In his person as much as in his dress, which
besides being of great simplicity included a shot-
belt (an article of attire not at all in favour with
gentlemen aspiring to elegance), he scarcely
accorded with his stately setting. He was slightly
built, and of rather less than medium height. He
had light brown hair, which waved naturally above
a countenance which was pleasing without being in
any way remarkable. The features were delicate, the
colouring rather pale, and the eyes, although
expressive, and of a fine gray, not sufficiently
arresting to catch the attention. He carried himself
well, but without any air of consequence, so that in
a crowd it would have been easier to have passed
him over than to have distinguished him. His
address was well-bred, and a certain dignity
attached to his bearing, but either from the circumstance
of his being only twenty-four years of age, or
from a natural diffidence, his manner, without
being precisely shy, was quiet o the point of selfeffacement
(ch. i)