He was a tall , slender man , who did not look his forty years , so unwrinkled was his high , white forehead , so clear and lustrous his large , dark-blue eyes , so free from silver threads his rather long black hair . He had large hands and feet , and walked with a slight stoop . I am afraid we stared at him rather rudely while the Story Girl talked to him . But was not an Awkward Man , who was also a hermit and kept blue silk dresses in a locked room , and possibly wrote poetry , a legitimate object of curiosity ? I leave it to you . When we got away we compared notes , and found that we all liked him -- and this , although he had said little and had appeared somewhat glad to get rid of us . `` He gave us the money like a gentleman , '' said the Story Girl . `` I felt he did n't grudge it . And now for Mr. Campbell . It was on HIS account I put on my red silk . I do n't suppose the Awkward Man noticed it at all , but Mr. Campbell will , or I 'm much mistaken . '' CHAPTER VII . HOW BETTY SHERMAN WON A HUSBAND The rest of us did not share the Story Girl 's enthusiasm regarding our call on Mr. Campbell . We secretly dreaded it . If , as was said , he detested children , who knew what sort of a reception we might meet ? Mr. Campbell was a rich , retired farmer , who took life easily . He had visited New York and Boston , Toronto and Montreal ; he had even been as far as the Pacific coast . Therefore he was regarded in Carlisle as a much travelled man ; and he was known to be `` well read '' and intelligent . But it was also known that Mr. Campbell was not always in a good humour . If he liked you there was nothing he would not do for you ; if he disliked you -- well , you were not left in ignorance of it .
In short , we had the impression that Mr. Campbell resembled the famous little girl XXXXX the curl in the middle of her forehead .
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