-barIeasilydislodgedthebricks, and, havingcarefullydepositedthebodyagainsttheinnerwall, Iproppeditinthatposition, while, withlittletrouble, , sand, andhair, witheverypossibleprecaution, Ipreparedaplastercouldnoteverypossbedistinguishedfromtheold, , , andsaidtomyself-“Hereatleast, then, mylaborhasnotbeeninvain.”
Mynextstepwastolookforthebeastwhichhadbeenthecauseofsomuchwretchedness；forIhad, atlength, , atthemoment, therecouldhavebeennodoubtofitsfate；butitappearedthatthecraftyanimalhadbeenalarmedattheviolenceofmypreviousanger, , ortoimagine, thedeep, -andthusforonenightatleast, sinceitsintroductionintothehouse, Isoundlyandtranquillyslept；sleptevenwiththeburdenofmurderuponmysoul！
Thesecondandthethirddaypassed, , interror, hadfedthepremisesforever！Ishouldbeholditnomore！Myhappinesswassupreme！, .
Uponthefourthdayoftheassassination, apartyofthepolicecame, veryunexpectedly, intothehouse, , however, intheinscrutabilityofmyplaceofconcealment, , forthethirdorfourthtime, , , bywayoftriumph, andtorenderdoublysuretheirassuranceofmyguiltlessness.
“Gentlemen，”Isaidatlast, asthepartyascendedthesteps，“, , gentlemen, this-thisisaverywellconstructedhouse.”（Intherabiddesiretosaysomethingeasily, IscarcelyknewwhatIutteredatall.）-“-areyougoing, gentlemen?-thesewallsaresolidlyputtogether”；andhere, throughthemerephreneticofbravado, Irappedheavily, withacanewhichIheldinmyhand, uponthatveryportionofthebrick-workbehindwhichstoodthecorpseofthewifeofmybosom.
