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In dress he somewhat aped the attire associated with the name of Charles II. IN DRESS HE SOME SOMEWHAT APED THE ATTIRE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NAME OF CHARLES TH
 obeyed him. In person he was cadaverous and blackavized, and his hair was dressed in long curls, which at a little distance looked like black candles, and gave a singularly threatening expression to his handsome countenance. His eyes were of the blue of the forget-me-not, and of a profound melancholy, save when he was plunging his hook into you, at which time two red spots appeared in them and lit them up horribly. In manner, something of the grand seigneur still clung to him, so that he even ripped you up with an air, and I have been told that he was a _raconteur_ of repute. He was never more sinister than when he was most polite, which is probably the truest test of breeding; and the elegance of his diction, even when he was swearing, no less than the distinction of his demeanour, showed him one of a different caste from his crew. A man of indomitable courage, it was said of him that the only thing he shied at was the sight of his own blood, which was thick and of an unusual colour. ESSED THEM AND AS DOGS THEY OBEYED HIM IN PERSON HE WAS CADAVEROUS AND BLACKERFISED AND HIS HAIR WAS DRESSED IN LONG CURLS WHICH AT A LITTLE DISTANCE LOOKED LIKE BLACK CANDLES AND GAVE A SINGULARLY THREATENING EXPRESSION TO HIS HANDSOME COUNTENANCE HIS EYES WERE OF THE BLUE OF THE FORGET ME NOT AND OF A PROFOUND MELANCHOLY SAVE WHEN HE WAS PLUNGING HIS HOOK INTO YOU AT WHICH TIME TWO RED SPOTS APPEARED IN THEM AND LIT THEM UP HORRIBLY IN MANNER SOMETHING OF THE GRAND SIGNOR STILL CLUNG TO HIM SO THAT HE EVEN RIPPED YOU UP WITH AN AIR THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT HE WAS A RECANTUR OF REPUTE HE WAS NEVER MORE SINISTER THAN WHEN HE WAS MOST POLITE WHICH IS PROBABLY THE TRUEST TEST OF BREEDING AND THE ELEGANCE OF HIS DICTION EVEN WHEN HE WAS SWEARING NO LESS THAN THE DISTINCTION OF HIS DEMEANOUR SHOWED HIM ONE OF A DIFFERENT CAST FROM HIS CREW A MAN OF INDOMITABLE COURAGE IT WAS SAID OF HIM THAT THE ONLY THING HE SHIED AT WAS THE SIGHT OF HIS OWN BLOOD WHICH WAS THICK AND OF AN UNUSUAL COLOR
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