Убийство на улице Морг

           Aninnocentmanisnowimprisoned,chargedwiththatcrimeofwhichyoucanpointouttheperpetrator.” 

           Thesailorhadrecoveredhispresenceofmind,inagreatmeasure,whileDupinutteredthesewords;buthisoriginalboldnessofbearingwasallgone. 

           “SohelpmeGod,”saidhe,afterabriefpause,“IwilltellyouallIknowaboutthisaffair;—butIdonotexpectyoutobelieveonehalfIsay—IwouldbeafoolindeedifIdid.Still,Iaminnocent,andIwillmakeacleanbreastifIdieforit.” 

           Whathestatedwas,insubstance,this.HehadlatelymadeavoyagetotheIndianArchipelago.Aparty,ofwhichheformedone,landedatBorneo,andpassedintotheinterioronanexcursionofpleasure.HimselfandacompanionhadcapturedtheOurang-Outang.Thiscompaniondying,theanimalfellintohisownexclusivepossession.Aftergreattrouble,occasionedbytheintractableferocityofhiscaptiveduringthehomevoyage,heatlengthsucceededinlodgingitsafelyathisownresidenceinParis,where,nottoattracttowardhimselftheunpleasantcuriosityofhisneighbors,hekeptitcarefullysecluded,untilsuchtimeasitshouldrecoverfromawoundinthefoot,receivedfromasplinteronboardship.Hisultimatedesignwastosellit.