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Koniak. His luggage consists of a nose nose bag containing his wardrobe etc & a roll of blankets. He talks from monopolizes the conversation from Zahle to Beyroute [Beirut?] where we arrive at 4.30 pm. A few minutes afterwards I see him at the entrance of the Hospital sitting on his blanket roll with a dozen Askaris round him still going strong. In his hands is the Koniak [cognac?] bottle which still contains about one nip. We are at the 32nd CCH, a large building originally a barracks. It is crowded with British Australian & Indian Askaris. I sleep little that night for the Indians make a fearful row Coughing & Groaning & singing.
2nd Novr Still at the 32nd CCH & I Have a look around the City.
3rd Am transferred to a kind of