`Yes，\'saidhe，`Irecognizehim。IamsorrytosaythatthisisSirDanversCarew。\'
`GoodGod，sir！\'exclaimedtheofficer，`isitpossible？\'Andthenextmomenthiseyelightedupwithprofessionalambition。`Thiswillmakeadealofnoise，\'hesaid。`Andperhapsyoucanhelpustotheman。\'Andhebrieflynarratedwhatthemaidhadseen，andshowedthebrokenstick。
MrUttersonhadalreadyquailedatthenameofHyde；butwhenthestickwaslaidbeforehim，hecoulddoubtnolonger:brokenandbatteredasitwas，herecognizeditforonethathehadhimselfpresentedmanyyearsbeforetoHenryJekyll。
`IsthisMrHydeapersonofsmallstature？\'heinquired。
`Particularlysmallandparticularlywicked-looking，iswhatthemaidcallshim，\'saidtheother。
MrUttersonreflected；andthen，raisinghishead，`Ifyouwillcomewithmeinmycab，\'hesaid，`IthinkIcantakeyoutohishouse。
Itwasbythistimeaboutnineinthemorning，andthefirstfogoftheseason。Agreatchocolate-colouredpallloweredoverheaven，butthewindwascontinuallychargingandroutingtheseembattledvapours；sothatasthecabcrawledfromstreettostreet，MrUttersonbeheldamarvellousnumberofdegreesandhuesoftwilight；forhereitwouldbedarkliketheback-endofevening；andtherewouldbeaglowofarich，luridbrown，likethelightofsomestrangeconflagration；andhere，foramoment，thefogwouldbequitebrokenup，andahaggardshaftofdaylightwouldglanceinbetweentheswirlingwreaths。ThedismalquarterofSohoseenunderthesechangingglimpses，withitsmuddyways，andslatternlypassengers，anditslamps，whichhadneverbeenextinguishedorhadbeenkindledafreshtocombatthismournfulreinvasionofdarkness，seemed，inthelawyer\'seyes，likeadistrictofsomecityinanightmare。Thethoughtsofhismind，besides，wereofthegloomiestdye；andwhenheglancedatthecompanionofhisdrive，hewasconsciousofsometouchofthatterrorofthelawandthelaw\'sofficerswhichmayattimesassailthemosthonest。
Asthecabdrewupbeforetheaddressindicated，thefogliftedalittleandshowedhimadingystreet，aginpalace，alowFrencheating-house，ashopfortheretailofpennynumbersandtwo-pennysalads，manyraggedchildrenhuddledinthedoorways，andmanywomenofmanydifferentnationalitiespassingout，keyinhand，tohaveamorningglass；andthenextmomentthefogsettleddownagainuponthatpart，asbrownasumber，andcuthimofffromhisblackguardlysurroundings。ThiswasthehomeofHenryJekyll\'sfavourite；ofamanwhowasheirtoaquarterofamillionsterling。
Anivory-facedandsilvery-hairedoldwomanopenedthedoor。Shehadanevilface，smoothedbyhypocrisy；buthermannerswereexcellent。Yes，shesaid，thiswasMrHyde\'s，buthewasnotathome；hehadbeeninthatnightverylate，buthadgoneawayagaininlessthananhour:therewasnothingstrangeinthat；hishabitswereveryirregular，andhewasoftenabsent；forinstance，itwasnearlytwomonthssinceshehadseenhimtillyesterday。
`Verywellthen，wewishtoseehisrooms，\'saidthelawyer；andwhenthewomanbegantodeclareitwasimpossible，`Ihadbettertellyouwhothispersonis，\'headded。`ThisisInspectorNewcomenofScotlandYard。\'
Aflashofodiousjoyappeareduponthewoman\'sface。`Ah！\'saidshe，`heisintrouble！Whathashedone？\'
MrUttersonandtheinspectorexchangedglances。`Hedon\'tseemaverypopularcharacter，\'observedthelatter。`Andnow，mygoodwoman，justletmeandthisgentlemanhavealookaboutus。\'
Inthewholeextentofthehouse，whichbutfortheoldwomanremainedotherwiseempty，MrHydehadonlyusedacoupleofrooms；butthesewerefurnishedwithluxuryandgoodtaste。Aclosetwasfilledwithwine；theplatewasofsilver，thenaperyelegant；agoodpicturehunguponthewalls，agift（asUttersonsupposed）fromHenryJekyll，whowasmuchofaconnoisseur；
andthecarpetswereofmanypliesandagreeableincolour。Atthismoment，however，theroomsboreeverymarkofhavingbeenrecentlyandhurriedlyransacked；clotheslayaboutthefloor，withtheirpocketsinsideout；
lock-fastdrawersstoodopen；andonthehearththerelayapileofgreyashes，asthoughmanypapershadbeenburned。Fromtheseemberstheinspectordisinterredthebuttendofagreenchequebook，whichhadresistedtheactionofthefire；theotherhalfofthestickwasfoundbehindthedoor；
andasthisclinchedhissuspicions，theofficerdeclaredhimselfdelighted。
Avisittothebank，whereseveralthousandpoundswerefoundtobelyingtothemurderer\'scredit，completedhisgratification。
`Youmaydependuponit，sir，\'hetoldMrUtterson。`Ihavehiminmyhand。Hemusthavelosthishead，orheneverwouldhaveleftthestickor，aboveall，burnedthe。Chequebook。Why，moneyslifetotheman。Wehavenothingtodobutwaitforhimatthebank，andgetoutthehandbills。\'
Thislast，however，wasnotsoeasyofaccomplishment；forMrHydehadnumberedfewfamiliars-eventhemasteroftheservant-maidhadonlyseenhimtwice；hisfamilycouldnowherebetraced；hehadneverbeenphotographed；
andthefewwhocoulddescribehimdifferedwidely，asCommonobserverswill。Onlyononepointweretheyagreed；andthatwasthehauntingsenseofunexpresseddeformitywithwhichthefugitiveimpressedhisbeholders。
INCIDENTOFTHELETTER
ItwaslateintheafternoonwhenMrUttersonfoundhiswaytoDrJekyll\'sdoor，wherehewasatonceadmittedbyPoole，andcarrieddownbythekitchenofficesandacrossayardwhichhadoncebeenagarden，tothebuildingwhichwasindifferentlyknownasthelaboratoryorthedissecting-rooms。
Thedoctorhadboughtthehousefromtheheirsofacelebratedsurgeon；
andhisowntastesbeingratherchemicalthananatomical，hadchangedthedestinationoftheblockatthebottomofthegarden。Itwasthefirsttimethatthelawyerhadbeenreceivedinthatpartofhisfriend\'squarters；
andheeyedthedingywindowlessstructurewithcuriosity，andgazedroundwithadistastefulsenseofstrangenessashecrossedthetheatre，oncecrowdedwitheagerstudentsandnowlyinggauntandsilent，thetablesladenwithchemicalapparatus，thefloorstrewnwithcratesandlitteredwithpackingstraw，andthelightfallingdimlythroughthefoggycupola。
Atthefurtherend，aflightofstairsmountedtoadoorcoveredwithredbaize；andthroughthisMrUttersonwasatlastreceivedintothedoctor\'scabinet。Itwasalargeroom，fittedroundwithglasspresses，furnished，amongotherthings，withacheval-glassandabusinesstable，andlookingoutuponthecourtbythreedustywindowsbarredwithiron。Thefireburnedinthegrate；alampwassetlightedonthechimney-shelf，foreveninthehousesthefogbegantoliethickly；andthere，closeuptothewarmth，satDrJekyll，lookingdeadlysick。Hedidnotrisetomeethisvisitor，butheldoutacoldhandandbadehimwelcomeinachangedvoice。
`Andnow，\'saidMrUtterson，assoonasPoolehadleftthem，`youhaveheardthenews？\'
Thedoctorshuddered。`Theywerecryingitinthesquare，\'hesaid。
`Iheardtheminmydining-room。\'
`Oneword，\'saidthelawyer。`Carewwasmyclient，butsoareyou；andIwanttoknowwhatIamdoing。Youhavenotbeenmadenoughtohidethisfellow？\'
`Utterson，IsweartoGod，\'criedthedoctor，`IsweartoGodIwillneverseteyesonhimagain。IbindmyhonourtoyouthatIamdonewithhiminthisworld。Itisallatanend。Andindeedhedoesnotwantmyhelp；youdonotknowhimasIdo；heissafe，heisquitesafe；markmywords，hewillnevermorebeheardof。\'
Thelawyerlistenedgloomily；hedidnotlikehisfriend\'sfeverishmanner。`Youseemprettysureofhim，\'saidhe；`andforyoursake，Ihopeyoumayberight。Ifitcametoatrial，yournamemightappear。
`Iamquitesureofhim，\'repliedJekyll；`IhavegroundsforcertaintythatIcannotsharewithanyone。Butthereisonethingonwhichyoumayadviseme。IhaveIhavereceivedaletter；andIamatalosswhetherIshouldshowittothepolice。Ishouldliketoleaveitinyourhands，Utterson；youwouldjudgewisely，Iamsure；Ihavesogreatatrustinyou。
`Youfear，Isuppose，thatitmightleadtohisdetection？\'askedthelawyer。
`No，\'saidtheother。`IcannotsaythatIcarewhatbecomesofHyde；
Iamquitedonewithhim。Iwasthinkingofmyowncharacter，whichthishatefulbusinesshadratherexposed。\'
Uttersonruminatedawhile；hewassurprisedathisfriend\'sselfishness，andyetrelievedbyit。`Well，\'saidhe，atlast，`letmeseetheletter。\'
Theletterwaswritteninanodd，uprighthand，andsigned`EdwardHyde\':
anditsignified，brieflyenough，thatthewriter\'sbenefactor，DrJekyll，whomhehadlongsounworthilyrepaidforathousandgenerosities，needlabourundernoalarmforhissafetyashehadmeansofescapeonwhichheplacedasuredependence。Thelawyerlikedthisletterwellenough；
itputabettercolourontheintimacythanhehadlookedfor，andheblamedhimselfforsomeofhispastsuspicions。
`Haveyoutheenvelope？\'heasked。
`Iburnedit，\'repliedJekyll，`beforeIthoughtwhatIwasabout。Butitborenopostmark。Thenotewashandedin。
`ShallIkeepthisandsleepuponit？\'askedUtterson。
`Iwishyoutojudgeformeentirely，\'wasthereply。`Ihavelostconfidenceinmyself。\'
`Well，Ishallconsider，\'returnedthelawyer。`Andnowonewordmore:
itwasHydewhodictatedthetermsinyourwillaboutthatdisappearance？\'
Thedoctorseemedseizedwithaqualmoffaintness；heshuthismouthtightandnodded。
`Iknewit，\'saidUtterson。`Hemeanttomurderyou。Youhavehadafineescape。
`Ihavehadwhatisfarmoretothepurpose，\'returnedthedoctorsolemnly:
`Ihavehadalesson-OGod，Utterson，whatalessonIhavehad！\'Andhecoveredhisfaceforamomentwithhishands。
Onhiswayout，thelawyerstoppedandhadawordortwowithPoole。
`Bytheby，\'saidhe，`therewasaletterhandedintoday:whatwasthemessengerlike？\'ButPoolewaspositivenothinghadcomeexceptbypost；
`andonlycircularsbythat，\'headded。
Thisnewssentoffthevisitorwithhisfearsrenewed。Plainlytheletterhadcomebythelaboratorydoor；possibly，indeed，ithadbeenwritteninthecabinet；and，ifthatwereso，itmustbedifferentlyjudged，andhandledwiththemorecaution。Thenewsboys，ashewent，werecryingthemselveshoarsealongthefootways:`Specialedition。ShockingmurderofanMP。\'
Thatwasthefuneralorationofonefriendandclient；andhecouldnothelpacertainapprehensionlestthegoodnameofanothershouldbesuckeddownintheeddyofthescandal。Itwas，atleast，aticklishdecisionthathehadtomake；and，self-reliantashewasbyhabit，hebegantocherishalongingforadvice。Itwasnottobehaddirectly；butperhaps，hethought，itmightbefishedfor。
Presentlyafter，hesatononesideofhisownhearth，withMrGuest，hisheadclerk，upontheother，andmidwaybetween，atanicelycalculateddistancefromthefire，abottleofaparticularoldwinethathadlongdweltunsunnedinthefoundationsofhishouse。Thefogstillsleptonthewingabovethedrownedcity，wherethelampsglimmeredlikecarbuncles；
andthroughthemuffleandsmotherofthesefallenclouds，theprocessionofthetown\'slifewasstillrollinginthroughthegreatarterieswithasoundasofamightywind。Buttheroomwasgaywithfirelight。Inthebottletheacidswerelongagoresolved；theimperialdyehadsoftenedwithtime，asthecolourgrowsricherinstainedwindows；andtheglowofhotautumnafternoonsonhillsidevineyardswasreadytobesetfreeandtodispersethefogsofLondon。Insensiblythelawyermelted。TherewasnomanfromwhomhekeptfewersecretsthanMrGuest；andhewasnotalwayssurethathekeptasmanyashemeant。Guesthadoftenbeenonbusinesstothedoctor\'s；heknewPoole；hecouldscarcehavefailedtohearofMrHyde\'sfamiliarityaboutthehouse；hemightdrawconclusions:wasitnotaswell，then，thatheshouldseealetterwhichputthatmysterytorights？andaboveall，sinceGuest，beingagreatstudentandcriticofhandwriting，wouldconsiderthestepnaturalandobliging？Theclerk，besides，wasamanofcounsel；hewouldscarcereadsostrangeadocumentwithoutdroppingaremark；andbythatremarkMrUttersonmightshapehisfuturecourse。
`ThisisasadbusinessaboutSirDanvers，\'hesaid。
`Yes，sir，indeed。Ithaselicitedagreatdealofpublicfeeling，\'
returnedGuest。`Theman，ofcourse，wasmad。\'
`Ishouldliketohearyourviewsonthat，\'repliedUtterson。`Ihaveadocumenthereinhishandwriting；itisbetweenourselves，forIscarceknowwhattodoaboutit；itisanuglybusinessatthebest。Butthereitis；quiteinyourway:amurderer\'sautograph。\'
Guest\'seyesbrightened，andhesatdownatonceandstudieditwithpassion。`No，sir，\'hesaid；`notmad；butitisanoddhand。\'
`Andbyallaccountsaveryoddwriter，\'addedthelawyer。
Justthentheservantenteredwithanote。
`IsthatfromDrJekyll，sir？\'inquiredtheclerk。`IthoughtIknewthewriting。Anythingprivate，MrUtterson？\'
`Onlyaninvitationtodinner。Why？Doyouwanttoseeit？\'
`Onemoment。Ithankyou，sir\'，andtheclerklaidthetwosheetsofpaperalongsideandsedulouslycomparedtheircontents。`Thankyou，sir，\'
hesaidatlast，returningboth；`it\'saveryinterestingautograph。\'
Therewasapause，duringwhichMrUttersonstruggledwithhimself。
`Whydidyoucomparethem，Guest？\'heinquiredsuddenly。
`Well，sir，\'returnedtheclerk，`there\'sarathersingularresemblance；
thetwohandsareinmanypointsidentical；onlydifferentlysloped。\'
`Ratherquaint，\'saidUtterson。
`Itis，asyousay，ratherquaint，\'returnedGuest。
`Iwouldn\'tspeakofthisnote，youknow，\'saidthemaster。
`No，sir，\'saidtheclerk。`Iunderstand。\'
ButnosoonerwasMrUttersonalonethatnightthanhelockedthenoteintohissafe，whereitreposedfromthattimeforward。`What！\'hethought。
`HenryJekyllforgeforamurderer！\'Andhisbloodrancoldinhisveins。
REMARKABLEINCIDENTOFDRLANYON
Timeranon；thousandsofpoundswereofferedinreward，forthedeathofSirDanverswasresentedasapublicinjury；butMrHydehaddisappearedoutofthekenofthepoliceasthoughhehadneverexisted。Muchofhispastwasunearthed，indeed，andalldisreputable:talescameoutoftheman\'scruelty，atoncesocallousandviolent，ofhisvilelife，ofhisstrangeassociates，ofthehatredthatseemedtohavesurroundedhiscareer；
butofhispresentwhereabouts，notawhisper。FromthetimehehadleftthehouseinSohoonthemorningofthemurder，hewassimplyblottedout；
andgradually，astimedrewon，MrUttersonbegantorecoverfromthehotnessofhisalarm，andtogrowmoreatquietwithhimself。ThedeathofSirDanverswas，tohiswayofthinking，morethanpaidforbythedisappearanceofMrHyde。Nowthatthatevilinfluencehadbeenwithdrawn，anewlifebeganforDrJekyll。Hecameoutofhisseclusion，renewedrelationswithhisfriends，becameoncemoretheirfamiliarguestandentertainer；andwhilsthehadalwaysbeenknownforcharities，hewasnownolessdistinguishedforreligion。Hewasbusy，hewasmuchintheopenair，hedidgood；hisfaceseemedtoopenandbrighten，asifwithaninwardconsciousnessofservice；andformorethantwomonthsthedoctorwasatpeace。
Onthe8thofJanuaryUttersonhaddinedatthedoctor\'swithasmallparty；Lanyonhadbeenthere；andthefaceofthehosthadlookedfromonetotheotherasintheolddayswhenthetriowereinseparablefriends。
Onthe12th，andagainonthe14th，thedoorwasshutagainstthelawyer。
`Thedoctorwasconfinedtothehouse，\'Poolesaid，`andsawnoone。\'Onthe14thhetriedagain，andwasagainrefused；andhavingnowbeenusedforthelasttwomonthstoseehisfriendalmostdaily，hefoundthisreturnofsolitudetoweighuponhisspirits。ThefifthnighthehadinGuesttodinewithhim；andthesixthhebetookhimselftoDrLanyon\'s。
Thereatleasthewasnotdeniedadmittance；butwhenhecamein，hewasshockedatthechangewhichhadtakenplaceinthedoctor\'sappearance。
Hehadhisdeath-warrantwrittenlegiblyuponhisface。Therosymanhadgrownpale；hisfleshhadfallenaway；hewasvisiblybalderandolder；
andyetitwasnotsomuchthesetokensofaswiftphysicaldecaythatarrestedthelawyer\'snotice，asalookintheeyeandqualityofmannerthatseemedtotestifytosomedeep-seatedterrorofthemind。Itwasunlikelythatthedoctorshouldfeardeath；andyetthatwaswhatUttersonwastemptedtosuspect。`Yes，\'hethought；`heisadoctor，hemustknowhisownstateandthathisdaysarecounted；andtheknowledgeismorethanhecanbear。\'
AndyetwhenUttersonremarkedonhisilllooks，itwaswithanairofgreatfirmnessthatLanyondeclaredhimselfadoomedman。
`Ihavehadashock，\'hesaid，`andIshallneverrecover。Itisaquestionofweeks。Well，lifehasbeenpleasant；Ilikedit；yes，sir，Iusedtolikeit。Isometimesthinkifweknewall，weshouldbemoregladtogetaway。
`Jekyllisill，too，\'observedUtterson。`Haveyouseenhim？\'
ButLanyon\'sfacechanged，andheheldupatremblinghand。`IwishtoseeorhearnomoreofDrJekyll，\'hesaid，inaloud，unsteadyvoice。
`Iamquitedonewiththeperson；andIbegthatyouwillsparemeanyallusiontoonewhomIregardasdead。\'
`Tut，tut，\'saidMrUtterson；andthen，afteraconsiderablepause，`Can\'tIdoanything？\'heinquired。`Wearethreeveryoldfriends，Lanyon；
weshallnotlivetomakeothers。\'
`Nothingcanbedone，\'returnedLanyon；`askhimself。`Hewillnotseeme，\'saidthelawyer。