His person was as seemingly guileless as his pursuits. He was at this time in the young fifties, slender and rather above middle height, with a slight stoop, a cultured voice and precise articulation, and refined features. When it is added that he possessed, almost to exaggeration, that manner peculiarly asso cisted with graduates of the University of Oxford, wore eye-glasses, and collected China.
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His person was as seemingly guileless as his pursuits. He was at this time in the young fifties, slender and rather above middle height, with a slight stoop, a cultured voice and precise articulation, and refined features. When it is added that he possessed, almost to exaggeration, that manner peculiarly asso cisted with graduates of the University of Oxford, wore eye-glasses, and collected China.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.