At the very first word from Willett’s mouth the previously commenced formula of the patient stopped short. Unable to speak, the monster made wild motions with his arms until they too were arrested. When the awful name of Yog-Sothoth was uttered, the hideous change began. It was not merely a dissolution , but rather a transformation or recapitulation ; and Willett shut his eyes lest he faint before the rest of the incantation could be pronounced.