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stopped to eat & to drink on the way having fasted since daylight. Its a silly system as although they fast in the daytime they
make up for it by heavy meals during the nights - no point in it at all.

Sunday 13th [March]

Quite a busy morning. Went over to see Barrett about de G's leave. We want him to go this year so that I can go next year &
Parke the year after, then one of us will be away every summer, a good plan. In the afternoon we went to the Municipal
Garden - its nothing but a plot of ground with a few date palms at present, & I planted a lot of seeds which I hope will live.
The cannas which I brought from Karachi are doing very well & are now being separated & planted out. Parke came in after
church & stayed to dinner. Very windy weather & the mail boat delayed, also the Gunters who are expected here on the SS
Patrick Stewart.

Monday [14 March]

Tennis at the mission. The boat still delayed. Really nothing to write about.