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2nd
Good Friday. On guard. Everyone else having a holiday.
4th
Easter Sunday. Mess orderly.
5th
A holiday in afternoon. A real sandy, dusty beast of a day.
6th
Had a big sham fight near Helouan. Picquet at night.
7th
Outpost work.
8th
Had a big sham fight with A Squadron, and knocked spots off them. Complimented in afternoon by Colonel Cox, who said "If you do as well at the Front, I will be satisfied."
9th
Digging trenches all day, & enjoyed a bit of hard work.
10th
Easy morning's work, striking tents and cleaning saddlery. In afternoon went to Cairo on leave, and went through the native bazaar. There are hundreds of small shops in the Mousky Street for the sale of jewellery, precious stones, silk table covers, saddles and all sorts of leather goods, and one shop devoted entirely