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Sunday 14th March

Dull gray day & rather warm. Busy morning, various people came in
including Hills. Working upstairs on supplies required for diving fleet.
Went to Mhq after tea & to Hedd, inspected police, all satisfactory.

TTs came in in the evening. Maxwell Darling at Agency W very angry
because MD took his car & burst a spring.

M spent morning at Customs helping DC to price his stuff.

Thursday 18th March

Holiday, Prophet's Birthday. Went to Jidda before lunch & had a lazy day
there. The new room very damp. Gray dull day & no colour or sun.

Coursed, but only saw one hare. Decided to sack Isa & the gardener as
both were absent for nearly a week.

Thunderstorm at night.

Friday 19th March

Jidda. Dixons, Hills and a Young Major came over from Budega & took the
which they left last week. Glorious day, brilliant sun & wonderfully
clear - could see the houses on the Arabian mainland.

Sketched the house & the cliffs, difficult. Went back in evening to Man
by launch. Rather bumpy.

DC came in saying he was going on a troop ship. He stayed to dinner.

He doesnt seem to mind leaving in the least. He is now going to England,
not to see her in India. Queer behaviour.