第13章

finenessinaccordancewithhisstockings,wasaswhiteasthetops ofthewavesthatbrokeupontheneighbouringbeach,orthe specksofsailthatglintedinthesunlightfaratsea.Aface CharlesDickensElecBookClassics habituallysuppressedandquieted,wasstilllightedupunderthe quaintwigbyapairofmoistbrighteyesthatitmusthavecost theirowner,inyearsgoneby,somepainstodrilltothecomposed andreservedexpressionofTellson’sBank.Hehadahealthy colourinhischeeks,andhisface,thoughlined,borefewtracesof anxiety.But,perhapstheconfidentialbachelorclerksinTellson’s Bankwereprincipallyoccupiedwiththecaresofotherpeople andperhapssecond-handcares,likesecond-handclothes,come easilyoffandon,Completinghisresemblancetoamanwhowas sittingforhisportrait,Mr.Lorrydroppedofftosleep.Thearrival