The only thing that slightly spoiled him was the thinness of his mouth. He was

Just six foot tall and he had a gallant bearing. It was his obvious beauty that

Had engaged him to go on the stage rather than to become a soldier like his

Father. Now his chestnut hair was very grey, and he wore it much shorter; his

Face had broadened and was a good deal lined; his skin no longer had the soft

Bloom of a peach and his colour was high. But with his splendid eyes and his

Fine figure he was still a very handsome man. Since his five years at the war he

Had adopted a military bearing, so that if you had not known who he was

(which was scarcely possible, for in one way and another his photograph was

Always appearing in the illustrated papers) you might have taken him for an

Officer of high rank. He boasted that his weight had not changed since he was

Twenty, and for years, wet or fine, he had got up every morning at eight to put