The crags, which are of a very soft, reddish-gray sandstone, rise a hundred and fifty feet from their base, and their summits are worn by the weather into the most remarkable forms.

Across his shoulders he bore a reddish-gray burden, and in his right hand was a gun.

Flares of noon heat shot up from the reddish-gray levels.

Their hands, their faces, and even their moustachios were of a reddish-gray, like the soil which supports them.

The Orsetti Palace, a huge square edifice of reddish-gray stone, with overtopping roof, four tiers of lofty windows, and a broad arched entrance, or portone, with dark-green doors, stands in the street of San Michele.

It is shaped like a small cone; and is of a reddish-gray color.