Well, sir, it went so quick, and the creature was so doubled up, that
I could hardly swear to that,

oth
think more than we have said; let us make a clean breast. This masked
figure that you saw, did you recognise it?”

“

” was the answer. “But if you mean, was it
Mr. Hyde?—why, yes, I think it was! You see, it was much of the same
bigness;


But if you mean, was it
Mr. Hyde?—why, yes, I think it was! You see, it was much of the same
bigness; and it had the same quick, light way with it; and then who
else could have got in by the laboratory door? You have not forgot,
sir, that at the time of the murder he had still the key with him? But
that’s not all. I don’t know, Mr. Utterson, if you ever met this Mr.
Hyde?

“Well, sir, it went so quick, and the creature was so doubled up, that
I could hardly swear to that,” was the answer. “

”

“Yes,” said the lawyer, “I once spoke with him.”

“Then you must know as well as the rest of us that there was someth


Yes,

murder he had still the key with him? But
that’s not all. I don’t know, Mr. Utterson, if you ever met this Mr.
Hyde?”

“

” said the lawyer, “I once spoke with him.”

“Then you must know as well as the rest of us that there was something
quee


I once spoke with him.

key with him? But
that’s not all. I don’t know, Mr. Utterson, if you ever met this Mr.
Hyde?”

“Yes,” said the lawyer, “

”

“Then you must know as well as the rest of us that there was something
queer about that gentleman—something that gave


Then you must know as well as the rest of us that there was something
queer about that gentleman—something that gave a man a turn—I don’t
know rightly how to say it, sir, beyond this: that you felt in your
marrow kind of cold and thin.

ot all. I don’t know, Mr. Utterson, if you ever met this Mr.
Hyde?”

“Yes,” said the lawyer, “I once spoke with him.”

“

”

“I own I felt something of what you describe,” said Mr. Utterson.

“Quite so, sir,” returned Poole. “Well, when that


I own I felt something of what you describe,

man a turn—I don’t
know rightly how to say it, sir, beyond this: that you felt in your
marrow kind of cold and thin.”

“

” said Mr. Utterson.

“Quite so, sir,” returned Poole. “Well, when that masked thing like a
monkey jumped from among the


Quite so, sir,

at you felt in your
marrow kind of cold and thin.”

“I own I felt something of what you describe,” said Mr. Utterson.

“

” returned Poole. “Well, when that masked thing like a
monkey jumped from among the chemicals and whipped into the cabin


Quite so, sir,


Well, when that masked thing like a
monkey jumped from among the chemicals and whipped into the cabinet, it
went down my spine like ice. O, I know it’s not evidence, Mr. Utterson;
I’m book-learned enough for that; but a man has his feelings, and I
give you my bible-word it was Mr. Hyde!

erson.

“Quite so, sir,” returned Poole. “

”

“Ay, ay,” said the lawyer. “My fears incline to the same point. Evil, I
fear, founded—evil was sure to come—of that c


Ay, ay,

tterson;
I’m book-learned enough for that; but a man has his feelings, and I
give you my bible-word it was Mr. Hyde!”

“

” said the lawyer. “My fears incline to the same point. Evil, I
fear, founded—evil was sure to come—of that connection.


My fears incline to the same point. Evil, I
fear, founded—evil was sure to come—of that connection. Ay truly, I
believe you; I believe poor Harry is killed; and I believe his murderer
(for what purpose, God alone can tell) is still lurking in his victim’s
room. Well, let our name be vengeance. Call Bradshaw.

nough for that; but a man has his feelings, and I
give you my bible-word it was Mr. Hyde!”

“Ay, ay,” said the lawyer. “

”

The footman came at the summons, very white and nervous.

“Pull yourself together, Bradshaw,” said the lawyer. “This


Pull yourself together, Bradshaw,

im’s
room. Well, let our name be vengeance. Call Bradshaw.”

The footman came at the summons, very white and nervous.

“

” said the lawyer. “This suspense, I
know, is telling upon all of you; but it is now our intention to make
an end of it.


And now, Poole, let
us get to ours,

laboratory door. We give you ten minutes to get to your stations.”

As Bradshaw left, the lawyer looked at his watch. “

” he said; and taking the poker under his arm, led the
way into the yard. The scud had banked over the moon, and it was


So it will walk all day, sir,

nearer at hand, the stillness was only broken by the sounds of a
footfall moving to and fro along the cabinet floor.

“

” whispered Poole; “ay, and the better
part of the night. Only when a new sample comes fro


So it will walk all day, sir,

broken by the sounds of a
footfall moving to and fro along the cabinet floor.

“

” whispered Poole; “ay, and the better
part of the night. Only when a new sample comes from the chemist,
there’s a bit o


ay, and the better
part of the night. Only when a new sample comes from the chemist,
there’s a bit of a break. Ah, it’s an ill conscience that’s such an
enemy to rest! Ah, sir, there’s blood foully shed in every step of it!
But hark again, a little closer—put your heart in your ears, Mr.
Utterson, and tell me, is that the doctor’s foot?

the sounds of a
footfall moving to and fro along the cabinet floor.

“So it will walk all day, sir,” whispered Poole; “

”

The steps fell lightly and oddly, with a certain swing, for all they
went so slowly; it was different indeed from the


Is there never anything else?

, for all they
went so slowly; it was different indeed from the heavy creaking tread
of Henry Jekyll. Utterson sighed. “

” he
asked.

Poole nodded. “Once,” he said. “Once I heard it weeping!”

“Weeping? how that?” said the lawyer, conscious


Once,

om the heavy creaking tread
of Henry Jekyll. Utterson sighed. “Is there never anything else?” he
asked.

Poole nodded. “

” he said. “Once I heard it weeping!”

“Weeping? how that?” said the lawyer, conscious of a sudden chill of
horror.

“We


Once I heard it weeping!

king tread
of Henry Jekyll. Utterson sighed. “Is there never anything else?” he
asked.

Poole nodded. “Once,” he said. “

”

“Weeping? how that?” said the lawyer, conscious of a sudden chill of
horror.

“Weeping like a woman or a lost soul,”


Weeping? how that?

Utterson sighed. “Is there never anything else?” he
asked.

Poole nodded. “Once,” he said. “Once I heard it weeping!”

“

” said the lawyer, conscious of a sudden chill of
horror.

“Weeping like a woman or a lost soul,” said the butler. “I ca


Weeping like a woman or a lost soul,

e,” he said. “Once I heard it weeping!”

“Weeping? how that?” said the lawyer, conscious of a sudden chill of
horror.

“

” said the butler. “I came away
with that upon my heart, that I could have wept too.”

But now the ten minutes drew to a


I came away
with that upon my heart, that I could have wept too.

hat?” said the lawyer, conscious of a sudden chill of
horror.

“Weeping like a woman or a lost soul,” said the butler. “

”

But now the ten minutes drew to an end. Poole disinterred the axe from
under a stack of packing straw; the candle was


Jekyll,

ear with bated breath
to where that patient foot was still going up and down, up and down, in
the quiet of the night.

“

” cried Utterson, with a loud voice, “I demand to see you.” He
paused a moment, but there came no reply. “I give you fai


I demand to see you.

oot was still going up and down, up and down, in
the quiet of the night.

“Jekyll,” cried Utterson, with a loud voice, “

” He
paused a moment, but there came no reply. “I give you fair warning, our
suspicions are aroused, and I must and shal


I give you fair warning, our
suspicions are aroused, and I must and shall see you,

ght.

“Jekyll,” cried Utterson, with a loud voice, “I demand to see you.” He
paused a moment, but there came no reply. “

” he resumed; “if
not by fair means, then by foul—if not of your consent, then by brute
force!”

“Utterson,” said the vo


if
not by fair means, then by foul—if not of your consent, then by brute
force!

there came no reply. “I give you fair warning, our
suspicions are aroused, and I must and shall see you,” he resumed; “

”

“Utterson,” said the voice, “for God’s sake, have mercy!”

“Ah, that’s not Jekyll’s voice—it’s Hyde’s!” cried Utterso


Utterson,

ust and shall see you,” he resumed; “if
not by fair means, then by foul—if not of your consent, then by brute
force!”

“

” said the voice, “for God’s sake, have mercy!”

“Ah, that’s not Jekyll’s voice—it’s Hyde’s!” cried Utterson. “Down with


for God’s sake, have mercy!

esumed; “if
not by fair means, then by foul—if not of your consent, then by brute
force!”

“Utterson,” said the voice, “

”

“Ah, that’s not Jekyll’s voice—it’s Hyde’s!” cried Utterson. “Down with
the door, Poole!”

Poole swung the axe over h


Ah, that’s not Jekyll’s voice—it’s Hyde’s!

then by foul—if not of your consent, then by brute
force!”

“Utterson,” said the voice, “for God’s sake, have mercy!”

“

” cried Utterson. “Down with
the door, Poole!”

Poole swung the axe over his shoulder; the blow shook the building, and


Down with
the door, Poole!

Utterson,” said the voice, “for God’s sake, have mercy!”

“Ah, that’s not Jekyll’s voice—it’s Hyde’s!” cried Utterson. “

”

Poole swung the axe over his shoulder; the blow shook the building, and
the red baize door leaped against the lock an


We have come too late,

he strong smell of kernels that hung
upon the air, Utterson knew that he was looking on the body of a
self-destroyer.

“

” he said sternly, “whether to save or punish.
Hyde is gone to his account; and it only remains for us to find the
body


whether to save or punish.
Hyde is gone to his account; and it only remains for us to find the
body of your master.

the air, Utterson knew that he was looking on the body of a
self-destroyer.

“We have come too late,” he said sternly, “

”

The far greater proportion of the building was occupied by the theatre,
which filled almost the whole ground storey a


He must be buried here,

the entrance.
Nowhere was there any trace of Henry Jekyll, dead or alive.

Poole stamped on the flags of the corridor. “

”
he said, hearkening to the sound.

“Or he may have fled,” said Utterson, and he turned to examine the door
in the by-s


Or he may have fled,

ad or alive.

Poole stamped on the flags of the corridor. “He must be buried here,”
he said, hearkening to the sound.

“

” said Utterson, and he turned to examine the door
in the by-street. It was locked; and lying near by on the flags, they


This does not look like use,

door
in the by-street. It was locked; and lying near by on the flags, they
found the key, already stained with rust.

“

” observed the lawyer.

“Use!” echoed Poole. “Do you not see, sir, it is broken? much as if a
man had stamped on it.”

“


Use!

by on the flags, they
found the key, already stained with rust.

“This does not look like use,” observed the lawyer.

“

” echoed Poole. “Do you not see, sir, it is broken? much as if a
man had stamped on it.”

“Ay,” continued Utterson, “and


Do you not see, sir, it is broken? much as if a
man had stamped on it.

y
found the key, already stained with rust.

“This does not look like use,” observed the lawyer.

“Use!” echoed Poole. “

”

“Ay,” continued Utterson, “and the fractures, too, are rusty.” The two
men looked at each other with a scare. “This i


Ay,

” observed the lawyer.

“Use!” echoed Poole. “Do you not see, sir, it is broken? much as if a
man had stamped on it.”

“

” continued Utterson, “and the fractures, too, are rusty.” The two
men looked at each other with a scare. “This is beyon


and the fractures, too, are rusty.

se!” echoed Poole. “Do you not see, sir, it is broken? much as if a
man had stamped on it.”

“Ay,” continued Utterson, “

” The two
men looked at each other with a scare. “This is beyond me, Poole,” said
the lawyer. “Let us go back to the cab


This is beyond me, Poole,

on it.”

“Ay,” continued Utterson, “and the fractures, too, are rusty.” The two
men looked at each other with a scare. “

” said
the lawyer. “Let us go back to the cabinet.”

They mounted the stair in silence, and still with an occasional
awe


Let us go back to the cabinet.

ractures, too, are rusty.” The two
men looked at each other with a scare. “This is beyond me, Poole,” said
the lawyer. “

”

They mounted the stair in silence, and still with an occasional
awestruck glance at the dead body, proceeded more tho


That is the same drug that I was always bringing him,

some white salt being laid on
glass saucers, as though for an experiment in which the unhappy man had
been prevented.

“

” said Poole; and
even as he spoke, the kettle with a startling noise boiled over.

This brought them to the fireside, w


This glass has seen some strange things, sir,

d repetitions along
the glazed front of the presses, and their own pale and fearful
countenances stooping to look in.

“

” whispered Poole.

“And surely none stranger than itself,” echoed the lawyer in the same
tones. “For what did Jekyll”—h


And surely none stranger than itself,

pale and fearful
countenances stooping to look in.

“This glass has seen some strange things, sir,” whispered Poole.

“

” echoed the lawyer in the same
tones. “For what did Jekyll”—he caught himself up at the word with a
start, and then con


For what did Jekyll

e strange things, sir,” whispered Poole.

“And surely none stranger than itself,” echoed the lawyer in the same
tones. “

”—he caught himself up at the word with a
start, and then conquering the weakness—“what could Jekyll want with
it?” he s


what could Jekyll want with
it?

the same
tones. “For what did Jekyll”—he caught himself up at the word with a
start, and then conquering the weakness—“

” he said.

“You may say that!” said Poole.

Next they turned to the business table. On the desk, among the neat
array o


You may say that!

ught himself up at the word with a
start, and then conquering the weakness—“what could Jekyll want with
it?” he said.

“

” said Poole.

Next they turned to the business table. On the desk, among the neat
array of papers, a large envelope was


My head goes round,

on. He looked at Poole, and then back at the paper, and last of
all at the dead malefactor stretched upon the carpet.

“

” he said. “He has been all these days in
possession; he had no cause to like me; he must have raged to see
himself disp


My head goes round,


He has been all these days in
possession; he had no cause to like me; he must have raged to see
himself displaced; and he has not destroyed this document.

ed upon the carpet.

“My head goes round,” he said. “

”

He caught up the next paper; it was a brief note in the doctor’s hand
and dated at the top. “O Poole!” the lawyer cri


O Poole!

destroyed this document.”

He caught up the next paper; it was a brief note in the doctor’s hand
and dated at the top. “

” the lawyer cried, “he was alive and
here this day. He cannot have been disposed of in so short a space; he
must be sti


he was alive and
here this day. He cannot have been disposed of in so short a space; he
must be still alive, he must have fled! And then, why fled? and how?
and in that case, can we venture to declare this suicide? O, we must be
careful. I foresee that we may yet involve your master in some dire
catastrophe.

caught up the next paper; it was a brief note in the doctor’s hand
and dated at the top. “O Poole!” the lawyer cried, “

”

“Why don’t you read it, sir?” asked Poole.

“Because I fear,” replied the lawyer solemnly. “God grant I have no
cause


Why don’t you read it, sir?

declare this suicide? O, we must be
careful. I foresee that we may yet involve your master in some dire
catastrophe.”

“

” asked Poole.

“Because I fear,” replied the lawyer solemnly. “God grant I have no
cause for it!” And with that he brou


Because I fear,

I foresee that we may yet involve your master in some dire
catastrophe.”

“Why don’t you read it, sir?” asked Poole.

“

” replied the lawyer solemnly. “God grant I have no
cause for it!” And with that he brought the paper to his eyes and re


God grant I have no
cause for it!

in some dire
catastrophe.”

“Why don’t you read it, sir?” asked Poole.

“Because I fear,” replied the lawyer solemnly. “

” And with that he brought the paper to his eyes and read
as follows:

“My dear Utterson,—When this shall fall into you


Your unworthy and unhappy friend,

“HENRY JEKYLL.

rrative which Lanyon warned me he was to place in your
hands; and if you care to hear more, turn to the confession of

“

”

“There was a third enclosure?” asked Utterson.

“Here, sir,” said Poole, and gave into his hands a considerable pack


There was a third enclosure?

hands; and if you care to hear more, turn to the confession of

“Your unworthy and unhappy friend,

“HENRY JEKYLL.”

“

” asked Utterson.

“Here, sir,” said Poole, and gave into his hands a considerable packet
sealed in several places.

The


Here, sir,

e confession of

“Your unworthy and unhappy friend,

“HENRY JEKYLL.”

“There was a third enclosure?” asked Utterson.

“

” said Poole, and gave into his hands a considerable packet
sealed in several places.

The lawyer put it in his pocket.


I would say nothing of this paper. If
your master has fled or is dead, we may at least save his credit. It is
now ten; I must go home and read these documents in quiet; but I shall
be back before midnight, when we shall send for the police.

said Poole, and gave into his hands a considerable packet
sealed in several places.

The lawyer put it in his pocket. “

”

They went out, locking the door of the theatre behind them; and
Utterson, once more leaving the servants gathered abo


double

year ago and
quite abruptly. Here and there a brief remark was appended to a date,
usually no more than a single word: “

” occurring perhaps six
times in a total of several hundred entries; and once very early in the
list and followed by sev


total failure!!!

s in a total of several hundred entries; and once very early in the
list and followed by several marks of exclamation, “

”
All this, though it whetted my curiosity, told me little that was
definite. Here were a phial of some salt, and the re


Are you come from Dr. Jekyll?

gently on the door. I went myself at the summons, and found a
small man crouching against the pillars of the portico.

“

” I asked.

He told me “yes” by a constrained gesture; and when I had bidden him
enter, he did not obey me without a sea


yes

found a
small man crouching against the pillars of the portico.

“Are you come from Dr. Jekyll?” I asked.

He told me “

” by a constrained gesture; and when I had bidden him
enter, he did not obey me without a searching backward glance into


yes


Have you got it?

space to be set
down in, were yet the work of a few seconds. My visitor was, indeed, on
fire with sombre excitement.

“

” he cried. “Have you got it?” And so lively was his
impatience that he even laid his hand upon my arm and sought to sha


Have you got it?

e yet the work of a few seconds. My visitor was, indeed, on
fire with sombre excitement.

“Have you got it?” he cried. “

” And so lively was his
impatience that he even laid his hand upon my arm and sought to shake
me.

I put him back, consc


Come, sir,

hand upon my arm and sought to shake
me.

I put him back, conscious at his touch of a certain icy pang along my
blood. “

” said I. “You forget that I have not yet the
pleasure of your acquaintance. Be seated, if you please.” And I showed
him


You forget that I have not yet the
pleasure of your acquaintance. Be seated, if you please.

sought to shake
me.

I put him back, conscious at his touch of a certain icy pang along my
blood. “Come, sir,” said I. “

” And I showed
him an example, and sat down myself in my customary seat and with as
fair an imitation of my ordinary man


I beg your pardon, Dr. Lanyon,

lateness
of the hour, the nature of my preoccupations, and the horror I had of
my visitor, would suffer me to muster.

“

” he replied civilly enough. “What you
say is very well founded; and my impatience has shown its heels to my
politeness.


What you
say is very well founded; and my impatience has shown its heels to my
politeness. I come here at the instance of your colleague, Dr. Henry
Jekyll, on a piece of business of some moment; and I understood...

he horror I had of
my visitor, would suffer me to muster.

“I beg your pardon, Dr. Lanyon,” he replied civilly enough. “

” He
paused and put his hand to his throat, and I could see, in spite of his
collected manner, that he was wrestling aga


I understood, a drawer...

hroat, and I could see, in spite of his
collected manner, that he was wrestling against the approaches of the
hysteria—“

”

But here I took pity on my visitor’s suspense, and some perhaps on my
own growing curiosity.

“There it is, sir,” sai


There it is, sir,

nderstood, a drawer...”

But here I took pity on my visitor’s suspense, and some perhaps on my
own growing curiosity.

“

” said I, pointing to the drawer, where it lay on the
floor behind a table and still covered with the sheet.

He sprang


Compose yourself,

e convulsive action of his jaws; and
his face was so ghastly to see that I grew alarmed both for his life
and reason.

“

” said I.

He turned a dreadful smile to me, and as if with the decision of
despair, plucked away the sheet. At sight of


Have
you a graduated glass?

such immense relief that I sat petrified. And the next
moment, in a voice that was already fairly well under control, “

” he asked.

I rose from my place with something of an effort and gave him what he
asked.

He thanked me with a smiling


And now,

th a
keen eye, smiled, set down the glass upon the table, and then turned
and looked upon me with an air of scrutiny.

“

” said he, “to settle what remains. Will you be wise? will you
be guided? will you suffer me to take this glass in my ha


Sir,

here, in this room, upon the instant; and your sight shall be blasted
by a prodigy to stagger the unbelief of Satan.”

“

” said I, affecting a coolness that I was far from truly
possessing, “you speak enigmas, and you will perhaps not wonder


you speak enigmas, and you will perhaps not wonder that I
hear you with no very strong impression of belief. But I have gone too
far in the way of inexplicable services to pause before I see the end.

prodigy to stagger the unbelief of Satan.”

“Sir,” said I, affecting a coolness that I was far from truly
possessing, “

”

“It is well,” replied my visitor. “Lanyon, you remember your vows: what
follows is under the seal of our profession.


It is well,

ong impression of belief. But I have gone too
far in the way of inexplicable services to pause before I see the end.”

“

” replied my visitor. “Lanyon, you remember your vows: what
follows is under the seal of our profession. And now, you wh


Lanyon, you remember your vows: what
follows is under the seal of our profession. And now, you who have so
long been bound to the most narrow and material views, you who have
denied the virtue of transcendental medicine, you who have derided your
superiors—behold!

ve gone too
far in the way of inexplicable services to pause before I see the end.”

“It is well,” replied my visitor. “

”

He put the glass to his lips and drank at one gulp. A cry followed; he
reeled, staggered, clutched at the table and h


O God!

my feet and leaped back against the wall, my arms raised to shield
me from that prodigy, my mind submerged in terror.

“

” I screamed, and “O God!” again and again; for there before my
eyes—pale and shaken, and half fainting, and groping bef


O God!

gainst the wall, my arms raised to shield
me from that prodigy, my mind submerged in terror.

“O God!” I screamed, and “

” again and again; for there before my
eyes—pale and shaken, and half fainting, and groping before him with
his hands, l