falling quite to the knees; his legs were
cased in dark purple silk stockings, and his
shoes were adorned with roses of the same
colour. The opening of the cloak in front
showed the under-suit to consist of some
very dark, perhaps sable material, and his
hands were enclosed in a pair of heavy
leather gloves which ran up considerably
above the wrist, in the manner of a gauntlet.
In one hand he carried his walking-
stick and his hat, which he had removed,
and the other hung heavily by his side.
A quantity of grizzled hair descended in
long tresses from his head, and its folds
rested upon the plaits of a stiff ruff, which
effectually concealed his neck.

So far all was well; but the face!--all
the flesh of the face was coloured with the
bluish leaden hue which is sometimes pro-
duced by the operation of metallic
medicines administered in excessive quantities;
the eyes were enormous, and the white
appeared both above and below the iris,
which gave to them an expression of
insanity, which was heightened by their
glassy fixedness; the nose was well enough,
but the mouth was writhed considerably to
one side, where it opened in order to give
egress to two long, discoloured fangs, which