His familiar figure was marked by a certain eccentricity, or carelessness of dress, and some of his intimate friends can scarcely remember ever to have seen him in a dress suit. Dining out was indeed an abomination in his eyes, unless it were informally in the company of one or two kindred spirits.
Ang kanyang mga pamilyar na figure ay minarkahan ng isang tiyak na pagka-original, o kawalang-ingat ng mga damit, at ang ilan sa kanyang mga matatalik na kaibigan ay maaaring bahagya na matandaan pa na nakita niya sa isang tuxedo. Dining out sa katunayan ay isang abomination sa kanyang mata, maliban kung ito ay impormal sa kumpanya ng isa o dalawang magkamag-anak na espiritu.