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There was a peculiarity in his voice not easily described. He would begin a sentence in a sort of subdued tone, hardly above a whisper, and end it in something between a bark and a growl." THERE WAS A PECULIARITY IN HIS VOICE NOT EASILY DESCRIBED HE WOULD BEGIN A SENTENCE IN A SORT OF SUBDUED TONE HARDLY ABOVE A WHISPER AND END IT IN SOMETHING BETWEEN A BARK AND A GROWL
 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.... 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. It was difficult for him to sit still. He was constantly leaving his chair, walking about the room, and then sitting down again, as if he were haunted by an incurable restlessness. His conversation was very interesting, and marked by a vein of quiet humour not found in his writings. He spoke with much deliberation, and in regularly-constructed periods, which might have been printed without any alteration. G 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 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 IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO SIT STILL HE WAS CONSTANTLY LEAVING HIS CHAIR WALKING ABOUT THE ROOM AND THEN SITTING DOWN AGAIN AS IF HE WERE HAUNTED BY AN INCURABLE RESTLESSNESS HIS CONVERSATION WAS VERY INTERESTING AND MARKED BY A VEIN OF QUIET HUMOUR NOT FOUND IN HIS WRITINGS HE SPOKE WITH MUCH DELIBERATION AND IN REGULARLY CONSTRUCTED PERIODS WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN PRINTED WITHOUT ANY ALTERATION
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