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An Affable Rogue at the Metropolitan Ritz in Cairo
George Percival Algernon Jones, vice president of a New York firm, arrives in Cairo on a business trip. A Swiss manager and porters track his entry as he carries a secret bundle under heavy twine. The scene unfolds with humor and veiled tension as curious staff note oddities in his travel and room assignment.
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George Percival Algernon Jones
Metropolitan Oriental Ritz Company of
New York
Cairo
Ryanne
County Clare
Thea
Mr. Ryanne
Carda
Major Callahan
Fortune Chedsoye
George P. A. Jones
Smella
County Antrim
Porter
Ryan
Inez
Mediterranean
Biscolic
United Romance and Adventure Company, Ltd
London
Paris
Bagdad