Убийство на улице Морг

           Itismydesigntoshowyou,first,thatthethingmightpossiblyhavebeenaccomplished:—but,secondlyandchiefly,Iwishtoimpressuponyourunderstandingtheveryextraordinary—thealmostpraeternaturalcharacterofthatagilitywhichcouldhaveaccomplishedit. 

           “Youwillsay,nodoubt,usingthelanguageofthelaw,that‘tomakeoutmycase’Ishouldratherundervalue,thaninsistuponafullestimationoftheactivityrequiredinthismatter.Thismaybethepracticeinlaw,butitisnottheusageofreason.Myultimateobjectisonlythetruth.Myimmediatepurposeistoleadyoutoplaceinjuxta-positionthatveryunusualactivityofwhichIhavejustspoken,withthatverypeculiarshrill(orharsh)andunequalvoice,aboutwhosenationalitynotwopersonscouldbefoundtoagree,andinwhoseutterancenosyllabificationcouldbedetected.” 

           Atthesewordsavagueandhalf-formedconceptionofthemeaningofDupinflittedovermymind.Iseemedtobeuponthevergeofcomprehension,withoutpowertocomprehend—asmen,attimes,findthemselvesuponthebrinkofremembrance,withoutbeingable,intheend,toremember.Myfriendwentonwithhisdiscourse. 

           “Youwillsee,”hesaid,“thatIhaveshiftedthequestionfromthemodeofegresstothatofingress.Itwasmydesigntosuggestthatbothwereeffectedinthesamemanner,atthesamepoint.Letusnowreverttotheinterioroftheroom.Letussurveytheappearanceshere.