A young man.His appearance would have struck the imagination of the most superficial observer.He was over six feet tall,but seemed even taller for his extraordinary thinness.His eyes were sharp and penetrating,and his thin eagle nose gave his face an expression of lively energy and determination.The square,slightly forward jawline also spoke of a resolute character.His hands were perpetually stained with ink and chemicals,but he had the ability to handle objects with surprising delicacy.He led a quiet,measured life and was usually true to his habits.Rarely did he go to bed after ten o'clock at night.There was no limit to his energy when he was in a workman's verse,but every now and then a reaction would come,and then he would lie on the sofa in the living room all day long without uttering a word or moving much