Just Lather, That’s All (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Hernando Téllez
- First Published: 1950
- Type of Plot: Suspense
- Time of Work: The 1940's
- Setting: Colombia
- Principal Characters: An anonymous barber, Captain Torres
- Genres: Short fiction, Suspense
- Subjects: Revolutionaries, Murder or homicide, 1940’s, Fear, Barbershops or barbers, Heroes or heroism, Soldiers, South America or South Americans, Knives
- Locales: Colombia
The Story
In a barbershop in a small Colombian town, the proprietor, the narrator of the story, is shaving a man. This is no typical customer, however; the barber recounts that he began to tremble when he recognized him. The barber's detailed description of Captain Torres hanging up his military cap, bullet belt, and holster highlights the man's authority and his potential for violence. During the course of the shave, the two men engage in brief but revealing dialogue. The captain has just returned from capturing a band of revolutionaries and takes pride in his success on a...
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