Жах Данвіча
Chapter 2
Hisfacialaspect,too,wasremarkableforitsmaturity; forthoughhesharedhismother’sandgrandfather’schinlessness,hisfirmandprecociouslyshapednoseunitedwiththeexpressionofhislarge,dark,almostLatineyestogivehimanairofquasi-adulthoodandwell-nighpreternaturalintelligence. Hewas,however,exceedinglyuglydespitehisappearanceofbrilliancy; therebeingsomethingalmostgoatishoranimalisticabouthisthicklips,large-pored,yellowishskin,coarsecrinklyhair,andoddlyelongatedears. Hewassoondislikedevenmoredecidedlythanhismotherandgrandsire,andallconjecturesabouthimwerespicedwithreferencestothebygonemagicofOldWhateley,andhowthehillsonceshookwhenheshriekedthedreadfulnameofYog–Sothothinthemidstofacircleofstoneswithagreatbookopeninhisarmsbeforehim. Dogsabhorredtheboy,andhewasalwaysobligedtotakevariousdefensivemeasuresagainsttheirbarkingmenace.
