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ChapterOne3

ChapterTwo4

ChapterThree6

TheOvalPortrait7

ChapterOne8

ChapterTwo8

TheTell-taleHeart9

ChapterOne9

ChapterTwo10

ChapterThree15

TheBlackCat

ChapterOne

Idonotthinkpeoplewillbelievemystory.ButIamnotmad,andIamnotdreaming.TomorrowIwilldieandIwanttomakeaconfession.TheeventswhichIamgoingtodescribeherehaveterrifiedme,havetorturedme,havedestroyedme.Tometheyseemedhorribleandsupernatural,butperhapssomebodywhoiscalmerandmorerationalwillfindalogicalexplanation.Thisismystory.

Iwasaverykindandgentlechildwholovedanimals.AsIgrewupthisloveforanimalsbecamegreater.Thisiseasytounderstand:

itisdifficulttotrustpeople,butyoucanalwaystrustafaithfuldog.

ImarriedwhenIwasyoungandmywifelikedanimalstoo.Wehadbirds,gold-fish,adog,rabbits,asmallmonkey,andacat.Thiscatwasquitelarge,beautiful,completelyblackandextremelyintelligent.Infact,mywifesometimessaidthatourcatwasprobablyawitchindisguise.Shewasnotreallyseriousaboutthis,andImentionitnowonlybecausebychanceIrememberit.Pluto—thiswasthecat'

sname—wasmyfavoritepetandplaymate.Hefollowedmeeverywhere.

Unfortunately,Ibecameavictimofalcohol.Idrankmoreandmore.Ofcourse,mypersonalitychanged.Ibecamemoodyandirritablewithmywifeandpets.Atthebeginning,though,IrespectedPlutoandneverhurthim.ButonenightIreturnedhomeveryintoxicated.IthoughtthatPlutowasavoidingme.Iheldhimviolentlyandinhisfrightthecatbitmyhand.Ibecamefurious.Iwaspossessedbyademon.Icaughtthecatagain.ThenItookapocket-knifefrommypocket,openeditandcutouthiseye!

Iblush,IburnwhileInowwritethesefacts.ThenextdayIfelthorrorformyaction,butIcontinuedtodrink,andwinemademeforgetthehorriblethingIhaddone.

Thecatgotbetter.TheemptyeyesocketIwasfrightening,butthecatwasnolongerinpain.Hewentaboutthehouseasusual,but,obviously,heranawayfrommeinterror.AtfirstIwassorryaboutthis,butsoonitmademeangry.AndthencamethespiritofPERVERSENESS.Philosophydoesnottalkaboutthisspirit,butitisafundamentalpartofthehumanheart.Wehavealldonestupidorterriblethingssimplybecauseweknowthatweshouldnotdothem.This,then,isPERVERSENESS.

Thisspiritofperverseness,Isay,destroyedmebecauseonedayIdecidedtokillpoorPluto.WithtearsinmyeyesandsadnessinmyheartIputanoosearoundhisneckandhangedhimfromatree.IhangedPlutoonlybecauseIknewhelovedme,onlybecausehehadneverhurtme,onlybecauseIknewthatGodwouldneverpardonmeforthecrime.

ChapterTwo

Thenightofthiscrimetherewasafireinmyhouse.Mywife,myservantandIjustmanagedtoescape.MyentirewealthwasdestroyedinthefireandIlostallhope.Idonotwanttosaythatthereisaconnectionbetweenmycrimeandthefire.Ionlywanttorecordthefactsofmystory.

ThedayafterthefireIwenttovisittheruinsofmyhouse.Onlyonewallremained,andaroundthiswallwasagroupofpeople.Theyweresayingthingslike"

strange!

"

"

singular!

.Iwentcloserandsawastrangebas-reliefonthewall,thefigureofagiganticcat.Theimagewasextremelyaccurate.Therewasaropeabouttheanimal'

sneck.

WhenIfirstsawtheimageofthecatIwasterrified,butIthoughtaboutitandfoundagoodexplanation.Ihadhungthecatinthegardennexttomyhouse.Whenthefirebegan,thisgardenwasfilledupwithpeople.Somebodyprobablythrewthecatintomybedroomwindowinordertowakeme.Theotherwallsofthehousefellinandpressedthebodyofthecatagainstthiswall.Thegreatheatofthefireandachemicalreactionthenmadetheimage.

AlthoughIhadalogicalexplanation,thatbas-reliefmadeagreatimpressiononmyimagination.FormonthsIcouldnotescapethephantasmofthecat.Ieventriedtofindanothercattosubstituteit.Then,onenightinabar,Isawablackobjectontopofsomehogsheadsofrum.Ilookedcloser.Itwasalargeblackcat.ItwasalmostidenticaltoPlutoexceptithadanindistinctwhiteareaonitsbreast.Icaressedthecatanditimmediatelygotupandpurred.Itwashappy.ThiswastheanimalIwaslookingfor.IaskedthebartenderifIcouldbuyit.Hesaidthatitwasnothis.IcontinuedtocaressthecatandwhenIleftthebar,thecatfollowedmehome.

Mywifelikedthiscatverymuch.ButIbegantodislikeit.IhadthoughtthatIwouldbehappierwithanewcat.Instead,theaffectionofthecatonlydisgustedme.Andslowlythisdisgustbecamehatred.IavoideditbecauseIfeltsomeshameforkillingPlutoandIdidnotwanttohurtittoo.Inaddition,thiscat,justlikePluto,hadonlyoneeye.

However,themoreIhatedthiscat,themoreitfollowedme.Itisdifficulttoexplainhowterriblethiswas.WhenIsatdownitwouldjumponmylegsandcovermewithhorriblecaresses.WhenIgotuptowalkitwasbetweenmylegsandIwouldalmostfall.ThismademesoangrythatIwantedtokillit,butIwasstopped-notbythememoryofmyfirstcrime-butbyabsolutedreadofthebeast.

Thisdreadwasnotexactlyadreadofphysicalevil,butIdonotknowhowtodefineit.Iamalmostashamedtoadmit—asIwaithereinmyprisoncell—thatmyterrorwascausedbysomethingincrediblyinsubstantial.Mywifehadoftentalkedabouttheindistinctwhitepatchonthecat’sbreast,theonlydifferencebetweenhimandPluto.Butthisindistinctwhitepatchgraduallybecamedistinct.ItriedtoignorewhatIsaw.Isaidtomyselfthatitwasjustmyimagination.ButthisdistinctimagewastherealreasonwhyIdidnotdarehurtthebeast.ItwasanimagethatIfeared.ItwastheimageoftheGALLOWS!

ThatterribleinstrumentofHorrorandofCrime—ofAgonyandofdeath!

ChapterThree

OhhowIsuffered!

Youcannotimagine.Ihadkilledabrutebeast,andnowanotherbrutebeastwasdestroyingme.DayornightIcouldnotrest.Duringthedaythecreatureneverleftmealone,andatnightIwokeuphourlyfromterribledreamswiththatthingonmyface.Itwasalivingnightmarealwaysthereinmyheart.

Allmygoodthoughtshadgone.Evilthoughtsfilledmybrain.Ibegantohateallthingsandallmankind.Mywife,Iamsorrytosay,sufferedthemost.

Onedaywehadtogodownintothecellar.Thecatwentbetweenmylegs.Ialmostfell.Ibecamefurious.Igrabbedanaxeandtriedtokilltheanimal,butmywifeblockedmyarm.

ThismademeevenmorefuriousandIliftedtheaxeagainandburieditinherbrain.Shefelldeadimmediately,withoutagroan.

Ihadmurderedher.NowIhadtoeliminatethebody.Thereweremanypossibilities.Icouldcutthebodyintolittlepiecesandthenburnthem,orIcouldburyit.

Finally,Idecidedtoputitinsidethewallofthecellar.Therewasaprojectioninthewall.Ipulledoutthebrickswithacrowbar.IputthebodyinthereandthenIcarefullyputbackthebricks.Nobodycouldseethedifference.Itwasperfect.

ThenIwenttolookforthecattokillittoo.Butthebeasthadescaped.Ididnotseeitthatnight.IwasfinallyfreeofitstormentandthatnightIslepttranquilly,evenifIhadjustkilledmywife.

Thesecondandthethirddaypassed.Themonsterdidnotreturn.Myhappinesswassupreme.Thepolicecameandsearchedthehouse,but,ofcourse,theyfoundnothing.Iwouldbehappyforever!

Thenonthefourthdaythepolicecameagain.Theytoldmetocomewiththemwhiletheysearchedthehouse.Theywentdownintothecellaragainandfoundnothing.IwassohappythatIwantedtosaysomething.IwantedtoshowthatIwasreallynotguilty.

Gentlemen,"

Ifinallysaid,"

Iamgladthatyouhavenomoresuspicions.Oh,bythebye,isn'

tthisawellconstructedhouse.（NowIcan'

treallyrememberwhatIsaid.）Infact,Ithinkit'

sanexcellentlywellconstructedhouse.Thesewalls—areyougoing,gentlemen?

—arereallysolid."

TheninthatmomentIhitthewallswithmycane.

MayGodprotectme!

Thenoiseofmycanewasansweredbyavoicefromthetomb!

Atfirst,thevoicewasdifficulttohear.Itwaslikeachildcrying.Thenitbecamelouderandlouder.Onelong,loud,andcontinuousscream,completelyinhumanthatcamedirectlyfromhell!

ForamomentthepoliceandIdidnotmove.Butthentheyeasilyopenedthewall.Thereinsidewasthestandingcorpse,alreadygreatlydecayedandcoveredwithblood.Onthecorpse'

shead,withitsredmouthopenandoneeye,wasthebeast,thebeastthathadmadememurdermywife.Andnowthatmonsterhadgivenmetothehangman.Ihadwalledthemonsterupwithinthetomb!

TheOvalPortrait

MyvaletPedroandIweretravelingthroughtheApennineMountainsinItaly.Iwasbadlyhurtandhadahighfever.Wefinallysawaverystrangeandgloomycastlethathadbeenrecentlyabandoned.Itwasthekindofcastlethatyoucanreadaboutincertainoldnovelsaboutghosts.PedroknewthatIcouldn'

tremainoutsideinmycondition,sohedecidedtobreakintothecastle.

Whenhehadbrokenin,hetookmetoasmallroominaturretofthecastle.Thisroomhadmanyveryoldpaintings,tapestriesandarms.Therewerealsomanyspiritedmodernpaintings.Ilookedcloselyatthemall.Theyfascinatedmegreatly,perhapsbecauseIwasdeliriousfromthefever.Ialsofoundabookthattoldthestoryofeachofthepaintingsintheroom.

PedrolitthecandlesofalargecandelabrumandIbegantocontemplateeachpieceofartinthisbizarreroom.Ilayinmyb