His profile, although of a very ordinary outline, had something powerful and severe about it; his eyes sparkled beneath a very deep superciliary arch, like a light in the depths of a cave; and beneath his cap which was well drawn down and fell upon his nose, one recognized the broad expanse of a brow of genius.
Son profil, quoique d’une ligne très bourgeoise, avait quelque chose de puissant et de sévère, sa prunelle étincelait sous une arcade sourcilière très profonde comme une lumière au fond d’un antre ; et sous le bonnet rabattu qui lui tombait sur le nez on sentait tourner les larges plans d’un front de génie.