[Music] [Music] during the whole of a dull dark and soundless day in the autumn of the year when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens I had been passing alone on horseback through a singularly dreary tract of country and a thing found myself as the shades of evening drew on within view of the melancholy House of Usher I know not how it was but with the first glimpse of the building a terrible gloom pervaded my spirit there was an icing us sinking a sickening of the heart an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into all of the sublime at this mansion of gloom I now proposed myself a sojourn of some weeks his proprietor Roger Usher had been one of my boon companions in school but many years had elapsed since our last meeting a letter however has lately reached me in a distant part of the country the manuscript gave evidence of a nervous education the writer spoke of acute bodily illness of a mental disorder which oppressed him and of an earnest desire to see me as his best and indeed his only personal friend with the view of attempting by the cheerfulness of my society some alleviation of his malady upon my entrance uh sure rose from a sofa on which she had been lying at full length and greeted me with a vivacious warmth which had much in it I first thought of an overdone cordiality and for some moments while we spoke not I gazed upon him with a feeling half of pity half of all surely man had never before been so terribly altered as had Roger uh sure [Music] my old friend you are my solace in this extremity and my need is indeed extreme I possess a malady in my body but it is a family evil also it displays itself in a host of unnatural sensations I suffer from a morbid acuteness of the senses the most insipid food alone isn't durable I can only wear garments of a certain texture the order of all flowers are oppressive my eyes are tortured even by a faint light and all music inspires me with horror except that of my alien heart I am enchained by certain superstitious impressions in regard to this dwelling that I tenant at which I have not ventured forth from for many years in regard to an influence whose forces to shadowy to be restated here an influence which some peculiarities in the mere form and substance of the family mansion has by dint of long sufferance obtained over my spirit I admit though that much of the peculiar gloom which afflicts me can be traced to a more natural origin the illness and dissolution of my tenderly beloved sister I companion for long years my last and only relative on earth I'll decease will leave me the last of the ancient race of our shelter [Music] [Music] having informed me that the lady Madeleine was no more he stated his intention of preserving her corpse for a fortnight in one of the numerous falls within the main walls of the building at his request I personally aided him in the arrangements for the temporary entombment the body having been in calf and we two alone for it to its rest you striking some of the true between the brother and sister now first arrested my attention our dancers however rested not long upon the dead for we could not regard her on Lord [Music] the familiar light step of usher arrested my attention his countenance was as usual cadaverous Lee won but there was a species of mad hilarity in his eye and evidently restrained hysteria in his whole demeanor you have not yet seen it but stay you shall come now let us close this case most the air is chilling and dangerous to your frame here is one of your favorite classics I will read it and you should listen and so we will pass away this terrible night together hey Gumby aqua Dixon senior you to chase up hey Oh a Sicario fairies absolute neck by a Leo to operator Unum curvature selenium protium homonym Quay feedin Quay heck positive way mr. impudent the echo of a powerful cracking horrific sound reverberations of the mansion the secretary smile quivered about his lips that I saw that he spoke in a low hurried and gibbering murmur as if unconscious of my presence how hear it as I hear it I did not speak we have put our living in the tomb - heard our footsteps on the stairs do I not distinguish that heavy and horrible beating up on half mad man not none I tell you that she now stands without [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] you