Buyer A fine reward! And what is the substance of your philosophy? Sokrates The ideas and the types of existing things; for, indeed, everything that you see-the earth and all upon it, the sky, the sea-all these things have invisible images outside the universe. Buyer Where are they? Sokrates Nowhere; for if they were anywhere they could not be. Buyer I don't see these types you speak of. Sokrates Naturally; for your soul's eye is blind. But I see the images of all things: an invisible you, another me, and everything double. Buyer Then you will do to buy, for you are wise and have good eyes. Come, Hermes, how much will you charge me for him? Hermes Two thousand dollars. Buyer I take him at the price. However, I will pay you later. Hermes What is your name? Buyer Dion of Syracuse. Hermes Take him, with my best wishes. Next I call you, the Epicurean. Who will buy this one? He is the pupil of that laugher and of the drunkard whom I offered a little while ago. But he has made one step in advance of them, inasmuch as he has less regard for holy things. For the rest, he is pleasant and the friend of good living. Buyer What's the price? Hermes Forty dollars. Buyer Here you are. But tell me what sort of food he likes. Hermes He lives on sweet things like honey, and particularly figs. Buyer That is easy enough. I will buy him penny-loaves of fig-cake.