ehead being low and receding, and the rest of the face too long and narrow.
The crown rose to a kind of peak, the ears were pointed and set very low down
and far back. The mouth was very cruel and thin-lipped; the teeth were yellow
and uneven. There was no hair on the face, but that on the head was red and
matted. The eyes were obliquely set, pale blue, and full of an expression so
absolutely malignant that every atom of blood in my veins seemed to congeal
as I met their gaze. I could not clearly see the body of the thing, as it was
hazy and indistinct, but the impression I got of it was that it was clad in
some sort of tight-fitting, fantastic garment. As the landing was in semi-darkness,
and the face at all events was most startlingly visible, I concluded it brought
with it a light of its own, though there was none of that lurid glow attached
to it, which I subsequently learned is almost inseparable from spirit phenomena
seen under similar conditions.
"For some seconds, I was too overcome with terror
