passes with his hands over the crystal sphere. He was excessively vain of his hands, which were soft and plump with tapering fingers manicured to the limit. They looked vicious to me.
\"Lights, please,\" he drawled affectedly.
Nobody moved, and Mrs. Julian said sharply: \"Turn off the lights, Dr. Cushack.\"
Nothing in the room was visible except the lambent crystal, the pale hands waving over it, and the smooth inhuman face in the reflected light,
passes with his hands over the crystal sphere. He was excessively vain of his hands, which were soft and plump with tapering fingers manicured to the limit. They looked vicious to me.
\"Lights, please,\" he drawled affectedly.
Nobody moved, and Mrs. Julian said sharply: \"Turn off the lights, Dr. Cushack.\"
Nothing in the room was visible except the lambent crystal, the pale hands waving over it, and the smooth inhuman face in the reflected light,