There lay the Count, but looking as if his youth had been half restored.

For the white hair and moustache were changed to dark iron-grey.

The cheeks were fuller, and the white skin seemed ruby-red underneath.

The mouth was redder than ever, for on the lips were gouts of fresh blood, which trickled from the corners of the mouth and ran down over the chin and neck.

Even the deep, burning eyes seemed set amongst swollen flesh, for the lids and pouches underneath were bloated.