. Ninety-three . 146 XISETY-THREE. and a cold glance. lie had a nervons movement in his cheek, whichmust have made it difficult for him Xo smile He wore his hair pow-dered; he was gloved; his light-lilne coat, well brushed, was without awrinkle, carefully 1»uttone(I. He wore nankeen l.)reechfs, white stockiugs,a higli ci-avat, a plaited shirt-frill, and shoes with silver buckles. Of the other two men, one was a species of giant, the other a sort of. dwaif. The tall one was untidily dressed in a coat of scarlet cloth, liisneck liare, his unknotted cravat falling down over his shiit-frill, hisve
. Ninety-three . 146 XISETY-THREE. and a cold glance. lie had a nervons movement in his cheek, whichmust have made it difficult for him Xo smile He wore his hair pow-dered; he was gloved; his light-lilne coat, well brushed, was without awrinkle, carefully 1»uttone(I. He wore nankeen l.)reechfs, white stockiugs,a higli ci-avat, a plaited shirt-frill, and shoes with silver buckles. Of the other two men, one was a species of giant, the other a sort of. dwaif. The tall one was untidily dressed in a coat of scarlet cloth, liisneck liare, his unknotted cravat falling down over his shiit-frill, hisvest gaping from lack of buttons. He Avore top-boots; his hair stoodstiffly u}» and was disariangeil, tliongli it still showed traces of powder;his very peruke was like a mane. His face was marked with small-pox;there was a chohric line l)etwoen his brows; a Avrinkle that signifiedkindness at the coi-ner of his mouth; his lips were tliick, the teeth large;ho had the fist of a. jtorter and eyes that blazed. The little on(» was ayellow man, who looked deformed when stated. He carried his head XI¥E T Y - TU U E K. 147 thrown back, the eyes wero injected with Ijlood, tlieve were livid blotcheson his face ; he had a handkerchief knotted abont his greasy, straighthair; lie had no forehead; the month was enormons and horril)le. Hewore jiantaloons instead of knee-l)reeclii>s, slippers, a waistcoat whichseemed originally to have been of white sat
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