“My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them.”
The idea behind the quotation
The speaker says their personal routine treated smoking cigars and drinking alcohol as a strict, almost holy rule at every meal and between meals.
Vocabulary in context
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