Mon. 31 [31 March 1902] Came down in the morning with Mr M.
[Monaghan] and arrived at my Hotel (New H. Ibrahim Nasar) about
10. Had an Arabic lesson and wasted time waiting for my luggage.
After lunch shopped in the suk and got flowers on the railway by the
palm trees. Then came my luggage and at 4 Mr M. who stayed till 6.
After dinner my Persian Mirza Abdullah who is a dear and so to bed.
Mr Gee came and we developed together till 11.