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3 Wednesday 19th June
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Rode, prevented from going to the Fort as HH came to call on Max, in very good form. He seemed very
a pleased to have him here, HH's guest in my house!
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Returned HH's call at Rafaa, had a most interesting talk about the derivation of Arab names. Hassa, not as
one thought from stone but a word meaning a little well. Then to dine with the Russell Browns at Awali,
3 quite a pleasant party of about a dozen people all of the coy.
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a Went to Jidda in the afternoon via Budeya. Quite a gale blowing a very strong wind at Jidda, almost too
strong. Max went in the morning to his island, we sent the launch & got him from there in the afternoon. All
n well at Jidda.
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