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Mowed the lawn & then went with Dr Doeg as chaperone to see Ayesha, very pleasant
in her big cool room above the sea, money trouble, she cant settle down to being
Dowager on a Dowager's allowance.
She gave us a very nice tea, she was looking very well though worried about money.

Monday 20th July

Fort. Hot steamy day - summer has come & the bara is over. Spent some time in
Fort office, & then to hospital where there has been a row with staff over using
fans so excessively that they have burned out. Court, dull cases, finished early.
Office, not much to do, rather a slack time in the office.
went to Budega & after dinner to Senian. Very still evening, still rather bad
visibility.

Tuesday 21st July

Fort.

A very hot damp day, summer has now arrived. Saw various people, Shaw, D.I. for a
long time, took him over to Agency, heard from him all about the RE racket which
explains why we get no quota from Karachi. Really a very irritating affair. ABJ,
Shia, Bahasma, again about their relief fund.

Snow went on a months leave.

After tea went out to sketch, did a sketch in Bilad Kadim near the lake.