Soon the doors leading on to the platform were opened, and the travelers crowded in.

The throng beginning to thin a little, the count appeared, followed by a servant, who carried a travelling pelisse lined with rare and valuable fur.
The Count de Commarin looked a good ten years less than his age.

His beard and hair, yet abundant, were scarcely gray.

He was tall and muscular, held himself upright, and carried his head high.

His appearance was noble, his movements easy.