Iapproachedtoregardmorenarrowlythismysticchamber，which
seemedafittinglaboratoryforanecromancer，whenIwasstartled
atbeholdingahumancountenancestaringatmefromaduskycorner。It
wasthatofasmall，shrivelledoldman，withthincheeks，bright
eyes，andgraywiryprojectingeyebrows。Iatfirstdoubtedwhetherit