لم يكن بو أبدا متماسكا بما يكفي لشرح كيف انه جاء ليكون في تلك الحالة الوخيمة، والغريب أنه كان يرتدي الملابس التي لم تكن أبدا في بلده.
Poe was never coherent long enough to explain how he came to be in his dire condition, and, oddly, was wearing clothes that were not his own.