12/23 His torso was a veritable barrel that bulged out both in the chest and the back. And even the tremendous thighs of Mac Strann were perceptibly bowed out by the weight which they had to carry. And there was about his management of his arms a peculiar awkwardness which only the very strongest of men exhibit--as if they were burdened by the weight of their mere dangling hands. It flashed towards the wall--it came back and rested upon Langley again. He was like a dog, restless under a steady stare. |