His face, ordinarily very pale, was oily from sleep and red upon one side from long contact with the pillow, the marks of the creases still showing upon his cheek.

His long straight hair fell about his eyes and ears like a tangled mane.

A thin straggling beard and moustache, of a brown much lighter than his hair, covered the lower part of his face.

His nose was long and pinched, while brown and puffed pockets hung beneath his eyes.
He wore a white shirt very crumpled and dirty, a low standing collar and a black four-in-hand necktie, very greasy.

His trousers were striped and of a slate blue colour--the "blue pants" of the ready-made clothing stores.