[Several classical statues are placed about the room; at the back a temple or cabinet containing a statue of Galatea, before which curtains are drawn concealing the statue from the audience.]
[Mimos, a slave, is discovered at work on a half finished statue. To him enters Agesimos.]
Ages. (haughtily). Good day. Is this Pygmalion’s studio?
Mim. (bowing). It is.
Ages.Are you Pygmalion?
Mim.Oh, no;
I am his slave.
Ages.And has Pygmalion slaves!
A sculptor with a slave to wait on him:
A slave to fetch and carry—come and go—