The poise of the head strikes one at once as indicative of thought and power; the head is noble, well-sized, broad, and large behind the ears. The face, clean-shaven, shows a hard, square chin, a large, resolute, mobile mouth, a good-sized nose, rather straight, but with quick, sensitive nostrils, that seem to broaden as the big, bushy brows come down and the mouth tightens.
– Bram Stoker
Dracula, Chapter 14. Mina’s description of Professor Abraham Van Helsing after she meets him for the first time. She straight away gets a sense of his strength and intelligence. Just the kind of man you would feel safe with and trust, and she does.