Diary of Alice Ross-King, 1916 - Part 2

17 
January 17 MONDAY (17-349) 1st Month 1916

Claude in the mess at  
breakfast late - so was I.
Saw him gazing at his porridge 
with the same look in his eyes  
that he used to look at me at the
Alfred. - Very Ardent.
  
18 
1916 31 Days 18 TUESDAY (18-348) January 

Harry came in & we drove
through tombs of manluks
 

19  
January 19 WEDNESDAY (19-347) 1st Month 1916

Very tired tonight - ward  
heavy - had a death today.
Very wildly delirious boy
Queenslander.
  
20 
1916 31 Days 20 THURSDAY (20-346)  January 
8h 29m A.M. (Greenwich)

A day in the old mosque 
this afternoon.
 

21  
January 21 FRIDAY (21-345) 1st Month 1916

Dinner at Victoria Hotel  
ć Major Manning.
started dinner 9:30PM
  
22 
1916 31 Days 22 SATURDAY (22-344) January

Went out to Helouan,
drove to Wady Hoff, a
wonderful old dry valley. 
 

23  
January 23 Sunday—3 aft Epiph (23-343) 1st Month 1916

Dinner at Heliopolis House  
ć Shelleys.
They are here doing Red X  
Work - Pa shelly very
righteous & talks every 
one down. Have not  
seen agony.
  
24 
1916 31 Days 24 MONDAY (24-342) January

Mosques ć Harry. Eben Joulon
& de Hagen El Azhar.
 

25 
January 25 TUESDAY (25-341) 1st Month 1916
Conversion of St. Paul 

Harry in this morning. 
Im not going to see him tomorrow 
as there is a river  
trip from Helouan to the
Barrage & I want him to  
go.
  
26 
1916 31 Days 26 WEDNESDAY (26-340) January

Went to Dr. ć F. to see May.
Home early & to bed
 

27  
January 27 THURSDAY (27-339) 1st Month 1916

Expecting H in all the  
afternoon but he did not
turn up. It seems  
ages since I saw him. I  
hope nothing happened to
him yesterday.
  
28
1916 31 Days 28 FRIDAY (28-338). January
0h 35m A.M. (Greenwich)

H Coming up to meet him at  
Shepherds. He did not 
go to Barrage Wednesday, Sister 
Marge up. Don't quite
know what to think about  
it. He took her to Wady 
Hoff. He was very tired  
today & out of words so  
also was I.
I have a whole day  
off & we are going to Sakhana  
on Sunday

29  
January 29 SATURDAY (29-337) 1st Month 1916

Not very well. 

Saw F tonight. He is  
very worried about his
wife. She is not improving 
at all. 

Major Manning gone to  
Ismailia camp. 
  
A letter from Merve 
from [[Seinebeum]].
  
30
1916 31 Days 30 Sunday- 4 aft Epiph (30-336) January

Caught - the 8.15 train to Helouan 
Harry met it & we set out  
for Sakana - Crossed in  
ferry. I'm still feeling 
a bit sore about [[hiauger?]]  
but my love is too great to  
be silly about a little matter  
like that & H made me  
feel quite sure of him today.
The ride out on donk was  
delightful. We had an  
interesting lunch of cold boiled  
eggs & sardines which I enjoyed 
immensely. Visited wonderful 
tombs, grew very tired,
rode across the desert to  
the Mena pyramids. The 
glow on the desert was  
glorious & we came across  
beautiful patches of desert  
wild flowers. discharged 
the guide & the donkeys near  
the sphinx. It was monlight. 
Had a love & a kiss  
& then dinner at a 
wee restraunt out there  
& motored in to Cairo  
in time to catch Harry's  
9 00 train to Helouan. 
A glorious day indeed.
 

31  
January 31 MONDAY (31 -335) 1st Month 1916

Ward quieter today. We  
might have to use some  
rooms for Pneumonias
  
32
1916 29 Days 1 TUESDAY (32-334) February
Partridge and Pheasant Shooting ends

Met H in Cairo & wandered  
through the Bazaars
saw the tent makers, wandered 
through a beer shop
had coffee at an old stall.
Came home for dinner
feeling very sick.
 

33 
FEBRUARY 2 WEDNESDAY (33 -333) 2nd Month 1916 
Purification of V. Mary.    Candlemas.    Scottish Quarter Day.
  
34
1916 29 Days 3 THURSDAY (34-332) February 
4h 6m P.M. (Greenwich) 

Met H at Shephards & had 
a quiet afternoon there
on the verandah piazza 
watching the crowd
 

35
February 4 FRIDAY (35-331) 2nd Month 1916

H. Came in the morning  
he is going round 
Mosques ć Capt Murphy.
  
36 
1916 29 Days 5 SATURDAY (36-330) February

Capt Steel transferred  
to a regiment on  
the Canal. Am glad  
he has gone.
  
Capt Palmer doing  
the ward. We have  
a recrudescence of  
enteric & I am very  
busy