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The Mysterious Mr. B.
THE MYSTERIOUS MR . B .
A CHAItACTElt DRAWN FROM NATURE . BV A . U . T . THE individual whom we are about to talk about , or in other words , to bring on the carpet , is , at least we so coriceive , a singular nondescript . His actions , general habits , and the motives on which lie acts , are peculiarand designedly so . We have closely watched this oddity for several
, years , have endeavoured to scrutinise his meanings , and pursued every step that the usages of society allow , to unfathom him , but without effect ; and it was only by a strange accident we were able , or fortunate enough , to unravel the decided mystery in which he was and chose to be veiled . For a considerable period of time ive disliked , nay almost detested , the object alluded to ; he was continually , that is , daily and hourly , before our eyes ; he was constantly thwarting us in our
pursuits—indeed , he was almost avoided as a pest . He was perfectl y aware , and no doubt inwardl y felt , that he annoyed us by his strange unaccountable maxims ; yet still , in spite of this , he did , and does now to the present day , quietly and determinately pursue the same routine or system with the same noiseless and abstracted manner . Many persons , being ignorant of his real motives , wish , almost uncharitably so , to see " a vacant space , " and their silent neighbour vanish into air .
Our silent friend and self are numbered among the proprietors of the R - I , and it is in the capacious building of the society that our scene is laid . The author became a member in the year 18— , and we recollect perfectly well being struck on that occasion with the peculiar
visage , appearance , and behaviour of the mysterious Mr . B . A new member is , generally speaking , the stare-gap of an assembly ; his dress and manners are scanned with Argus eyes , and first impressions very often prove final ones ; at any rate ive were introduced to the assembled associates in due form , many of whom were personally knoivn to us ; the friendly recognition and general politeness which characterises meetings of this description were offered , and the only solitary
exception which we noticed was Mr . B . lie had at this time a journal in his hands , he did not allow himself to be interrupted , but continued in the same precise position , and with the same stud y before him , during the whole period we stayed , whicli was about two hours . In personal appearance he is beyond " passing strange "—having once seen , we def y you to forget him : in stature he is decidedly tall and Quixotic , very spare in flesh , nay skinny , yet bears the remains of a once powerful bony muscular man . His nose is " very peculiar , " too
much so for its description to be omitted , and we find , after many difficulties , that the easiest manner to do so is thus—draw two sides ofa square , and after you have connected the two points by a circle , you will then produce , without much exaggeration , the prominent feature of the physiognomy of the mysterious Mr . B . You have by this time discovered that Iris nose forms the quarter of a circle , and is consequently extremely large and out of all due proportion , yet his eyes are
directly formed on the opposite principle : they are small , but yet bespeak their possessor to have at his command the means of judging men , manners , and things . His garments fit him well , and were at some very distant period undoubtedly good ; his once black coat has too
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Mysterious Mr. B.
THE MYSTERIOUS MR . B .
A CHAItACTElt DRAWN FROM NATURE . BV A . U . T . THE individual whom we are about to talk about , or in other words , to bring on the carpet , is , at least we so coriceive , a singular nondescript . His actions , general habits , and the motives on which lie acts , are peculiarand designedly so . We have closely watched this oddity for several
, years , have endeavoured to scrutinise his meanings , and pursued every step that the usages of society allow , to unfathom him , but without effect ; and it was only by a strange accident we were able , or fortunate enough , to unravel the decided mystery in which he was and chose to be veiled . For a considerable period of time ive disliked , nay almost detested , the object alluded to ; he was continually , that is , daily and hourly , before our eyes ; he was constantly thwarting us in our
pursuits—indeed , he was almost avoided as a pest . He was perfectl y aware , and no doubt inwardl y felt , that he annoyed us by his strange unaccountable maxims ; yet still , in spite of this , he did , and does now to the present day , quietly and determinately pursue the same routine or system with the same noiseless and abstracted manner . Many persons , being ignorant of his real motives , wish , almost uncharitably so , to see " a vacant space , " and their silent neighbour vanish into air .
Our silent friend and self are numbered among the proprietors of the R - I , and it is in the capacious building of the society that our scene is laid . The author became a member in the year 18— , and we recollect perfectly well being struck on that occasion with the peculiar
visage , appearance , and behaviour of the mysterious Mr . B . A new member is , generally speaking , the stare-gap of an assembly ; his dress and manners are scanned with Argus eyes , and first impressions very often prove final ones ; at any rate ive were introduced to the assembled associates in due form , many of whom were personally knoivn to us ; the friendly recognition and general politeness which characterises meetings of this description were offered , and the only solitary
exception which we noticed was Mr . B . lie had at this time a journal in his hands , he did not allow himself to be interrupted , but continued in the same precise position , and with the same stud y before him , during the whole period we stayed , whicli was about two hours . In personal appearance he is beyond " passing strange "—having once seen , we def y you to forget him : in stature he is decidedly tall and Quixotic , very spare in flesh , nay skinny , yet bears the remains of a once powerful bony muscular man . His nose is " very peculiar , " too
much so for its description to be omitted , and we find , after many difficulties , that the easiest manner to do so is thus—draw two sides ofa square , and after you have connected the two points by a circle , you will then produce , without much exaggeration , the prominent feature of the physiognomy of the mysterious Mr . B . You have by this time discovered that Iris nose forms the quarter of a circle , and is consequently extremely large and out of all due proportion , yet his eyes are
directly formed on the opposite principle : they are small , but yet bespeak their possessor to have at his command the means of judging men , manners , and things . His garments fit him well , and were at some very distant period undoubtedly good ; his once black coat has too