<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishAlikuwa mweupe kama chokaa, mshumaa alioshikilia katika mkono wake kutetemeka alikuwa sputtering juu ya zulia, na macho yake, petrified na hofu, au baadhi ya hisia kama hiyo jamaa, stared fixedly juu ya kichwa changu katika hatua juu ya ukuta zaidi.  <response>: He was white as chalk, the candle he held in his shaking hand was sputtering onto the carpet, and his eyes, petrified with terror, or some such kindred emotion, stared fixedly over my head at a point on the further wall. 