Across
- 2. what the madman did to the old man after he murdered him
- 4. to disguise a belief, intention, or motive
- 5. having an excessively high opinion of someone's appearance
- 7. a feeling of cautious distrust
- 9. what the old man’s body was hidden underneath
- 13. the action of hiding something or preventing it from being known
- 14. the slit in the lantern
- 15. to listen
- 18. a dead human body
- 20. in a forceful or intense manner
- 21. a strong feeling of wanting/wishing for something to happen
- 24. feeling regret, sadness, or grief
- 26. something of little value or importance
- 27. enough/adequate
- 29. at ___ o’clock the madman sneaks into the old man’s chamber
Down
- 1. barely/almost
- 3. the high pitched noise that the old man made during his killing
- 6. how the madman felt when the officers were “mocking” him
- 8. to hide one’s thoughts or feelings
- 10. “I then replaced the boards so cleverly, so _____ that no human eye --not even his --could have detected anything wrong.”
- 11. a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease
- 12. the madman's emotion towards the old man's eye
- 14. to form an idea in one’s head
- 16. with urgency; hurriedly
- 17. in a cautious manner, to not be seen or heard
- 19. a command/order
- 22. the number of nights the madman stalked the old man
- 23. how the old man felt before his killing
- 25. to come or bring to an end
- 28. a private room, typically a bedroom
