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<title>The Tell-Tale Heart 5</title>
- once only.
ߖ͂ꂫłB
In an instant I dragged him to the floor, and pulled the heavy bed over him.
͂ܘVlɈ艺낷ƏdQ𓮂ĘVl̉~ɂ܂B
I then smiled gaily, to find the deed so far done.
܂ōςł܂ƁA͉KȋCɂȂĊ炪قł܂B
But, for many minutes, the heart beat on with a muffled sound.
Šۓ͂΂炭̊ԁAȂł񂾂Ƃ̂悤ȉĂĖ葱Ă܂B
This, however, did not vex me;
ł̉ŕsɋ邱Ƃ͂܂łB
it would not be heard through the wall.
Aǉzɗאlɕ邱Ƃ͂Ȃł傤B
At length it ceased.
₪ĉ͎~܂܂B
The old man was dead.
Vl͎񂾂̂łB
I removed the bed and examined the corpse.
͐QǂĘVl̎̂m߂܂B
Yes, he was stone, stone dead.
͂vʂAVl͎Ő΂̂悤ɌłȂĂ܂B
I placed my hand upon the heart and held it there many minutes.
͘Vl̋ɎĉԂƂĂ܂B
There was no pulsation.
S̔͂܂B
He was stone dead.
SɘVl͎񂾂̂łB
His eye would trouble me no more.
̊ɋꂵ߂邱Ƃ܂B
If still you think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body.
Ȃl܂̂ƂlƎvĂłȂAmb𓭂AOɂ͔OĂǂقǍIɘVl̈̂Bb΁AȂlvĂł傤B
The night waned, and I worked hastily, but in silence.
XĂ܂̂Ŏ͕ЂƂĂ}ŎdɎ肩܂B
First of all I dismembered the corpse.
悸́Âooɂ܂B
I cut off the head and the arms and the legs.
ƘrƋrؒf̂łB
I then took up three planks from the flooring of the chamber, and deposited all between the scantlings.
ꂩQ̏ROAxĂ鉡؂̊ԂɑSꂽ̂łB
I then replaced the boards so cleverly, so cunningly,
ꂩ珰ʂɁAȂ肭͂ߍ݂܂B
that no human eye - not even his - could have detected any thing wrong.
NĂAƂ_ƂłǂɂsRȏ͌Ȃ͂łB
There was nothing to wash out
􂢗͂ǂ܂łB
- no stain of any kind - no blood-spot whatever.
݂̂ƂĂ͂܂łB
I had been too wary for that.
pSɂ͗pSd˂ĎŝłB
A tub had caught all
C݂Ȏ󂯂Ăꂽ̂łB
When I had made an end of these labors, it was four o'clock 
SĂ̍ƂIɂ͂ߑOSɂȂĂ܂B
- still dark as midnight.
O͐^钆̂悤ɐ^ÂłB
As the bell sounded the hour, there came a knocking at the street door.
S̏ƂA\̌˂@܂B
I went down to open it with a light heart,
͂肵Cŉ֍~Ă˂J܂B
- for what had I now to fear?
邱Ƃ܂傤H@
There entered three men, who introduced themselves, with perfect suavity, as officers of the police.
Rl̒jĂāA_炩ȑԓxŁA͌xƍ܂B
A shriek had been heard by a neighbour during the night;
钆ɗ׉Ƃ̐lߖ𕷂āA
suspicion of foul play had been aroused;
ƂłN̂ł͂Ȃ
information had been lodged at the police office,
x@ɒʕ񂵂ĂāA
and they (the officers) had been deputed to search the premises.
Ŏx~{邽߂ɗ̂ƌ܂B
I smiled,
͂ɂ΂܂B
- for what had I to fear?
|CÂƂ̂łH@
I bade the gentlemen welcome.
RľxŒɏ܂B
The shriek, I said, was my own in a dream.
ߖ͎Qŋ񂾂̂ł傤B

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