he was served by the gravest waiters in dress coats and shoes with swan-skin soles who proffered the viands in special porcelain and on the finest linen;

• 他由最为庄重的侍者来服侍，这些侍者身穿礼服，脚穿天鹅皮作底的鞋，用特殊的瓷器端上一道道菜肴，放在最为精美的桌布上。