He may have been delusional, thinking that his wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, was still alive, or he may have been referring to Sarah Elmira Royster, to whom he had recently proposed.
Han kan ha hallucinerat och trott att hans fru Virginia Clemm Poe fortfarande var i livet, eller kan ha syftat på Sarah Elmira Royster, som Poe nyligen hade friat till.