Le charmant Hippolyte was surprising
by his extraordinary resemblance to his
beautiful sister,
but yet more by the fact that in spite of
this resemblance he was exceedingly ugly.
His features were like his sister's,
but while in her case everything was lit up by a joyous,
self-satisfied, youthful,
and constant smile of animation,
and by the wonderful classic beauty of her figure,
his face on the contrary was dulled by imbecility
and a constant expression of sullen self-confidence,
while his body was thin and weak.
His eyes, nose,
and mouth all seemed puckered into a vacant,
wearied grimace,
and his arms and legs always fell into unnatural positions.