_He_, for it was a man, turned his head slowly towards where I stood, and having examined me with the two inquisitive-looking grey eyes which twinkled under a pair of bushy brows, said solemnly, and in a bass voice, "Her size is small: what is her age?"
Egli volse lentamente la testa dal mio lato, e dopo avermi esaminato con uno sguardo inquisitore a traverso i cigli neri e folti, mi domandò in tono solenne e a voce bassissima quanti anni avevo.