Avunculus Meus - Section 1

1 ante 2 lucem 3 ibat 4 ad 6 Vespasianum 5 imperatorem ( 7 nam 8 ille 9 quoque 11 noctibus 10 utebatur ), 12 deinde 13 ad 14 officium 16 sibi 15 delegatum . 1 reversus 2 domum 4 reliquum 5 tempus 6 studiis 3 dabat . 1 saepe 2 post 3 cibum ( 4 qui 6 veterum 5 more 7 interdiu 9 levis 10 et 11 facilis 8 erat ) 12 aestate , 13 si 15 quid 16 otii 14 erat , 17 iacebat 18 in 19 sole , 20 liber 21 legebatur , 22 adnotabat 24 23 excerpebatque . 3 nihil 1 enim 2 legit 4 quod 5 non 6 excerperet ; 3 dicere 1 etiam 2 solebat 4 nullum 5 librum 6 esse 7 tam 8 malum 9 ut 10 non 12 aliqua 13 parte 11 prodesset . 1 post 2 solem 3 plerumque 6 aqua 5 frigida 4 lavabatur , 7 deinde 8 gustabat 10 9 dormiebatque 11 minimum ; 1 mox 2 quasi 3 alio 4 die 5 studebat 6 in 8 cenae 7 tempus . 1 super 2 cenam 3 liber 4 legebatur 5 adnotabatur , 6 et 8 quidem 7 cursim .

Section 1 Translation: Before dawn, he used to go to the emperor Vespasian (for he also used the nights), then to the duty assigned to him. Having returned home, he would allot the rest of the time to his studies. Often after food (which, after the custom of his forefathers during the day was light and easy on the stomach), in summertime, if there was any free time, he would lie in the sun, a book would be read, he would make notes and take extracts (from it). For he read nothing from which he would not take extracts; indeed, he used to say that no book was so bad that it was not useful in some part. After sunbathing he generally bathed in cold water, then had a snack, and slept for a very short time. Soon afterwards, as if it were on another day, he would study till dinnertime. Over dinner, a book would be read and notes taken, but hastily indeed.