Thecreaturestoodabouttheheightofanaveragemanbutappearedmuchtallerfromthefactthatthejointsofhislongwingsrosefullyafootabovehishairlesshead。Thebarearmswerelongandsinewy，endinginstrong，bonyhandswithclawlikefingers——almosttalonlikeintheirsuggestiveness。Thewhiterobewasseparatedinfront，revealingskinnylegsandthefurtherfactthatthethingworebutthesinglegarment，whichwasoffine，wovencloth。Fromcrowntosoletheportionsofthebodyexposedwereentirelyhairless，andashenotedthis，Bradleyalsonotedforthefirsttimethecauseofmuchoftheseemingexpressionlessnessofthecreature’scountenance——ithadneithereye-browsorlashes。Theearsweresmallandrestedflatagainsttheskull，whichwasnoticeablyround，thoughthefacewasquiteflat。Thecreaturehadsmallfeet，beautifullyarchedandplump，butsooutofkeepingwitheveryotherphysicalattributeitpossessedastoappearridiculous。
AftereyeingBradleyforamomentthethingapproachedhim。
\"Wherefrom？\"itasked。
\"England，\"repliedBradley，asbriefly。
\"WhereisEnglandandwhat？\"pursuedthequestioner。