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PROTAGORAS PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE : S OCR A TE S, w ho is the nar rator of t he D i alog ue to his Co mp an ion ; H I P P OCR A T E S ; A L CI B I A D E S ; CR I N A S ; P R O T A GO- R A S, H I P P I A S, P R OD I C US, S op hists ; CA L L I A S, a w eal thy A t heni an . 1 Scene: The House of Callias Com .Where do y ou come from, Socrates ? And y et I need hardly ask the question, for I know that y ou have been in chase of the fair Alcibiades .I saw the day before y esterday ; and he had got a beard like a man - and he is a man, as I may tell y ou in your ear .But I thought that he was still very charming . Soc .What of his beard ?Are y ou not of Homers opinion, who says Youth is most charming when the beard first appears ?And that is now the charm of Alcibiades . Com .Well, and how do matters proceed ?Have you been vis- iting him, and was he gracious to you ? 鏅綏澶垐鎷夌瘒 Soc .Yes, I thought that he was very gracious ; and especially to - day, for I have j ust come from him, and he has been helping me in an argument .But shall I tell y ou a strange thing ?I paid no attention to him, and several times I quite forgot that he was present . Com .What is the meaning of this ? Has anything happened between you and him ? For surely y ou cannot have discovered a fairer love than he is ; certainly not in this city of Athens . Soc .Yes, much fairer . Com .What do you mean - a citizen or a foreigner ? 2 Soc .A foreigner . Com .Of what country ? Soc .Of Abdera . Com .And is this stranger really in y our opinion a fairer love