The narrator of "Rue-Morgue" tells us that this discussion will be relevant to the story to follow and now introduces us to
Auguste Dupin, his friend, with whom he is spending time in
Paris, a man of high class and family but who has lost a lot of his fortune in a series of events. Books are now his highest luxury.
This is a love he shares with the narrator and their first meeting was at a library where they bonded over a special volume. The narrator is surprised at how well read Dupin is, and judges that his company during his stay in Paris will be very valuable.
So the pair live together, and the romantic but “grotesque”
house that they can afford with their combined fortunes seems to suit their mood.
Dupin is a fascinating specimen of a character and the narratortreats him with great curiosity and respect. Dupin is amass ofcontradictions, very intelligent and educated but with strangeShare with your friends: