a person's oiled body

I would rather have it said, He lived usefully, than, He died rich.

Beatriz, for all her seeming frailty, had borne the long strain better, and presently came, offering winesops, the recognised restorative; small pieces of fine white bread soaked in wine.

Madame Sinico is a substitute for the expected but unforthcoming Mdlle. Lichtmay.