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hall。 A  valet�察  �of   stealthy   step�察  �thence   conducted   me�察  �in   silence�察  �through 

many   dark   and   intricate   passages   in   my   progress   to   the   studio   of   his 

master。 Much that I encountered on the way contributed�察�I know not how�察�

to heighten the vague sentiments of which I have already spoken。 While 

the   objects   around   mewhile   the   carvings   of   the   ceilings�察  �the   sombre 

tapestries     of   the   walls�察   �the   ebon    blackness      of   the   floors�察  �and    the 

phantasmagoric         armorial     trophies    which    rattled   as   I  strode�察  �were    but 

matters   to   which�察 �or   to   such   as   which�察  �I   had   been   accustomed   from   my 

infancywhile I hesitated not to acknowledge how familiar was all thisI 

still   wondered   to   find   how   unfamiliar   were   the   fancies   which   ordinary 

images were stirring up。 On one of the staircases�察�I met the physician of 

the family。 His countenance�察�I thought�察�wore a mingled expression of low 

cunning   and perplexity。   He   accosted   me   with trepidation   and   passed   on。 

The valet now threw open a door and ushered me into the presence of his 

master。 

     The   room   in   which   I   found   myself   was   very   large   and   lofty。   The 

windows were long�察�narrow�察�and pointed�察�and at so vast a dis´ tance from 

the black oaken floor as to be altogether inaccessible from within。 Feeble 

gleams of encrimsoned light made their way through the trellised panes�察�

and    served     to  render    sufficiently    distinct   the   more    prominent      objects 

around�察�the eye�察�however�察�struggled in vain to reach the remoter angles of 

the    chamber�察    �or  the   recesses    of  the   vaulted    and   fretted   ceiling。   Dark 

draperies      hung    upon     the   walls。    The    general    furniture    was     profuse�察�

comfortless�察  �antique�察  �and   tattered。   Many   books   and   musical   instruments 

lay scattered about�察�but failed to give any vitality to the scene。 I felt that I 

breathed an atmosphere of sorrow。 An air of stern�察�deep�察�and irredeemable 

gloom hung over and pervaded all。 

     Upon my entrance�察�Usher rose from a sofa on which he had been lying 

at full length�察�and greeted me with a vivacious warmth which had much in 

it�察�I at first thought�察�of an overdone cordialityof the constrained effort of 

the   ennuye   man   of   the   world。   A   glance�察  �however�察  �at   his   countenance�察�

convinced       me    of   his  perfect    sincerity。   We     sat  down�察    �and    for  some 

moments�察�while he spoke not�察�I gazed upon him with a feeling half of pity�察�

half of awe。 Surely�察�man had never before so terribly altered�察�in so brief a 



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period�察  �as   had   Roderick   Usher�   �It   was   with   difficulty   that   I   could   bring 

myself     to   admit    the  identity    of  the   wan    being    before   me    with   the 

companion of my early boyhood。 Yet the character of his face had been at 

all times remarkable。 A cadaverousness of complexion�察�an eye large�察�liquid�察�

and luminous beyond comparison�察�lips somewhat thin and very pallid�察�but 

of a surpassingly beautiful curve�察�a nose of a delicate Hebrew model�察�but 

with a breadth of nostril unusual in similar formations�察�a finely´moulded 

chin�察�speaking�察�in its want of prominence�察�of a want of moral energy�察�hair 

of   a   more   than   web´like   softness   and   tenuity�察    �these   features�察  �with   an 

inordinate expansion above the regions of the temple�察�made up altogether 

a    countenance      not    easily   to   be   forgotten。    And     now    in   the   mere 

exaggeration       of  the  prevailing     character    of  these   features�察  �and   of  the 

expression      they   were    wont    to  convey�察   �lay  so   much    of  change     that  I 

doubted to whom I spoke。 The now ghastly pallor of the skin�察�and the now 

miraculous lustre of the eye�察�above all things startled and even awed me。 

The silken hair�察�too�察�had been suffered to grow all unheeded�察�and as�察�in its 

wild gossamer texture�察�it floated rather than fell about the face�察�I could not�察�

even with effort�察�connect its Arabesque expression with any idea of simple 

humanity。 

     In the manner of my friend I was at once struck with an incoherence 

an inconsistency�察�and I soon found this to arise from a series of feeble and 

futile struggles to overcome an habitual trepidancyan excessive nervous 

agitation。 For something of this nature I had indeed been prepared�察�no less 

by    his  letter�察 �than   by   reminiscences      of   certain   boyish    traits�察 �and   by 

conclusions       deduced      from    his   peculiar     physical     conformation       and 

temperament。   His   action   was   alternately  vivacious   and   sullen。   His   voice 

varied     rapidly   from    a  tremulous      indecision    ��when     the  animal     spirits 

seemed   utterly   in   abeyance��   to   that   species   of   energetic   concisionthat 

abrupt�察�weighty�察�unhurried�察�and hollow´sounding enunciationthat leaden�察�

self´ balanced and perfectly  modulated guttural utterance�察�which may be 

observed in the lost drunkard�察�or the irreclaimable eater of opium�察�during 

the periods of his most intense excitement。 

     It was thus that he spoke of the object of my visit�察�of his earnest desire 

to see me�察�and of the solace he expected me to afford him。 He entered�察�at 



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some length�察�into what he conceived to be the nature of his malady。 It was�察�

he said�察�a constitutional and a family evil�察�and one for which he despaired 

to find a remedya mere nervous affection�察�he immediately added�察�which 

would undoubtedly soon pass off。 It displayed itself in a host of unnatural 

sensations。 Some of these�察�as he detailed them�察�interested and bewildered 

me�察�although�察�perhaps�察�the terms�察�and the general manner of the narration 

had their weight。 He suffered much from a morbid acuteness of the senses�察�

the most insipid food was alone endurable�察�he could wear only garments 

of certain texture�察�the odours of all flowers were oppressive�察�his eyes were 

tortured   by   even   a   faint   light�察  �and   there   were   but   peculiar   sounds�察  �and 

these from stringed instruments�察�which did not inspire him with horror。 

     To   an   anomalous   species   of   terror   I   found   him   a   bounden   slave。   ;I 

shall perish�察─�said he�察 �I must perish in this deplorable folly。 Thus�察�thus�察�

and not otherwise�察�shall I be lost。 I dread the events of the future�察�not in 

themselves�察�but in their results。 I shudder at the thought of any�察�even the 

most trivial�察�incident�察�which may operate upon this intolerable agitation of 

soul。 I have�察�indeed�察�no abhorrence of danger�察�except in its absolute effect´ 

´in terror。 In this unnervedin this pitiable conditionI feel that the period 

will sooner or later arrive when I must abandon life and reason together�察�in 

some struggle with the grim phantasm�察�FEAR。; 

     I   learned�察  �moreover�察  �at   intervals�察  �and   through   broken   and   equivocal 

hints�察�another singular feature of his mental condition。 He was enchained 

by   certain   superstitious   impressions   in   regard   to   the   dwelling   which   he 

tenanted�察  �and   whence�察  �for   many   years�察  �he   had   never   ventured   forthin 

regard to an influence whose supposititious force was conveyed in terms 

too shadowy here to be re´statedan influence which some peculiarities in 

the mere form and substance of his family mansion�察�had�察�by dint of long 

sufferance�察�he said�察�obtained over his spiritan effect which the physique 

of the grey walls and turrets�察�and of the dim tarn into which they all looked 

down�察�had�察�at length�察�brought about upon the morale of his existence。 

     He    admitted�察   �however�察    �although     with   hesitation�察   �that  much     of  the 

peculiar gloom which thus afflicted him could be traced to a more natural 

and   far   more   palpable   originto   the   severe   and   long´continued   illness 

indeed   to   the   evidently   approaching   dis´   solutionof   a   tenderly   beloved 



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sisterhis   sole   companion   for   long   yearshis   last   and   only   relative   on 

earth。 ;Her decease�察─�he said�察�with a bitterness which I can never forget�察�

;would leave him ��him the hopeless and the frail�� the last of the ancient 

race of the   Ushers。; While he spoke�察�the   lady  Madeline ��for   so   was she 

called��   passed   slowly   through   a   remote   portion   of   the   apartment�察  �and�察�

without having noticed my presence�察�disappeared。 I regarded h
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