Убийство на улице Морг

           “Tellme,forHeaven’ssake,”Iexclaimed,“themethod—ifmethodthereis—bywhichyouhavebeenenabledtofathommysoulinthismatter.” InfactIwasevenmorestartledthanIwouldhavebeenwillingtoexpress. 

           “Itwasthefruiterer,”repliedmyfriend,“whobroughtyoutotheconclusionthatthemenderofsoleswasnotofsufficientheightforXerxesetidgenusomne.” 

           “Thefruiterer!—youastonishme—Iknownofruitererwhomsoever.” 

           “Themanwhoranupagainstyouasweenteredthestreet—itmayhavebeenfifteenminutesago.” 

           Inowrememberedthat,infact,afruiterer,carryinguponhisheadalargebasketofapples,hadnearlythrownmedown,byaccident,aswepassedfromtheRueC—intothethoroughfarewherewestood; butwhatthishadtodowithChantillyIcouldnotpossiblyunderstand. 

           TherewasnotaparticleofcharlatanerieaboutDupin. “Iwillexplain,”hesaid,“andthatyoumaycomprehendallclearly,wewillexplain,”hesaid,“andthatyoumaycomprehendallclearly,wewillfirstretracethecourseofyourmeditations,fromthemomentinwhichIspoketoyouuntilthatoftherencontrewiththefruitererinquestion. Thelargerlinksofthechainrunthus—Chantilly,Orion,Dr.Nichols,Epicurus,Stereotomy,thestreetstones,thefruiterer.”