It is awkward to listen to oneself being praised, and I was always a shy man.
Then after a whispered colloquy Mr.Scroope was brought forward and introduced to me.

I bowed as nicely as I could and ran my eye over him.
He was a tall young man with dark eyes and a rather romantic aspect (that was due to his love affair), but I came to the conclusion that I liked the cut of his jib.

When he spoke, that conclusion was affirmed.

I always think there is a great deal in a voice; personally, I judge by it almost as much as by the face.

This voice was particularly pleasant and sympathetic, though there was nothing very original or striking in the words by which it was, so to speak, introduced to me.