... was stretched Ellen Webster—crumpled, helpless, inert—her eyes closed and her stern face set as in a death mask. How long she had lain there it was impossible to tell. If she had called for succor it had ... — The Wall Between • Sara Ware Bassett
... closed his eyes. An unexpected stab of pure fright went down my back. Without the eyes, Braun's face was a death mask. ... — One-Shot • James Benjamin Blish