Longueville, remembering that Gordon had written to him that he had been "making love," began to seek in his countenance for the ravages of passion.

For the moment, however, they were not apparent; the excellent, honest fellow looked placid and contented.

Gordon Wright had a clear gray eye, short, straight, flaxen hair, and a healthy diffusion of color.

His features were thick and rather irregular; but his countenance--in addition to the merit of its expression--derived a certain grace from a powerful yellow moustache, to which its wearer occasionally gave a martial twist.

Gordon Wright was not tall, but he was strong, and in his whole person there was something well-planted and sturdy.