ABSTRACT
Friday6August SpentthewholemorningintheLevyCorpstakingdownallthe evidenceabouttheshooting.Theaccusedmadenoattemptto denyitandsaidhediditbecausetheSubadarhadreducedhim fromNaiktosepoy.Hesaidhedidn'tmeanttogetDalywitha shotbuthedidmeantogethimwithhisbayonetasDalycalled out'catchhim.'TheGuardbehavedverybadlyrunningawayas soonastheyheardshotsandtheyweretheonlypeoplewho werearound.Dalyhascalledacruiserasitappearsthatthereis moreinitthanmeetstheeye.Themullahwhocomesfrom Russian,Persianfrontierappearstobeatthebottomofit,a nastyfanaticallookingfellowwithgreeneyes,ratherlikeabad editionofareligiouspicture,longhairandbeardandrobes. AfterteawewentovertoSitraislandinajoliboat.Thewind droppedandthetidewasagainstussowedidn'tarrivetill 8.00p.m.,thenhadtowalktotheLevypostwhichIlookedat andfoundextremelysloppyandputinorder.Stayedthere sometimeandthenreturnedtotheboatbywhichtimeitwas quitedark.Thetidewaswithusbutnowindandweran aground.Reallyveryawkward,spentalongtimetryingtopush offtheboatandthenwalkedinstead,theycarriedMbutitwas quiteshallow.Arrivedatavillageandborrowedadonkeyfrom anoldwormanwhothoughtwewerethievesthenwiththe NarkhudaandtheLevyCorpsorderlywhoIhadbrought, fortunatelywewentbacktoManama,Mridingthedonkeyand Iwalking-about5miles.Gotbackat12.30andfounda perfectlygooddinnerreadywaitingforus.Reallythesenative servantsaresurprisingwhenthereisanemergency.Ahot dampnight.GaveMthepearlwhichIboughtforherbirthday.
Saturday7August DalypersuadedustocomedowntotheAgencyashedidn't liketheresponsibilityofMarjoriebeingaloneatthefortforso longeveryday.Myownopinionisthatthereisreallyno dangeratallbutDalyhascabledforcruisersandismakinga realbigshowofitall.Bothofusareratherindignantatbeing madetoleavethefort.Itlooksasifwewereafraidofbeing therebutreallyIamperfectlyconfidentthattherewon'tbe anymoretrouble.Itwasobviouslyasingleoutbreak.
