Observation, however, as regards Lord Deepmere's person; had no great range.

He was a small, meagre man, of some three and thirty years of age, with a bald head, a short nose and no front teeth in the upper jaw; he had round, candid blue eyes, and several pimples on his chin.

He was evidently very shy, and he laughed a great deal, catching his breath with an odd, startling sound, as the most convenient imitation of repose.

His physiognomy denoted great simplicity, a certain amount of brutality, and probable failure in the past to profit by rare educational advantages.

He remarked that Paris was awfully jolly, but that for real, thorough-paced entertainment it was nothing to Dublin.