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Rode in the morning. Office. Saw innumerable people & didnt get much work done as I was in & out of
the house all the time. James went out to Rafaa to say goodbye to HH who gave him a very nice watch &
an amiable farewell. Various people came in to see M, who was feeling very unwell, in the afternoon the
Godfreys, Hutchings, Hick and Stuart Wortley came to call and then Ayesha, rather exhausting. Kathleen
& Wafia here in the morning.

The Wavells came through & Fr Gabriel came to lunch, went to meet the Ws at the pier where they
waited while refuelling, he was much less sour than before & talked of Uncle Davies & the cousins all of
whom he used to know. She is a tiresome woman & looks like a cook came into money, they had an
attractive married daughter with baby, Sir Euan _ Jenkins & several ADCs & what not. I gather they will
be back in about a month. I dont think I like him.

Thursday 22nd March

M & J left.

M & J left by air for England, by air. Got up at an early hour & reached the pier at 6.15, the flying boat
left at 6.30, all the passengers men but some looked quite pleasant. All very gloomy. Cloudy & rather
stormy weather.