Убийство на улице Морг

           Thedrawersofthebureau,itissaid,hadbeenrifled,althoughmanyarticlesofapparelstillremainedwithinthem.Theconclusionhereisabsurd.Itisamereguess—averysillyone—andnomore.Howarewetoknowthatthearticlesfoundinthedrawerswerenotallthesedrawershadoriginallycontained?MadameL’Espanayeandherdaughterlivedanexceedinglyretiredlife—sawnocompany—seldomwentout—hadlittleusefornumerouschangesofhabiliment.Thosefoundwereatleastofasgoodqualityasanylikelytobepossessedbytheseladies.Ifathiefhadtakenany,whydidhenottakethebest—whydidhenottakeall?Inaword,whydidheabandonfourthousandfrancsingoldtoencumberhimselfwithabundleoflinen?Thegoldwasabandoned.NearlythewholesummentionedbyMonsieurMignaud,thebanker,wasdiscovered,inbags,uponthefloor.Iwishyou,therefore,todiscardfromyourthoughtstheblunderingideaofmotive,engenderedinthebrainsofthepolicebythatportionoftheevidencewhichspeaksofmoneydeliveredatthedoorofthehouse.Coincidencestentimesasremarkableasthis(thedeliveryofthemoney,andmurdercommittedwithinthreedaysuponthepartyreceivingit),happentoallofuseveryhourofourlives,withoutattractingevenmomentarynotice.