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Recouperation after hostilities; attempts to retrieve slaves by diplomacy |
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November 28th and 29th, 1936 |
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Today we are resting ourselves and coolies and Sepoys. Smith is a useless fellow, does nothing but sleep and eat and avoid work whenever he can! Williams and I are thoroughly fed up with him. |
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It was a long and rather beastly march to get here, the path like the side of a house. But we were very tired after five days of ceaseless hard work. I feel so nice and civilised now after a warm bath, and a lunch fit for a python! |
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We stay here tomorrow, as I have a lot of official writing to do. Then we go on to Panso (friendly), and, if necessary, to Noklak (hostile) [error for Nokhu]. |
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I am making every effort to get the slaves out of Noklak [error for Nokhu] without a visit, we are all sick of climbing up and down hills. |
