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it states it was a low dull quick sound as a watch

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The text states,"I had my head in ,and was about to open the lantern,when my thumb slipped upon the tin fastening ,and the old man sprang up in bed , crying out '' who's there."

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I say I knew it well. I knew what the old man felt , and pitied him , although I chuckled at heart

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The text states " I had my head in, and was about to open the lantern, when my thumb slipped upon the tin fastening, and the old man sprang up in the bed, crying -- Who's There? "

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The text directly states "Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror."

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I then took planks from the flooring of the chamber and deposited all between the scant ling.

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In the authors words, "Villains! I shrieked, dissemble no more! I admit to the deed!- tear up the planks!- here, here!- it is the beating of the hideous heart!"

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The author claims that " I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards,but the noise arose over all and continually increased.

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according to the author"I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole

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in the authors words its impossible to say how that idea entered my brain.

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According to the author, "He had been saying to himself-its nothing but just the wind in the chimney its only a mouse crossing the floor"

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the author directly states
"The officers were satisfied my manner convinced them

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According to the author," Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror. It was now a groan of pain or of grief ... low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe."

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In the authors words, "The old man sprang up in the bed, crying out who's there?"

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this quote includes, "it was a low, dull, quick sound, such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton"

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When i had waited very patiently without hearing him lie down I resolved to open a little very very little crevice in the lantern.

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The text directly states, " I undid the lantern cautiously---oh,so cautiously---cautiously.

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According to the author, "For a whole hour, I did not move a muscle, and in the meantime I did not hear him lay man."