Description of a Person’s Face

The guy sitting in front of her was of uncertain age, one of those who looked like a young man just reached his majority but could as well be married, with three kids running round the backyard of a two-storey house somewhere in the neighbourhood. He was not wearing a ring, though. Yet, more closely observed, the fair face that was surrounded by an almost white mop of hair effused an unmistakable wit of life that a boy could hardly possess. His all complexion was fair, but not in the innocent childish way. This face of his was sturdy and even rude at some point. The skin was sickly pale.…