A compact man of 72, Naipaul has been ill in recent months, and said he is not working on a book at the moment.

Though a compact man, he had to bend his head under the low roof.

At 5 feet 10 inches and 185 pounds, he was a compact man with great strength.

He was a hard, compact man, one of the old school, and fast nearing retirement.

The compact little man with the apple now asked, "Where is the ferry site?"

He was a fairly short, compact man in his early forties, very dark of skin and eye.

He was a short, compact man with a clear cold eye and a sometimes forgiving smile.

Not my memory - a compact man with a short yellow beard.

A compact man, he looked no older than forty but was completely bald.

Watched a compact man in a gray suit get out and walk north.