The firm foot is the ordinary type in men. A firm walk is a sign
of self-control as well as of power. When the shoe thickens so
obstinately that the foot can not bend it, and when the walker
does not care what noise he makes, the firmness and power are
developing to a degree that may inconvenience weaker or more
sensitive folk. The weak foot is the more common. The stand
suggests a knock-kneed body and a mind not strong enough to make
the best of life--one might almost say, altogether a knock-kneed
character that is always stepping crooked and going its way with
an uncertain gait.--_Cassell’s Family Magazine._
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=Gait of Criminals=--See CRIMINALS, GAIT OF.