ItwasafreakoffancyinmyfriendforwhatelseshallIcallit？
tobeenamoredoftheNightforherownsake；andintothis_bizarrerie_，asintoallhisothers，Iquietlyfell；givingmyselfuptohiswildwhimswithaperfect_abandon_。Thesabledivinitywouldnotherselfdwellwithusalways；butwecouldcounterfeitherpresence。Atthefirstdawnofthemorningweclosedallthemessyshuttersofouroldbuilding；lightingacoupleoftaperswhich，stronglyperfumed，threwoutonlytheghastliestandfeeblestofrays。Bytheaidofthesewethenbusiedoursoulsindreams-
reading，writing，orconversing，untilwarnedbytheclockoftheadventofthetrueDarkness。Thenwesalliedforthintothestreetsarminarm，continuingthetopicsoftheday，orroamingfarandwideuntilalatehour，seeking，amidthewildlightsandshadowsofthepopulouscity，thatinfinityofmentalexcitementwhichquietobservationcanafford。
AtsuchtimesIcouldnothelpremarkingandadmiringalthoughfromhisrichidealityIhadbeenpreparedtoexpectitapeculiaranalyticabilityinDupin。Heseemed，too，totakeaneagerdelightinitsexercise-ifnotexactlyinitsdisplay-anddidnothesitatetoconfessthepleasurethusderived。Heboastedtome，withalowchucklinglaugh，thatmostmen，inrespecttohimself，worewindowsintheirbosoms，andwaswonttofollowupsuchassertionsbydirectandverystartlingproofsofhisintimateknowledgeofmyown。
Hismanneratthesemomentswasfrigidandabstract；hiseyeswerevacantinexpression；whilehisvoice，usuallyarichtenor，roseintoatreblewhichwouldhavesoundedpetulantlybutforthedeliberatenessandentiredistinctnessoftheenunciation。Observinghiminthesemoods，IoftendweltmeditativelyupontheoldphilosophyoftheBi-PartSoul，andamusedmyselfwiththefancyofadoubleDupin-thecreativeandtheresolvent。