Astheapeapproachedthecasementwithitsmutilatedburden，thesailorshrankaghasttotherod，and，ratherglidingthanclamberingdownit，hurriedatoncehome-dreadingtheconsequencesofthebutchery，andgladlyabandoning，inhisterror，allsolicitudeaboutthefateoftheOurang-Outang。ThewordsheardbythepartyuponthestaircaseweretheFrenchman’sexclamationsofhorrorandaffright，commingledwiththefiendishjabberingsofthebrute。
Ihavescarcelyanythingtoadd。TheOurang-Outangmusthaveescapedfromthechamber，bytherod，justbeforethebreakofthedoor。Itmusthaveclosedthewindowasitpassedthroughit。Itwassubsequentlycaughtbytheownerhimself，whoobtainedforitaverylargesumatthe_JardindesPlantes。_LeDonwasinstantlyreleased，uponournarrationofthecircumstanceswithsomecommentsfromDupinatthebureauofthePrefectofPolice。Thisfunctionary，howeverwelldisposedtomyfriend，couldnotaltogetherconcealhischagrinattheturnwhichaffairshadtaken，andwasfaintoindulgeinasarcasmortwo，abouttheproprietyofeverypersonmindinghisownbusiness。
“Lethimtalk。”saidDupin，，whohadnotthoughtitnecessarytoreply。“Lethimdiscourse；itwilleasehisconscience，Iamsatisfiedwithhavingdefeatedhiminhisowncastle。Nevertheless，thathefailedinthesolutionofthismystery，isbynomeansthatmatterforwonderwhichhesupposesit；for，intruth，ourfriendthePrefectissomewhattoocunningtobeprofound。Inhiswisdomisno_stamen。_Itisallheadandnobody，likethepicturesoftheGoddessLaverna，or，atbest，allheadandshoulders，likeacodfish。Butheisagoodcreatureafterall。Ilikehimespeciallyforonemasterstrokeofcant，bywhichhehasattainedhisreputationforingenuity。Imeanthewayhehas’_deniercequiest，etd’expliquercequin’estpas。_’“*
*Rousseau-NouvelleHeloise。
EsgiebteineReiheidealischerBegebenheiten，diederWirklichkeitparallellauft。Seltenfallensiezusammen。MenschenundzufallemodifieirengewohulichdieidealischeBegebenheit，sodasssieunvollkommenerscheint，undihreFolgengleichfallsunvollkommensind。SobeiderReformation；stattdesProtestantismuskamdasLutherthumhervor。