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Now
,
brought
to
this
conclusion
in
so
unequivocal
a
manner
as
we
are
,
it
is
not
our
part
,
as
reasoners
,
to
reject
it
on
account
of
apparent
impossibilities
.
It
is
only
left
for
us
to
prove
that
these
apparent
'
impossibilities
'
are
,
in
reality
,
not
such
.
"
There
are
two
windows
in
the
chamber
.
One
of
them
is
unobstructed
by
furniture
,
and
is
wholly
visible
.
The
lower
portion
of
the
other
is
hidden
from
view
by
the
head
of
the
unwieldy
bedstead
which
is
thrust
close
up
against
it
.
The
former
was
found
securely
fastened
from
within
.
It
resisted
the
utmost
force
of
those
who
endeavored
to
raise
it
.
A
large
gimlet-hole
had
been
pierced
in
its
frame
to
the
left
,
and
a
very
stout
nail
was
found
fitted
therein
,
nearly
to
the
head
.
Upon
examining
the
other
window
,
a
similar
nail
was
seen
similarly
fitted
in
it
;
and
a
vigorous
attempt
to
raise
this
sash
,
failed
also
.
The
police
were
now
entirely
satisfied
that
egress
had
not
been
in
these
directions
.
And
,
therefore
,
it
was
thought
a
matter
of
supererogation
to
withdraw
the
nails
and
open
the
windows
.
"
My
own
examination
was
somewhat
more
particular
,
and
was
so
for
the
reason
I
have
just
given
--
because
here
it
was
,
I
knew
,
that
all
apparent
impossibilities
must
be
proved
to
be
not
such
in
reality
.
"
I
proceeded
to
think
thus
--
a
posteriori
.
The
murderers
did
escape
from
one
of
these
windows
.
This
being
so
,
they
could
not
have
re-fastened
the
sashes
from
the
inside
,
as
they
were
found
fastened
;
--
the
consideration
which
put
a
stop
,
through
its
obviousness
,
to
the
scrutiny
of
the
police
in
this
quarter
.
Yet
the
sashes
were
fastened
.
They
must
,
then
,
have
the
power
of
fastening
themselves
.
There
was
no
escape
from
this
conclusion
.
I
stepped
to
the
unobstructed
casement
,
withdrew
the
nail
with
some
difficulty
,
and
attempted
to
raise
the
sash
.
It
resisted
all
my
efforts
,
as
I
had
anticipated
.
A
concealed
spring
must
,
I
now
knew
,
exist
;
and
this
corroboration
of
my
idea
convinced
me
that
my
premises
,
at
least
,
were
correct
,
however
mysterious
still
appeared
the
circumstances
attending
the
nails
.
A
careful
search
soon
brought
to
light
the
hidden
spring
.
I
pressed
it
,
and
,
satisfied
with
the
discovery
,
forebore
to
upraise
the
sash
.
"
I
now
replaced
the
nail
and
regarded
it
attentively
.
A
person
passing
out
through
this
window
might
have
reclosed
it
,
and
the
spring
would
have
caught
--
but
the
nail
could
not
have
been
replaced
.
The
conclusion
was
plain
,
and
again
narrowed
in
the
field
of
my
investigations
.
The
assassins
must
have
escaped
through
the
other
window
.
Supposing
,
then
,
the
springs
upon
each
sash
to
be
the
same
,
as
was
probable
,
there
must
be
found
a
difference
between
the
nails
,
or
at
least
between
the
modes
of
their
fixture
.
Getting
upon
the
sacking
of
the
bedstead
,
I
looked
over
the
headboard
minutely
at
the
second
casement
.
Passing
my
hand
down
behind
the
board
,
I
readily
discovered
and
pressed
the
spring
,
which
was
,
as
I
had
supposed
,
identical
in
character
with
its
neighbor
.
I
now
looked
at
the
nail
.
It
was
as
stout
as
the
other
,
and
apparently
fitted
in
the
same
manner
--
driven
in
nearly
up
to
the
head
.
"
You
will
say
that
I
was
puzzled
;
but
,
if
you
think
so
,
you
must
have
misunderstood
the
nature
of
the
inductions
.
To
use
a
sporting
phrase
,
I
had
not
been
once
'
at
fault
.
'
The
scent
had
never
for
an
instant
been
lost
.
There
was
no
flaw
in
any
link
of
the
chain
.
I
had
traced
the
secret
to
its
ultimate
result
--
and
that
result
was
the
nail
.
It
had
,
I
say
,
in
every
respect
,
the
appearance
of
its
fellow
in
the
other
window
;
but
this
fact
was
an
absolute
nullity
(
conclusive
as
it
might
seem
to
be
)
when
compared
with
the
consideration
that
here
,
at
this
point
,
terminated
the
clew
.
'
There
must
be
something
wrong
,
'
I
said
,
'
about
the
nail
.
'
I
touched
it
;
and
the
head
,
with
about
a
quarter
of
an
inch
of
the
shank
,
came
off
in
my
fingers
.
The
rest
of
the
shank
was
in
the
gimlet-hole
,
where
it
had
been
broken
off
.
The
fracture
was
an
old
one
(
for
its
edges
were
incrusted
with
rust
)
,
and
had
apparently
been
accomplished
by
the
blow
of
a
hammer
,
which
had
partially
imbedded
,
in
the
top
of
the
bottom
sash
,
the
head
portion
of
the
nail
.
now
carefully
replaced
this
head
portion
in
the
indentation
whence
I
had
taken
it
,
and
the
resemblance
to
a
perfect
nail
was
complete-the
fissure
was
invisible
.
Pressing
the
spring
,
I
gently
raised
the
sash
for
a
few
inches
;
the
head
went
up
with
it
,
remaining
firm
in
its
bed
.
I
closed
the
window
,
and
the
semblance
of
the
whole
nail
was
again
perfect
.
"
The
riddle
,
so
far
,
was
now
unriddled
.
The
assassin
had
escaped
through
the
window
which
looked
upon
the
bed
.
Dropping
of
its
own
accord
upon
his
exit
(
or
perhaps
purposely
closed
)
it
had
become
fastened
by
the
spring
;
and
it
was
the
retention
of
this
spring
which
had
been
mistaken
by
the
police
for
that
of
the
nail
--
farther
inquiry
being
thus
considered
unnecessary
.
