CLC - Explore The Story

‘hide view options’ hides the buttons for changing how the text displays.

‘background’ cycles through the background colours.

‘text’ cycles through the text colours.

‘space’ makes the text spacing wider.

‘breaks’ hides line breaks and shows three more buttons.

‘numbers’ toggles the display of line numbers.

‘a-’ reduces the text size.

‘a+’ increases the text size.

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in officīnā Eutychī II

Eutychus in lectō recumbēbat; cibum ē canistrō gustābat. valdē
sūdābat, et manūs in capillīs servī tergēbat. postquam
Clēmentem vīdit,
    'quis es, homuncule?' inquit. 'quis tē hūc admīsit? quid vīs?'
5      'Quīntus Caecilius Clēmēns sum', respondit Clēmēns. 'dē
tabernā, quam latrōnēs dīripuērunt, cognōscere volō. nam illa
taberna nunc mea est.'
    Eutychus, postquam hoc audīvit, Clēmentem amīcissimē
salūtāvit, et eum per officīnam dūxit. ipse Clēmentī fabrōs suōs
10  dēmōnstrāvit. in officīnā trīgintā vitreāriī Aegyptiī dīligenter
labōrābant; aderat vīlicus, quī virgam vibrābat.
    Eutychus, postquam Clēmentī officīnam ostendit, negōtium
agere coepit.
    'perīculōsum est, mī amīce, in viā vitreāriōrum', inquit. 'multī
15  fūrēs ad hanc viam veniunt, multī latrōnēs. omnēs igitur
tabernāriī auxilium ā mē petunt. tabernāriī mihi pecūniam dant,
ego eīs praesidium. tabernam tuam servāre possum. omnēs
tabernāriī mihi decem aureōs quotannīs dare solent. paulum est.
num tū praesidium meum recūsāre vīs?'
20      Clēmēns tamen Eutychō nōn crēdēbat.
    'ego ipse tabernam, in quā habitō, servāre possum', inquit
Clēmēns. 'praesidium tuum recūsō.'
    tum lībertus sēcūrus exiit.

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