There was a scuffling in the farther corner of the cavern, and presently a man was roughly hauled out into the centre of the assembly.  I could see him distinctly; he was a little, under-sized apology for a man, with sharp, pointed features, a nose resembling a bird’s beak, a loose, weak-natured mouth, and small, shifty eyes.  His complexion was dark, almost of a dirty yellow, while his face was covered with blotches and pimples.