His silk hat, of an incredible smooth newness, glittered over his glittering hair and eyes.

His overcoat was lined with astrakan, and this important fact was casually betrayed at the lapels and at the sleeves.

He wore a black silk necktie, with a small pearl pin in the mathematical centre of the perfect rhomboid of the upper part of a sailor's knot.

His gloves were of slate colour.

The chief characteristic of his faintly striped trousers was the crease, which seemed more than mortal.