His small pointed beard was bleached by weather to the hue of pale honey.

He wore a steel back and front over a doublet of dark taffeta, and his riding cloak was blue velvet lined with cherry satin.

The man's habit was sombre except for the shine of steel and the occasional flutter of the gay lining.

In his velvet bonnet he wore a white plume.

The rich clothing became him well, and had just a hint of foreignness, as if commonly he were more roughly garbed.