•“Very good,” Sophia replied. The fire already burned, a clean small blaze. “During the night, I thought about your new identity, and I’ve just about finalized my ideas.” Sophia turned to face him, “First of all, you will be a mute, but you are not quite deaf. You may feign that you can hear a bit but not a lot. You cannot speak. Your infirmity will be part lack of wits and part deafness. If you keep this in mind, you will be able to realize some gain from the appearance of stupidity combined with hearing loss. Because you are a slave, most Greeks will think your lack of speech, and perhaps your