As they drew nearer, however, his face shone through the gloom, hairless, snakelike, with slits for nostrils and gleaming red eyes whose pupils were vertical.

• 两人走近了几步，终于看清了他那张在黑暗中发光的脸，那是一张没有头发，像蛇一样的脸，他的鼻孔是一条细线，猩红色眼睛中瞳孔也成为一条细线。