He does not allow peas to appear on his table, because they don't grow on his estate.

They are for the same reason not allowed to bring coffee into the house, and he uses honey instead of sugar.

Mad, eh ?" "Certainly.

But do you know anything else about him ?" "Oh, I could tell you a thousand things.

His whole life is an absurdity.
He only did a wise thing once in his life.