The Emperor — Volume 03

Julia, the prefect's wife, had supplied the architect at Lochias with a carefully-prepared meal, —sufficient to fill six hungry maws, and Pontius' slave—who had received it on its arrival and had unpacked it dish after dish, and set them out on the humblest possible table had then hastened to fetch his master to inspect all these marvels of the cook's art. The architect shook his head as he contemplated the superabundant blessing.