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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. 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
nd arrayed in the garb of Minheer Vanderhausen; the air, the gait, the height were the same, but the features had never been seen by any of the party before. The stranger stopped at the door of the room, and displayed his form and face completely. He wore a dark-coloured cloth cloak, which was short and full, not falling quite to his knees; his legs were cased in dark purple silk stockings, and his shoes were adorned with roses of the same colour. The opening of the cloak in front showed the under-suit to consist of some very dark, perhaps sable material, and his hands were 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 plaits of a stiff ruff, which effectually concealed his neck. So far all was well; but the face!-- WITH TERROR IT WAS THE FORM AND ARRAYED IN THE GARB OF MYNHEER VANHERHAUSEN THE AIR THE GAIT THE HEIGHT WERE THE SAME BUT THE FEATURES HAD NEVER BEEN SEEN BY ANY OF THE PARTY BEFORE THE STRANGER STOPPED AT THE DOOR OF THE ROOM AND DISPLAYED HIS FORM AND FACE COMPLETELY HE WORE A DARK COLORED CLOTH CLOAK WHICH WAS SHORT AND FULL NOT FALLING QUITE TO HIS KNEES HIS LEGS WERE CASED IN DARK PURPLE SILK STOCKINGS AND HIS SHOES WERE ADORNED WITH ROSES OF THE SAME COLOR THE OPENING OF THE CLOAK IN FRONT SHOWED THE UNDER SUIT TO CONSIST OF SOME VERY DARK PERHAPS SABLE MATERIAL AND HIS HANDS WERE 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
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