This question is based on Literary Principles. 'My first interview with the manager was curious... He was commonplace in complexion, in feature, in manners ...

This question is based on Literary Principles.

'My first interview with the manager was curious...

He was commonplace in complexion, in feature, in manners and in voice. He was of middle size and of ordinary build. His eyes, of the usual blue were perhaps remarkably cold, and he certainly could make his glance fall on one as trenchant and heavy as an axe'.

Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

In the passage above, the manager is described as being

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In the passage above, the manager is described as being hostile. The use of words such as "curious" and "remarkably cold" to describe his appearance and behavior towards the protagonist, along with the simile "trenchant and heavy as an axe" used to describe his glance, suggest that the manager is unfriendly and possibly even intimidating.