In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” what does the narrator mean in this quote? “It was with difficulty that I could bring myself to admit the identity of the wan being before me with the companion of my early boyhood.”

a. Roderick is shaky and unsteady.
b. Roderick is sad and morose.
c. Roderick has a joyful countenance.
d. Roderick is pale and sick looking