Oh, no. Save Hercules the trouble of saving the poor fellow--don't punish him at all.
[But perhaps education is the better choice of subjects; it's one they currently share, after all.]
I haven't, actually--the opportunities to do so in Cairo aren't exactly welcoming to the fairer sex. They're rather rare outside the more British enclaves of the city, anyway; as far as I know, the Mussulmens' religion doesn't permit it. But it's a nice thought for the next time I'm in England.
[Where they'll likely also be less than eager to have a woman coming in and inspecting their work, but she's fairly sure she can make it happen with enough insistence.
As he describes his work, her eyes grow wide. She leans in, picking up a biscuit, and toys with it as she listens to him.]
That must be fascinating. Both in theory and in practice--though I can certainly understand why you might have less opportunity to teach the former.
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[But perhaps education is the better choice of subjects; it's one they currently share, after all.]
I haven't, actually--the opportunities to do so in Cairo aren't exactly welcoming to the fairer sex. They're rather rare outside the more British enclaves of the city, anyway; as far as I know, the Mussulmens' religion doesn't permit it. But it's a nice thought for the next time I'm in England.
[Where they'll likely also be less than eager to have a woman coming in and inspecting their work, but she's fairly sure she can make it happen with enough insistence.
As he describes his work, her eyes grow wide. She leans in, picking up a biscuit, and toys with it as she listens to him.]
That must be fascinating. Both in theory and in practice--though I can certainly understand why you might have less opportunity to teach the former.