Mon 23. [23 January 1905] Began the day by chasing a thief who had
stolen a belt of Sim'an's. Found the thief but not the belt. Got off at
8.15. Very delightful day, cold but sunny. Inspected the great bi'rs at
Ras ul Ain. The road lay over two great headlands, Ras el Abyad
and Ras en Nakurah [Naqoura, Ras ed], very splendid with the sea
beating up against them. Then a long plain past Zib and the orange
gardens of the Akka ['Akko (Acre)] plain. Just before I reached the
Bagheheh my horse fell dead lame and I had to change with Sim'an.
At the Bagheheh Sayyid Ali Effendi made me most welcome and his
wife and mother in law fell on my neck and gave me good Persian
tea. Stayed talking with them over an hour. Badi 'Allah has joined
Abbas Effendi but Muhammad Ali is irreconcilable. They loaded me
with flowers and I rode off in the dusk. Went to see Miss Ramsay and
found her just going out to dinner. Camped outside the gate. Coldish.