part i. spring
Chapter I

He walked along Holywell that afternoon of early June with his short gown drooping down his arms, and no cap on his thick dark hair. A youth of middle height, and built as if he had come of two very different strains, one sturdy, the other wiry and light. His face, too, was a curious blend, for, though it was strongly formed, its expression was rather soft and moody. His eyes--dark grey, with a good deal of light in them, and very black lashes--had a way of looking beyond what they saw, so that he did not seem always to be quite present； but his smile was exceedingly swift, uncovering teeth as white as a negro‘s, and giving his face a peculiar eagerness. People stared at him a little as he passed--since in eighteen hundred and eighty he was before his time in not wearing a cap. Women especially were interested； they perceived that he took no notice of them, seeming rather to be looking into distance, and making combinations in his soul.


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