[8]Overagainstthepianoamanofbulkandstaturewaswearingtwowaistcoatsonhiswidechest, twowaistcoatsandarubypin, insteadofthesinglesatinwaistcoatanddiamondpinof, moreusualoccasions, andhisshaven, square, oldface, thecolourofpaleleather, withpaleeyes, haditsmostdignifiedlook, , wherehecouldgetmorethanhisfairshareoffreshair, theothertwin, James—thefatandtheleanofit, oldJolyoncalledthesebrothers—likethebulkySwithin, oversixfeetinheight, butverylean, asthoughdestinedfromhisbirthtostrikeabalanceandmaintainanaverage, broodedoverthescenewithhispermanentstoop; hisgreyeyeshadanairoffixedabsorptioninsomesecretworry, brokenatintervalsbyarapid, shiftingscrutinyofsurroundingfacts; hischeeks, thinnedbytwoparallelfolds, andalong, clean-shavenupperlip, , listeningtoaladyinbrown, hisonlysonSoames, paleandwell-shaved, dark-haired, ratherbald, hadpokedhischinupsideways, carryinghisnosewiththataforesaidappearanceof ‘sniff’, , thetallGeorge, sonofthefifthForsyte, Roger, hadaQuilpishlookonhisfleshyface, .
[9]Seatedinarowclosetooneanotherwerethreeladies—AuntsAnn, Hester (thetwoForsytemaids), andJuley (shortforJulia), whonotinfirstyouthhadsofarforgottenherselfastomarrySeptimusSmall, , hersixthandyoungestbrother, , andeachwithsometouchofColour, someemphaticfeatherorbrooch, testifiedtothesolemnityoftheopportunity.
