The Fall of the House of Usher

"The Fall of the House of Usher"

The narrator is struck by Roderick's excessive nervous agitation. However, he had been prepared for something like this. What had prepared him?

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The Narrator received a letter from Usher. In the letter, Roderick described a certain "mental disorder" that was plaguing him, and he communicated a desperate desire to see his old companion. Thus, he was prepared for the nervous agitation.

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