His linen was admirably starched; altogether he had a very fresh and cool appearance.

His companion was astride on a chair, his arms resting on the back, a pipe in his mouth.

This man was somewhat older than Mutimer; his countenance indicated shrewdness and knowledge of the world.

He was dark and well-featured, his glossy black hair was parted in the middle, his moustache of the cut called imperial, his beard short and peaked.

He wore a canvas jacket, a white waistcoat and knickerbockers; at his throat a blue necktie fluttered loose.