PLF said of the men that he first saw in Areopolis “… the Maniots are lean and hewn-looking with blue jowls and rebellious moustaches ... and fierce bars of brow are twisted in scowling flourishes over black and wary eyes as if the brains behind them were hissing with vindictive thoughts. But this cast of sternness and caution must be the atavistic physical trace of centuries of wild life, for their manners were the reverse. As we descended the cobbled streets, a murmur of greeting rose from the café tables in a quiet chorus, uttered with a friendliness and grace that made one feel welcome indeed ... "
... the man in the picture was a stallholder at Areopolis market. When he saw my camera he started showing off his "rebellious moustache", standing proudly and stroking it outwards and upwards ... and then, despite his fierce appearance, he invited me, " ... with friendliness and grace ... " to take his photograph - and from his stall he was selling honey, so not very fierce at all, really ...
