I may say for myself that I am a temperate man. My supper simply consisted of some rashers of bacon, a slice of home-made bread, and a pint of ale.
I did not go to bed immediately after this moderate meal
(я не пошел спать сразу же после этой скромной пищи), but sat up with the landlord, talking about my bad prospects (а сидел с хозяином, говоря о моих скверных видах на будущее;