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Court & joint Court. My offices are simply crammed when there are two Courts being held. All the Sheikhs
& there followers come in & one can hardly move & my Court is constantly interrupted. Awfully busy
trying to fix up how things are to be managed while I am away - no easy job either.
The Sheikh makes no attempt to do anything & Barrett wont help either. Parke will arrive & will have no
work & no knowledge of anything. Its really an awful business. I wish very much that I was not going.
Went out for a drive in evening to Essex point & then on to Suk al Khamis. Barrett came in for a few
minutes, then Pack & Pickering, Barrett went, then arrived the Spences and Robinson & suddenly announced
that they had all come to dinner - & had brought their dinner & servants with them, really rather a bright
move, had a very lively dinner & then played pontoon. Much enjoyed it.
Friday [29 October]
No news. Tennis at Agency & to a dinner at Zayanis.
Saturday [30 October]
