Capitolo 14
custom was to work in its official room from 9 to approximately 2.30, nevertheless
in the summer him frequently it was at work first breakfast. Him taken then a
active walk, and he/she dined to approximately 3.30. This first hour had been
prescribed and he/she insisted above from his/her physician, the Dr Haviland of
Cambridge, in who he had the great trust. He ate of heart, nevertheless
simply and moderately, and he/she slept for around a hour later supper. Him
then it had tea, and from approximately 7 to 10 he worked in the same room with
his/her family. He would ever retire to a private room, and it concerned the
society of his/her family as extremely that it gives benefit in the "to take away the edge his
job." Its powers of the extraction were extraordinary: nothing seemed
disturb him/it; any music, singing neither miscellaneous conversation.
He would play then a game or two to cards, reads some pages of a
classical or historical book, and it retires at 11 o'clock. Sundays he frequented
service in the morning to church, and in the evening read some prayers very
attentively and impressively to his/her whole family. He was a lot
hospitable, and a great deal happy to receive his/her friends in a simple and
natural way in his/her house. In this he was helped more admirably by his
wife to which the grace and the ability did all pleasant of them
guests. But he avoided as supper-parties so much possible--them
interfered too much with his/her job--and with the exception of
scientific and official suppers that he has rarely dined away from house. His
tastes were completely national, and he was very happy in his
family. With his/her natural love of job, and with the incessant calls
on him, he would be broken soon, you/he/she had been not him for his
system of regular relaxation. Two or three times a year him taken a
party: generally a short run of a week or ten days in spring, a
trip of one month or in the proximities in first autumn, and approximately three
weeks to Playford in winter. These trips were conducted in always
the most active way, or in continuous motion from place to put,