He was a small tired-looking man about forty-eight to fifty, small hands and feet, wearing a brown suit -with sleeves too long, and a stiff white collaf behind a purple tie with black diamonds on it.

他是个看上去疲惫不堪的小个子男人，大约四十八到五十岁，手脚细小，穿着棕色西装——袖子太长了，一条硬挺的白色领结系在一条镶有黑钻的紫色领带后面。