Who has not, a hundred times, found himself committing a vile or a silly action, for no other reason than because he knows he should not?

Chilling how suave he is in his justifications.

The cat, a witch or not, found a friend in the wife of his and remained loyal to her grave.

I only wish id been able to get through in one sitting without being interrupted..Perhaps Poe did not write for these times.

I don't think I'm superstitious, but they're out there, for sure. Snitched by a black cat on a wall... man, that's just some rotten luck.