at the Gezirah Palace Hotel in Cairo. Christie attended many dances and other social functions; she particularly enjoyed watching amateur polo matches. While they visited some ancient Egyptian monuments such as the Great Pyramid of Giza, she did not exhibit the great interest in archaeology and Egyptology that developed in her later years. Returning to Britain, she continued her social activities, writing and performing in amateur theatrics. She also helped put on a play called The Blue Beard of Unhappiness with female friends. At 18, Christie wrote her first short story, "The House of Beauty", while recovering in bed from an illness. It consisted of about 6,000 words about "madness and dreams", subjects of fascination for her. Her biographer Janet Morgan has commented that, despite "infelicities of style", the story was "compelling". (The story became an early version of her story "The House of Dreams".) Other stories followed, most of them illustrating her interest in spiritualism and the paranormal. These included "The Call of Wings" and "The Little Lonely God". Magazines rejected all her early submissions, made under pseudonyms (including Mac Miller, Nathaniel Miller, and Sydney West); some submissions were later revised and published under her real name, often with new titles. Around the same time, Christie began work on her first novel, Snow Upon the Desert. Writing under the pseudonym Monosyllaba, she set the book in Cairo and drew upon her recent experiences there. She was disappointed when the six publishers she contacted declined the work. Clara suggested that her daughter ask for advice from the successful novelist Eden Phillpotts, a family friend and neighbour, who responded to her enquiry, encouraged her writing, and sent her an introduction to his own literary agent, Hughes Massie, who also rejected Snow Upon the Desert but suggested a second novel. Meanwhile, Christie's social activities expanded, with country house parties, riding, hunting, dances, and roller skating. She had short-lived relationships with four men and an engagement to another. In October 1912, she was introduced to Archibald "Archie" Christie at a dance given by Lord and Lady Clifford at Ugbrooke, about from Torquay. The son of a barrister in the Indian Civil Service, Archie was a Royal Artillery officer who was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps in April 1913. The couple quickly fell in love. Three months after their first meeting, Archie proposed marriage, and Agatha accepted. With the outbreak of World War
{
        'QUESTION: What was Agatha Christie doing during her visit to the Gezirah Palace Hotel in Cairo?',
        'ANSWER: During her visit to the Gezirah Palace Hotel in Cairo, Agatha Christie attended many dances and other social functions, including watching amateur polo matches.',
        'SEPARATOR',
        'QUESTION: Which ancient Egyptian monument did Agatha Christie visit during her trip?',
        'ANSWER: One of the ancient Egyptian monuments that Agatha Christie visited during her trip was the Great Pyramid of Giza.',
        'SEPARATOR',
        'QUESTION: What type of plays did Agatha Christie participate in before becoming a writer?',
        'ANSWER: Before becoming a writer, Agatha Christie participated in amateur theatricals, which involved acting, writing, and performing in plays.',
        'SEPARATOR',
        'QUESTION: When did Agatha Christie write her first short story?',
        'ANSWER: Agatha Christie wrote her first short story, titled "The House of Beauty," at the age of 18, while recovering from an illness.',
        'SEPARATOR',
        'QUESTION: Who advised Agatha Christie to approach the literary agent Hughes Massie?',
        'ANSWER: Successful novelist Eden Phillpotts advised Agatha Christie to approach the literary agent Hughes Massie.',
        'SEPARATOR',
        'QUESTION: How did Agatha Christie meet her future husband, Archibald "Archie" Christie?',
        'ANSWER: Agatha Christie met her future husband, Archie Christie, at a dance hosted by Lord and Lady Clifford near Torquay.',
        'SEPARATOR',
        'QUESTION: Why did Agatha Christie propose to Archie so soon after their first meeting?',
        'ANSWER: There isn\'t enough information in the text to determine why Agatha Christie proposed to Archie so soon after their first meeting.'
    }