“No doubt,” Tom replied, not sharing his cousin’s enthusiasm.
David grinned in delight, aiming his binoculars at a pair of young ladies carrying baskets from a nearby market.When one of them caught him staring, he waved and smiled.
They did not return his greeting, and he lowered the binoculars to discover Tom grinning at him.
“We should take advantage of our time here to do some shopping,” David remarked.“George said we should buy gold items.”
“You mean...like jewelry?”
“Rings, necklaces, anything made of gold.They’ll be small.Easy to transport and give as gifts when we return to England,” David explained.
“Good idea,” Tom said.“Especially since it would seem there is a jewelry shop right next to where we are to stay,” he murmured, watching as theirriadcame into view.
He decided he was going to like Cairo.
