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Red Eve

CHAPTER XII
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Now for him who wore it.

He was tall, but not taller than are many other men; he was broad, but not broader than many other men, and yet he looked stronger than all the men in the world.

On his brow, which was prominent, smooth black hair parted in the middle was plastered back as that of women sometimes is, making hard lines against the yellow skin below.

He had very thin eyebrows that ran upward on either side of a bow-shaped wrinkle in the centre of his forehead.
The eyes beneath were small and pale--paler even than those of Grey Dick--yet their glance was like the points of thrusting swords.
With those little eyes alone he seemed to smile, for the rest of his countenance did not move.

The nose was long and broad at the end with wide spreading nostrils and a deep furrow on either side.


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