At close quarters his appearance was even more terrible.

Although by some means he had gotten into his evening clothes, he was only partly shaven, and there were gashes in his face where the hand which had held his razor had slipped.

The pupils of his eyes were distended, and the eyes themselves seemed to have shrunk back into their sockets.

His whole frame seemed to have suddenly lost vigour, even substance.

He had the air of a man in clothes too large for him.