By the time I missed home so much that soup dumplings and sautéed eels popped up in my head as I read, Nietzsche had replaced Plato on the chronological reading list and Flaubert Homer.
A.
By the time I missed home so much that I started to lose my mind, I had expected to invite Nietzsche, Plato, Flaubert and Homer to taste soup dumplings and sautéed eels.
B.
By the time I missed home so much that I started to lose my mind, it seemed that Nietzsche had become Plato and Flaubert had become Homer.
C.
By the time I missed home so much that I started to lose my mind, it seemed that Nietzsche had replaced Plato and Flaubert had replaced Homer.
D.
By the time I missed home so much that I couldn’t help thinking about soup dumplings and sautéed eels, I had finished reading ancient authors like Plato and Homer and moved on to more modern authors like Nietzsche and Flaubert.