"That sounds as if he was apple-sass, or somethin' to eat. What does he look like? Is he stoop-shoulderd?"
"Not at all. He is a tall, spare man, with white hair and a gray Vandyke beard."
"What's a Vandyke beard? You mean whiskers?"
"Yes; whiskers trimmed to a point—rather aristocratic looking."
"John always was a gentleman and looked it. Is he well lookin'?"
"Yes, he was in the best of health."
"Is he—is he—married?"
"No; he never married."
Drusilla was quiet for a moment, her eyes seeing beyond the men to the lover who had remained true to her throughout the years.
"Does he live alone?"