But ever the moonlight shone more clearly into the cave: now by it I could see his shape of bone and skin, ay, and even the bandage about his eyes.

Why had he tied it there?
I wondered--perhaps to hide the faces of the fierce wolves as they sprang upwards to grip him.

And always the howlings drew nearer; now I could see grey forms creeping to and fro in the shadows of the rocky place before me.

Ah! there before me glared two red eyes: a sharp snout sniffed at the carcase which I skinned.

With a yell, I lifted the Watcher and smote.