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unjustified arrest and imprisonment of his servants for assaults upon the intruding army officers. She is not disposed to be friendly to anyone who wears the uniform of the Inniskilling Dragoons.
Oates, a man for whom black is black and white is white, is seriously at sea in the ambiguous world in which he finds himself. Although Egypt is nominally ruled by the Turkish Sultan in Constantinople, it is essential to the British that they control the Suez Canal, their route to their Indian Empire. The country is therefore actually run as a 'Veiled Protectorate' under the aegis of the formidable Lord Cromer who, although claiming only the modest title of Consul General, effectively exercises vice-regal powers. The situation is further complicated by
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the presence of a puppet Egyptian King, the Khedive Abbas II. Following punitive action by the British after a Turkish incursion into the Sinai Desert, there is local unrest and this exotic colonial pot is currently being stirred by the charismatic nationalist leader, Mustafa Kamel.
To help him learn about his new surroundings, Boyle procures for Oates the services of Ahmed, his
regiment’s Ombashi (interpreter). Ahmed shows Oates around Cairo where Ahmed meets, and introduces to Oates, his two brothers – Fahmy, a law student and fanatical supporter of Mustafa Kamel, and Ali, a cheeky and high-spirited ten-year-old. During a visit to the silk market, Ahmed and Oates comfort Violet after her bag is snatched. The relationship between Violet and Oates improves as a result and Ahmed agrees to take both to visit his home village in Denshwai, where they meet Ahmed’s father Yasin, a robust and pragmatic elder of the village. Oates renews his acquaintanceship
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