The only thing that slightly spoiled him was the thinness of his mouth. He was
Just six foot tall and he had a gallant bearing. It was his obvious beauty that
Had engaged him to go on the stage rather than to become a soldier like his
Father. Now his chestnut hair was very grey, and he wore it much shorter; his
Face had broadened and was a good deal lined; his skin no longer had the soft
Bloom of a peach and his colour was high. But with his splendid eyes and his
Fine figure he was still a very handsome man. Since his five years at the war he
Had adopted a military bearing, so that if you had not known who he was
(which was scarcely possible, for in one way and another his photograph was
Always appearing in the illustrated papers) you might have taken him for an
Officer of high rank. He boasted that his weight had not changed since he was
Twenty, and for years, wet or fine, he had got up every morning at eight to put
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