Bruno Paoli is a thin Italian with a weasel face and nervous eyes who, disguised as an electrician, watches the corridors of Shepheard’s Hotel in Cairo in December 1928. He serves as the ear of Paul Morand.
| Type | Character |
| Chronicle | ldc |
| Era | December 1928 |
| Location | Cairo (Shepheard’s Hotel) |
| Spanish entry | Bruno Paoli |
Role
- He pretends to repair a lamp while watching Camille and Irti. Irti meets his gaze, and Paoli looks away too quickly.
- He is the first sign that Morand already knows about the group.
- He mentions the talatat (the standardized blocks of the temples of Akhenaten), which indicates that other parties know the secret of the dagger and ties the relic to the Amarna period.