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。
Thereareidealseriesofeventswhichrunparallelwiththerealones。Theyrarelycoincide。Menandcircumstancesgenerallymodifytheidealtrainofevents，sothatitseemsimperfect，anditsconsequencesareequallyimperfect。ThuswiththeReformation；
insteadofProtestantismcameLutheranism-
Novalis。{*2}MoralAnsichten。
THEREarefewpersons，evenamongthecalmestthinkers，whohavenotoccasionallybeenstartledintoavagueyetthrillinghalf-credenceinthesupernatural，bycoincidencesofsoseeminglymarvellousacharacterthat，asmerecoincidences，theintellecthasbeenunabletoreceivethem。Suchsentiments-forthehalf-credencesofwhichI
speakhaveneverthefullforceofthought-suchsentimentsareseldomthoroughlystifledunlessbyreferencetothedoctrineofchance，or，asitistechnicallytermed，theCalculusofProbabilities。NowthisCalculusis，initsessence，purelymathematical；andthuswehavetheanomalyofthemostrigidlyexactinscienceappliedtotheshadowandspiritualityofthemostintangibleinspeculation。
TheextraordinarydetailswhichIamnowcalledupontomakepublic，willbefoundtoform，asregardssequenceoftime，theprimarybranchofaseriesofscarcelyintelligiblecoincidences，whosesecondaryorconcludingbranchwillberecognizedbyallreadersinthelatemurderofMaryCecilaRogers，atNewYork。
When，inanarticleentitled“TheMurdersintheRueMorgue。”I
endeavored，aboutayearago，todepictsomeveryremarkablefeaturesinthementalcharacterofmyfriend，theChevalierC。AugusteDupin，itdidnotoccurtomethatIshouldeverresumethesubject。Thisdepictingofcharacterconstitutedmydesign；andthisdesignwasthoroughlyfulfilledinthewildtrainofcircumstancesbroughttoinstanceDupin’sidiosyncrasy。Imighthaveadducedotherexamples，butIshouldhaveprovennomore。Lateevents，however，intheirsurprisingdevelopment，havestartledmeintosomefartherdetails，whichwillcarrywiththemtheairofextortedconfession。HearingwhatIhavelatelyheard，itwouldbeindeedstrangeshouldIremainsilentinregardtowhatIbothheardandsawsolongago。
UponthewindingupofthetragedyinvolvedinthedeathsofMadameL’Espanayeandherdaughter，theChevalierdismissedtheaffairatoncefromhisattention，andrelapsedintohisoldhabitsofmoodyreverie。Prone，atalltimes，toabstraction，Ireadilyfellinwithhishumor；and，continuingtooccupyourchambersintheFaubourgSaintGermain，wegavetheFuturetothewinds，andslumberedtranquillyinthePresent，weavingthedullworldaroundusintodreams。
Butthesedreamswerenotaltogetheruninterrupted。Itmayreadilybesupposedthatthepartplayedbymyfriend，inthedramaattheRueMorgue，hadnotfailedofitsimpressionuponthefanciesoftheParisianpolice。Withitsemissaries，thenameofDupinhadgrownintoahouseholdword。ThesimplecharacterofthoseinductionsbywhichhehaddisentangledthemysteryneverhavingbeenexplainedeventothePrefect，ortoanyotherindividualthanmyself，ofcourseitisnotsurprisingthattheaffairwasregardedaslittlelessthanmiraculous，orthattheChevalier’sanalyticalabilitiesacquiredforhimthecreditofintuition。Hisfranknesswouldhaveledhimtodisabuseeveryinquirerofsuchprejudice；buthisindolenthumorforbadeallfartheragitationofatopicwhoseinteresttohimselfhadlongceased。Itthushappenedthathefoundhimselfthecynosureofthepolicialeyes；andthecaseswerenotfewinwhichattemptwasmadetoengagehisservicesatthePrefecture。
OneofthemostremarkableinstanceswasthatofthemurderofayounggirlnamedMarieRog阾。
ThiseventoccurredabouttwoyearsaftertheatrocityintheRueMorgue。Marie，whoseChristianandfamilynamewillatoncearrestattentionfromtheirresemblancetothoseoftheunfortunate“cigar-
girl。”wastheonlydaughterofthewidowEstelleRog阾。Thefatherhaddiedduringthechild’sinfancy，andfromtheperiodofhisdeath，untilwithineighteenmonthsbeforetheassassinationwhichformsthesubjectofournarrative，themotheranddaughterhaddwelttogetherintheRuePav閑SaintAndr閑；{*3}Madametherekeepingapension，assistedbyMarie。Affairswentonthusuntilthelatterhadattainedhertwenty-secondyear，whenhergreatbeautyattractedthenoticeofaperfumer，whooccupiedoneoftheshopsinthebasementofthePalaisRoyal，andwhosecustomlaychieflyamongthedesperateadventurersinfestingthatneighborhood。MonsieurLeBlanc{*4}wasnotunawareoftheadvantagestobederivedfromtheattendanceofthefairMarieinhisperfumery；andhisliberalproposalswereacceptedeagerlybythegirl，althoughwithsomewhatmoreofhesitationbyMadame。
Theanticipationsoftheshopkeeperwererealized，andhisroomssoonbecamenotoriousthroughthecharmsofthesprightlygrisette。Shehadbeeninhisemployaboutayear，whenheradmirerswerethrowninfoconfusionbyhersuddendisappearancefromtheshop。MonsieurLeBlancwasunabletoaccountforherabsence，andMadameRog阾wasdistractedwithanxietyandterror。Thepublicpapersimmediatelytookupthetheme，andthepolicewereuponthepointofmakingseriousinvestigations，when，onefinemorning，afterthelapseofaweek，Marie，ingoodhealth，butwithasomewhatsaddenedair，madeherre-appearanceatherusualcounterintheperfumery。Allinquiry，exceptthatofaprivatecharacter，wasofcourseimmediatelyhushed。
MonsieurLeBlancprofessedtotalignorance，asbefore。Marie，withMadame，repliedtoallquestions，thatthelastweekhadbeenspentatthehouseofarelationinthecountry。Thustheaffairdiedaway，andwasgenerallyforgotten；forthegirl，ostensiblytorelieveherselffromtheimpertinenceofcuriosity，soonbadeafinaladieutotheperfumer，andsoughttheshelterofhermother’sresidenceintheRuePav閑SaintAndr閑。
Itwasaboutfivemonthsafterthisreturnhome，thatherfriendswerealarmedbyhersuddendisappearanceforthesecondtime。Threedayselapsed，andnothingwasheardofher。OnthefourthhercorpsewasfoundfloatingintheSeine，*neartheshorewhichisoppositetheQuartieroftheRueSaintAndree，andatapointnotveryfardistantfromthesecludedneighborhoodoftheBarri鑢eduRoule。{*6}
Theatrocityofthismurder，foritwasatonceevidentthatmurderhadbeencommitted，theyouthandbeautyofthevictim，and，aboveall，herpreviousnotoriety，conspiredtoproduceintenseexcitementinthemindsofthesensitiveParisians。Icancalltomindnosimilaroccurrenceproducingsogeneralandsointenseaneffect。Forseveralweeks，inthediscussionofthisoneabsorbingtheme，eventhemomentouspoliticaltopicsofthedaywereforgotten。ThePrefectmadeunusualexertions；andthepowersofthewholeParisianpolicewere，ofcourse，taskedtotheutmostextent。
Uponthefirstdiscoveryofthecorpse，itwasnotsupposedthatthemurdererwouldbeabletoelude，formorethanaverybriefperiod，theinquisitionwhichwasimmediatelysetonfoot。Itwasnotuntiltheexpirationofaweekthatitwasdeemednecessarytoofferareward；andeventhenthisrewardwaslimitedtoathousandfrancs。
Inthemeantimetheinvestigationproceededwithvigor，ifnotalwayswithjudgment，andnumerousindividualswereexaminedtonopurpose；while，owingtothecontinualabsenceofallcluetothemystery，thepopularexcitementgreatlyincreased。Attheendofthetenthdayitwasthoughtadvisabletodoublethesumoriginallyproposed；and，atlength，thesecondweekhavingelapsedwithoutleadingtoanydiscoveries，andtheprejudicewhichalwaysexistsinParisagainstthePolicehavinggivenventtoitselfinseveralserious閙eutes，thePrefecttookituponhimselftoofferthesumoftwentythousandfrancs“fortheconvictionoftheassassin。”or，ifmorethanoneshouldprovetohavebeenimplicated，“fortheconvictionofanyoneoftheassassins。”Intheproclamationsettingforththisreward，afullpardonwaspromisedtoanyaccomplicewhoshouldcomeforwardinevidenceagainsthisfellow；andtothewholewasappended，whereveritappeared，theprivateplacardofacommitteeofcitizens，offeringtenthousandfrancs，inadditiontotheamountproposedbythePrefecture。Theentirerewardthusstoodatnolessthanthirtythousandfrancs，whichwillberegardedasanextraordinarysumwhenweconsiderthehumbleconditionofthegirl，andthegreatfrequency，inlargecities，ofsuchatrocitiesastheonedescribed。
Noonedoubtednowthatthemysteryofthismurderwouldbeimmediatelybroughttolight。Butalthough，inoneortwoinstances，arrestsweremadewhichpromisedelucidation，yetnothingwaselicitedwhichcouldimplicatethepartiessuspected；andtheyweredischargedforthwith。Strangeasitmayappear，thethirdweekfromthediscoveryofthebodyhadpassed，andpassedwithoutanylightbeingthrownuponthesubject，beforeevenarumoroftheeventswhichhadsoagitatedthepublicmind，reachedtheearsofDupinandmyself。Engagedinresearcheswhichabsorbedourwholeattention，ithadbeennearlyamonthsinceeitherofushadgoneabroad，orreceivedavisiter，ormorethanglancedattheleadingpoliticalarticlesinoneofthedailypapers。ThefirstintelligenceofthemurderwasbroughtusbyG，inperson。HecalleduponusearlyintheafternoonofthethirteenthofJuly，18，andremainedwithusuntillateinthenight。Hehadbeenpiquedbythefailureofallhisendeavorstoferretouttheassassins。Hisreputation-sohesaidwithapeculiarlyParisianair-wasatstake。Evenhishonorwasconcerned。Theeyesofthepublicwereuponhim；andtherewasreallynosacrificewhichhewouldnotbewillingtomakeforthedevelopmentofthemystery。HeconcludedasomewhatdrollspeechwithacomplimentuponwhathewaspleasedtotermthetactofDupin，andmadehimadirect，andcertainlyaliberalproposition，theprecisenatureofwhichIdonotfeelmyselfatlibertytodisclose，butwhichhasnobearinguponthepropersubjectofmynarrative。
Thecomplimentmyfriendrebuttedasbesthecould，butthepropositionheacceptedatonce，althoughitsadvantageswerealtogetherprovisional。Thispointbeingsettled，thePrefectbrokeforthatonceintoexplanationsofhisownviews，interspersingthemwithlongcommentsupontheevidence；ofwhichlatterwewerenotyetinpossession。Hediscoursedmuch，andbeyonddoubt，learnedly；whileIhazardedanoccasionalsuggestionasthenightworedrowsilyaway。