u“[Roderick
Usher] suffered much
from a morbid acuteness of the
senses:
uinsipid food was alone endurable;
uhe could wear only garments of certain texture;
uthe odors of all flowers were oppressive;
uhis eyes were tortured by even a faint light; and
uthere were but peculiar sounds, and these from stringed instruments, which did not inspire him with horror”