Sentence:  Indeed, the poor man has grown ten times as nervous as ever, since he has discovered, on such good authority, who the stout gentleman was. . . . He has anxiously endeavored to call up a recollection of what he saw of that <WSD>portly</WSD> personage; and has ever since kept a curious eye on all gentlemen of more than ordinary dimensions. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight. (from 15th c.)