And he is clear-skinned as a girl, while here I am, fanatically clean, pocked, pimpled, and carbuncled as a Hogarth. |
Grey carbuncled shells of giant clams open up to reveal a flesh of startling beauty, soft mauves dotted with electric blue and the palest of yellow. |
At this moment the door opened, and Doctor Dillon's carbuncled visage and glowing eyes appeared. |