you after making an appointment to meet you later. Next, knock on
the main door
facing you: a municipal secretary answers. Despite your
insistence, you will not
be allowed to enter the office. Rejoin Popidius, in front of the
Comitium (the
place from which you entered the forum). Talk to him about what
the merchant
needs and recover your contract, as well as a money pouch. Then go
to Eumachia▓s
building, which is also in the Forum.

There, you will meet Harpocrates, the merchant again, who is
standing in front of
Eumachia▓s building. He has been unable to strike a bargain.
Converse with him,
select your contract and give it to him. In exchange, ask him to
give you his
batch of linen. He will pay you the balance in coins and give you
an Egyptian
dagger. Go into the building. On your left, a fuller (cloth
craftsman) is trying
to sell his poor quality cloth to a wealthy Pompeiian lady. Listen
to him and
then question the young woman dressed in pink who has been
following the
transaction. Break into the conversation between the fuller and
his woman
customer. Select your dagger, and use it on the cloth being
negotiated. The
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