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23. the narrator escorts the police around the house, audaciously showing them his “treasures,” his keepsakes and collectibles. next, he brings them chairs so they can “rest from their fatigues.” the narrator is overly self-confident, and he is very proud of how he handles himself. they sit in the very room where the murder was committed. he chats with the visitors and is with how well he can carry on a conversation. however, soon the narrator begins to feel sick; his head aches, and there is a ringing in his ears. he wants to get rid of the officers, but they just stay and keep on talking. the sound continues, and finally the narrator realizes it is not within his ears, but rather a resonance he has heard earlier: “… a low, dull, quick sound – such as a sound a makes when enveloped in cotton.”

question 23 options:

watch

typewriter

doorbell

hammer