The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe

The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe

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1、THEPURLOINEDLETTERbyEdgarAllanPoe(1845)Nilsapientiaeodiosiusacuminenimio.-Seneca.AtParis,justafterdarkonegustyeveningintheautumnof18--,Iwasenjoyingthetwofoldluxuryofmeditationandameerschaum,incompanywithmyfriendC.AugusteDupin,inhislittlebacklibrary,orbook-closet,autroisieme,No

2、.33,RueDunot,FaubourgSt.Germain.Foronehouratleastwehadmaintainedaprofoundsilence;whileeach,toanycasualobserver,mighthaveseemedintentlyandexclusivelyoccupiedwiththecurlingeddiesofsmokethatoppressedtheatmosphereofthechamber.Formyself,however,Iwasmentallydiscussingcertaintopicswh

3、ichhadformedmatterforconversationbetweenusatanearlierperiodoftheevening;ImeantheaffairoftheRueMorgue,andthemysteryattendingthemurderofMarieRoget.Ilookeduponit,therefore,assomethingofacoincidence,whenthedoorofourapartmentwasthrownopenandadmittedouroldacquaintance,MonsieurG--,th

4、ePrefectoftheParisianpolice.Wegavehimaheartywelcome;fortherewasnearlyhalfasmuchoftheentertainingasofthecontemptibleabouttheman,andwehadnotseenhimforseveralyears.Wehadbeensittinginthedark,andDupinnowaroseforthepurposeoflightingalamp,butsatdownagain,withoutdoingso,uponG.'ssaying

5、thathehadcalledtoconsultus,orrathertoasktheopinionofmyfriend,aboutsomeofficialbusinesswhichhadoccasionedagreatdealoftrouble."Ifitisanypointrequiringreflection,"observedDupin,asheforboretoenkindlethewick,"weshallexamineittobetterpurposeinthedark.""Thatisanotherofyouroddnotions,"s

6、aidthePrefect,whohadafashionofcallingeverything"odd"thatwasbeyondhiscomprehension,andthuslivedamidanabsolutelegionof"oddities.""Verytrue,"saidDupin,ashesuppliedhisvisitorwithapipe,androlledtowardshimacomfortablechair."Andwhatisthedifficultynow?"Iasked."Nothingmoreintheassassina

7、tionway,Ihope?""Ohno;nothingofthatnature.Thefactis,thebusinessisverysimpleindeed,andImakenodoubtthatwecanmanageitsufficientlywellourselves;butthenIthoughtDupinwouldliketohearthedetailsofit,becauseitissoexcessivelyodd.""Simpleandodd,"saidDupin."Why,yes;andnotexactlythat,either.T

8、hefactis,wehaveallbeenagooddealpuzzledbecausetheaffairissosim

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