One of the better stories I've read from Lovecraft! The twist at the end is obvious a mile off, and I spent most of this quite short story waiting for the narrator to put it all together (he never did). The lack of surprise doesn't take away from my enjoyment in seeing it all unfold, however, and it's surprising how effective Lovecraft can be when he dials back on all that purple prose and introduces a bit of actual concision into his writing. I mean, it's not an outstanding story, but it does rise to competence. Which is a backhanded compliment, I know, but he's long dead so he won't care.