TheTell-TaleHeart。
TRUE！-nervous-very，verydreadfullynervousIhadbeenandam；butwhywillyousaythatIammad？Thediseasehadsharpenedmysenses-notdestroyed-notdulledthem。Aboveallwasthesenseofhearingacute。Iheardallthingsintheheavenandintheearth。I
heardmanythingsinhell。How，then，amImad？Hearken！andobservehowhealthily-howcalmlyIcantellyouthewholestory。
Itisimpossibletosayhowfirsttheideaenteredmybrain；butonceconceived，ithauntedmedayandnight。Objecttherewasnone。
Passiontherewasnone。Ilovedtheoldman。Hehadneverwrongedme。