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Friday 19th July

Spent most of the day at Masrieh, took lunch & bathed. Very pleasant &
not at all hot, the sea was just right. I have never seen a finer crop
than this years, the trees are a wonderful sight with huge bunches of
every colour, crimson, scarlet, orange, yellow & purple.

People to Bridge, quite a crowd, three tables & half a dozen people
sitting out. Quite cool on the terrace.

Listened to Hitler's speech, sounded like a lunatic, quite frenzied at
times.

Saturday 20th July

Fort.
The mare, after not being ridden for some days, was in a great stage of
freshness & quite a handfull. Office, expected the Shaikhs but they
didnt come, all the family went to HH on the island. Office, warm day,
an east wind. Went to Budega, found Byard, Ali b Hussein there, both
rather objecting to the other. Bathed after dinner, very hot & damp
still.