He HAD seen Mr. Jarndyce once, but only once, five years ago, at Winchester school. He had told Ada, when they were leaning on the screen before the fire where I found them, that he recollected him as "a bluff, rosy fellow." 
He had seen Mr. Jarndyce once, five years ago, at Winchester school, and had told Ada that he was "a bluff, rosy fellow." 