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VI. The Two Stand Face to Face

           

           Itwas,however,notwiththosewhosatinthesettlethatEustaciawasconcerned.Afaceshoweditselfwithmarkeddistinctnessagainstthedark-tannedwoodoftheupperpart.Theowner,whowasleaningagainstthesettle’souterend,wasClementYeobright,orClym,ashewascalledhere;sheknewitcouldbenobodyelse.ThespectacleconstitutedanareaoftwofeetinRembrandt’sintensestmanner.Astrangepowerinthelounger’sappearancelayinthefactthat,thoughhiswholefigurewasvisible,theobserver’seyewasonlyawareofhisface.

           Tooneofmiddleagethecountenancewasthatofayoungman,thoughayouthmighthardlyhaveseenanynecessityforthetermofimmaturity.Butitwasreallyoneofthosefaceswhichconveylesstheideaofsomanyyearsasitsagethanofsomuchexperienceasitsstore.ThenumberoftheiryearsmayhaveadequatelysummedupJared,Mahalaleel,andtherestoftheantediluvians,buttheageofamodernmanistobemeasuredbytheintensityofhishistory.

           Thefacewaswellshaped,evenexcellently.Butthemindwithinwasbeginningtouseitasamerewastetabletwhereontotraceitsidiosyncrasiesastheydevelopedthemselves.Thebeautyherevisiblewouldinnolongtimeberuthlesslyover-runbyitsparasite,thought,whichmightjustaswellhavefeduponaplainerexteriorwheretherewasnothingitcouldharm.HadHeavenpreservedYeobrightfromawearinghabitofmeditation,peoplewouldhavesaid,“Ahandsomeman.”Hadhisbrainunfoldedundersharpercontourstheywouldhavesaid,“Athoughtfulman.

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