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The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively. The impressiveness was habitual and not for show, for spectators were few. The time was barely 10 o’clock at night, but chilly gusts of wind with a taste of rain in them had well nigh depeopled the streets.
Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and artful movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye adown the pacific thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slight swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace. ...

What can the reader infer about the policeman based on the fact that his “impressiveness was habitual and not for show”?

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The reader can infer that the policeman was impressive not because he was trying to be, but because he was simply impressive by nature. He was not trying to show off his skills to others, but instead was acting as he usually did. The policeman is not acting in a prideful way.