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“Tellme,forHeaven’ssake,”Iexclaimed,“themethod—ifmethodthereis—bywhichyouhavebeenenabledtofathommysoulinthismatter.” InfactIwasevenmorestartledthanIwouldhavebeenwillingtoexpress.
“Itwasthefruiterer,”repliedmyfriend,“whobroughtyoutotheconclusionthatthemenderofsoleswasnotofsufficientheightforXerxesetidgenusomne.”
“Thefruiterer!—youastonishme—Iknownofruitererwhomsoever.”
“Themanwhoranupagainstyouasweenteredthestreet—itmayhavebeenfifteenminutesago.”
Inowrememberedthat,infact,afruiterer,carryinguponhisheadalargebasketofapples,hadnearlythrownmedown,byaccident,aswepassedfromtheRueC—intothethoroughfarewherewestood; butwhatthishadtodowithChantillyIcouldnotpossiblyunderstand.
TherewasnotaparticleofcharlatanerieaboutDupin. “Iwillexplain,”hesaid,“andthatyoumaycomprehendallclearly,wewillexplain,”hesaid,“andthatyoumaycomprehendallclearly,wewillfirstretracethecourseofyourmeditations,fromthemomentinwhichIspoketoyouuntilthatoftherencontrewiththefruitererinquestion. Thelargerlinksofthechainrunthus—Chantilly,Orion,Dr.Nichols,Epicurus,Stereotomy,thestreetstones,thefruiterer.”
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