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English Military Attache. He is returning to England as his health has broken down. Very few English people can stand the climate for very long. Wednesday, _September 1, 1915._ Mrs. Stobart returned from the dispensary. Colonel Harrison came to dinner with the new English Attache; Colonel Harrison left directly after for England. He has left us the most beautiful gramaphone. We heard the sad news to-day that Nurse Berry died on arriving in England. She was a beautiful girl and a splendid nurse. She was my nurse when I first became ill, and she was taken bad a few days after we were together at Vrynatchka Banja; she was craving to get home. Thursday, _September 2, 1915._ Nothing of interest has happened to-day. I am not on duty, but hope to be in a day or two. The weather is still very hot, but we have a good deal of wind; the guy ropes constantly want tightening. Sunday, _September 5, 1915._ We had service at 5.30 a.m. I helped one of the sisters get ready for Mr. Little. Several of the Scotch unit came up. Friday and Saturday I was busy doing the accounts, as my part has not been done since I left, and we have about fifty of the staff and 125 patients. Monday, _September 6, 1915._ I have been for two walks to-day, first with one of the doctors, and then with one of the sisters, the first walk since I was ill. This morning we went through maize fields, and on our way met several women spinning; they are always at their knitting or spinning working on the fields. Their knitting is wonderful as they make such lovely patterns with different coloured wools. We saw a man making baskets. He first gathered the willow sticks, which he put into boiling water, removed the skin, then he started his basket work. This morning I went up to the cemetery. Fancy, over 11,000 graves since November, 1914, all soldiers, and there are just plain little wooden crosses to each, and four in a grave. Dr. and Lady Finlay came over to see our camp; she came out with us on the _Saidieh_. I got the accounts finished up to date, and in the afternoon about fifteen of us went off on two bullock wagons to get blackberries, as we have scarcely any jam left. Mrs. Stobart had asked us at lunch who would volunteer. We took tea with us. We went about two miles but did not get any, only
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