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My health forbade me from venturing out unless the weather was exceptionally genial, and I had no friends who would call upon me and break the monotony of my daily existence. Under these circumstances, I eagerly hailed the little mystery which hung around my companion, and spent much of my time in endeavouring to unravel it. MY HEALTH FORBADE ME FROM VENTURING OUT UNLESS THE WEATHER WAS EXCEPTIONALLY GENIAL AND I HAD NO FRIENDS WHO WOULD CALL UPON ME AND BREAK THE MONOTONY OF MY DAILY EXISTENCE UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES I EAGERLY HAILED THE LITTLE MYSTERY WHICH HUNG AROUND MY COMPANION AND SPENT MUCH OF MY TIME IN ENDEAVOURING TO UNRAVEL IT
tention of the most casual observer. In height he was rather over six feet, and so excessively lean that he seemed to be considerably taller. His eyes were sharp and piercing, save during those intervals of torpor to which I have alluded; and his thin, hawk-like nose gave his whole expression an air of alertness and decision. His chin, too, had the prominence and squareness which mark the man of determination. His hands were invariably blotted with ink and stained with chemicals, yet he was possessed of extraordinary delicacy of touch, as I frequently had occasion to observe when I watched him manipulating his fragile philosophical instruments. The reader may set me down as a hopeless busybody, when I confess how much this man stimulated my curiosity, and how often I endeavoured to break through the reticence which he showed on all that concerned himself. Before pronouncing judgment, however, be it remembered, how objectless was my life, and how little there was to engage my attention. H AS TO STRIKE THE ATTENTION OF THE MOST CASUAL OBSERVER IN HEIGHT HE WAS RATHER OVER SIX FEET AND SO EXCESSIVELY LEAN THAT HE SEEMED TO BE CONSIDERABLY TALLER HIS EYES WERE SHARP AND PIERCING SAVE DURING THOSE INTERVALS OF TORPOR TO WHICH I HAVE ALLUDED AND HIS THIN HAWK LIKE NOSE GAVE HIS WHOLE EXPRESSION AN AIR OF ALERTNESS AND DECISION HIS CHIN TOO HAD THE PROMINENCE AND SQUARENESS WHICH MARK THE MAN OF DETERMINATION HIS HANDS WERE INVARIABLY BLOTTED WITH INK AND STAINED WITH CHEMICALS YET HE WAS POSSESSED OF EXTRAORDINARY DELICACY OF TOUCH AS I FREQUENTLY HAD OCCASION TO OBSERVE WHEN I WATCHED HIM MANIPULATING HIS FRAGILE PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENTS THE READER MAY SET ME DOWN AS A HOPELESS BUSYBODY WHEN I CONFESS HOW MUCH THIS MAN STIMULATED MY CURIOSITY AND HOW OFTEN I ENDEAVOURED TO BREAK THROUGH THE RETICENCE WHICH HE SHOWED ON ALL THAT CONCERNED HIMSELF BEFORE PRONOUNCING JUDGMENT HOWEVER BE IT REMEMBERED HOW OBJECTLESS WAS MY LIFE AND HOW LITTLE THERE WAS TO ENGAGE MY ATTENTION
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