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           Hewasalittlebrightcreaturewitharatherlargehead,butadelicatefaceandasweetvoice,andtherewasaperfectcharminhim.Allhesaidwassofreefromeffortandspontaneousandwassaidwithsuchacaptivatinggaietythatitwasfascinatingtohearhimtalk.BeingofamoreslenderfigurethanMr.Jarndyceandhavingarichercomplexion,withbrownerhair,helookedyounger.Indeed,hehadmoretheappearanceinallrespectsofadamagedyoungmanthanawell-preservedelderlyone.Therewasaneasynegligenceinhismannerandeveninhisdress(hishaircarelesslydisposed,andhisneck-kerchieflooseandflowing,asIhaveseenartistspainttheirownportraits)whichIcouldnotseparatefromtheideaofaromanticyouthwhohadundergonesomeuniqueprocessofdepreciation.Itstruckmeasbeingnotatalllikethemannerorappearanceofamanwhohadadvancedinlifebytheusualroadofyears,cares,andexperiences.IgatheredfromtheconversationthatMr.Skimpolehadbeeneducatedforthemedicalprofessionandhadoncelived,inhisprofessionalcapacity,inthehouseholdofaGermanprince.Hetoldus,however,thatashehadalwaysbeenamerechildinpointofweightsandmeasuresandhadneverknownanythingaboutthem(exceptthattheydisgustedhim),hehadneverbeenabletoprescribewiththerequisiteaccuracyofdetail.Infact,hesaid,hehadnoheadfordetail.

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