Which of these is a personal tragedy edgar allan poe experienced?
a - his favorite sister died of tuberculosis
b - his parents died when he was young
c - his fiancee tried to take his life
d - his stepfather robbed him of his wealth

we need to see the paragraphs in order to answer this.

the narrator is saying that the old lady made her feel uncomfortable. you know this because they say "i found that rather irksome", "perhaps it was her being so upright and trim", and "i don't think it was that, because i thought that quaintly pleasant." hope this !