He was dirty and unshaven and without a cravat but somehow jaunty despite his dishabille, and his dark eyes were snapping joyfully at the sight of her.
He looked at her hard, trying to make her a little self-conscious, so that she would observe less closely his unshaven face, his crumpled and slept-in collar.
He was around thirty, his features regular but his gaze intense, his chin unshaven, his clothes crumpled and utilitarian, as if he had barely noticed what he'd put on.
It greets the traveler like a kindly but " unshaven and unwashed person." The other features lacquered floors, wallpapered walls, sofas of fashionable design, and a grand piano.
There was a loud crack and a strong smell of mingled drink with stale tobacco filled the air as a squat, unshaven man in a tattered overcoat materialised right in front of them.