Bentley: (incredulous horror) Ghira! Feisal: (smiling) Oh yes. I fear you have a long journey. Have you ever ridden a camel? Bentley: I’ve never tried. Feisal: Take a mule. If I were you, I should try…
-Robert Bolt, Lawrence of Arabia filmscript
Feisal smiled at journalist Jackson Bentley’s incredulity. All the way to Ghira? That was like Hajj Bashir’s amusement at my own surprise when he told me the Dabouka marched until midnight. All the way to Cairo? I asked. Take an airplane, KhairAllah said.