and above me in the gloom , i saw his face-the subtle gleaming whiteness of the flesh that did not seem at all to be flesh , the exquisitely symmetrical bones , and the deh'cate half-closed hand , which hovered in the air , in a perfect attitude of indecision , as the deep-set eyes , fired with a subtle and incandescent green , looked down upon me without the slightest palpable emotion .