The lower part of his face was concealed by an immense beard.

His features were pale and immovable, but the eyes, (more intensely black, if possible, than either hair or beard), glowed with a fire that was rather scorching than warming.

A deep, fiery-red scar, given by the sword of a Massagetan warrior, crossed his high forehead, arched nose and thin upper lip.

His whole demeanor expressed great power and unbounded pride.
Nitetis' gaze was at once riveted by this man.

She had never seen any one like him before, and he exercised a strange fascination over her.
The expression of indomitable pride, worn by his features, seemed to her to represent a manly nature which the whole world, but she herself above all others, was created to serve.