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Having stood for some moments at the door, Gerard Douw at length found breath and collectedness to bid him welcome, and with a mute inclination of the head, the stranger stepped forward into the room. HAVING STOOD FOR SOME MOMENTS AT THE DOOR JARDOW AT LENGTH FOUND BREATH AND COLLECTEDNESS TO BID HIM WELCOME AND WITH A MUTE INCLINATION OF THE HEAD THE STRANGER STEPPED FORWARD INTO THE ROOM
heavy leather gloves, which ran up considerably above the wrist, in the manner of a gauntlet. In one hand he carried his walking-stick and his hat, which he had removed, and the other hung heavily by his side. A quantity of grizzled hair descended in long tresses from his head, and rested upon the plaits of a stiff ruff, which effectually concealed his neck. So far all was well; but the face!--all the flesh of the face was coloured with the bluish leaden hue, which is sometimes produced by metallic medicines, administered in excessive quantities; the eyes showed an undue proportion of muddy white, and had a certain indefinable character of insanity; the hue of the lips bearing the usual relation to that of the face, was, consequently, nearly black; and the entire character of the face was sensual, malignant, and even satanic. It was remarkable that the worshipful stranger suffered as little as possible of his flesh to appear, and that during his visit he did not once remove his gloves. ERE ENCLOSED IN A PAIR OF HEAVY LEATHER GLOVES WHICH RAN UP CONSIDERABLY ABOVE THE WRIST IN THE MANNER OF A GAUNTLET IN ONE HAND HE CARRIED HIS WALKING STICK AND HIS HAT WHICH HE HAD REMOVED AND THE OTHER HUNG HEAVILY BY HIS SIDE A QUANTITY OF GRIZZLED HAIR DESCENDED IN LONG TRESSES FROM HIS HEAD AND RESTED UPON THE PLATES OF A STIFF RUFF WHICH EFFECTUALLY CONCEALED HIS NECK SO FAR ALL WAS WELL BUT THE FACE ALL THE FLESH OF THE FACE WAS COLOURED WITH THE BLUISH LEADEN HUE WHICH IS SOMETIMES PRODUCED BY METALLIC MEDICINES ADMINISTERED IN EXCESSIVE QUANTITIES THE EYES SHOWED AN UNDUE PROPORTION OF MUDDY WHITE AND HAD A CERTAIN INDEFINABLE CHARACTER OF INSANITY THE HUE OF THE LIPS BEARING THE USUAL RELATION TO THAT OF THE FACE WAS CONSEQUENTLY NEARLY BLACK AND THE ENTIRE CHARACTER OF THE FACE WAS SENSUAL MALIGNANT AND EVEN SATANIC IT WAS REMARKABLE THAT THE WORSHIPFUL STRANGER SUFFERED AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE OF HIS FLESH TO APPEAR AND THAT DURING HIS VISIT HE DID NOT ONCE REMOVE HIS GLOVES
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