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 are wont to be, and a flowing necktie. He is at once a child, a giant, a curly-haired lamb and an aurochs. He has a large, russet head, a reflective and whimsical expression, and at first sight he aroused in me bashfulness and a strong feeling of attachment: I did not see him many times.

And this is Mr. H . G. Wells, firstly as he appears in company, and secondly as he appears at home; a massive head, strong, ample shoulders, strong and warm hands; he resembles a farmer, a worker, a father and everything in the world. He has the thin and clouded voice of a man who is no orator,