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Thursday 1 Oth May

Didnt go to Fort, HH & Shs M & A came in, the former, as usual, announced that he was going to Egypt &
HH, as usual, very sourly gave him permission to go. As he goes every year the fuss that is made about his
going seems absurd. Later HH & 1 went to the Agency for a Zubara talk which went off quite well, HH
repeated himself incessantly, he has a new cliche, "all 1 want is two things, my honour & my peoples' rights
he must have produced this watch word at least a dozen times. Parker came in about bases etc. Didnt go o
with SNO as I took a dose of salts. After tea to a football match between S. Arabia & Bn, Bn won easi
HH attended & seemed much to enjoy it, he had never before seen a game of football - incredible. We taP
a good deal of shop, he was in a very lively mood & pleased by his talk with Pelly who he compared ■
Hick, greatly to Hick's disadvantage, but as dislike of Hick & GP seems to increase anyone is better
them - still he does seem to like P. Hot day, illuminations still on. Spring cleaning, doing some paintinj

Friday 11 th May