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... head , a head too large for his body , bald , with a long , untidy moustache . His wife is matronly , stout and red - faced , with brown hair severely brushed back . She gives you the impression of being competent and business - like ...
... head , a head too large for his body , bald , with a long , untidy moustache . His wife is matronly , stout and red - faced , with brown hair severely brushed back . She gives you the impression of being competent and business - like ...
Page 173
... head , but the strange thing is that the head is finely shaped , the head of a young man , with a great hooked nose and a bold mouth . The eyes are large , rather close to- gether , and they stare with an unwinking fixity . [ 173 ] A ...
... head , but the strange thing is that the head is finely shaped , the head of a young man , with a great hooked nose and a bold mouth . The eyes are large , rather close to- gether , and they stare with an unwinking fixity . [ 173 ] A ...
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... head he wore a black fez decorated with an appliqué pattern of gold cloth enriched with imitation diamonds . Round his neck were a number of gold strings and chains and a large gold medal . The regents , who are his close relations ...
... head he wore a black fez decorated with an appliqué pattern of gold cloth enriched with imitation diamonds . Round his neck were a number of gold strings and chains and a large gold medal . The regents , who are his close relations ...
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