THE BARBER. I couldn't do anything else, sir. It's my trade.
THE CUSTOMER. ( Smiling ) Well, this is the first time you ever shaved me.
THE BARBER. Curious, isn't it? But it may be the last.
THE CUSTOMER. That's so. I'm going to leave town right after the auction.
THE BARBER. If I may ask, sir, where are you going?
THE CUSTOMER. I don't know yet. ( Jocularly. ) Are you going to follow me?
THE BARBER. Sooner or later, sir. It's going to be a long journey, isn't it?
THE CUSTOMER. What makes you think so?
THE BARBER. There's a long journey we all take—sooner or later. Eh?
THE CUSTOMER. A long journey? But you're wasting time, man!