fatuity complacent stupidity; smug foolishness.
Ilium the Latin name for Troy, an ancient Phrygian city in northwest Asia Minor.
sarcophagi among the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, limestone coffins or tombs, often inscribed and elaborately ornamented.
repast food and drink for a meal.
jardiniere an ornamental bowl, pot, or stand for flowers or plants.
affability cordial quality; friendliness or gentleness.
philippic a long, vehement speech, especially one of denunciation; harangue.
"dressed by Poole" Lefferts' clothes are from fashionable Saville Row in London where Henry Poole and Company are tailors to "gentlemen."
