Episode 3.3: Shopping in the Forum

 

Octaviāna mercātōrem rogāvit: "quantī est stilus?"

 

mercātor stilum ostendit. "stilus est bonus," inquit. "novus est. pretium est decem denāriī."

 

Octaviāna stilum spectāvit. decem denāriī — pars pecūniae.

 

"et tabula?" rogāvit Octaviāna.

 

mercātor rīsit. "tabula quoque decem denāriōs cōnstat. sed sī stilum et tabulam simul emis, pretium minus dō."

 


 quid Octaviāna agit?

 

Octaviāna pretium plēnum prō stilō dat. "decem denāriōs prō stilō dō."

 

Octaviāna dē pretiō rogat. "stilum et tabulam simul emere volō. quindecim denāriōs dare possum."

 

Octaviāna pretium nimis parvum rogat. "stilum et tabulam volō. decem denāriōs prō duābus rēbus dō!"

 

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