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Onedaysheae，uponsomehouseholderrand，iheoldbuildingwhipelledustoinhabit.Theedowairs，ahrowingmeheadloedmetomadinganaxe，aing，inmywrath，thechildishdreadwhichhadhithertostayedmyhand，Iaimedablowattheanimalwhich，ofcourse，rovedinstantlyfatalhaditdesdedasIwished.Butthisblowwasarrestedbythehandofmywife.Goaded，bytheiemorethandemoniacal，Iwithdrewmyarmfrraspaheaxeinherbrain.Shefelldeadupo，withoutagroan.

Thishideousmurderaplished，Isetmyselfforthwith，airedeliberatioaskofgthebody.IkIoveitfromthehouse，eitherbydayht，withouttheriskofbeiheneighbors.Maeredmymind.Atohoughtofgthetomis，aroyingthembyfire.Atanother，Iresolvedtodigagraveforitinthefloorofthecellar.Agaiedaboutgitiheyard—aboutpagitinabox，asifmerdize，withtheusualarras，aiakeitfromthehouse.FinallyIhituponwhatIsideredafarbetterexpedieherofthese.Idetermioihemonksofthemiddleagesarerecordedtohavetheirvictims.

Forapurposesuchasthisthecellarted.Itswallswerelooselystrudhadlatelybeehroughoutlaster，whichthedampheatmospherehadpreventedfr.Moreover，iheroje，causedbyafalseey，orfireplace，thathadbeenfilledup，aoresembletherestofthecellar.ImadenodoubtthatIcouldreadilydisplacetheatthispoihedwallthewholeupasbefore，sothatnoeyecoulddetegsuspicious.

AndinthiscalIwasnotdeceived.Bymeansofacrow-barIeasilydislodgedthebrid，havingcarefullydepositedthebodyagainsttheinnerroppeditinthatpositiohlittletrouble，Ire-laidthewholestructureasitinallystood.Haviar，sand，andhair，witheverypossiblepre，Ipreparedaplasteroteverypossbedistiheold，andwiththisIverycarefullywehenehenIhadfisatisfiedthatallwasright.Thewalldidheslightestappearanceofhaviurbed.Therubbishonthefloorickedupwiththemicare.Ilookedaroundtriumphantly，andsaidtomyself—"Hereatleast，then，mylaborhasnotbeeninvain."

&epwastolookforthebeastwhichhadbeentheuchwretess;forIhad，atlength，firmlyresolvedtoputittodeath.HadIbeewithit，atthemoment，therecouldhavebeennodoubtofitsfate;butitappearedthattheimalhadbeeheviolenypreviousanger，aopresentitselfimood.Itisimpossibletodesagiheblissfulsenseofreliefwhichtheabseedcreatureoybosom.Itdidsappearahenight—andthusfhtatleast，sirodutothehouse，Isoundlyandtranquillyslept;sleptevenwiththeburdenofmurderuponmysoul!

Thesedthethirddaypassed，andstillmytorme.OnIbreathedasafree-maer，interror，hadfledthepremisesforever!Ishouldbeholditnomore!Myhappinessreme!Theguiltofmydarkdeeddisturbedmebutlittle.Somefewinquirieshadbeehesehadbeenreadilyanswered.Evenasearchhadbeeniofothingwastobediscovered.Ilookeduponmyfuturefelicityassecured.

Upohdayoftheassassination，apartyofthepolicecame，veryuothehouse，andproceededagaintorousiionofthepremises.Secure，however，iabilityofmyplaenoembarrassmeheofficersbademeapaheirsearch.Theyleftnonookorexplored.Atlength，forthethirdorfourthtime，theydestothecellar.Iquiverednotibeatcalmlyasthatofonewhoslumbersininnoce.Iwalkedtheendtoend.Ifoldedmyarmsuponmybosom，androamedeasilytoandfro.Thephlysatisfiedaleeatmyheartwasttoberestrained.Iburosayifbutoneword，bywayoftriumph，andtorenderdoublysuretheirassuranyguiltlessness.

"Ge;Isaidatlast，asthepartyasdedthesteps，"Idelighttohaveallayedyoursuspis.Iwishyouallhealth，andalittlemorecourtesy.Bytheway，gehisisaverywellstructedhouse."（Intherabiddesiretosaysomethingeasily，IsewwhatIutteredatall.）—"Imaysayalywellstructedhouse.Thesewalls—areyougoihesewallsaresolidlyputtogether";ahroughthemerephreicofbravado，Irappedheavily，withaewhichIheldinmyhand，upoionofthebrick-workbehindwhichstoodthecorpseofthewifeofmybosom.

ButmayGodshieldanddelivermefromthefangsoftheArosoohereverberationofmyblowssunkihanIwasansweredbyavoiwithiomb!—byacry，atfirstmuffledahesobbingofadthenquicklyswellingintoonelong，loud，and，utterlyanomalousandinhuman—ahowl—awailingshriek，halfofhorrorandhalfoftriumph，suchasmighthavearisenonlyoutofhell，tlyfromthethroatsofthedamheiragonyahatexultiion.

Ofmyownthoughtsitisfollytospeak.Swooning，Istaggeredtotheoppositewall.Forothepartyupoairsremaiiohroughextremityofterrorahe，adozenstoutarmsweretollifellbodily.Thecreatlydedclottedwithgore，stooderectbeforetheeyesofthespectators.Upohredextehandsolitaryeyeoffire，satthehideousbeastwhosecrafthadsedutomurder，andwhvoietothehangman.Ihadwalledthemohiomb!