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No one had ever spoken flatteringly of his visage; he knew himself a very homely featured man, and accepted the fact, as something that had neither favoured nor hindered him in life. NO ONE HAD EVER SPOKEN FLATTERINGLY OF HIS VISAGE HE KNEW HIMSELF A VERY HOMELY FEATURED MAN AND ACCEPTED THE FACT A SOMETHING THAT HAD NEITHER FAVORED NOR HINDERED HIM IN LIFE
ased. After his thirtieth year Mr. Jordan ceased to stand behind the counter. Of no very active disposition, and but moderately set on gain, he found it pleasant to spend a few hours daily over the books and the correspondence, and for the rest of his time to enjoy a gossipy leisure, straying among the acquaintances of a lifetime, or making new in the decorous bar-parlours, billiard-rooms, and other such retreats which allured his bachelor liberty. His dress and bearing were unpretentious, but impressively respectable; he never allowed his garments (made by an Islington tailor, an old schoolfellow) to exhibit the least sign of wear, but fashion affected their style as little as possible. Of middle height, and tending to portliness, he walked at an unvarying pace, as a man who had never known undignified hurry; in his familiar thoroughfares he glanced about him with a good-humoured air of proprietorship, or with a look of thoughtful criticism for any changes that might be going forward. AS MUCH INCREASED AFTER HIS THIRTIETH YEAR MISTER JORDAN CEASED TO STAND BEHIND THE COUNTER OF NO VERY ACTIVE DISPOSITION AND BUT MODERATELY SET ON GAIN HE FOUND IT PLEASANT TO SPEND A FEW HOURS DAILY OVER THE BOOKS AND THE CORRESPONDENTS AND FOR THE REST OF HIS TIME TO ENJOY A GOSSIPY LEISURE STRAYING AMONG THE QUICK ACQUAINTANCES OF A LIFETIME OR MAKING NEW IN THE DECOROUS SPAR PARLOURS BILLIARD ROOMS AND OTHER SUCH RETREATS WHICH ALLURED HIS BACHELOR LIBERTY HIS DRESS AND BEARING WERE UNPRETENTIOUS BUT IMPRESSIVELY RESPECTABLE HE NEVER ALLOWED HIS GARMENTS MADE BY AN ISLINGTON TAILOR AND OLD SCHOOLFELLOW TO EXHIBIT THE LEAST SIGN OF WEAR BUT FASHION AFFECTED THEIR STYLE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE OF MIDDLE HEIGHT AND TENDING TO PORTLINESS HE WALKED AT AN UNVARYING PACE AS A MAN WHO HAD NEVER KNOWN UNDIGNIFIED HURRY IN HIS FAMILIAR THOROUGHFARES HE GLANCED ABOUT HIM WITH A GOOD HUMORED AIR OF PROPRIETORSHIP OR WITH A LOOK OF THOUGHTFUL CRITICISM FOR ANY CHANGES THAT MIGHT BE GOING FORWARD
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