The narrator is getting married to a girl he barely knows, but he believes she is suitable for marriage. The narrator is afraid of being alone and seeks companionship to alleviate his fear. The narrator experiences a sense of incomprehensible fear and paranoia, even though he is not afraid of any specific danger.
The narrator’s fear is not rational and he is unable to understand or control it. The narrator recalls a specific incident where he hallucinated seeing someone in his room, but upon closer inspection, realizes that there was no one there. The narrator tries to rationalize his hallucination as a result of a nervous seizure of the optical apparatus.
The narrator is in a state of fear and uneasiness after experiencing a strange encounter. The narrator tries to reassure himself by double-locking the door and hiding the chair where he saw the man sitting. Despite his efforts, the narrator continues to have unsettling experiences, both in his dreams and when awake.
The narrator believes he was feverish and had a nightmare, but still feels uneasy and afraid of being alone at night. The presence of the spectre haunts the narrator, even though he does not believe in its existence. The narrator constantly thinks about the spectre and feels its presence, even though they know it is just his imagination.
The narrator is unable to stay at home because he feels the spectre is there, even though he knows he will not see it again. The spectre remains invisible but is perceived to be present in every dark corner and behind the narrator. The narrator believes that the spectre is only there because he is alone, and if there were someone else present, it would not be there.
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