July 19 Monday

Anniversary of Rebellion and a dull, sweaty awful day. Face swollen. Not much pain, as such; but feeling lacerated.
Letter from E. Altounyan1 from Aleppo wanting to correspond about Poetry. Replied.
Laura working on Letter Book.
I made a start of Ch [Chapter] 8 of Ghost, and[RG] (11 pp [pages])[RG] wrote several letters, made up a/cs2.
Sent Claudius film version to Random House.
Dressed for supper. Thunderstorm. 663 reintroduced.
Rebel counterattack at Brunete fails.
Karl making a mask of home-mashed papier-maché, painted.
War starting in China.

Editorial Notes

1Ernest Haig Riddell Altounyan (1889-1962), surgeon eds.; friend of T.E. Lawrence? KG
2accounts? eds.
3card game KG