Answer :
There are several excerpts one of them is : "it was a mere cough, i shall not die from a cough". With this excerpt, Edgar allan Poe implying that he wouldn't be able to escape the inevitable, which is death.
Answer:
"These orders were sufficient, I well knew, to insure their immediate disappearance, one and all, as soon as my back was turned."
Explanation:
Plato correct answer!