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strange-looking triplet, now that the full day- 

 light showed them in all their dimensions. 

 Bigings, as already hinted, was a corpulent 

 man, of about five feet seven, with only one 

 eye, (poor man !) and a nose very large and red 

 at the end, and a chin which seemed to have a 

 very strong inclination to grow up to it. He 

 wore top-boots and inexpressibles, with a 

 broad-brimmed hat, and one of his official 

 great-coats with the cape and gold lace taken 

 off. In his gait he held his head erect, and 

 took rather long and sure steps, as though 

 he had a desire to keep up his dignity and 

 make the most of himself. 



Stickings, with the exception of his height, 

 was the very reverse of Bigings ; he was thin and 

 straight, all down alike, with lantern jaws, and 

 quite a small nose, the end of which seemed as 

 though it had been pinched as close as possible. 

 His eyes were small, dark, and piercing, his 

 hair black, and complexion pale ; and no one, 

 to look at him, would have thought that he had 

 had such a breakfast as he had just devoured 

 in the coffee-house, for his whole appearance 

 was exceedingly meagre. His dress, too, was 

 not at all calculated to improve his lean frame : 

 he wore a pair of drill trousers that were five 



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