“But，goodJupiter！whatisthematterinthecrowdbehindus？”
　　Behindus，didyousay？oh！ah！Iperceive。Myfriend，itiswellthatyouspokeintime。Letusgetintoaplaceofsafetyassoonaspossible。Here！letusconcealourselvesinthearchofthisaqueduct，andIwillinformyoupresentlyoftheoriginofthecommotion。IthasturnedoutasIhavebeenanticipating。Thesingularappearanceofthecameleopardandtheheadofaman，has，itseems，givenoffencetothenotionsofproprietyentertained，ingeneral，bythewildanimalsdomesticatedinthecity。Amutinyhasbeentheresult；and，asisusualuponsuchoccasions，allhumaneffortswillbeofnoavailinquellingthemob。SeveraloftheSyrianshavealreadybeendevoured；butthegeneralvoiceofthefour-footedpatriotsseemstobeforeatingupthecameleopard。’ThePrinceofPoets，’therefore，isuponhishinderlegs，runningforhislife。Hiscourtiershavelefthiminthelurch，andhisconcubineshavefollowedsoexcellentanexample。’DelightoftheUniverse，’
　　thouartinasadpredicament！’GloryoftheEast，’thouartindangerofmastication！Thereforeneverregardsopiteouslythytail；
　　itwillundoubtedlybedraggledinthemud，andforthisthereisnohelp。Looknotbehindthee，then，atitsunavoidabledegradation；buttakecourage，plythylegswithvigor，andscudforthehippodrome！
　　RememberthatthouartAntiochusEpiphanes。AntiochustheIllustrious！also’PrinceofPoets，’’GloryoftheEast，’’DelightoftheUniverse，’and’MostRemarkableofCameleopards！’Heavens！
　　whatapowerofspeedthouartdisplaying！Whatacapacityforleg-bailthouartdeveloping！Run，Prince！Bravo，Epiphanes！Welldone，Cameleopard！GloriousAntiochus！Heruns！heleaps！
　　heflies！Likeanarrowfromacatapultheapproachesthehippodrome！
　　Heleaps！heshrieks！heisthere！Thisiswell；forhadstthou，’GloryoftheEast，’beenhalfasecondlongerinreachingthegatesoftheAmphitheatre，thereisnotabear’scubinEpidaphnethatwouldnothavehadanibbleatthycarcase。Letusbeoffletustakeourdeparture！forweshallfindourdelicatemodernearsunabletoendurethevastuproarwhichisabouttocommenceincelebrationoftheking’sescape！Listen！ithasalreadycommenced。
　　See！thewholetownistopsy-turvy。
　　“SurelythisisthemostpopulouscityoftheEast！Whatawildernessofpeople！whatajumbleofallranksandages！whatamultiplicityofsectsandnations！whatavarietyofcostumes！whataBabeloflanguages！whatascreamingofbeasts！whatatinklingofinstruments！whataparcelofphilosophers！”
　　Comeletusbeoff。
　　“Stayamoment！Iseeavasthubbubinthehippodrome；whatisthemeaningofit，Ibeseechyou？”
　　That？oh，nothing！ThenobleandfreecitizensofEpidaphnebeing，astheydeclare，wellsatisfiedofthefaith，valor，wisdom，anddivinityoftheirking，andhaving，moreover，beeneye-witnessesofhislatesuperhumanagility，dothinkitnomorethantheirdutytoinvesthisbrowsinadditiontothepoeticcrownwiththewreathofvictoryinthefootraceawreathwhichitisevidenthemustobtainatthecelebrationofthenextOlympiad，andwhich，therefore，theynowgivehiminadvance。
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　　FootnotesFourBeasts{*1}FlaviusVospicussays，thatthehymnhereintroducedwassungbytherabbleupontheoccasionofAurelian，intheSarmaticwar，havingslain，withhisownhand，ninehundredandfiftyoftheenemy。
　　WhatsongtheSyrenssang，orwhatnameAchillesassumedwhenhehidhimselfamongwomen，althoughpuzzlingquestions，arenotbeyond_all_conjecture。
　　_SirThomasBrowne。_
　　Thementalfeaturesdiscoursedofastheanalytical，are，inthemselves，butlittlesusceptibleofanalysis。Weappreciatethemonlyintheireffects。Weknowofthem，amongotherthings，thattheyarealwaystotheirpossessor，wheninordinatelypossessed，asourceoftheliveliestenjoyment。Asthestrongmanexultsinhisphysicalability，delightinginsuchexercisesascallhismusclesintoaction，sogloriestheanalystinthatmoralactivitywhich_disentangles。_Hederivespleasurefromeventhemosttrivialoccupationsbringinghistalentintoplay。Heisfondofenigmas，ofconundrums，ofhieroglyphics；exhibitinginhissolutionsofeachadegreeof_acumen_whichappearstotheordinaryapprehensionpr鎡ernatural。Hisresults，broughtaboutbytheverysoulandessenceofmethod，have，intruth，thewholeairofintuition。
　　Thefacultyofre-solutionispossiblymuchinvigoratedbymathematicalstudy，andespeciallybythathighestbranchofitwhich，unjustly，andmerelyonaccountofitsretrogradeoperations，hasbeencalled，asif_parexcellence_，analysis。Yettocalculateisnotinitselftoanalyse。Achess-player，forexample，doestheonewithouteffortattheother。Itfollowsthatthegameofchess，initseffectsuponmentalcharacter，isgreatlymisunderstood。Iamnotnowwritingatreatise，butsimplyprefacingasomewhatpeculiarnarrativebyobservationsverymuchatrandom；Iwill，therefore，takeoccasiontoassertthatthehigherpowersofthereflectiveintellectaremoredecidedlyandmoreusefullytaskedbytheunostentatiousgameofdraughtsthanbyatheelaboratefrivolityofchess。Inthislatter，wherethepieceshavedifferentand_bizarre_
　　motions，withvariousandvariablevalues，whatisonlycomplexismistakenanotunusualerrorforwhatisprofound。The_attention_
　　isherecalledpowerfullyintoplay。Ifitflagforaninstant，anoversightiscommittedresultingininjuryordefeat。Thepossiblemovesbeingnotonlymanifoldbutinvolute，thechancesofsuchoversightsaremultiplied；andinninecasesoutoftenitisthemoreconcentrativeratherthanthemoreacuteplayerwhoconquers。Indraughts，onthecontrary，wherethemovesare_unique_andhavebutlittlevariation，theprobabilitiesofinadvertencearediminished，andthemereattentionbeingleftcomparativelyunemployed，whatadvantagesareobtainedbyeitherpartyareobtainedbysuperior_acumen_。Tobelessabstract-Letussupposeagameofdraughtswherethepiecesarereducedtofourkings，andwhere，ofcourse，nooversightistobeexpected。Itisobviousthatherethevictorycanbedecidedtheplayersbeingatallequalonlybysome_recherch開
　　movement，theresultofsomestrongexertionoftheintellect。
　　Deprivedofordinaryresources，theanalystthrowshimselfintothespiritofhisopponent，identifieshimselftherewith，andnotunfrequentlyseesthus，ataglance，thesolemethodssometimeindeedabsurdlysimpleonesbywhichhemayseduceintoerrororhurryintomiscalculation。
　　Whisthaslongbeennotedforitsinfluenceuponwhatistermedthecalculatingpower；andmenofthehighestorderofintellecthavebeenknowntotakeanapparentlyunaccountabledelightinit，whileeschewingchessasfrivolous。Beyonddoubtthereisnothingofasimilarnaturesogreatlytaskingthefacultyofanalysis。Thebestchess-playerinChristendom_may_belittlemorethanthebestplayerofchess；butproficiencyinwhistimpliescapacityforsuccessinallthosemoreimportantundertakingswheremindstruggleswithmind。
　　WhenIsayproficiency，Imeanthatperfectioninthegamewhichincludesacomprehensionof_all_thesourceswhencelegitimateadvantagemaybederived。Thesearenotonlymanifoldbutmultiform，andliefrequentlyamongrecessesofthoughtaltogetherinaccessibletotheordinaryunderstanding。Toobserveattentivelyistorememberdistinctly；and，sofar，theconcentrativechess-playerwilldoverywellatwhist；whiletherulesofHoylethemselvesbaseduponthemeremechanismofthegamearesufficientlyandgenerallycomprehensible。Thustohavearetentivememory，andtoproceedby“thebook。”arepointscommonlyregardedasthesumtotalofgoodplaying。Butitisinmattersbeyondthelimitsofmererulethattheskilloftheanalystisevinced。Hemakes，insilence，ahostofobservationsandinferences。So，perhaps，dohiscompanions；andthedifferenceintheextentoftheinformationobtained，liesnotsomuchinthevalidityoftheinferenceasinthequalityoftheobservation。Thenecessaryknowledgeisthatof_what_toobserve。
　　Ourplayerconfineshimselfnotatall；nor，becausethegameistheobject，doesherejectdeductionsfromthingsexternaltothegame。
　　Heexaminesthecountenanceofhispartner，comparingitcarefullywiththatofeachofhisopponents。Heconsidersthemodeofassortingthecardsineachhand；oftencountingtrumpbytrump，andhonorbyhonor，throughtheglancesbestowedbytheirholdersuponeach。Henoteseveryvariationoffaceastheplayprogresses，gatheringafundofthoughtfromthedifferencesintheexpressionofcertainty，ofsurprise，oftriumph，orofchagrin。Fromthemannerofgatheringupatrickhejudgeswhetherthepersontakingitcanmakeanotherinthesuit。Herecogniseswhatisplayedthroughfeint，bytheairwithwhichitisthrownuponthetable。Acasualorinadvertentword；theaccidentaldroppingorturningofacard，withtheaccompanyinganxietyorcarelessnessinregardtoitsconcealment；thecountingofthetricks，withtheorderoftheirarrangement；embarrassment，hesitation，eagernessortrepidation-
　　allafford，tohisapparentlyintuitiveperception，indicationsofthetruestateofaffairs。Thefirsttwoorthreeroundshavingbeenplayed，heisinfullpossessionofthecontentsofeachhand，andthenceforwardputsdownhiscardswithasabsoluteaprecisionofpurposeasiftherestofthepartyhadturnedoutwardthefacesoftheirown。
　　Theanalyticalpowershouldnotbeconfoundedwithampleingenuity；
　　forwhiletheanalystisnecessarilyingenious，theingeniousmanisoftenremarkablyincapableofanalysis。Theconstructiveorcombiningpower，bywhichingenuityisusuallymanifested，andtowhichthephrenologistsIbelieveerroneouslyhaveassignedaseparateorgan，supposingitaprimitivefaculty，hasbeensofrequentlyseeninthosewhoseintellectborderedotherwiseuponidiocy，astohaveattractedgeneralobservationamongwritersonmorals。Betweeningenuityandtheanalyticabilitythereexistsadifferencefargreater，indeed，thanthatbetweenthefancyandtheimagination，butofacharacterverystrictlyanalogous。Itwillbefound，infact，thattheingeniousarealwaysfanciful，andthe_truly_imaginativeneverotherwisethananalytic。
　　Thenarrativewhichfollowswillappeartothereadersomewhatinthelightofacommentaryuponthepropositionsjustadvanced。
　　ResidinginParisduringthespringandpartofthesummerof18，I
　　therebecameacquaintedwithaMonsieurC。AugusteDupin。Thisyounggentlemanwasofanexcellent-indeedofanillustriousfamily，but，byavarietyofuntowardevents，hadbeenreducedtosuchpovertythattheenergyofhischaractersuccumbedbeneathit，andheceasedtobestirhimselfintheworld，ortocarefortheretrievalofhisfortunes。Bycourtesyofhiscreditors，therestillremainedinhispossessionasmallremnantofhispatrimony；and，upontheincomearisingfromthis，hemanaged，bymeansofarigorouseconomy，toprocurethenecessariesoflife，withouttroublinghimselfaboutitssuperfluities。Books，indeed，werehissoleluxuries，andinParistheseareeasilyobtained。
　　OurfirstmeetingwasatanobscurelibraryintheRueMontmartre，wheretheaccidentofourbothbeinginsearchofthesameveryrareandveryremarkablevolume，broughtusintoclosercommunion。Wesaweachotheragainandagain。IwasdeeplyinterestedinthelittlefamilyhistorywhichhedetailedtomewithallthatcandorwhichaFrenchmanindulgeswhenevermereselfishistheme。Iwasastonished，too，atthevastextentofhisreading；and，aboveall，Ifeltmysoulenkindledwithinmebythewildfervor，andthevividfreshnessofhisimagination。SeekinginParistheobjectsIthensought，I
　　feltthatthesocietyofsuchamanwouldbetomeatreasurebeyondprice；andthisfeelingIfranklyconfidedtohim。Itwasatlengtharrangedthatweshouldlivetogetherduringmystayinthecity；andasmyworldlycircumstancesweresomewhatlessembarrassedthanhisown，Iwaspermittedtobeattheexpenseofrenting，andfurnishinginastylewhichsuitedtheratherfantasticgloomofourcommontemper，atime-eatenandgrotesquemansion，longdesertedthroughsuperstitionsintowhichwedidnotinquire，andtotteringtoitsfallinaretiredanddesolateportionoftheFaubourgSt。Germain。
　　Hadtheroutineofourlifeatthisplacebeenknowntotheworld，weshouldhavebeenregardedasmadmen-although，perhaps，asmadmenofaharmlessnature。Ourseclusionwasperfect。Weadmittednovisitors。Indeedthelocalityofourretirementhadbeencarefullykeptasecretfrommyownformerassociates；andithadbeenmanyyearssinceDupinhadceasedtoknoworbeknowninParis。Weexistedwithinourselvesalone。