#pantagathus

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In the Forum

Caecilius is not in the house. Caecilius is doing business in the forum. Caecilius is a banker. The banker is counting money. 

Caecilius looks around the forum. Look! A painter is walking in the forum. The painter is Celer. Celer greets Caecilius.

Look! A barber is also in the forum. The barber is Pantagathus. Caecilius sees the barber.

“Hello!” Caeclilius greets the barber. 

“Hello!” the barber replies. 

Look! A slave-dealer enters the forum. The slave-dealer is Syphax. The slave dealer is waiting for a merchant. The merchant doesn’t come. Syphax is angry. Syphax curses the merchant.

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The Barber

A barber is working in the shop. The barber is Pantagathus. Caecilius enters. 

“Hello, barber!” says Caecilius.

“Hello!” Pantagathus replies. 

The barber is busy. An old man is sitting in the chair. Pantagathus is holding a razor and trimming his beard. The old man looks at the razor intently. 

A poet enters the shop. The poet stands in the shop and recites a verse. The verse is rude. Caecilius laughs. But the barber does not laugh. The barber is angry. 

“Scoundrel! Scoundrel!” Pantagathus shouts. The old man is terrified. The barber doesn’t trim his beard. The barber cuts the old man. Much blood flows. 

Caecilius gets up and goes out of the shop.