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Fort before breakfast then went down to the municipal office where I spent most of the morning at the ballot
box. The Baharna voted. Crowds of them came and they showed much more interest in it than the arabs
yesterday. One or two old men arrived not knowing in the least to what they were supposed to do. About
150 people voted. Most of them were illiterate. Its a very long job & takes up a lot of time but I think if I
had not been there there might have been trouble. Loch is away down the coast. The P.R. left today by air
for Muscat but returns here for a few days on his way back. Gardened, then people came to tennis, the Court
after all the rain was only just fit to play on. James & nanny & LBL went out for a drive past Sakhrir, the
Shaikh saw them & sent a message that he would drive after them to a point on the road & say goodbye to
them, he did so and had a long talk with them, saying he hoped to see them in England, but this is a stock
phrase, however as he spoke & the idea by going home to Loch the other day I shall ask him about it. LBL
enjoyed it very much, she took some photos of Sakhrir. An awful party at the Mission. a sort of Valentine
Party. We all had meals at different houses, & not only that but everyone began the meal at a different
course, some started with pudding others with fish, all hurried down & extremely uncomfortable & bad for