He first sees him lying on a sofa and welcoming the narrator with sincere and simple joy. The narrator is horrified by the appearance of Roderick. The expressions he uses to describe Roderick are "a cadaverous complexion", "somewhat thin and very pale lips", and "an eye large, liquid and luminous beyond all comparison". The narrator expresses that these are extreme changes in Roderick's appearance, suggesting that Roderick once had health-promoting characteristics. When the narrator first sees Usher, he is shocked to see how much his appearance has changed. He said: “Surely never had a man been so terribly changed. » He was as pale as a corpse with large, very visible eyes and his hair had grown out and hadn't been combed in a while, a long time with his 'horrible' skin. The tone shocked the narrator. Usher also seemed very nervous and agitated. Although he had prepared himself for Usher's nervousness, the narrator was completely unprepared for his childhood friend's horror..