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His manners were like those of men accustomed to live much alone, simple, frank, and direct, but not in all respects governed by the rules of conventional politeness. HIS MANNERS WERE LIKE THOSE OF MEN ACCUSTOMED TO LIVE MUCH ALONE SIMPLE FRANK AND DIRECT BUT NOT IN ALL RESPECTS GOVERNED BY THE RULES OF CONVENTIONAL POLITENESS
 the appearance of constraint; but when he began to talk these impressions were presently changed,--he threw off the seeming weight of years, his countenance became genial, and his manner free and gracious.”--1843. [Sidenote: Littell’s _Living Age_, 1849.] “His head was large and expressive, with dark eyes and white waving locks, and resting upon broad shoulders, with the smallest possible apology for a neck. To a sturdy and ample frame were appended legs and arms of a most disproportioned shortness, and, ‘in his whole aspect there was something indescribably elfish and grotesque, such as limners do not love to paint, nor ladies to look upon.’ He reminded you of a spy-glass shut up, and you wanted to take hold of him and pull him out into a man of goodly proportions and average stature. It was difficult to repress a smile at his appearance as he approached, for the elements were so quaintly combined in him that he seemed like one of Cowley’s conceits translated into flesh and blood.... T FIRST THE APPEARANCE OF CONSTRAINT BUT WHEN HE BEGAN TO TALK THESE IMPRESSIONS WERE PRESENTLY CHANGED HE THREW OFF THE SEEMING WEIGHT OF YEARS HIS COUNTENANCE BECAME GENIAL AND HIS MANNER FREE AND GRACIOUS EIGHTEEN FORTY THREE FROM LITTLE'S LIVING AGE EIGHTEEN FORTY NINE HIS HEAD WAS LARGE AND EXPRESSIVE WITH DARK EYES AND WHITE WAVING LOCKS AND RESTING UPON BROAD SHOULDERS WITH THE SMALLEST POSSIBLE APOLOGY FOR A NECK TO A STURDY AND AMPLE FRAME WERE PENDED LEGS AND ARMS OF A MOST DISPROPORTIONED SHORTNESS AND IN HIS WHOLESOME ASPECT THERE WAS SOMETHING INDESCRIBABLY ELFISH AND GROTESQUE SUCH AS LIMNERS DO NOT LOVE TO PAINT NOR LADIES TO LOOK UPON HE REMINDED YOU OF A SPY GLASS SHUT UP AND YOU WANTED TO TAKE HOLD OF HIM AND PULL HIM OUT INTO A MAN OF GOODLY PROPORTIONS AND AVERAGE STATURE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REPRESS A SMILE AT HIS APPEARANCE AS HE APPROACHED FOR THE ELEMENTS WERE SO QUAINTLY COMBINED IN HIM THAT HE SEEMED LIKE ONE OF COWLEY'S CONCEITS TRANSLATED INTO FLESH AND BLOOD
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