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Wednesday 1st November

Went out to the steamer to meet Lock & came ashore with him. On our return we met the Shaikh of Sharjah
at the pier, on his way out to the boat office. Raided a house for arak and got a good haul. The Shaikh came
after lunch, Mohammed came first & we discussed oil, & then all called on Lock. He seems much deafer than
when he left. Tennis in the afternoon but very few people. We asked three air force men to dinner but they
came to say they couldn't come - at 6 pm! Shant ask any more of them. We had dinner ready.

Thursday [2nd November]

At the Agency in morning, motored in afternoon. A great how-do-you-do between Mrs Steele & the Locks, at
least Mrs Lock about the wedding. Mrs L was very disagreable about it. It is now to be at the church & the
party at the Steeles. Mrs Lock seems to have been very nasty over it.

Friday November 3

Bazaar in morning. Gardened after lunch & then Agency party. Didnt play tennis. They had tea in the
garden, rather cold & drafty & altogether very uncomfortable. Went to the Russells afterwards. Much talk
about the wedding & the way the Locks have gone on. They said it was impossible to have it at the Agency
unless they gave the party, which nobody expected or wanted.

Saturday [4th November]

Court. Sulman has gone hunting so I had to take it alone. In the afternoon we took Steele's cousin out in the
car to get flowers from Yatim's garden. She is stout & very pink faced with flaxen hair, about 40 & looks
rather theatrical, like an elderly pantomime chorus lady. We got quite a lot of flowers & after dinner we
went to the mission church to arrange them & we were there till 4 oclock. Quite a warm day.

Sunday [5th November]

Fort. After breakfast I made the two bouquets, for Mrs Steele & the bride, Miss Savidge. Mrs Steele was all
red roses which I got from Kozaibi who has some trees and the brides one was white jassamine & pale pink
lilies, great big ones from Dames & Dr Holmes' gardens. They looked awfully nice. We went early to the
church & it really looked quite nice, though a hideous building. We had great banks of green and pink &
white oleander on each side of the platform. James & Billy Steele were the pages in long blue velvet trousers
& white shirts. They looked quite nice. The bride had a pretty dress with long train & long veil of almost