She had unwisely opened a door and then clumsily slammed it shut, but perhaps some harm had already been done.
The shriek had perhaps sounded with a far greater power, to his own startled ears, than it actually possessed.
Or perhaps some younger Libyans, with overseas degrees under their belt, or young entrepreneurs, will rise to the occasion.
Eventually, perhaps soon, the market must obey Mr Micawber's dictum.