Убийство на улице Морг

           Thisfunctionary,howeverwelldisposedtomyfriend,couldnotaltogetherconcealhischagrinattheturnwhichaffairshadtaken,andwasfaintoindulgeinasarcasmortwo,abouttheproprietyofeverypersonmindinghisownbusiness. 

           “Letthemtalk,”saidDupin,whohadnotthoughtitnecessarytoreply.“Lethimdiscourse;itwilleasehisconscience.Iamsatisfiedwithhavingdefeatedhiminhisowncastle.Nevertheless,thathefailedinthesolutionofthismystery,isbynomeansthatmatterforwonderwhichhesupposesit;for,intruth,ourfriendthePrefectissomewhattoocunningtobeprofound.Inhiswisdomisnostamen.Itisallheadandnobody,likethepicturesoftheGoddessLaverna—or,atbest,allheadandshoulders,likeacodfish.Butheisagoodcreatureafterall.Ilikehimespeciallyforonemasterstrokeofcant,bywhichhehasattainedhisreputationforingenuity.Imeanthewayhehas‘deniercequiest,etd’expliquercequin’estpas.’”