The savage did not mount the steps, but stood beneath and talked to the white lord above.
Seelee was more intelligent than the average of his kind, but his intelligence only emphasized the lowness of that kind.

His eyes, close together and small, advertised cruelty and craftiness.

A gee-string and a cartridge-belt were all the clothes he wore.

The carved pearl-shell ornament that hung from nose to chin and impeded speech was purely ornamental, as were the holes in his ears mere utilities for carrying pipe and tobacco.

His broken-fanged teeth were stained black by betel- nut, the juice of which he spat upon the ground.
As he talked or listened, he made grimaces like a monkey.