Aug 21st Wednesday.
Finished Chapter IX A.F.T.
[Almost Forgotten Times], started Chapter X, at this all day. Laura not well, went to bed in afternoon for rest of day. Karl went to Palma to see Sabater again & see about paints.
New supply of oil: also charcoal: last of the plums. To sea.
Gelat had seen a clerk who assured him that no denuncio1 been made at the Military Headquarters. The theory is that the charlatan made enquiries
there to give himself importance.2
Very heavy weather.
Karl brought me a new reading-lamp: ordinary chromium sort: the other was always blowing
over & getting damaged.