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grill and ice cream spend too much money. Australian sits at next table - we talk or rather he talks - Andy. He has traveled all over hitchhiking getting jobs here and there Germany, Egypt, the Arab countries, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc. with very little money. I have the opportunity of hearing this Australian, who was born in Latvia raised there till the age of 8, tell me the story of a novel by Erskin Calldwell he had just read in German while we sit in a restaurant in India. He is jolly, outgoing, lively, husky, strong body, easy Australian accent. We talk for hours, walk to the Ghats, buy fruit, I come home at 6:00. - Horlicks - walk though gullies - to Dosawamth back past house I hope to move to - meet tutor on street we go to Berus' for milk - home, David takes his Benares notebook - bed.

April 10 Fri

Up at 5:30 out at 6:30 take photos to exercise boys they give me pan and tea walk way up to Ghats visit Arranggeb Mosque - back through gullies

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home at 11:30 another bath, consumed 2 teas, 1 soda, 1 large glass of orange juice, hot on Ghats near water it must be impossible when it gets really hot. I should have taken a hat, 4 1/2 rolls 80-84 tree urileambulation[?] exercise of 3 boys, bull on Ghats, portrait of man on corner with one foot up, people in front of Hanuman picture. Gullieys watering bigins[?] - the temple of Ahrnety[?] to Durga above Manikarnika, the statue of the sacred cow at Gai Ghat. - sleep some out at 4:00-4:30 walk down Ghats to Assi - bathers - sadhus - washing of water buffalos - walk back sona-purna and drink Horlicks. Bicycle to lanka buy pocket, sculpture of Indian - to Berus' for lassi, bed.

April 11 Sat.

Up at 6:00 bath - eat - read - tired - read in morning - lunch at 12:30 home - rest - out at 4:00 bicycle to Dasawanth then walk up to Panchganga. Ghat and further shoot one roll. Leica - home - eat - Berus for milk - it is not good milk - David - Ram there - David walks home with me we talk sitting on bench - depressing state of India - how Ram is a born loser - he fluctuates so much a week ago he knew what he was meant