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On his rigid face there stood an expression of horror, and as it seemed to me, of hatred, such as I have never seen upon human features. ON HIS RIGID FACE THERE STOOD AN EXPRESSION OF HORROR AND AS IT SEEMED TO ME OF HATRED SUCH AS I HAD NEVER SEEN UPON HUMAN FEATURES
imitation white marble. On one corner of this was stuck the stump of a red wax candle. The solitary window was so dirty that the light was hazy and uncertain, giving a dull grey tinge to everything, which was intensified by the thick layer of dust which coated the whole apartment. All these details I observed afterwards. At present my attention was centred upon the single grim motionless figure which lay stretched upon the boards, with vacant sightless eyes staring up at the discoloured ceiling. It was that of a man about forty-three or forty-four years of age, middle-sized, broad shouldered, with crisp curling black hair, and a short stubbly beard. He was dressed in a heavy broadcloth frock coat and waistcoat, with light-coloured trousers, and immaculate collar and cuffs. A top hat, well brushed and trim, was placed upon the floor beside him. His hands were clenched and his arms thrown abroad, while his lower limbs were interlocked as though his death struggle had been a grievous one. BY A MANTLE PIECE OF IMITATION WHITE MARBLE ON ONE CORNER OF THIS WAS STUCK THE STUMP OF A RED WAX CANDLE THE SOLITARY WINDOW WAS SO DIRTY THAT THE LIGHT WAS HAZY AND UNCERTAIN GIVING A DULL GREY TINGE TO EVERYTHING WHICH WAS INTENSIFIED BY THE THICK LAYER OF DUST WHICH COATED THE WHOLE APARTMENT ALL THESE DETAILS I OBSERVED AFTERWARDS AT PRESENT MY ATTENTION WAS CENTERED UPON THE SINGLE GRIM MOTIONLESS FIGURE WHICH LAY STRETCHED UPON THE BOARDS WITH VACANT SIGHTLESS EYES STARING UP AT THE DISCOLOURED CEILING IT WAS THAT OF A MAN ABOUT FORTY THREE OR FORTY FOUR YEARS OF AGE MIDDLE SIZED BROAD SHOULDERED WITH CRISP CURLING BLACK HAIR AND A SHORT STUBBY BEARD HE WAS DRESSED IN A HEAVY BROAD CLOTH FROCK COAT AND WAISTCOAT WITH LIGHT COLORED TROUSERS AND IMMACULATE COLLAR AND CUFFS A TOP HAT WELL BRUSHED AND TRIM WAS PLACED UPON THE FLOOR BESIDE HIM HIS HANDS WERE CLENCHED AND HIS ARMS THROWN ABROAD WHILE HIS LOWER LIMBS WERE INTERLOCKED AS THOUGH HIS DEATH STRUGGLE HAD BEEN A GRIEVOUS ONE
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