Seine Gestalt hatte dieselben starken, kräftigen Umrisse wie früher; er trug sich noch aufrecht, sein Haar war rabenschwarz, seine Züge waren nicht verändert; ein Jahr des Kummers und Leidens hatte nicht vermocht, seine athletische Stärke zu beugen, seine edle Manneskraft zu brechen.
His form was of the same strong and stalwart contour as ever: his port was still erect, his hair was still raven black; nor were his features altered or sunk: not in one year's space, by any sorrow, could his athletic strength be quelled or his vigorous prime blighted.