His high, somewhat narrow forehead was framed with close-cut, crinkly, reddish-brown hair.

Under well-defined brown eyebrows shone a pair of alert steel-grey eyes of almost startling brilliancy.

His nose was a trifle long and slightly aquiline.

A carefully-trained golden-brown moustache half-concealed firm, thinly-cut lips, and a closely-trimmed, pointed beard just revealed the strength of the chin beneath.

He was dressed in a dark grey frock-coat suit, and wore a pinky-red wild rose, which he had plucked on the Common, in his button-hole.