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to sleep on my own; whether there were snakes in the thick grass I didn't much care; I was away from the noise and roughness of the camp.
April 1
Drill – visit Dr.Garavedien; he is always delightful.
Apr; 2
Good Friday. Studies. Visit Cairo – terrible happening in the Wazir quarter; there has been a row between the natives and their troops; many wounded, two killed; this sacred day has been well celebrated.
Apr; 3
Studies – drill.
Apr; 4
Easter Sunday. We are kept in camp , as the Cairenes have a Fete Day on; if "the boys" got amongst them there would be trouble.
Apr; 5
To-day in camp has been like hell – great gusts of wind which blow the sand into the eyes, the nose, the throat; almost suffocating – sand, sand , sand everywhere. I break camp and visit Garavedien, during which time picket entered the Doctor's surgery and ordered me back to camp. My God! What a manner in which to finish perhaps the last days of my life – I have offered my life for my country but it seems to me they have also taken my liberty – such is the military life.
Apr; 6
Soon we shall be upon the battlefield – I pray God that I shall not be wanting when we are under fire.
Apr; 7
Drill – visit Cairo