DR. LANYONS NARRATIVE（第1页）

ontheninthofjanuary，nowfourdaysago，ireceivedbytheeveningdeliveryaregisteredenvelope，addressedinthehandofmycolleagueandoldschool-panion，henryjekyll.iwasagooddealsurprisedbythis;forwewerebynomeansinthehabitofcorrespondence;ihadseentheman，dinedwithhim，indeed，thenightbefore;andicouldimaginenothinginourintercoursethatshouldjustifyformalityofregistration.thecontentsincreasedmywonder;forthisishowtheletterran:

"10thdecember，18—

"dearlanyon，youareoneofmyoldestfriends;andalthoughwemayhavedifferedattimesonscientificquestions，icannotremember，atleastonmyside，anybreakinouraffection.therewasneveradaywhen，ifyouhadsaidtome，jekyll，mylife，myhonour，myreason，dependuponyou，iwouldnothavesacrificedmylefthandtohelpyou.lanyon，mylife，myhonourmyreason，areallatyourmercy;ifyoufailmeto-nightiamlost.youmightsuppose，afterthispreface，thatiamgoingtoaskyouforsomethingdishonourabletogrant.judgeforyourself.

"iwantyoutopostponeallotherengagementsforto-night—ay，evenifyouweresumnedtothebedsideofanemperor;totakeacab，unlessyourcarriageshouldbeactuallyatthedoor;andwiththisletterinyourhandforconsultation，todrivestraighttomyhouse.poole，mybutler，hashisorders;youwillfind，himwaiyourarrivalwithalocksmith.thedoorofmycabiisthentobeforced:andyouaretogoinalone;toopentheglazedpress（lettere）onthelefthand，breakingthelockifitbeshut;andtodrawout，withallitscontentsastheystand，thefourthdrawerfromthetopor（whichisthesamething）thethirdfromthebottoinmyextremedistressofwind，ihavearbidfearofmisdirecyou;butevenifiaminerror，youmayknowtherightdrawerbyitscontents:somepowders，aphialandapaperbook.thisdraweribegofyoutocarrybackwithyoutocavendishsquareexactlyasitstands.

"thatisthefirstpartoftheservice:nowforthesecond.youshouldbeback，ifyousetoutatonceonthereceiptofthis，longbeforemidnight;butiwillleaveyouthatauntofmargin，notonlyinthefearofoneofthoseobstaclesthatcanneitherbepreventednorforeseen，butbecauseanhourwhenyourservantsareinbedistobepreferredforwhatwillthenremaintodo.atmidnight，then，ihavetoaskyoutobealoneinyourconsulroom，toadmitwithyourownhandintothehouseamanwhowillpresenthimselfinmyname，andtoplaceinhishandsthedrawerthatyouwillhavebroughtwithyoufrommycabi.thenyouwillhaveplayedyourpartandearnedmygratitudepletely.fiveminutesafterwards，ifyouinsistuponanexplanation，youwillhaveunderstoodthatthesearrangementsareofcapitalimportance;andthatbytheneglectofoneofthem，fantasticastheymustappear，youmighthavechargedyourconsciencewithmydeathortheshipwreckofmyreason.

"confidentasiamthatyouwillnottriflewiththisappeal，myheartsinksandmyhandtremblesatthebarethoughtofsuchapossibility.thinkofmeatthishour，inastrangeplace，erate，andyetwellawarethat，ifyouwillbutpunctuallyserveme，mytroubleswillrollawaylikeastorythatistold.serveme，mydearlanyon，andsave"yourfriend，"h.j.

"p.s.ihadalreadysealedthisupwhenafreshterrorstruckuponmysoul.itispossiblethatthepostofficemayfailme，andthisletternoteintoyourhandsuntilto-rrowrning.inthatcase，dearlanyon，domyerrandwhenitshallbestconvenientforyouinthecourseoftheday;andoncereexpectmymessengeratmidnight.itmaythenalreadybetoolate;andifthatnightpasseswithoutevent，youwillknowthatyouhaveseenthelastofhenryjekyll."

uponthereadingofthisletter，imadesuremycolleaguewasinsane;buttillthatwasprovedbeyondthepossibilityofdoubt，ifeltboundtodoasherequested.thelessiunderstoodofthisfarrago，thelessiwasinapositiontojudgeofitsimportance;andanappealsowordedcouldnotbesetasidewithoutagraveresponsibility.ordinglyfromtable，gotintoahansom，anddrovestraighttojekyllshouse.thebutlerwasawaimyarrival;hehadreceivedbythesamepostasminearegisteredletterofinstruction，andhadsentatonceforalocksmithandacarpenter.thetradesmencamewhilewewereyetspeaking;andwevedinabodytoolddr.denmanssurgicaltheatre，fromwhich（asyouaredoubtlessaware）jekyllsprivatecabiisstconvenientlyentered.thedoorwasverystrong，thelockexcellent;thecarpenteravowedhewouldhavegreattroubleandhavetodomuchdamage，ifforceweretobeused;andthelocksmithwasneardespair.butthislastwasahandyfellow，andaftertwohourswork，thedoorstoodopen.thepressmarkedewasunlocked;anditookoutthedrawer，haditfilledupwithstrawandtiedinasheet，andreturnedwithittocavendishsquare.

hereiproceededtoexamineitscontents.thepowderswereneatlyenoughmadeup，butnotwiththenicetyofthedispensingchemist;sothatitwasplaintheywereofjekyllsprivatemanufacture;andwheniopenedoneofthewrappersifoundwhatseemedtomeasimplecrystallinesaltofawhitecolour.thephial，towhichinextturnedmyattention，mighthavebeenabouthalf-fullofablood-redliquor，whichwashighlypungenttothesenseofsmellandseemedtometocontainphosphorusandsomevolatileether.attheotheringredientsicouldmakenoguess.thebookwasanordinaryversion-bookandcontainedlittlebutaseriesofdates.thesecoveredaperiodofmanyyears，butiobservedthattheentriesceasednearlyayearagoandquiteabruptly.hereandthereabriefremarkwasappendedtoadate，usuallynorethanasingleword:"double"ourringperhapssixtimesinatotalofseveral混dredentries;andonceveryearlyinthelistandfollowedbyseveralmarksofexclamation，"totalfai露re!!!"allthis，thoughitwhettedmycuriosity，toldmelittlethatwasdefinite.herewereaphialofsometincture，apaperofsomesalt，andtherecordofaseriesofexperimentsthathadled（liketoomanyofjekyllsinvestigations）tonoendofpractica露sefulness.howcouldthepresenceofthesearticlesinmyhouseaffecteitherthehonour，thesanity，orthelifeofmyflightycolleague?ifhismessengercouldgotooneplace，whycouldhenotgotoanother?andevengransomeimpediment，whywasthisgentlemantobereceivedbymeinsecret?thereireflectedthereconvincedigrewthatiwasdealingwithacaseofcerebraldisease:andthoughidismissedmyservantstobed，iloadedanoldrevolver，thatimightbefoundinsomepostureofself-defence.

twelveoclockhadscarcerungoutoverlondon，eretheknockersoundedverygentlyonthedoor.iwentmyselfatthesumns，andfoundasmallmancrouchingagainstthepillarsoftheportico.

"areyouefromdr.jekyll?"iasked.

hetoldme"yes"byaconstrainedgesture;andwhenihadbiddenhimenter，hedidnotobeymewithoutasearchingbackwardglanceintothedarknessofthesquare.therewasapolicemannotfaroff，advancingwithhisbullseyeopen;andatthesight，ithoughtmyvisitorstartedandmadegreaterhaste.

theseparticularsstruckme，iconfess，disagreeably;andasifollowedhimintothebrightlightoftheconsul-room，ikeptmyhandreadyonmyweapon.here，atlast，ihadachanceofclearlyseeinghiihadneverseteyesonhimbefore，somuchwascertain.hewassmall，asihavesaid;iwasstruckbesideswiththeshockingexpressionofhisface，withhisremarkablebinationofgreatmuscularactivityandgreatapparentdebilityofconstitution，and—lastbutnotleast—withtheodd，subjectivedisturbancecausedbyhisneighbourhood.thisboresomeresemblancetoincipientrigour，ompaniedbyamarkedsinkingofthepulse.atthetime，isetitdowntosomeidiosyncratic，personaldistaste，andmerelywonderedattheacutenessofthesymptoms;butihavesincehadreasontobelievethecausetoliemuchdeeperinthenatureofman，andtoturnonsomenoblerhingethantheprincipleofhatred.

thisperson（whohadthus，fromthefirstmentofhisentrance，struckinmewhaticanonlydescribeasadisgustfulcuriosity）wasdressedinafashionthatwouldhavemadeanordinarypersonlaughable;hisclothes，thatistosay，althoughtheywereofrichandsoberfabric，wereenoruslytoolargeforhimineverymeasurement—thetrousershangingonhislegsandrolleduptokeepthemfromtheground，thewaistofthecoatbelowhishaunches，andthecollarsprawlingwideuponhisshoulders.strangetorelate，outrementwasfarfromvingmetolaughter.rather，astherewassomethingabnormalandmisbegottenintheveryessenceofthecreaturethatnowfacedme—somethingseizing，surprising，andrevol—thisfreshdisparityseemedbuttofitinwithandtoreinforceit;sothattomyinterestinthemansnatureandcharacter，therewasaddedacuriosityastohisorigin，hislife，hisfortuneandstatusintheworld.

theseobservations，thoughtheyhavetakensogreataspacetobesetdownin，wereyettheworkofafewseconds.myvisitorwas，indeed，onfirewithsombreexcitement.

"haveyougotit?"hecried."haveyougotit?"andsolivelywashisimpatiencethatheevenlaidhishanduponmyarmandsoughttoshakeme.

iputhimback，consciousathistouchofacertainicypangalongmyblood."e，sir，"saidi."youforgetthatihavenotyetthepleasureofyouracquaintance.beseated，ifyouplease."gregmarkfortherecordofinfringementofcopyrightjustincase.andishowedhimanexample，andsatdownmyselfinmycustomaryseatandwithasfairanimitationofmyordinarymannertoapatient，asthelatenessofthehour，thenatureofmypre-oupations，andthehorrorihadofmyvisitor，wouldsuffermetomuster.