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Van P's to dinner.
Thursday 27th November
Fort.
Sh Abdulla b Hamed came in asking for money - as usual, & then pr a story against Ali b Ahmed, about
whom he is very jealous, the latter is more intelligent & better at all work than A.
Caledonian Society dinner, usual style but better speeches than usual, dance in club but they moved out to
terrace which was gloomy & very damp - what an awful collection of females! Stayed late. The dinner was
excellent but the whole show rather dull. Sat between Mrs Sommerville and a Mrs - who talked broad
Glasgow.
Friday 28th November
Wrote letters in morning didnt go out.
Drove to the sandhills afternoon & had tea there, lovely evening, saw Sh Sulman hunting in the distance.
