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Fiction
The Lost Dialogues: Mr Socrates
Michael Katz overhears Socrates’ private dialectic.
Socrates: Hello, Socrates. With no moon tonight I hardly recognized you.
SOCRATES: That’s a silly thing to say – but I suppose old men can be allowed a bit of foolish talk.
Socrates: I’m only talking because it’s so quiet. There’s not a soul stirring here in the marketplace.
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