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In accordance with your instructions, I had an interview with the ambassador of France, who awaits your arrival to threaten us with an invitation to dinner . I also saw Mr Karageorghis, from whom I was able to obtain partially Michaël ; and also Mr Lapierre, from whom I received the first 100 £ . Besides the inconvenience of the strong heat on the site, an arrival so early in Cyprus also presents the inconvenience of recruiting the workmen who are still occupied with the crops (cereals etc . . ) Despite a visit to the union of Famagusta and in the villages of Limnia, Ayios Serghios, Trikomo, Styllos and evidently Engomi we have so far been able to gather only about twenty men, with hope of new arrivals at the end of the week (crops) As a result, I have set up the workmen along the inner edge of the enclosure, half (Johnstone) going towards the North, the other half (Courtois) towards the South ; starting from the West gate taken as axis of reference . The said gate presents the interest of the offset of the enclosure (only example) and is found to be the exact terminus of the street of house 18
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