His hair was long and black, not curled like wool; his forehead very high and large; and a great vivacity and sparkling sharpness in his eyes. The colour of his skin was not quite black, but very tawny; and yet not an ugly, yellow, nauseous tawny, as the Brazilians and Virginians, and other natives of America are, but of a bright kind of a dun olive-colour, that had in it something very agreeable, though not very easy to describe.
Zijne kleur was niet volkomen zwart, maar donker bruin, evenwel niet zoo vuil bruin als men bij de inboorlingen van Brazilië, Virginië en andere Amerikaansche inboorlingen vindt; maar meer olijfkleurig en moeijelijk te beschrijven.