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Voyage of Nicholas Klimm by Holberg�察�the Chiromancy of Robert Flud�察�

of   Jean   D'Indagine�察  �and   of   De   la   Chambre�察  �the   Journey   into   the   Blue 

Distance of Tieck�察�and the City of the Sun by Campanella。 One favourite 

volume was a small octavo edition of the Directorium Inquisitorum�察�by the 

Dominican   Eymeric   de   Gironne�察  �and   there   were   passages   in   Pomponius 

Mela�察    �about   the   old  African    Satyrs    and   OEgipans�察     �over   which    Usher 

would sit dreaming for hours。 His chief delight�察�however�察�was found in the 

perusal   of   an   exceedingly   rare   and   curious   book   in   quarto   Gothicthe 

manual of a forgotten churchthe Vigiliae Mortuorum Secundum Chorum 

Ecclesiae Maguntinae。 

     I   could   not   help   thinking   of   the   wild   ritual   of   this   work�察  �and   of   its 



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probable   influence   upon   the   hypochondriac�察  �when�察  �one   evening�察  �having 

informed me abruptly that the lady Madeline was no more�察�he stated his 

intention of preserving her corpse for a fortnight�察。�previously to its final 

interment���察  �in   one   of   the   numerous   vaults   within   the   main   walls   of   the 

building。      The    worldly      reason�察   �however�察      �assigned     for   this   singular 

proceeding�察�was one which I did not feel at liberty to dispute。 The brother 

had   been   led   to   his   resolution   ��so   he   told   me��   by   consideration   of   the 

unusual character of the malady of the deceased�察�of certain obtrusive and 

eager   inquiries   on   the   part   of   her   medical   men�察  �and   of   the   remote   and 

exposed situation of the burial´ground of the family。 I will not deny that 

when I called to mind the sinister countenance of the person whom I met 

upon the staircase�察�on the day of my arrival at the house�察�I had no desire to 

oppose   what   I   regarded   as   at   best   but   a   harmless�察  �and   by   no   means   an 

unnatural�察�precaution。 

     At the request of Usher�察�I personally aided him in the arrangements for 

the   temporary   entombment。   The   body   having   been   encoffined�察  �we   two 

alone bore it to its rest。 The vault in which we placed it ��and which had 

been so long unopened that our torches�察�half smothered in its oppressive 

atmosphere�察�gave us little opportunity for investigation�� was small�察�damp�察�

and   entirely  without   means   of  admission   for  light�察  �lying�察 �at   great   depth�察�

immediately  beneath   that   portion   of   the   building   in   which   was   my   own 

sleeping apartment。 It had been used�察�apparently�察�in remote feudal times�察�

for the worst purposes of a donjon´keep�察�and�察�in later days�察�as a place of 

deposit   for   powder�察  �or   some   other   highly   combustible   substance�察  �as   a 

portion   of   its   floor�察  �and   the   whole   interior   of   a   long   archway   through 

which   we   reached   it�察  �were   carefully   sheathed   with   copper。   The   door�察  �of 

massive      iron�察  �had   been�察   �also�察 �similarly   protected。      Its  immense      weight 

caused an unusually sharp grating sound�察�as it moved upon its hinges。 

     Having deposited our mournful burden upon tressels within this region 

of horror�察�we partially turned aside the yet unscrewed lid of the coffin�察�and 

looked   upon   the   face   of   the   tenant。   A   striking   similitude   between   the 

brother   and   sister   now   first   arrested   my   attention�察  �and   Usher�察  �divining�察�

perhaps�察     �my   thoughts�察    �murmured       out   some     few   words     from    which     I 

learned that the deceased and himself had been twins�察�and that sympathies 



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of   a   scarcely   intelligible   nature   had   always   existed   between   them。   Our 

glances�察�however�察�rested not long upon the deadfor we could not regard 

her unawed。 The disease which had thus entombed the lady in the maturity 

of    youth�察  �had    left�察 �as  usual    in  all  maladies     of   a  strictly   cataleptical 

character�察�the mockery of a faint blush upon the bosom and the face�察�and 

that suspiciously lingering smile upon the lip which is so terrible in death。 

We replaced and screwed down the lid�察�and�察 �having secured the door of 

iron�察�made our way�察�with toil�察�into the scarcely less gloomy apartments of 

the upper portion of the house。 

     And   now�察  �some   days   of   bitter   grief   having   elapsed�察  �an   observable 

change   came   over   the   features   of   the   mental   disorder   of   my   friend。   His 

ordinary  manner   had   vanished。  His   ordinary  occupations   were   neglected 

or forgotten。 He roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried�察�unequal�察�

and objectless step。 The pallor of his countenance had assumed�察�if possible�察�

a more ghastly huebut the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out。 

The   once   occasional   huskiness   of   his   tone   was   heard   no   more�察  �and   a 

tremulous      quaver�察    �as  if  of  extreme     terror�察 �habitually     characterized     his 

utterance。     There     were    times�察  �indeed�察   �when     I  thought    his   unceasingly 

agitated     mind    was    labouring     with   some     oppressive     secret�察  �to   divulge 

which   he   struggled       for   the   necessary   courage。   At   times�察    �again�察  �I  was 

obliged to resolve all into the mere inexplicable vagaries of madness�察�for I 

beheld   him   gazing   upon   vacancy   for   long   hours�察  �in   an   attitude   of   the 

profoundest attention�察�as if listening to some imaginary sound。 It was no 

wonder that his condition terrifiedthat it infected me。 I felt creeping upon 

me�察�by slow yet certain degrees�察�the wild influences of his own fantastic 

yet impressive superstitions。 

     It was�察�especially�察�upon retiring to bed late in the night of the seventh 

or eighth day after the placing of the lady Madeline within the donjon�察�that 

I   experienced   the   full   power   of   such   feelings。   Sleep   came   not   near   my 

couchwhile the hours waned and waned away。 I struggled to reason off 

the nervousness   which had   dominion   over   me。  I   endeavoured   to   believe 

that much�察�if not all of what I felt�察�was due to the bewildering influence of 

the gloomy furniture of the roomof the dark and tattered draperies�察�which�察�

tortured into motion by the breath of a rising tempest�察�swayed fitfully to 



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and fro upon the walls�察�and rustled uneasily about the decorations of the 

bed。    But   my    efforts   were    fruitless。  An    irrepressible    tremor    gradually 

pervaded      my   frame�察   �and�察  �at  length�察  �there   sat  upon    my   very    heart   an 

incubus   of   utterly   causeless   alarm。   Shaking   this   off   with   a   gasp   and   a 

struggle�察�I uplifted myself upon the pillows�察�and�察�peering earnestly within 

the intense darkness of the chamber�察�hearkened I know not why�察�except 

that an instinctive spirit prompted meto certain low and indefinite sounds 

which came�察�through the pauses of the storm�察�at long intervals�察�I knew not 

whence。   Overpowered   by   an   intense   sentiment   of   horror�察  �unaccountable 

yet unendurable�察�I threw on my clothes with haste ��for I felt that I should 

sleep no more during the night�撮� and endeavoured to arouse myself from 

the pitiable condition into which I had fallen�察�by pacing rapidly to and fro 

through the apartment。 

     I   had   taken   but   few   turns   in   this   manner�察  �when   a   light   step   on   an 

adjoining staircase arrested my attention。 I presently recognized it as that 

of Usher。  In an   instant afterwards   he rapped�察 �with a gentle touch�察 �at   my 

door�察   �and    entered�察   �bearing    a   lamp。   His    countenance      was�察   �as   usual�察�

cadaverously wanbut�察�moreover�察�there was a species of mad hilarity  in 

his eyesan evidently restrained hysteria in his whole demeanour。 His air 

appalled mebut anything was preferable to the solitude which I had so 

long endured�察�and I even welcomed his presence as a relief。 

     ;And you have not seen it�拭─�he said abruptly�察�after having stared about 

him for some moments in silence;you have not then seen it��but�察�stay� �

you    shall。;   Thus    speaking�察   �and    having    carefully    shaded    his  lamp�察   �he 

hurried to one of the casements�察�and threw it freely open to the storm。 

     The impetuous fury of the entering gust nearly lifted us from our feet。 

It was�察�indeed�察�a tempestuous yet sternly beautiful night�察�and one wildly 

singular in its terror and its beauty。 A whirlwind had apparently collected 

its force in our vicinity�察�for there were frequent and violent alterations in 

the direction of the wind�察�and the exceeding density of the clouds ��which 

hung so low as to press upon the turrets of the house�� did not prevent our 

perceiving   the   lifelike   velocity   with   which   they   flew   careering   from   all 

points   against   each   other�察  �without   passing   away   into   the   distance。   I   say 

that even their exceeding density did not prevent our perceiving thisyet 



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we had no glimpse of the moon or starsnor was there any flashing forth 

of   the   lightning。   But   the   under   surfaces   of   the   huge   masses   of   agitated 

vapor�察    �as   well   as  all  terrestrial    objects   immediately       around     us�察  �were 

glowing in the unnatural light of a faintly luminous and distinctly visible 

gaseous ex

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