Retracingoursteps，wecameagaintothefrontofthedwelling，rang，and，havingshownourcredentials，wereadmittedbytheagentsincharge。Wewentupstairs-intothechamberwherethebodyofMademoiselleL’Espanayehadbeenfound，andwhereboththedeceasedstilllay。Thedisordersoftheroomhad，asusual，beensufferedtoexist。Isawnothingbeyondwhathadbeenstatedinthe“GazettedesTribunaux。”Dupinscrutinizedeverything-notexceptingthebodiesofthevictims。Wethenwentintotheotherrooms，andintotheyard；
a_gendarme_accompanyingusthroughout。Theexaminationoccupiedusuntildark，whenwetookourdeparture。Onourwayhomemycompanionsteppedinforamomentattheofficeofoneofthedailypapers。
Ihavesaidthatthewhimsofmyfriendweremanifold，andthat_Jelesm閚agais_：-forthisphrasethereisnoEnglishequivalent。Itwashishumor，now，todeclineallconversationonthesubjectofthemurder，untilaboutnoonthenextday。Hethenaskedme，suddenly，ifIhadobservedanything_peculiar_atthesceneoftheatrocity。
Therewassomethinginhismannerofemphasizingtheword“peculiar。”
whichcausedmetoshudder，withoutknowingwhy。