I had seen handsomer gentlemen, perhaps,--but never one so perfectly elegant and refined in appearance.

The pale transparency of his complexion had the purity and delicacy of alabaster without its whiteness, seen by that clear, silvery light.
"In what do they consist?
In powers of conversation as rich as they are varied, in versatility of talents, in rare cultivation of mind and polish of manner.

Let me see.

I must give you a complete inventory of his accomplishments.

He reads most charmingly, plays superbly, and sings divinely.