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Here
,
however
,
is
a
small
piece
of
ribbon
,
which
from
its
form
,
and
from
its
greasy
appearance
,
has
evidently
been
used
in
tying
the
hair
in
one
of
those
long
queues
of
which
sailors
are
so
fond
.
Moreover
,
this
knot
is
one
which
few
besides
sailors
can
tie
,
and
is
peculiar
to
the
Maltese
.
I
picked
the
ribbon
up
at
the
foot
of
the
lightning-rod
.
It
could
not
have
belonged
to
either
of
the
deceased
.
Now
if
,
after
all
,
I
am
wrong
in
my
induction
from
this
ribbon
,
that
the
Frenchman
was
a
sailor
belonging
to
a
Maltese
vessel
,
still
I
can
have
done
no
harm
in
saying
what
I
did
in
the
advertisement
.
If
I
am
in
error
,
he
will
merely
suppose
that
I
have
been
misled
by
some
circumstance
into
which
he
will
not
take
the
trouble
to
inquire
.
But
if
I
am
right
,
a
great
point
is
gained
.
Cognizant
although
innocent
of
the
murder
,
the
Frenchman
will
naturally
hesitate
about
replying
to
the
advertisement
--
about
demanding
the
Ourang-Outang
.
He
will
reason
thus
:
--
'
I
am
innocent
;
I
am
poor
;
my
Ourang-Outang
is
of
great
value
--
to
one
in
my
circumstances
a
fortune
of
itself
--
why
should
I
lose
it
through
idle
apprehensions
of
danger
?
Here
it
is
,
within
my
grasp
.
It
was
found
in
the
Bois
de
Boulogne
--
at
a
vast
distance
from
the
scene
of
that
butchery
.
How
can
it
ever
be
suspected
that
a
brute
beast
should
have
done
the
deed
?
The
police
are
at
fault
--
they
have
failed
to
procure
the
slightest
clew
.
Should
they
even
trace
the
animal
,
it
would
be
impossible
to
prove
me
cognizant
of
the
murder
,
or
to
implicate
me
in
guilt
on
account
of
that
cognizance
.
Above
all
,
I
am
known
.
The
advertiser
designates
me
as
the
possessor
of
the
beast
.
I
am
not
sure
to
what
limit
his
knowledge
may
extend
.
Should
I
avoid
claiming
a
property
of
so
great
value
,
which
it
is
known
that
I
possess
,
I
will
render
the
animal
,
at
least
,
liable
to
suspicion
.
It
is
not
my
policy
to
attract
attention
either
to
myself
or
to
the
beast
.
I
will
answer
the
advertisement
,
get
the
Ourang-Outang
,
and
keep
it
close
until
this
matter
has
blown
over
.
At
this
moment
we
heard
a
step
upon
the
stairs
.
"
Be
ready
,
"
said
Dupin
,
"
with
your
pistols
,
but
neither
use
them
nor
show
them
until
at
a
signal
from
myself
.
"
The
front
door
of
the
house
had
been
left
open
,
and
the
visitor
had
entered
,
without
ringing
,
and
advanced
several
steps
upon
the
staircase
.
Now
,
however
,
he
seemed
to
hesitate
.
Presently
we
heard
him
descending
.
Dupin
was
moving
quickly
to
the
door
,
when
we
again
heard
him
coming
up
.
He
did
not
turn
back
a
second
time
,
but
stepped
up
with
decision
and
rapped
at
the
door
of
our
chamber
.
"
Come
in
,
"
said
Dupin
,
in
a
cheerful
and
hearty
tone
.
A
man
entered
.
He
was
a
sailor
,
evidently
--
a
tall
,
stout
,
and
muscular-looking
person
,
with
a
certain
dare-devil
expression
of
countenance
,
not
altogether
unprepossessing
.
His
face
,
greatly
sunburnt
,
was
more
than
half
hidden
by
whisker
and
mustachio
.
He
had
with
him
a
huge
oaken
cudgel
,
but
appeared
to
be
otherwise
unarmed
.
He
bowed
awkwardly
,
and
bade
us
"
good
evening
,
"
in
French
accents
,
which
,
although
somewhat
Neufchatelish
,
were
still
sufficiently
indicative
of
a
Parisian
origin
.
Sit
down
,
my
friend
,
"
said
Dupin
.
"
I
suppose
you
have
called
about
the
Ourang-Outang
.
Upon
my
word
,
I
almost
envy
you
the
possession
of
him
;
a
remarkably
fine
,
and
no
doubt
a
very
valuable
animal
.
How
old
do
you
suppose
him
to
be
?
"
The
sailor
drew
a
long
breath
,
with
the
air
of
a
man
relieved
of
some
intolerable
burden
,
and
then
replied
,
in
an
assured
tone
:
