Вбивство на вулиці Морг
Dupinsaidthelastwordsinaverylowtone,andveryquietly.Justasquietly,too,hewalkedtowardthedoor,lockedit,andputthekeyinhispocket.Hethendrewapistolfromhisbosomandplacedit,withouttheleastflurry,uponthetable.
Thesailor’sfaceflushedupasifhewerestrugglingwithsuffocation.Hestartedtohisfeetandgraspedhiscudgel;butthenextmomenthefellbackintohisseat,tremblingviolently,andwiththecountenanceofdeathitself.Hespokenotaword.Ipitiedhimfromthebottomofmyheart.
“Myfriend,”saidDupin,inakindtone,“youarealarmingyourselfunnecessarily—youareindeed.Wemeanyounoharmwhatever.Ipledgeyouthehonorofagentleman,andofaFrenchman,thatweintendyounoinjury.IperfectlywellknowthatyouareinnocentoftheatrocitiesintheRueMorgue.Itwillnotdo,however,todenythatyouareinsomemeasureimplicatedinthem.FromwhatIhavealreadysaid,youmustknowthatIhavehadmeansofinformationaboutthismatter—meansofwhichyoucouldneverhavedreamed.Nowthethingstandsthus.Youhavedonenothingwhichyoucouldhaveavoided—nothing,certainly,whichrendersyouculpable.Youwerenotevenguiltyofrobbery,whenyoumighthaverobbedwithimpunity.Youhavenothingtoconceal.Youhavenoreasonforconcealment.Ontheotherhand,youareboundbyeveryprincipleofhonortoconfessallyouknow.
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