tum coma brevis barba prolixa, tripodes sellae, Cilicum vela foribus appensa, lectus nil habens plumae, mensa nil purpurae, humanitas ipsa sic benigna quod frugi, nec ita carnibus abundans ut leguminibus; certe, si quid in cibis unctius, non sibi sed hospitibus indulgens.
moreover, his hair was short, his beard long, three-legged stools served as seats, his door-ways had hangings of haircloth, his couch was devoid of down, his table of purple, and even his hospitality, though kindly, was frugal, with a greater abundance of vegetable than of meat'at least, if there was ever anything more dainty on the menu, he was making a concession to the guests, not to himself.
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