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He carves at table, priding himself on his dispatch and nicety, and keeps an eye on the needs of every one at the long board. Everything, every one in the house is irresistibly drawn about this magnetic center which dominates by its innate power of personality more than by any deliberate intention. HE CARVES AT TABLE PRIDING HIMSELF ON HIS DISPATCH AND NICETY AND KEEPS AN EYE ON THE NEEDS OF EVERYONE AT THE LONG BOARD EVERYTHING EVERY ONE IN THE HOUSE IS IRRESISTIBLY DRAWN ABOUT HIS MAGNETIC CENTRE WHICH DOMINATES BY ITS INNATE POWER OF PERSONALITY MORE THAN BY ANY DELIBERATE INTENTION
 for the picturesque, in soft hat and flowing tie; but there are no fisherman's clothes, no, nor any other cloakings which can conceal the resilient dignity of his bearing, his impressive build, and magnificent, kingly head. Sydney Smith called Webster a cathedral; and surely there must have been something in those enormous, burning eyes, that craglike brow, that smote even the most superficial observer into an admiration which was almost awe. Many men--perhaps even the majority--whatever their genius in the outer world, in their own houses are either relegated to--or choose--the inconspicuous rôle of mere masculine appendages. But here we have a man who is superbly the host: he knows and welcomes every guest and caller; he personally supervises the disposal of their baggage and the selection of their chambers; he himself has ordered the dinner--mutton which he has raised, fish which he has caught--and it is being cooked by Monica, the Southern slave whose freedom he purchased for her. R ATTIRED WITH A BRAVE EYE FOR THE PICTURESQUE IN SOFT HAT AND FLOWING TIE BUT THERE ARE NO FISHERMAN'S CLOTHES NO NOR ANY OTHER CLOAKINGS WHICH CAN CONCEAL THE RESILIENT DIGNITY OF HIS BEARING HIS IMPRESSIVE BUILD AND MAGNIFICENT KINGLY HEAD SYDNEY SMITH CALLED WEBSTER A CATHEDRAL AND SURELY THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING IN THOSE ENORMOUS BURNING EYES THAT CRAG LIKE BROW THAT SMOTE EVEN THE MOST SUPERFICIAL OBSERVER INTO AN ADMIRATION WHICH WAS ALMOST AWE MANY MEN PERHAPS EVEN THE MAJORITY WHATEVER THEIR GENIUS IN THE OUTER WORLD IN THEIR OWN HOUSES ARE EITHER RELEGATED TO OR CHOOSE THE INCONSPICUOUS ROLE OF MERE MASCULINE APPENDAGES BUT HERE WE HAVE A MAN WHO IS SUPERBLY THE HOST HE KNOWS AND WELCOMES EVERY GUEST AND CALLER HE PERSONALLY SUPERVISES THE DISPOSAL OF THEIR BAGGAGE AND THE SELECTION OF THEIR CHAMBERS HE HIMSELF HAS ORDERED THE DINNER MUTTON WHICH HE HAS RAISED FISH WHICH HE HAS CAUGHT AND IT IS BEING COOKED BY MONICA THE SOUTHERN SLAVE WHOSE FREEDOM HE PURCHASED FOR HER
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