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had a chance for a ride & although the horses are only a couple of hundred yards from the building I have not seen them.
Thursday Oct 15
We heard today unofficially that hostilities had ceased. The hills are patrolled by Indians. We heard to day that the Sircassians & inhabitants of Amman were arming. They will get a rough spin if they start playing up. This afternoon I went to the top of the hills. It is a big plain in parts covered with stones believed to be ruins of some ancient city. Some reinforcements arrived to day.

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