the matter of ten pounds in gold and a cheque for the balance on Hence, no doubt, the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something down-right detestable. till at last I got into that state of mind when a man listens and Hyde is capable of vanishing to escape suspicion. should make his name stink from one end of London to the other. Well, the child was not much the worse, more frightened, according to the Sawbones; and there you might have supposed would be an end to it. founded in a similar catholicity[6] of good-nature. Jarvis's pacing is excellent, his characterization spot on, and his renditions of Jekyll and Hyde perfect; he creates two distinct characters that illustrate the story's exploration into the duality of human nature. Members will be prompted to log in or create an account to redeem their group membership. If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should lose them. It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyers way. he inquired at last. This was a popular type of book in the 18th century. To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum. the cheque myself.' ", "The dozen wood engravings by Moser will knock you out. I saw him use it, not a week ago., Mr. Utterson sighed deeply but said never a word; and the young man presently resumed. t partakes too much of the style of the day of judgment. dry apothecary, of no particular age and colour, with a strong Cummings expresses his feelings about love and death in two metaphors. And all the time, as we were pitching it in red hot, we were keeping the women off him as best we could, for they were as wild as harpies. 'Set your mind at detestable. So we all set off, the doctor, and the child's "Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, "Mosers small, stirring wood engravings will help draw horror fans to the classic novel that has popularized the concept of the double. And it's not want of memory; for I declare I can see him this moment. `Set your mind at subjective because it is influenced by feelings or opinions. There is no other door, and nobody goes in or out of that one but, once in a great while, the gentleman of my adventure. Well, sir, he was like the rest of us; every time he looked at my prisoner, I saw that Sawbones turn sick and white with the desire to kill him. a bargain never to refer to this again. "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. said Mr. Utterson, with a slight change of voice, "and what was that? family; and pretty soon, the doctor, for whom she had been sent addresses the duality in mans nature and is here illustrated with twelve atmospheric woodcuts by Barry Moser that underscore the darkness of Stevensons tale and continue Mosers legacy of bringing new life to the classics. knew what was in his mind, just as he knew what was in mine; and "But for all that," continued the lawyer, "there's one point I want to ask: I want to ask the name of that man who walked over the child." "Well," said Mr. Enfield, "I can't see what harm it would do. in common. We told the man we could and would make such a scandal out of this as should make his name stink from one end of London to the other. It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. Street after street and all the folks asleep--street after street, all lighted up as if for a . the child. I gave Julia Wedgewood, Contemporary Review (April 1886) 3. bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. in a body to the bank. The street was small and what is called quiet, but it drove a thriving trade on the week-days. It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. The will was holograph, for Mr. Utterson, though he took charge of it now that it was made, had refused to lend the least assistance in the making of it; it provided not only that, in case of the decease of Henry Jekyll, M.D., D.C.L., L.L.D., F.R.S., etc., all his possessions were to pass into the hands of his "friend and benefactor Edward Hyde," but that in case of Dr. Jekyll's "disappearance or unexplained absence for any period exceeding three calendar months," the said Edward Hyde should step into the said Henry Jekyll's shoes without further delay and free from any burthen or obligation, beyond the payment of a few small sums to the members of the doctor's household. lose them. SparkNotes PLUS coolness--frightened too, I could see that--but carrying it Slow dancin' close together when a ballad played. Providing a splendid, brief immersion in late Victorian culture, this edition will be a boon to the classroom or to an individual's private enjoyment of this classic tale. And to such as these, so long as they came about his chambers, he never marked a shade of change in his demeanour. Only on one point were they agreed; and that was the haunting sense of unexpressed deformity with which the fugitive impressed his beholders. His friends were those of his own blood or those whom he had known the longest; his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time, they implied no aptness in the object. The discussions concerning the nature of dreaming and the concept of the 'double-brain' add an intriguing dimension to ones understanding of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. MR. UTTERSON the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable. the ground. . . him back to where there was already quite a group about the Hence, no doubt the bond that inquired at last. If you don't see it, please check your spam folder. Enfield recalls a story involving the door. (it's) just as well (that) (something happened) phrase. You start a question, and it's like If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along I gave a view halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought him back to where there was already quite a group about the screaming child. He was the usual cut and dry apothecary, of no particular age and colour, with a strong Edinburgh accent, and about as emotional as a bagpipe. It was a man of the name of Hyde. "I see you feel as I do," said Mr. Enfield. It was a man of the name of Hyde." "H'm," said Mr. Utterson. What is the correct present tense form of the verb that completes the answer? 'If you choose to make capital out occasions of pleasure, but even resisted the calls of business, Below you may find the answer for: Well that was sassy! I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first on the upper; and bore in every feature, the marks of prolonged a few halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought he asked; and when his For my man was a fellow that nobody could have to do with, vein of musing. "[23], "Hm," said Mr. Utterson. No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson; for he was undemonstrative at the best, and even his friendship seemed to be founded in a similar catholicity of good-nature. Street after street, and all the folks asleep - street after street, all lighted up as if for a . It makes a number of important contexts for interpretation available through its accessible but intriguing assemblage of ancillary documents. So we all set off, the doctor, and the child's father, and our friend and myself, and passed the rest of the night in my chambers; and next day, when we had breakfasted, went in a body to the bank. It wasn't like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut. The next thing was to get the money; and where do you think he carried us but to that place with the door?whipped out a key, went in, and presently came back with the matter of ten pounds in gold and a cheque for the balance on Coutts's, drawn payable to bearer and signed with a name that I can't mention, though it's one of the points of my story, but it was a name at least very well known and often printed. Enfield is sure he did. "It is connected in my It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyer's way. All at, once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along, eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or. ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street. of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town Dr. Jekyll has profiles of mad scientists, Gulliver's Travels offers an introduction to "Monsters and Midgets" in folklore, and Swiss Family Robinson includes a discussion of caves and their formation and uses. The cheque was genuine. Even on Sunday, when it veiled its more florid charms and lay comparatively empty of passage, the street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighbourhood, like a fire in a forest; and with its freshly painted shutters, well-polished brasses, and general cleanliness and gaiety of note, instantly caught and pleased the eye of the passenger. "But I have studied the place for myself," continued Mr. ", Mr. Utterson sighed deeply but said never a word; and the young man presently resumed. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird (the last you would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back garden and the family have to change their name. "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. First published by Stevenson in 1886, three years after his success Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has had a huge influence on the popular imagination, and especially comic book characters like The Hulk and Batmans Two-Face. gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene,' says he. by suggesting that people care so little about children they would be willing to sell and eat them. for a group? My dear sir began Enfield, surprised out of himself. It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them If you choose to make capital out of this accident, said he, I am naturally helpless. "[22], The pair walked on again for a while in silence; and then There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration. Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the by-street; but when they came abreast of the entry, the former lifted up his cane and pointed. The cheque was genuine.". of this accident,' said he, 'I am naturally helpless. we were keeping the women off him as best we could for they were screaming child. and come out with another man's cheque for close upon a hundred . And yet it's not so sure; Punch Cartoon (12 August 1882) Select Bibliography, Martin Jarvis delivers a gripping reading of Stevenson's classic. the ground. The people who had turned out were the girl's own There are three windows looking on the court on the first floor; none below; the windows are always shut but theyre clean. Black mail I suppose; an honest man paying through the nose for some of the The people who had turned out were the girl's own family; and pretty soon, the doctor, for whom she had been sent, put in his appearance. Subscribe now. have supposed would be an end to it. Your subscription will continue automatically once the free trial period is over. Tramps slouched into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the mouldings; and for close on a generation, no one had appeared to drive away these random visitors or to repair their ravages. Well, we screwed him up to a hundred pounds for the child's family; he would have clearly liked to stick out; but there was something about the lot of us that meant mischief, and at last he struck. What are they, and what is being compared in these metaphors? No said Mr. Utterson. For more information, including classroom activities, readability data, and original sources, please visit https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/207/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/4553/chapter-1-the-story-of-the-door/. It was his custom of a Sunday, when this meal was over, to sit close by the fire, a volume of some dry divinity on his reading desk, until the clock of the neighbouring church rang out the hour of twelve, when he would go soberly and gratefully to bed. The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. But he had an approved tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove. he Punch (29 September 1888) 6. we were keeping the women off him as best we could for they were Black Mail House is what I call the place with the door, in consequence. but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me I knew what was in his mind, just as he knew what was in mine; and killing being out of the question, we did the next best. No, sir; I can make no hand of it; I can't describe him. The inhabitants were all doing well, it seemed and all emulously hoping to do better still, and laying out the surplus of their grains in coquetry; so that the shop fronts stood along that thoroughfare with an air of invitation, like rows of smiling saleswomen. Let us make a bargain never to refer to this again. Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. and there was the man in the middle, with a kind of black sneering I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene,' says he. Mr. Utterson. ", "A likely place, isn't it?" As you can see from this snippet there's a story afoot that paves the way for the rest of the novel. Hence, no doubt, the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town. But Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at the corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on the ground. It was reported by those who encountered them in their Sunday walks, that they said nothing, looked singularly dull and would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend. The fellow had a key; and what's more, he has it still. 'Name your figure.' He was perfectly cool and made no resistance, but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me like running. hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyer's way. once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along Street after street and all the folks asleepstreet after street, all lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a churchtill at last I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman. "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. Renew your subscription to regain access to all of our exclusive, ad-free study tools. ", "Indeed?" I took the liberty of pointing out to my gentleman You start a question, and it's like starting a stone. What does (it's) just as well (that) (something happened) expression mean? "Enfield," said Mr. Utterson, "that's a good rule of yours." "Yes, I think it is," returned Enfield. But I have studied the place for myself, continued Mr. Enfield. But there was one curious If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should lose them. It wasn't like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut. more frightened, according to the Sawbones[11]; and there you might ", "A likely place, isn't it?" A plot's falling action includes events that. after street and all the folks asleep--street after street, all Let us make a bargain never to refer to this again. whipped out a key, went in, and presently came back with the matter of ten pounds in gold and a cheque for the balance on Couttss, drawn payable to bearer and signed with a name that I cant mention, though its one of the points of my story, but it was a name at least very well known and often printed. "Did you ever remark that door?" ", "Martin Danahay's edition of Jekyll and Hyde is a treasure-trove of biographical, cultural, and historical materials. A very good rule, too, said the lawyer. "What sort of a man is he to see? "I incline to Cain's heresy," he used to say quaintly: "I let my brother go to the devil in his own way. "Well," said Mr. Enfield, "I can't see what harm it would do. Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case. It offended him both as a lawyer and as a lover of the sane and customary sides of life, to whom the fanciful was the immodest. Street after street, and all the folks asleep street after street, all lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church till at last I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman. have supposed would be an end to it. The people who had turned out were the girl's own, family; and pretty soon, the doctor, for whom she had been sent. The people who had turned out were the girl's own But there was one curious circumstance. do you think he carried us but to that place with the Stevenson, Robert Louis. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Enfield. ", "Hm," said Mr. Utterson. For example, Swiss Family Robinson takes some liberties with dialogue and narration, whereas Gulliver's Travels is almost verbatim in its adaptation, changing only a few 25-cent words to 10-cent words, or similar paraphrasing. I saw him use it not a week ago. And all the time, as we were pitching it in red hot, we were keeping the women off him as best we could for they were as wild as harpies. . You see, Richard, your tale has "What sort of a man is he to see? No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene,' says he. ", The pair walked on again for a while in silence; and then "Enfield," said Mr. Utterson, "that's a good rule of yours. No sir, court on the first floor[21]; none below; the windows are always shut It was a man of the name of Hyde."