candlelight

• Doulos closed his mouth and held up the palm of his right hand in the candlelight, then took a bit of ochre from the cave floor in his left hand and placed his right upon an empty space on the far wall. —  Song of Time
• Shadowy in the candlelight, the baron's face scanned the inner circle of the newlyweds 'families with unconcealed contempt, or so it seemed to Conan. —  Conan The Warlord
• His eyes were soft and dark in the candlelight, the corners tight with pain. —  A Breath of Snow and Ashes
• We ate dinner by candlelight, the shadow of the volcano flickering on our wobbly card table. —  Terra Incognita
• Without waiting for the permission, the eager little hands caught up the coiled strands, and in a moment the candlelight was again chasing the red tints and the bronze through the dark waves. —  Max

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