Cairo Time Page #2

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men, young men, have, have...

- You find that hard to believe?

[Bubbling sound]

Why don't I take you

to the Pyramids?

- Oh, uh, Mark and I

made a promise

we'd see them together.

- Of course. Of course.

Then, uh, let us walk.

- Okay.

- Bye-bye.

- This way.

- Why is everyone staring?

- This caf is for men.

- What do the women do?

- Oh, other things.

- No one said anything.

- No, that would be rude.

- Right.

I like your dress.

[Piano playing

in the background]

- This is a galabia.

- Hmm.

- Thank you.

[Middle-Eastern song]

[Background chatter]

- They're quite

something, aren't they?

- I promised Mark,

my husband, I would

see them with him.

- Mark Laroche?

That was silly.

- Why?

- He could be

held up for weeks.

- Then weeks it'll be.

- I'm Kathryn.

- Juliette.

- Pretty name.

- Thank you.

- Juliette! We've been

looking all over for you!

- Hello.

- How are you?

- You look absolutely

gorgeous. Cairo suits you.

- Thank you. Thank you.

- Uh, I'm sorry.

It's just hell there.

Mark couldn't get away.

- He's fine?

- Yeah, of course.

- We'll see you at

the luncheon tomorrow.

- Goodbye.

- Bye.

[Background chatter]

[Middle-Eastern music

and cries of admiration]

- I've been here

for 6 months now

and have yet to see

the real thing.

- Your husband

works for the UN?

- Boyfriend. And yes.

It's been a bit of a

nightmare, actually.

He's been recalled

four times.

Hasn't had a

break in a year.

- Four times.

You must be looking forward

to going back home.

- Sure.

- They are ridiculous.

[Man singing in Arabic]

[Kathryn laughing]

Cairo is such a mess.

- So dirty. You'd think they'd

clean it up for the tourists.

- I'm going back early. It's

too much for my nervous system.

- I hear Helen's daughter

graduated from Swarthmore.

- Well, she's quite intelligent.

She's marrying the Dolbys' son

this autumn.

How's that gorgeous

husband of yours doing?

- Oh, sorry. Wh--

- Your husband. How's he doing?

- Oh, good. Thank you.

- I hear it's terrible

over there at the moment.

There's been some kind of

outburst in one of the camps.

- It's not that bad.

- Well, Helen says it'll take

weeks to diffuse the situation.

- If the so-called

ceasefire holds.

- Excuse me.

- You okay?

- Oh...

Yes, I'm fine.

I just, uh...

wish I could get

a hold of him, of Mark.

- He's all right. You know that.

- You read Arabic?

- I should be better at it.

I had an Arab lover for years.

Hey, up for an adventure?

- Sure.

[Goat bleating, rooster crowing]

- Shukran.

[Bells tinkling

and camel braying]

[Commands in Arabic]

[Bleating]

- Juliette! Come!

We're being invited for lunch!

[Goats bleating]

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