During the first half hour it is, of course, impossible to notice anything.

We had sunk to the level of generalities when I happened to mention Oddie.
"He had darker hair than you have, dear," I said, "and his eyes were blue.

Not sky blue, or china blue, but a kind of sea blue on a cloudy day.

He had rather good eyes," I added reminiscently.
"Had he ?" said Arthur.
"But your noses," I went on reassuringly, "were not to be compared with each other." "Oh!" said Arthur.
"He _was_ so impulsive!" I couldn't help smiling a little at the recollection.

"But for that matter they all were." "Impulsive ?" asked Arthur.
"Yes.