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small boys, they were like sparrows. Went up to the Fort & sat in the meglis with Shaikh Ali, he is a nice
young fellow. He is looking for a wife as his died some months ago, he disapproves of polygamy & said
he thought people should see their wives before married, quite an up to date young man. He reads a lot of
papers too. Hashid Hamedas, Ali Mirja, Nadar Khan & Shaikh Mohammed Ali to dinner, they came,
very sheepishly, & sat looking petrified all the time, Hamoud also dined with us, a quaint party. The
dinner was awfully good & well served, a roast lamb which really melted in our mouths, the thin sort of
bread, chickens eggs & stews, all excellent. I ate an enormous meal. Slept on the roof of the meglis, a
fine night, no moon but masses of stars. The gas burning at the Jebel lit everything up. The Amir
discussed Sh Hamed's ex wife & said it was all the fault of Abdulla bin Jabr who disliked her & made
trouble.
Tuesday [30th April]
