Note 56 — BOOK III WHICH TREATS OF THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF WATER
John Clarke translation
The passage is almost hopelessly corrupt. The meaning of this sentence seems to be that luxury gets some respite from the fatigues of the table by watching the mullet’s death-struggle. Ruhkopf suggests an emendation which would give the sense: Our somnolent, jaded luxury has taken a long time to discover this new enjoyment. That would certainly be well in keeping with the following sentence.