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1926

Spent most of the morning in Court listening to the cases, then motored down to the Sheikh's office in the town.
Unpacked boxes over at the house in the afternoon. "Writing up" so cant remember much that we did.

Wednesday [7th April]

Court in the morning. The down mail came in with our boxes from Hamptons on board, also a small mail, from Aunt L
& M's mother. Busy over at the house with M going over linen etc, but we cant make much headway till the furniture
arrives. Went for a walk after tea out at the back of the town, several showers which was tiresome & unexpected. In
the evening people came to dinner, Holmes, an Engineer & oil concession man, quite nice, middle aged & been
everywhere, a gentleman but Australian, the bank manager - an awful pink faced young person who is considered a
wit - very tiresome I thought, & a couple called Spence, she very careful about her pronounciation & very "refaned"
he didnt seem so bad. The last three arrived exactly one hour late for dinner! Their excuse was they couldn't get a
taxi, S having had a row with the taxi men. They live four minutes off - we can see the house. Altogether it was not
an `easy' party & myself I found it very boring. Its a pity the people are so second rate! Really except for the Dalys
theres not a person who could pass as a gentleman - yet all so genteel. Holmes is the best of the lot - quite
interesting.