Like all infantry officers he wore no mustache, so that his mouth, the most striking feature of his face, was clearly seen.

The lines of that mouth were remarkably finely curved.

The middle of the upper lip formed a sharp wedge and closed firmly on the firm lower one, and something like two distinct smiles played continually round the two corners of the mouth; this, together with the resolute, insolent intelligence of his eyes, produced an effect which made it impossible not to notice his face.

Dolokhov was a man of small means and no connections.

Yet, though Anatole spent tens of thousands of rubles, Dolokhov lived with him and had placed himself on such a footing that all who knew them, including Anatole himself, respected him more than they did Anatole.