[The Eyes of the World by Harold Bell Wright]@TWC D-Link bookThe Eyes of the World CHAPTER I 10/12
In the full flush of his young manhood's vigor, there was the same modeling of the mouth, the same nose with finely turned nostrils, the same dark eyes under a breadth of forehead; while the determined chin and the well-squared jaw, together with a rather remarkable fineness of line, told of an inherited mental and spiritual strength and grace as charming as it is, in these days, rare.
His dress was that of a gentleman of culture and social position.
His very bearing evidenced that he had never been without means to gratify the legitimate tastes of a cultivated and refined intelligence. As he paused an instant in the open door to glance about that poverty stricken room, a look of bewildering amazement swept over his handsome face.
He started to draw back--as if he had unintentionally entered the wrong apartment.
Looking at the doctor, his lips parted as if to apologize for his intrusion.
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