human
There are some who do not like the controls on trade and exchange that our government had to impose, Farid explained.
gpt
Mostly, they are people who had things pretty much their own way before the Republic was formed. They used to get special treatment from government officials who were in their pay, and they grew rich. Now, that's impossible. So they plot revolution to bring the bad old days back again--bad old days for most Egyptians, that is. The Moustafas and Bartouki used to be pretty powerful. I suppose they wanted that power back.
human
This is probably not the last try at revolution the police will have to stop. But our country grows more stable all the time, and the would-be revolutionaries grow older and perhaps wiser.
gpt
Time goes on, Rick agreed.
human
Things change. He thought of Kemel Moustafa the revolutionary, the only one of the three brothers they had met--and he thought of Hassan's saying. He added,
gpt
The little jackal barks, but the caravan passes.
human
We'll make a good Egyptian of you yet, Rick.