omhadtheodd interestfortheestablishmentoftheRoyalGeorge,thatalthough butonekindofmanwasseentogointoit,allkindsandvarieties ofmencameoutofit.Consequently,anotherdrawer,andtwo porters,andseveralmaidsandthelandlady,wereallloiteringby accidentatvariouspointsoftheroadbetweentheConcordand thecoffee-room,whenagentlemanofsixty,formallydressedina brownsuitofclothes,prettywellworn,butverywellkept,with largesquarecuffsandlargeflapstothepockets,passedalongon hiswaytohisbreakfast. Thecoffee-roomhadnootheroccupant,thatforenoon,thanthe gentlemaninbrown.Hisbreakfast-tablewasdrawnbeforethe fire,andashesat,withitslightshiningonhim,waitingforthe meal,hesatsostill,thathemighthavebeensittingforhisportrait. Veryorderlyandmethodicalhelooked,withahandoneach knee,andaloudwatchtickingasonoroussermonunderhis flappedwaistcoat,asthoughitpitteditsgravityandlongevity againstthelevityandevanescenceofthebriskfire.Hehadagood leg,andwasalittlevainofit,forhisbrownstockingsfittedsleek andclose,andwereofafinetexturehisshoesandbuckles,too, thoughplain,weretrim.Heworeanoddlittlesleekcrispflaxen wig,settingveryclosetohishead:whichwig,itistobepresumed, wasmadeofhair,butwhichlookedfarmoreasthoughitwere spunfromfilamentsofsilkorglass.Hislinen,thoughnotofa