A stiff, formally-cut coat of cinnamon-coloured cloth, with rows of plate buttons, each of the size of a crown piece, on the sleeves, pockets, and skirts, reached the middle of his legs; and his costume was completed by the silver-hilted sword at his side, and the laced hat under his left arm. You and the girl have made it soft for him, and I'm going to make it soft for him. “You know I’m old-fashioned, Miss Stanley. She realized in a moment what had happened.