I think I shall sell this.' Earwaker laughed as he said it--a strange chuckle from deep down in his throat.

A comparison of the young men, as they walked side by side, showed that Peak was of better physical type than his comrade.

Earwaker had a slight, unshapely body and an ill-fitting head; he walked with excessive strides and swung his thin arm nervously.

Probably he was the elder of the two, and he looked twenty.

For Peak's disadvantages of person, his studious bashfulness and poverty of attire were mainly responsible.