Part 32 (1/2)

nf Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), German physician whose theory of ”animal magnetism” (a drawing force between persons) developed into a method of inducing hypnotism known as ”mesmerism,” a forerunner of modern hypnotism.

ng Comfortable relations.h.i.+p; affinity.

nh Temperament.

ni Unbroken.

nj Reference to the Bible, 1 Thessalonians 4:16: ”For the Lord... shall descend... with a shout, with the voice of the archangel [angel of high rank], and with the trump[et] of G.o.d” (King James Version).

nk Probably The Arabian Nights or Tales of the Genii. The Arabian Nights or Tales of the Genii.

nl Curtained litters carried on poles.

nm Covered with decorative hangings.

nn Decorated with ribbons.

no Probably the hanuman, or langur, monkey.

np Minarets are slender towers with projecting balconies; are slender towers with projecting balconies; oriels oriels are large bay windows secured by brackets. are large bay windows secured by brackets.

nq The translation from Novalis (pseudonym of Friedrich Leopold von Hardenberg, 1772-1801) comes from Sarah T. Austin's Fragments from German Prose Writers Fragments from German Prose Writers (1841), which Poe reviewed in (1841), which Poe reviewed in Graham's Magazine Graham's Magazine (December 1841). (December 1841).

nr Open pavilion.

ns Or kris; heavy dagger or short sword with a wavy blade.

nt First governor-general of British India (1732-1818), whose methods became suspect; he was tried and impeached (1787) but was ultimately acquitted.

nu On the Ganges River; among the most holy cities in India.

nv Rajah of Benares who in 1781 led a revolt against Hastings's increasing tax demands.

nw Indian soldiers employed by the British.

nx Or Bengali; native or inhabitant of Bengal.

ny Large, potentially dangerous rush of blood to the head.

nz These venomous leeches (vermicular (vermicular means resembling a worm or its motions) are Poe's invention; leeches, bloodsucking water worms, were once used by physicians to bleed patients. means resembling a worm or its motions) are Poe's invention; leeches, bloodsucking water worms, were once used by physicians to bleed patients.

oa See note on p. 143.

ob Reference to the Bible, Ecclesiastes 12:6: ”Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken” (KJV).

oc Derived by arguing from cause to effect.

od Poe probably derived this account from a story in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Democrat Democrat on December 5,1845. on December 5,1845.

oe Poe's source was ”The Lady Buried Alive,” in the Philadelphia Casket (September 1827).

of Medical practice of boring a hole into the skull.

og Firm affirmation.

oh Caused by deprivation of oxygen to the blood.

oi See note on p. 188.

oj Condition Condition of suspended animation and loss of voluntary motion. Madeline Usher's symptoms in ”The Fall of the House of Usher” are cataleptic, and other Poe characters manifest similar symptoms.

ok Inclined to fantasize about graves or mausoleums (”charnel houses”).

ol Incorrect quotation from Shakespeare's Richard II Richard II (act 3, scene 2): ”Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs.” (act 3, scene 2): ”Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs.”

om The idea of death (sepulchre (sepulchre means ”tomb”) hovers, black-winged, over him. means ”tomb”) hovers, black-winged, over him.

on Glowing.

oo Variant of ”fantasies.”

op Conscious; here referring to the dawning of his awakening, or sensory day, when suspended animation is departing.

oq That is, Death.

or Catamount, or mountain lion.

os Group joined for a common purpose.

ot Nothing is more detested by wisdom than too much cunning (Latin); no source has been found for this phrase in the writings of Roman rhetorician Seneca (c. 55 B.C. - c. A.D. 39).

ou Third floor, No. 33 Dunot Street, Faubourg St. Germain (French).

ov Reference to two previous detective tales (or, as Poe called them, ratiocinative tales), ”The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and ”The Mystery of Marie Roget.” The latter story, not included in the present volume, is often considered one of Poe's lesser works.

ow Chief commissioner.

ox Woman's dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room (French).

oy Fully informed (French).

oz Natives or inhabitants of Naples. Condescension exists here; the Frenchman considers himself naturally superior to these foreigners.

pa Here, hotel hotel refers to a large house, perhaps a mansion. refers to a large house, perhaps a mansion.

pb Robbers who prey upon pedestrians.

pc That is, a magnifying gla.s.s.

pd Dust particles created by a boring tool (gimlet).