His beard and moustache were of the same hue, and his skin was probably fair by nature, but it had been tanned by wind and weather.

The clear blue eyes were surrounded by a network of fine lines.

This had no trace or suggestion of _cunning_, as is often the case with wrinkles round the setting of the eyes, but was obviously the result of habitual contraction of the muscles in gazing at very distant objects.

In short, Garibaldi's eyes, both in this respect and in respect of a certain, steadfast, far-away look in them, were the eyes of a sailor.

Seamanship, as is generally known, was his first profession.