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Wednesday, Eid el Kebir [14th April]

A lot of singing last night & today everybody wearing their best clothes, & very gay too. The small boys wear the
identical clothes as their fathers & look like little miniature men & the girls & women are gorgeous in purple crimson
blue & orange robes. M & I walked a little in the town in the morning & I took a photo of three small girls, & also one
of the house. No work owing to the holiday. Painted a lamp shade in the morning & did carpentering after lunch.
Not too hot.

Thursday [15th April]

M & I & the Dalys went over to Muharraq Island in the Residency launch all very much in our best - at 7.30 am. Daly
in Indian Political uniform, complete with sword, M in her blue going away dress with diamond pendant & bar
brooch, Mrs D in green silk & pearls, myself in Gray suit. Met at pier by the Sheikh's car; motored first to the house of
the Queen's father where we left Mrs D & Marjorie. I waited awhile in the Sheikh's house while Daly, a privileged
person since he conducted them at home, was allowed to visit the Queen. Had a good talk with the Sheikh & got on
well with him. He is a very pleasant courteous man. Crowds of other people, men, came in to salaam the sheikh & I
think he rather enjoyed introducing me to them all as his "Adviser", some of them looked mildly surprised, some even