots of
people bathing (natives). It all looked very pretty by moonlight. The Sheikh came in.

Thursday 27th [May]

Diving Court in the morning, but much fewer people, most of them seem to have gone off diving, which is all for the
best. Dined at Geakes, & played Bridge, Pickering made the fourth. Quite good Bridge & a fair dinner. It certainly is
cooler up at the Fort than in our house. Had a good look round. I think we shall be very comfortable there till the
new house is ready. Drove there, & back, by taxi.

Friday [28th May]

M & I went down the bazaar in the morning. Got some crepe de chine stuff for shirts, & one or two other things we
needed. The bazaar is wonderfully cool, I suppose because it is all roofed over with matting, & has drafts in every