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day. They bring in their infant for me to admire! I thoroughly dislike them but apparently I gave my host and hostess the impression that I had a strong partiality for small children – if they had really known my thoughts on the subject they would not have been pleased.
Mar; 25
Flag drill – studies.
Mar; 26
To Cairo – lunch with Dr.Garavedien and his charming wife in their delightful appartement in the Rue Magdeburg.
Studies – dined at Café Sault with Frank Fraser, 5th A.S.C., really a most charming man.
Mar; 27]
Drill – studies.
Mar; 28
To Cairo – lunch with Garavedien – studies – visit a prison in Cairo; the Director was most hospitable, sent out for coffee and showed me the prison – most awful looking hole, though the prisoners did not seem the least worried about it.
Mar; 29
This day has been most detestable. We were reviewed by Sir Ian Hamilton –
– it might have been very nice for the onlookers, but to be a common private "padding' it through the sand is vile.
Mar; 30
Visit to Cairo – studies
Mar; 31
Marched to Marg – it is a delightful country, very green – we bivouac here the night – in order to get away from the crowd I took my blankets and went about a mile from the camp