But then, through the mist in front of him, he saw, with an icy surge of terror, the dark outline of a man, tall and skeletally thin, rising slowly from inside the cauldron.

接着，透过眼前的白雾，他毛骨悚然地看到坩埚中缓缓升起一个男人的黑色身形，又高又瘦，像一具骷髅。