Вбивство на вулиці 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.
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