He was tall and spare, but with a benign expression of countenance.

He was well dressed, wore gold spectacles, and his scant hair and a tuft of whiskers on either side of his cheeks were snowy white, while his features were regular.

He must have been an unusually handsome man in his younger days, and would still attract admiration wherever seen.
He shook hands warmly with the farmer and his wife, and was introduced to Tom, whom he treated with the same cordiality.

The youth made haste to place a chair at his disposal, for which Mr.Warmore thanked him, and sitting down, crossed his legs, took off his hat, and wiped his perspiring brow with his white silken handkerchief.

The chat went on in the usual way for a time, during which Tom discovered that the visitor showed considerable interest in him.