with　long　comments　upon　the　evidence；　of　which　latter　we　were　not　yet
  in　possession。　He　discoursed　much；　and　beyond　doubt；　learnedly；　while
  I　hazarded　an　occasional　suggestion　as　the　night　wore　drowsily　away。
  Dupin；　sitting　steadily　in　his　accustomed　arm…chair；　was　the
  embodiment　of　respectful　attention。　He　wore　spectacles；　during　the
  whole　interview；　and　an　occasional　signal　glance　beneath　their　green
  glasses；　sufficed　to　convince　me　that　he　slept　not　the　less　soundly；
  because　silently；　throughout　the　seven　or　eight　leaden…footed　hours
  which　immediately　preceded　the　departure　of　the　Prefect。
  In　the　morning；　I　procured；　at　the　Prefecture；　a　full　report　of　all
  the　evidence　elicited；　and；　at　the　various　newspaper　offices；　a　copy
  of　every　paper　in　which；　from　first　to　last；　had　been　published　any
  decisive　information　in　regard　to　this　sad　affair。　Freed　from　all
  that　was　positively　disproved；　this　mass　of　information　stood　thus：
  Marie　Rog阾　left　the　residence　of　her　mother；　in　the　Rue　Pav閑　St。
  Andr閑；　about　nine　o'clock　in　the　morning　of　Sunday　June　the
  twenty…second；　18。　In　going　out；　she　gave　notice　to　a　Monsieur
  Jacques　St。　Eustache；　｛*7｝　and　to　him　only；　of　her　intent　intention
  to　spend　the　day　with　an　aunt　who　resided　in　the　Rue　des　Dr鬽es。　The
  Rue　des　Dr鬽es　is　a　short　and　narrow　but　populous　thoroughfare；　not
  far　from　the　banks　of　the　river；　and　at　a　distance　of　some　two　miles；
  in　the　most　direct　course　possible；　from　the　pension　of　Madame　Rog阾。
  St。　Eustache　was　the　accepted　suitor　of　Marie；　and　lodged；　as　well　as
  took　his　meals；　at　the　pension。　He　was　to　have　gone　for　his　betrothed
  at　dusk；　and　to　have　escorted　her　home。　In　the　afternoon；　however；　it
  came　on　to　rain　heavily；　and；　supposing　that　she　would　remain　all
  night　at　her　aunt's；　（as　she　had　done　under　similar　circumstances
  before；）　he　did　not　think　it　necessary　to　keep　his　promise。　As　night
  drew　on；　Madame　Rog阾　（who　was　an　infirm　old　lady；　seventy　years　of
  age；）　was　heard　to　express　a　fear　〃that　she　should　never　see　Marie
  again；〃　but　this　observation　attracted　little　attention　at　the　time。
  On　Monday；　it　was　ascertained　that　the　girl　had　not　been　to　the　Rue
  des　Dr鬽es；　and　when　the　day　elapsed　without　tidings　of　her；　a　tardy
  search　was　instituted　at　several　points　in　the　city；　and　its
  environs。　It　was　not；　however　until　the　fourth　day　from　the　period　of
  disappearance　that　any　thing　satisfactory　was　ascertained　respecting
  her。　On　this　day；　（Wednesday；　the　twenty…fifth　of　June；）　a　Monsieur
  Beauvais；　｛*8｝　who；　with　a　friend；　had　been　making　inquiries　for
  Marie　near　the　Barri鑢e　du　Roule；　on　the　shore　of　the　Seine　which　is
  opposite　the　Rue　Pav閑　St。　Andr閑；　was　informed　that　a　corpse　had
  just　been　towed　ashore　by　some　fishermen；　who　had　found　it　floating
  in　the　river。　Upon　seeing　the　body；　Beauvais；　after　some　hesitation；
  identified　it　as　that　of　the　perfumery…girl。　His　friend　recognized　it
  more　promptly。
  The　face　was　suffused　with　dark　blood；　some　of　which　issued　from　the
  mouth。　No　foam　was　seen；　as　in　the　case　of　the　merely　drowned。　There
  was　no　discoloration　in　the　cellular　tissue。　About　the　throat　were
  bruises　and　impressions　of　fingers。　The　arms　were　bent　over　on　the
  chest　and　were　rigid。　The　right　hand　was　clenched；　the　left　partially
  open。　On　the　left　wrist　were　two　circular　excoriations；　apparently
  the　effect　of　ropes；　or　of　a　rope　in　more　than　one　volution。　A　part
  of　the　right　wrist；　also；　was　much　chafed；　as　well　as　the　back
  throughout　its　extent；　but　more　especially　at　the　shoulder…blades。　In
  bringing　the　body　to　the　shore　the　fishermen　had　attached　to　it　a
  rope；　but　none　of　the　excoriations　had　been　effected　by　this。　The
  flesh　of　the　neck　was　much　swollen。　There　were　no　cuts　apparent；　or
  bruises　which　appeared　the　effect　of　blows。　A　piece　of　lace　was　found
  tied　so　tightly　around　the　neck　as　to　be　hidden　from　sight；　it　was
  completely　buried　in　the　flesh；　and　was　fasted　by　a　knot　which　lay
  just　under　the　left　ear。　This　alone　would　have　sufficed　to　produce
  death。　The　medical　testimony　spoke　confidently　of　the　virtuous
  character　of　the　deceased。　She　had　been　subjected；　it　said；　to　brutal
  violence。　The　corpse　was　in　such　condition　when　found；　that　there
  could　have　been　no　difficulty　in　its　recognition　by　friends。
  The　dress　was　much　torn　and　otherwise　disordered。　In　the　outer
  garment；　a　slip；　about　a　foot　wide；　had　been　torn　upward　from　the
  bottom　hem　to　the　waist；　but　not　torn　off。　It　was　wound　three　times
  around　the　waist；　and　secured　by　a　sort　of　hitch　in　the　back。　The
  dress　immediately　beneath　the　frock　was　of　fine　muslin；　and　from　this
  a　slip　eighteen　inches　wide　had　been　torn　entirely　out　…　torn　very
  evenly　and　with　great　care。　It　was　found　around　her　neck；　fitting
  loosely；　and　secured　with　a　hard　knot。　Over　this　muslin　slip　and　the
  slip　of　lace；　the　strings　of　a　bonnet　were　attached；　the　bonnet　being
  appended。　The　knot　by　which　the　strings　of　the　bonnet　were　fastened；
  was　not　a　lady's；　but　a　slip　or　sailor's　knot。
  After　the　recognition　of　the　corpse；　it　was　not；　as　usual；　taken　to
  the　Morgue；　（this　formality　being　superfluous；）　but　hastily　interred
  not　far　front　the　spot　at　which　it　was　brought　ashore。　Through　the
  exertions　of　Beauvais；　the　matter　was　industriously　hushed　up；　as　far
  as　possible；　and　several　days　had　elapsed　before　any　public　emotion
  resulted。　A　weekly　paper；　｛*9｝　however；　at　length　took　up　the　theme；
  the　corpse　was　disinterred；　and　a　re…examination　instituted；　but
  nothing　was　elicited　beyond　what　has　been　already　noted。　The　clothes；
  however；　were　now　submitted　to　the　mother　and　friends　of　the
  deceased；　and　fully　identified　as　those　worn　by　the　girl　upon　leaving
  home。
  Meantime；　the　excitement　increased　hourly。　Several　individuals　were
  arrested　and　discharged。　St。　Eustache　fell　especially　under
  suspicion；　and　he　failed；　at　first；　to　give　an　intelligible　account
  of　his　whereabouts　during　the　Sunday　on　which　Marie　left　home。
  Subsequently；　however；　he　submitted　to　Monsieur　G；　affidavits；
  accounting　satisfactorily　for　every　hour　of　the　day　in　question。　As
  time　passed　and　no　discovery　ensued；　a　thousand　contradictory　rumors
  were　circulated；　and　journalists　busied　themselves　in　suggestions。
  Among　these；　the　one　which　attracted　the　most　notice；　was　the　idea
  that　Marie　Rog阾　still　lived　…　that　the　corpse　found　in　the　Seine　was
  that　of　some　other　unfortunate。　It　will　be　proper　that　I　submit　to
  the　reader　some　passages　which　embody　the　suggestion　alluded　to。
  These　passages　are　literal　translations　from　L'Etoile；　｛*10｝　a　paper
  conducted；　in　general；　with　much　ability。
  〃Mademoiselle　Rog阾　left　her　mother's　house　on　Sunday　morning；　June
  the　twenty…second；　18；　with　the　ostensible　purpose　of　going　to　see
  her　aunt；　or　some　other　connexion；　in　the　Rue　des　Dr鬽es。　From　that
  hour；　nobody　is　proved　to　have　seen　her。　There　is　no　trace　or　tidings
  of　her　at　all。　。　。　。　There　has　no　person；　whatever；　come　forward；　so
  far；　who　saw　her　at　all；　on　that　day；　after　she　left　her　mother's
  door。　。　。　。　Now；　though　we　have　no　evidence　that　Marie　Rog阾　was　in
  the　land　of　the　living　after　nine　o'clock　on　Sunday；　June　the
  twenty…second；　we　have　proof　that；　up　to　that　hour；　she　was　alive。　On
  Wednesday　noon；　at　twelve；　a　female　body　was　discovered　afloat　on　the
  shore　of　the　Barri鑢e　de　Roule。　This　was；　even　if　we　presume　that
  Marie　Rog阾　was　thrown　into　the　river　within　three　hours　after　she
  left　her　mother's　house；　only　three　days　from　the　time　she　left　her
  home　…　three　days　to　an　hour。　But　it　is　folly　to　suppose　that　the
  murder；　if　murder　was　committed　on　her　body；　could　have　been
  consummated　soon　enough　to　have　enabled　her　murderers　to　throw　the
  body　into　the　river　before　midnight。　Those　who　are　guilty　of　such
  horrid　crimes；　choose　darkness　rather　the；　light　。　。　。　。　Thus　we　see
  that　if　the　body　found　in　the　river　was　that　of　Marie　Rog阾；　it　could
  only　have　been　in　the　water　two　and　a　half　days；　or　three　at　the
  outside。　All　experience　has　shown　that　drowned　bodies；　or　bodies
  thrown　into　the　water　immediately　after　death　by　violence；　require
  from　six　to　ten　days　for　decomposition　to　take　place　to　bring　them　to
  the　top　of　the　water。　Even　where　a　cannon　is　fired　over　a　corpse；　and
  it　rises　before　at　least　five　or　six　days'　immersion；　it　sinks　again；
  if　let　alone。　Now；　we　ask；　what　was　there　in　this　cave　to　cause　a
  departure　from　the　ordinary　course　of　nature？　。　。　。　If　the　body　had
  been　kept　in　its　mangled　state　on　shore　until　Tuesday　night；　some
  trace　would　be　found　on　shore　of　the　murderers。　It　is　a　doubtful
  point；　also；　whether　the　body　would　be　so　soon　afloat；　even　were　it
  thrown　in　after　having　been　dead　two　days。　And；　furthermore；　it　is
  exceedingly　improbable　that　any　villains　who　had　committed　such　a
  murder　as　is　here　supposed；　would　have　throw　the　body　in　without
  weight　to　sink　it；　when　such　a　precaution　could　have　so　easily　been
  taken。〃
  The　editor　here　proceeds　to　argue　that　the　body　must　have　been　in　the
  water　〃not　three　days　merely；　but；　at　least；　five　times　three　days；〃
  because　it　was　so　far　dec