he possessed a squat , fattish , and somewhat twisted frame for a man ; he stood no taller than five foot , six inches ; his hair had badly thinned during his twenties , so that only separated strands of weak , dark hair now existed , which he combed over the pinkish dome of his head , and , since he loathed the notion of paying for brylcream to keep it in place , he used instead fat from the chip pan .