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His chin, too, had the prominence and squareness which mark the man of determination. His hands were invariably blotted with ink and stained with chemicals, yet he was possessed of extraordinary delicacy of touch, as I frequently had occasion to observe when I watched him manipulating his fragile philosophical instruments. HIS CHIN TOO HAD THE PROMINENCE AND SQUARENESS WHICH MARK THE MAN OF DETERMINATION HIS HANDS WERE INVARIABLY BLOTTED WITH INK AND STAINED WITH CHEMICALS YET HE WAS POSSESSED OF EXTRAORDINARY DELICACY OF TOUCH AS I FREQUENTLY HAD OCCASION TO OBSERVE WHEN I WATCHED HIM MANIPULATING HIS FRAGILE PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENTS
the City. Nothing could exceed his energy when the working fit was upon him; but now and again a reaction would seize him, and for days on end he would lie upon the sofa in the sitting-room, hardly uttering a word or moving a muscle from morning to night. On these occasions I have noticed such a dreamy, vacant expression in his eyes, that I might have suspected him of being addicted to the use of some narcotic, had not the temperance and cleanliness of his whole life forbidden such a notion. As the weeks went by, my interest in him and my curiosity as to his aims in life, gradually deepened and increased. His very person and appearance were such as to strike the attention of the most casual observer. In height he was rather over six feet, and so excessively lean that he seemed to be considerably taller. His eyes were sharp and piercing, save during those intervals of torpor to which I have alluded; and his thin, hawk-like nose gave his whole expression an air of alertness and decision. WEST PORTIONS OF THE CITY NOTHING COULD EXCEED HIS ENERGY WHEN THE WORKING FIT WAS UPON HIM BUT NOW AND AGAIN HER REACTION WOULD SEIZE HIM AND FOR DAYS ON END HE WOULD LIE UPON THE SOFA IN THE SITTING ROOM HARDLY UTTERING A WORD OR MOVING A MUSCLE FROM MORNING TO NIGHT ON THESE OCCASIONS I HAVE NOTICED SUCH A DREAMY VACANT EXPRESSION IN HIS EYES THAT I MIGHT HAVE SUSPECTED HIM OF BEING ADDICTED TO THE USE OF SOME NARCOTIC HAD NOT THE TEMPERANCE AND CLEANLINESS OF HIS WHOLE LIFE FORBIDDEN SUCH A NOTION AS THE WEEKS WENT BY MY INTEREST IN HIM AND MY CURIOSITY AS TO HIS AIMS IN LIFE GRADUALLY DEEPENED AND INCREASED HIS VERY PERSON AND APPEARANCE WERE SUCH AS TO STRIKE THE ATTENTION OF THE MOST CASUAL OBSERVER IN HEIGHT HE WAS RATHER OVER SIX FEET AND SO EXCESSIVELY LEAN THAT HE SEEMED TO BE CONSIDERABLY TALLER HIS EYES WERE SHARP AND PIERCING SAVE DURING THOSE INTERVALS OF TORPOR TO WHICH I HAVE ALLUDED AND HIS THIN HAWK LIKE NOSE GAVE HIS WHOLE EXPRESSION AN AIR OF ALERTNESS AND DECISION
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