Убийство на улице Морг

           Itisprobablethatthepolice,aswellasmyself,examinedthebackofthetenement;but,ifso,inlookingattheseferradesinthelineoftheirbreadth(astheymusthavedone),theydidnotperceivethisgreatbreadthitself,or,atallevents,failedtotakeitintodueconsideration.Infact,havingoncesatisfiedthemselvesthatnoegresscouldhavebeenmadeinthisquarter,theywouldnaturallybestowhereaverycursoryexamination.Itwascleartome,however,thattheshutterbelongingtothewindowattheheadofthebed,would,ifswungfullybacktothewall,reachtowithintwofeetofthelightning-rod.Itwasalsoevidentthat,byexertionofaveryunusualdegreeofactivityandcourage,anentranceintothewindow,fromtherod,mighthavebeenthuseffected.—Byreachingtothedistanceoftwofeetandahalf(wenowsupposetheshutteropentoitswholeextent)arobbermighthavetakenafirmgraspuponthetrellis-work.Lettinggo,then,hisholdupontherod,placinghisfeetsecurelyagainstthewall,andspringingboldlyfromit,hemighthaveswungtheshuttersoastocloseit,and,ifweimaginethewindowopenatthetime,mighthaveswunghimselfintotheroom. 

           “IwishyoutobearespeciallyinmindthatIhavespokenofaveryunusualdegreeofactivityasrequisitetosuccessinsohazardousandsodifficultafeat.