Continuous outdoor working left indelible marks in his hands and face ; suddenly I found he was very doat , in his crinkly face there was a geriatric allowance , he looked very kind .
As dusk arrived , the color and atmosphere of the quarter intensified -- restaurateurs wearing white skullcaps yelled out their menus to passersby , while old women with crinkly , lined faces and toothless grins beckoned walkers over to their ornately arranged carts in the hope they 'd buy some dried fruit or exotic nuts .