Ben lived in the same house as I did, on the same floor, his door facing mine; we often saw each other, and I knew how he lived when he was at home. And at home it was the same story: dressing-gown, nightcap, closed windows, locked doors, and -'Oh, I hope nothing bad will happen!' Vegetarian food is not good for him, yet he could not eat meat, so he ate freshwater fish with butter--not a vegetarian dish, yet one could not say that it was meat. He did not keep a female servant for fear people might think evil of him, but had as cook an old man of sixty, called Alan, who had once been an officer's servant and could cook after a fashion. This Alan was usually standing at the door with his arms folded; with a deep sigh, he would _ always the same thing: "there are plenty of them about nowadays!"
Where did Ben live?
What did he wear while at home?
What did he eat?
Did he eat meat?
Did he prepare the fish himself?
Who did?
Male or female?
What was the mans name?
How old was Alan?
Did he work anywhere before cooking for Ben?
Doing what?
in the same house as I did
Ben lived in the same house as I did
a dressing-gown
And at home it was the same story: dressing-gown
freshwater fish
 he ate freshwater fish with butter
no
 could not eat meat,
no
 had as cook an old man of sixty
a cook
had as cook an old man of sixty
a man
but had as cook an old man of sixty, called Alan
Alan
but had as cook an old man of sixty, called Alan
sixty
, but had as cook an old man of sixty, called Alan
yes
 Alan, who had once been an officer's servant 
as an officer's servant
Alan, who had once been an officer's servant