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19 December 1914
Saturday
Revielle at 6
Stables per usual nothing of much event during the morning only horses ridden again but in the afternoon I was sent to find Bill Latham & deliver a mss to him from the CO set out at 2 pm for the Citedil & after spending an hour & a half in finding same I'm told that they are over in Abesia so over I go but before that I went all over the Citedil, the most gorgeous building I have ever been in the staircases are beautiful white marble & the handrail is 9 inches wide & 22' feet long out of the solid & in one piece under the domes they are paneled & then decorated in diminishing figure of bronze the guide told me that they havn't been touched for at least 200 years & they now look far & away better than our most beautiful theatre when new. I arrived at Abbasia at 4 pm & found Bill, niggers very offensive & expect trouble any day now. Bed 9.30 pm.
20 December 1914
Sunday
Revielle at 6.
Stables as per usual but nothing much doing, no work to be done during day only inspection & then Church Parade after which dinner. The boys all go on leave & the boss goes over to Alexandria with Frean to see the [indecipherable]. Bert & myself are left in camp, I amuse myself by writing home to Nell & Ern. Frean returns at 5 & tells me that it took him 2 hours to find the joint. Larkin & Harold go over to the Pyramids, Harry gets back alright but Larkin doesn't put in an appearance at nine, went for a walk at eight to the Café de Nil & from there saw a most perfect reflection of the moon on the river then came home & wrote & I shouldn't have. Bobby Faines & I have a sing song & then go the YMCA to the church meeting which is great with the Chaplain that we have. Concerts have been [indecipherable] for every Monday night. Bed 9.00