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His blue eyes, though a trifle bloodshot, seemed inexplicably keen and burning. But for his horrible unkemptness the man would have been as distinguished looking as he was impressive. HIS BLUE EYES THOUGH A TRIFLE BLOODSHOT SEEMED INEXPLICABLY KEEN AND BURNING BUT FOR HIS HORRIBLE UNKEMPTNESS THE MAN WOULD HAVE BEEN AS DISTINGUISHED LOOKING AS HE WAS IMPRESSIVE
 stairs. The tread was heavy, yet seemed to contain a curious quality of cautiousness; a quality which I disliked the more because the tread was heavy. When I had entered the room I had shut the door behind me. Now, after a moment of silence during which the walker may have been inspecting my bicycle in the hall, I heard a fumbling at the latch and saw the panelled portal swing open again. In the doorway stood a person of such singular appearance that I should have exclaimed aloud but for the restraints of good breeding. Old, white-bearded, and ragged, my host possessed a countenance and physique which inspired equal wonder and respect. His height could not have been less than six feet, and despite a general air of age and poverty he was stout and powerful in proportion. His face, almost hidden by a long beard which grew high on the cheeks, seemed abnormally ruddy and less wrinkled than one might expect; while over a high forehead fell a shock of white hair little thinned by the years. ON THE CREAKING STAIRS THE TREAD WAS HEAVY YET SEEMED TO CONTAIN A CURIOUS QUALITY OF CAUTIOUSNESS A QUALITY WHICH I DISLIKED THE MORE BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS HEAVY WHEN I HAD ENTERED THE ROOM I HAD SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND ME NOW AFTER A MOMENT OF SILENCE DURING WHICH THE WALKER MAY HAVE BEEN INSPECTING MY BICYCLE IN THE HALL I HEARD A FUMBLING AT THE LATCH AND SAW THE PANELLED PORTAL DOOR SWING OPEN AGAIN IN THE DOORWAY STOOD A PERSON OF SUCH SINGULAR APPEARANCE THAT I SHOULD HAVE EXCLAIMED ALOUD BUT FOR THE RESTRAINTS OF GOOD BREEDING OLD WHITE BEARDED AND RAGGED MY HOST POSSESSED A COUNTENANCE AND PHYSIQUE WHICH INSPIRED EQUAL WONDER AND RESPECT HIS HEIGHT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN LESS THAN SIX FEET AND DESPITE A GENERAL AIR OF AGE AND POVERTY HE WAS STOUT AND POWERFUL IN PROPORTION HIS FACE ALMOST HIDDEN BY A LONG BEARD WHICH GREW HIGH IN THE CHEEKS SEEMED ABNORMALLY RUDDY AND LESS WRINKLED THAN ONE MIGHT EXPECT WHILE OVER A HIGH FOREHEAD FELL A SHOCK OF WHITE HAIR LITTLE THINNED BY THE EARS
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