8/27 It is plain that the Usurping Earl there has a great deal of character and a long face like a horse's, whereas his heir here is smirky, moon-faced and characterless." "We are all that way in the beginning--all the line," said Sellers, undisturbed. "We all start as moonfaced fools, then later we tadpole along into horse-faced marvels of intellect and character. It is by that sign and by that fact that I detect the resemblance here and know this portrait to be genuine and perfect. Yes, all our family are fools at first." "This young man seems to meet the hereditary requirement, certainly." "Yes, yes, he was a fool, without any doubt. Examine the face, the shape of the head, the expression. |