In fact Otter was a dwarf, measuring little more than four feet in height.

But what he lacked in height he made up in breadth; it almost seemed as though, intended by nature to be a man of many inches, he had been compressed to his present dimensions by art.

His vast chest and limbs, indicating strength nearly superhuman, his long iron arms and massive head, all gave colour to this idea.

Otter had one redeeming feature, however--his eyes, that when visible, which at this moment was not the case, were large, steady, and, like his skin, of a brilliant black.
"What has happened ?" said Leonard, also speaking in Dutch.
"This, Baas! Last night those three Basuto villains, your servants, made up their minds to desert.

They told me nothing, and they were so cunning that, though I watched even their thoughts, I never guessed.