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The fallen aristocrat of Dupin is described by the narrator as of having the intellect of pulling off the crimes in which he solves. "Poe also has his narrator describe C. Augustine Dupin as capable of such a deception—and as possessing a motive"(Blythe 313). Why would Dupin want to attempt a hoax of this nature?

The answer is that of revenge. If the hoax were in fact successful, then Dupin would have a laugh over the higher class and be able to repay his friend, no longer needing the narrator for financial support. (Blythe 313) Yet, the hoax itself would have to be a secret kept even from that of his beloved partner.