Each in itself was well enough formed, but eyes, nose, mouth, chin were of a smallness curiously out of proportion to the head and body.

Such an anomaly might have been redeemed by the expression; good-humour would have invested it with an air of agreeable farce.

But there was no friendliness in the man's face.

It was set like a judge's in a stony impassiveness.
"May we walk up to the House ?" Heritage asked.

"We are here for a night and should like to have a look at it." The man advanced a step.