THE CUSTOMER. (Starting) What do you mean?
THE BARBER. Don't do that again, sir! You don't know how near you came to cutting yourself!
THE CUSTOMER. You promised to finish with me in five minutes!
THE BARBER. No, sir, if you will allow me to contradict you, I did not.
THE CUSTOMER. You said you would shave me in five minutes.
THE BARBER. Yes, sir. That is correct.
THE CUSTOMER. And it's—
THE BARBER. Easy, sir, easy! The razor is sharp! (Shaving.) When I promised to shave you in five minutes, I didn't say anything about lathering. That takes several minutes by itself.
THE CUSTOMER. What?
THE BARBER. Now you've done it! (He applies styptic to a cut on
THE CUSTOMER's face.) Smarts, doesn't it?