April 1 Monday.

To Palma, early. Dentist 9.30, charged 40 pts1 for 3 visits. Collected pension2. Incident of bumbling army-officer with green & red reg. tie[RG] waiting for pension saying to officer no. 2 "I see you belong to my old corps." This no. 2 was the sort of officer one would draw if only allowed to draw in parallels and oblongs. Bumbler was colour-blind. I had long before registered 'Scots Guards', so bumbler had to apologise, he was only Sherwood Foresters. The man was called Major Fotheringay—×××× [crossed out]Hannibal as far as I could hear. Long wait at Banco March. Laura & Karl and Isabel did all general shopping. Bought typewriter 800 pts, less 375 for L [Laura]'s old typewriter. Bought L. [Laura] early 19th century emerald and diamond ring for 190 pts. At Casas bought brazier shovel for Fábrica: theirs had been broken for the last six years — family joke. Also old glass bottle, Hapsburg seal for 2 pts. and 3 blue plates 3 pts each. Casas threw in an old wooden-stand suitable for my Luna[RG]3 cannon ball. Lunch Mallorca. Coffee and cream éclairs at Schwarz & Strenge's. Schwarz gave me a sesterce4 of Claudius with Civil Crown and OB5 Cives Servatos. In recognition gave them the blue plates.
Gave Focus to Esperanza. Ball for Francisquito. Home at 6.30.
Notice of 4800 doll. [dollars] on way to Hispano Bank and letter from Middleditch giving authority to collect German money but counselling against smuggling.
Alice had her kittens, all black, three, in bush by electric light post.

Editorial Notes

1RG indicates "pesetas" in different ways (and sometimes not at all). According to KG, "pts." is the correct abbreviation. eds.
2RG drew a wound pension for damage to his lungs. KG
3"Luna" was Laura Riding's company. KG
4a small silver Roman coin. eds
5obverse/other side. KG/eds