“Besides me, are there many other guests?”
He pretended not to hear her question. “Do you have a Blackberry or any PDA with you?”
She showed it to him. He held out his hand again.
“If you can read my email, please help me…”
"I don"t want to read your e-mails, Miss Sarah, the sooner we finish these formalities, the sooner you"ll have time to rest."
She had to give him the Blackberry again.
“Do you have an iPod, or any other music player with you?”
"Are you kidding me?"
“Our Sir al-Bakari considers such personal devices inappropriate here. Anyway, her room is equipped with the most modern sound systems, not to mention other audio-visual equipment. So you don"t need yours."
She gave the iPod to him.
“Any other electrical equipment?”
"Hairdryer".
He held out his hand again.
"Why d
