Then to see how like a king I dined too all alone, attended by my servants, Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.

• 然后看看我是怎样用餐吧！我俨然是一个国王，独自进餐，我的仆人们在旁边侍候；“八哥儿”就像是我的宠臣，是被允许与我说话的唯一“人物”。