You are aware what huge whitings are served to us on maigre days . well , i selected the cartilages of the heads of these fishes , and you can scarcely imagine the delight with which i welcomed the arrival of each wednesday , friday , and saturday , as affording me the means of increasing my stock of pens ; for i will freely confess that my historical labors have been my greatest solace and relief 你知道，我们每逢斋戒日都可以吃到鱼的。我就选用了这种鱼头部的几条软骨，你简直想象不到每到星期三，星期五和星期六我是多么的高兴，多么的欢迎它的到来，来更多的为我提供做笔的材料，因为我坦白地承认，我的这本历史著作是我最大的安慰，当我追述过去的时候，我就忘掉了现在。
