I should say that his English was perfect, and I noticed that his phrases were quite well chosen even for an Englishman." "Did he seem to you 'made up' in any way; disguised, I mean ?" "I couldn't say.

The light was so very feeble." "You couldn't see the colour of his eyes, for instance ?" "No.

I think they were grey, but I couldn't be sure." "And as to the coachman.

He wore a wig, you said.

Could you see the colour of his eyes?
Or any peculiarity by which you could recognize him ?" "He had a malformed thumb-nail on his right hand.