The first time he heard the old man's heartbeat was on the eighth night, right before he killed him. The other time was when the policemen had finished searching the house and were talking to one another. The text states, “… the hellish tattoo of the heart increased. It grew quicker and quicker, and louder and louder every instant. The old man's terror must have been extreme! It grew louder, I say, louder every moment!” He was insane because he thought that he heard the heartbeat of a dead man that he killed. I think that the narrator heard the heartbeat because he felt guilty for the terrible deed he
The first time he heard the old man's heartbeat was on the eighth night, right before he killed him. The other time was when the policemen had finished searching the house and were talking to one another. The text states, “… the hellish tattoo of the heart increased. It grew quicker and quicker, and louder and louder every instant. The old man's terror must have been extreme! It grew louder, I say, louder every moment!” He was insane because he thought that he heard the heartbeat of a dead man that he killed. I think that the narrator heard the heartbeat because he felt guilty for the terrible deed he