Убийство на улице Морг

           Pressingthespring,Igentlyraisedthesashforafewinches;theheadwentupwithit,remainingfirminitsbed.Iclosedthewindow,andthesemblanceofthewholenailwasagainperfect. 

           “Theriddle,sofar,wasnowunriddled.Theassassinhadescapedthroughthewindowwhichlookeduponthebed.Droppingofitsownaccorduponhisexit(orperhapspurposelyclosed)ithadbecomefastenedbythespring;anditwastheretentionofthisspringwhichhadbeenmistakenbythepoliceforthatofthenail—fartherinquirybeingthusconsideredunnecessary. 

           “Thenextquestionisthatofthemodeofdescent.UponthispointIhadbeensatisfiedinmywalkwithyouaroundthebuilding.Aboutfivefeetandahalffromthecasementinquestionthererunsalightning-rod.Fromthisroditwouldhavebeenimpossibleforanyonetoreachthewindowitself,tosaynothingofenteringit.Iobserved,however,thatshuttersofthefourthstorywereofthepeculiarkindcalledbyParisiancarpentersferrades—akindrarelyemployedatthepresentday,butfrequentlyseenuponveryoldmansionsatLyonsandBordeaux.Theyareintheformofanordinarydoor,(asingle,notafoldingdoor)exceptthattheupperhalfislatticedorworkedinopentrellis—thusaffordinganexcellentholdforthehands.Inthepresentinstancetheseshuttersarefullythreefeetandahalfbroad.Whenwesawthemfromtherearofthehouse,theywerebothabouthalfopen—thatistosay,theystoodoffatrightanglesfromthewall.