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

gaseous exhalation which hung about and enshrouded the mansion。 

     ;You   must   notyou   shall   not   behold   this� ─  �said   I�察  �shudderingly�察  �to 

Usher�察  �as   I   led   him�察  �with   a   gentle   violence�察  �from   the   window   to   a   seat。 

;These appearances�察�which bewilder you�察�are merely electrical phenomena 

not uncommonor it may be that they have their ghastly origin in the rank 

miasma   of   the   tarn。   Let   us   close   this   casement��the   air   is   chilling   and 

dangerous to your frame。 Here is one of your favourite romances。 I will 

read�察  �and   you   shall   listen��and   so   we   will   pass   away   this   terrible   night 

together。; 

     The antique volume which I had taken up was the ;Mad Trist; of Sir 

Launcelot Canning�察�but I had called it a favourite of Usher's more in sad 

jest   than    in  earnest�察   �for�察  �in  truth�察  �there   is  little  in   its  uncouth     and 

unimaginative   prolixity   which   could   have   had   interest   for   the   lofty   and 

spiritual ideality of my friend。 It was�察�however�察�the only book immediately 

at   hand�察  �and   I   indulged   a   vague   hope   that   the   excitement   which   now 

agitated   the   hypochondriac�察  �might   find   relief   ��for   the   history   of   mental 

disorder is full of similar anomalies�� even in the extremeness of the folly 

which I should read。 Could I have judged�察�indeed�察�by the wild overstrained 

air of vivacity with which he hearkened�察�or apparently hearkened�察�to the 

words of the tale�察�I might well have congratulated myself upon the success 

of my design。 

     I had arrived at that well´known portion of the story where Ethelred�察�

the hero of the Trist�察�having sought in vain for peaceable admission into 

the dwelling of the hermit�察�proceeds to make good an entrance by force。 

Here�察�it will be remembered�察�the words of the narrative run thus�此�

     ;And Ethelred�察�who was by nature of a doughty heart�察�and who was 

now mighty withal�察�on account of the powerfulness of the wine which he 

had   drunken�察  �waited   no   longer   to   hold   parley   with   the   hermit�察  �who�察  �in 

sooth�察�was of an obstinate and maliceful turn�察�but�察�feeling the rain upon his 

shoulders�察�and fearing the rising of the tempest�察�uplifted his mace outright�察�



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and�察�with blows�察�made quickly room in the plankings of the door for his 

gauntleted   hand�察  �and   now   pulling   therewith   sturdily�察  �he   so   cracked�察  �and 

ripped�察�and tore all asunder�察�that the noise of the dry and hollow´sounding 

wood alarmed and reverberated throughout the forest。; 

     At the termination of this sentence I started�察�and for a moment�察�paused�察�

for it appeared to me ��although I at once concluded that my excited fancy 

had deceived me��it appeared to me that�察�from some very remote portion 

of the mansion�察�there came�察�indistinctly�察�to my ears�察�what might have been�察�

in   its   exact   similarity   of   character�察  �the   echo   ��but   a   stifled   and   dull   one 

certainly�� of the very cracking and ripping sound which Sir Launcelot had 

so   particularly   described。   It   was�察  �beyond   doubt�察  �the   coincidence   alone 

which had arrested my attention�察�for�察�amid the rattling of the sashes of the 

casements�察  �and   the   ordinary   commingled   noises   of   the   still   increasing 

storm�察    �the   sound�察   �in   itself�察 �had    nothing�察   �surely�察  �which     should     have 

interested or disturbed me。 I continued the story�此�

     ;But the good champion Ethelred�察�now entering within the door�察�was 

sore enraged and amazed to perceive no signal of the maliceful hermit�察�but�察�

in the stead thereof�察�a dragon of a scaly and prodigious demeanour�察�and of 

a fiery tongue�察�which sate in guard before a palace of gold�察�with a floor of 

silver�察  �and   upon   the   wall   there   hung   a   shield   of   shining   brass   with   this 

legend enwritten 

       Who entereth herein�察�a conquerer hath bin�察�

       Who slayeth the dragon�察�the shield he shall win�察�

     and Ethelred uplifted his mace�察�and struck upon the head of the dragon�察�

which fell before him�察�and gave up his pesty breath�察�with a shriek so horrid 

and harsh�察�and withal so piercing�察�that Ethelred had fain to close his ears 

with his hands against the dreadful noise of it�察�the like whereof was never 

before heard。; 

     Here     again    I  paused     abruptly�察   �and    now    with    a  feeling    of   wild 

amazementfor there could be no doubt whatever that�察�in this instance�察�I 

did   actually   hear   ��although   from   what   direction   it   proceeded   I   found   it 

impossible to say�� a low and apparently distant�察�but harsh�察�protracted�察�and 

most   unusual   screaming   or   grating   soundthe  exact   counterpart of   what 

my   fancy   had   already   conjured   up   for   the   dragon's   unnatural   shriek   as 



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described by the romancer。 

     Oppressed�察�as I certainly was�察�upon the occurrence of the second and 

most   extraordinary  coincidence�察  �by  a   thousand   conflicting   sensations�察  �in 

which     wonder      and   extreme     terror  were    predominant�察      �I  still  retained 

sufficient   presence   of   mind   to   avoid   exciting�察  �by   any   observation�察  �the 

sensitive nervousness of my companion。 I was by no means certain that he 

had     noticed    the   sounds    in   question�察   �although�察    �assuredly�察   �a   strange 

alteration had�察�during the last few minutes�察�taken place in his demeanour。 

From   a   position   fronting   my   own�察  �he   had   gradually   brought   round   his 

chair�察�so as to sit with his face to the door of the chamber�察�and thus I could 

but partially perceive his features�察�although I saw that his lips trembled as 

if he were murmuring inaudibly。 His head had dropped upon his breast 

yet I knew that he was not asleep�察�from the wide and rigid opening of the 

eye as I caught a glance of it in profile。 The motion of his body�察�too�察�was at 

variance with this ideafor he rocked from side to side with a gentle yet 

constant   and   uniform   sway。   Having   rapidly   taken   notice   of   all   this�察  �I 

resumed the narrative of Sir Launcelot�察�which thus proceeded�此�

     ;And now�察�the champion�察�having escaped from the terrible fury of the 

dragon�察�bethinking himself of the brazen shield�察�and of the breaking up of 

the enchantment which was upon it�察�removed the carcass from out of the 

way before him�察�and   approached valorously  over the   silver pavement   of 

the castle to where the shield was upon the wall�察�which in sooth tarried not 

for his full coming�察�but fell down at his feet upon the silver floor�察�with a 

mighty great and terrible ringing sound。; 

     No sooner had these syllables passed my lips�察�thanas if a shield   of 

brass had indeed�察�at the moment�察 �fallen heavily upon a floor of   silverI 

became       aware    of   a  distinct�察   �hollow�察   �metallic�察   �and   clangorous�察     �yet 

apparently   muffled   reverberation。   Completely   unnerved�察  �I   leaped   to   my 

feet�察  �but   the   measured   rocking   movement   of   Usher   was   undisturbed。   I 

rushed to the chair in which he sat。 His eyes were bent fixedly before him�察�

and throughout his whole countenance there reigned a stony rigidity。 But�察�

as I placed my hand upon his shoulder�察�there came a strong shudder over 

his whole person�察�a sickly smile quivered about his lips�察�and I saw that he 

spoke in a low�察�hurried�察�and gibbering murmur�察�as if unconscious of my 



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presence。   Bending   closely   over   him�察  �I   at   length       drank   in   the   hideous 

import of his words。 

     ;Not   hear   it��yes�察  �I   hear   it�察  �and   have   heard   it。   Long´   ´longlong 

many minutes�察�many hours�察�many days�察�have I heard ityet I dared not 

oh�察�pity me�察�miserable wretch that I am��I dared notI dared not speak� �

We have put her living in the tomb� �Said I not that my senses were acute�拭�

I now tell you that I heard her first feeble movements in the hollow coffin。 

I heard themmany�察�many days agoyet I dared notI dared not speak� �

And   nowto´nightEthelredha�   �ha��the   breaking   of   the   hermit's   door�察�

and the death´cry of the dragon�察�and the clangour of the shield��say�察�rather�察�

the rending of her coffin�察�and the grating of the iron hinges of her prison�察�

and   her struggles   within the  coppered   archway  of   the  vault�   �Oh   whither 

shall I fly�拭�Will she not be here anon�拭�Is she not hurrying to upbraid me 

for   my   haste�拭    �Have   I   not   heard   her   footsteps   on   the   stair�拭 �Do   I   not 

distinguish that heavy and horrible beating of her heart�拭�Madman� ─�here 

he sprang furiously to his feet�察�and shrieked out his syllables�察�as if in the 

effort he were giving up his soul;Madman� �I tell you that she now stands 

without the door� ─�

     As if in the superhuman energy of his utterance there had been found 

the    potency   of    a  spellthe   huge    antique    panels    to  which    the   speaker 

pointed�察�threw slowly back�察�upon the instant�察�their ponderous and ebony 

jaws。   It   was   the   work   of   the   rushing   gustbut  then   without   those   doors 

there DID stand the lofty and enshrouded figure of the lady Madeline of 

Usher。 There was blood upon her white robes�察�and the evidence of some 

bitter struggle upon every portion of her emaciated frame。 For a moment 

she remained trembling and reeling to and fro upon the threshold�察�then�察�

with a low moaning cry�察�fell heavily in

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