Notice: Near the House 1

Near the Villa

It was night. Quintus and Clemens were returning to the villa. They caught sight of a small shop, where a writer was working. The writer was Sulla. Sulla was writing this title on the wall: "The innkeepers trust Afer."

Quintus, after he saw the title, was angry. Quintus said to the writer, “Writer! Correct that title! Holconius is better than Afer.”

Clemens gave Sulla ten denarii. Sulla was laughing. After Quintus and Clemens entered the villa, he corrected the title thus: "The blockheads trust Afer."