The prominent arch of the upper eyelid, though very beautifully cut, overshadowed the glance of the eye, and added a physical sadness,--if we may so call it,--produced by the droop of the lid over the eyeball.

This inward doubt or eclipse--which is put into language by the word modesty--was expressed in his whole person.

Perhaps we shall be able to make his appearance better understood if we say that the logic of design required greater length in the oval of his head, more space between the chin, which ended abruptly, and the forehead, which was reduced in height by the way in which the hair grew.

The face had, in short, a rather compressed appearance.

Hard work had already drawn furrows between the eyebrows, which were somewhat too thick and too near together, like those of a jealous nature.