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This unkemptness, however, made him offensive despite his face and figure. THIS UNKEMPTNESS HOWEVER MADE HIM OFFENSIVE DESPITE HIS FACE AND FIGURE
d 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. 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. D 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 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
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