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He had a candle in his hand, and the agitation of his face told me at once that something was seriously wrong. 
בידו היה נר, ומהפניו הנרגשות הבנתי מיד שמשהו לא בסדר. 
He was holding a candle because the storm had knocked the electricity out.
הוא החזיק בנרות כי הסערה הפילה את החשמל.