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If, however, he does launch into it, all the little, trim, gay pleasure boats must keep well out of the way of his great black collier, as Gibbon said of Fox. IF HOWEVER HE DOES LAUNCH INTO IT ALL THE LITTLE TRIM GAY PLEASURE BOATS MUST KEEP WELL OUT OF THE WAY OF HIS GREAT BLACK COLLAR AS GIBBON SAID A FOX
a plain and not very expressive countenance, and simple or even slovenly manners. He is evidently nervous, and a slight convulsive movement about the muscles of his lips gives him an unpleasant expression now and then. In short, all that is exterior in him, and all that goes to make up the first impression, is unfavourable. The first thing that removes this impression is the heartiness and good-will he shows you, whose motive cannot be mistaken, for such kindness comes only from the heart. This is the first thing, but a stranger presently begins to remark his conversation. On common topics nobody is more commonplace. He does not feel them, but if the subject excites him, there is an air of originality in his remarks which, if it convinces you of nothing else, convinces you that you are talking with an extraordinary man. He does not like to join in a general conversation, but prefers to talk apart with only two or three persons, and, though with great interest and zeal, in an undertone.  AND RATHER AWKWARD WITH A PLAIN AND NOT VERY EXPRESSIVE COUNTENANCE AND SIMPLE OR EVEN SLOVENLY MANNERS HE IS EVIDENTLY NERVOUS AND A SLIGHT CONVULSIVE MOVEMENT ABOUT THE MUSCLES OF HIS LIPS GIVES HIM AN UNPLEASANT EXPRESSION NOW AND THEN IN SHORT ALL THAT IS EXTERIOR IN HIM AND ALL THAT GOES TO MAKE UP THE FIRST IMPRESSION IS UNFAVORABLE THE FIRST THING THAT REMOVES THIS IMPRESSION IS THE HEARTINESS AND GOOD WILL HE SHOWS YOU WHOSE MOTIVE CANNOT BE MISTAKEN FOR SUCH KINDNESS COMES ONLY FROM THE HEART THIS IS THE FIRST THING BUT A STRANGER PRESENTLY BEGINS TO REMARK HIS CONVERSATION ON COMMON TOPICS NOBODY IS MORE COMMONPLACE HE DOES NOT FEEL THEM BUT IF THE SUBJECT EXCITES HIM THERE IS AN AIR OF ORIGINALITY IN HIS REMARKS WHICH IF IT CONVINCES YOU OF NOTHING ELSE CONVINCES YOU THAT YOU ARE TALKING WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN HE DOES NOT LIKE TO JOIN IN A GENERAL CONVERSATION BUT PREFERS TO TALK APART WITH ONLY TWO OR THREE PERSONS AND THOUGH WITH GREAT INTEREST AND ZEAL IN AN UNDERTONE
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