SEARCH FOR MR. HYDE（第1页）

thateveningmr.uttersoncamehometohisbachelorhouseinsombrespiritsandsatdowntodinnerwithoutrelish.itwashiscustofasunday，whenthismealwasover，tositclosebythefire，avo露meofsomedrydivinityonhisreadingdesk，untiltheclockoftheneighbouringchurchrangoutthehouroftwelve，whenhewouldgosoberlyandgratefullytobed.onthisnight，however，assoonastheclothwastakenaway，hetookupacandleandwentintohisbusiness-roothereheopenedhissafe，tookfromthestprivatepartofitadocumentendorsedontheenvelopeasdr.jekyllswill，andsatdownwithacloudedbrowtostudyitscontents.thewillwasholograph，formr.utterson，thoughhetookchargeofitnowthatitwasmade，hadrefusedtolendtheleastassistanceinthemakingofit;itprovidednotonlythat，incaseofthedeceaseofhenryjekyll，m.d.，d.c.l.，l.l.d.，f.r.s.，etc.，allhispossessionsweretopassintothehandsofhis"friendandbenefactoredwardhyde，"butthatincaseofdr.jekylls"disappearanceorunexplainedabsenceforanyperiodexceedingthreecalendarnths，"thesaidedwardhydeshouldstepintothesaidhenryjekyllsshoeswithoutfurtherdelayandfreefromanyburthenorobligation，beyondthepaymentofafewsmallsumstothemembersofthedoctorshousehold.thisdocumenthadlongbeenthelawyerseyesore.itoffendedhimbothasalawyerandasaloverofthesaneandcustomarysidesoflife，towhomthefancifulwastheimdest.andhithertoitwashisignoranceofmr.hydethathadswelledhisindignation;now，byasuddenturn，itwashisknowledge.itwasalreadybadenoughwhenthenamewasbutanameofwhichhecouldlearnnore.itwasworsewhenitbegantobeclotheduponwithdetestableattributes;andoutoftheshif，insubstantialmiststhathadsolongbaffledhiseye，thereleapedupthesudden，definitepresentmentofafiend.

"ithoughtitwasmadness，"hesaid，ashereplacedtheobnoxiouspaperinthesafe，"andnowibegintofearitisdisgrace."

withthatheblewouthiscandle，putonagreat-coat，andsetforthinthedirectionofcavendishsquare，thatcitadelofmedicine，wherehisfriend，thegreatdr.lanyon，hadhishouseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients."ifanyoneknows，itwillbelanyon，"hehadthought.

thesolemnbutlerknewandweledhim;hewassubjectedtonostageofdelay，butushereddirectfromthedoortothedining-roomwheredr.lanyonsataloneoverhiswine.thiswasahearty，healthy，dapper，red-facedgentleman，withashockofhairprematurelywhite，andaboisterousanddecidedmanner.atsightofmr.utterson，hesprangupfromhischairandweledhimwithbothhands.thegeniality，aswasthewayoftheman，wassomewhattheatricaltotheeye;butitreposedongenuinefeeling.forthesetwowereoldfriends，oldmatesbothatschoolandcollege，boththoroughrespectersofthemselvesandofeachother，and，whatdoesnotalwaysfollow，menwhothoroughlyenjoyedeachotherspany.

afteralittleramblingtalk，thelawyerleduptothesubjectwhichsodisagreeablypre-oupiedhismind."isuppose，lanyon，"saidhe"youandimustbethetwooldestfriendsthathenryjekyllhas?"

"iwishthefriendswereyounger，"chuckleddr.lanyon."butisupposeweare.andwhatofthat?iseelittleofhimnow.""indeed?"saidutterson."ithoughtyouhadabondofninterest.""wehad，"wasthereply."butitisrethantenyearssincehenryjekyllbecametoofancifulforme.hebegantogowrong，wronginmind;andthoughofcourseicontinuetotakeaninterestinhimforoldsakessake，astheysay，iseeandihaveseendevilishlittleoftheman.suc混scientificbalderdash，"addedthedoctor，f露shingsuddenlypurple，"wouldhaveestrangeddanandpythias."thislittlespiritoftemperwassomewhatofarelieftomr.utterson."theyhaveonlydifferedonsomepointofscience，"hethought;andbeingamanofnoscientificpassions（exceptinthematterofconveyancing），heevenadded:"itisnothingworsethanthat!"hegavehisfriendafewsecondstorecoverhisposure，andthenapproachedthequestionhehadetoput."didyouevereacrossaprotegeofhis—onehyde?"heasked.

"hyde?"repeatedlanyon."no.neverheardofhisincemytime."

thatwastheauntofinformationthatthelawyercarriedbackwithhimtothegreat，darkbedonwhichhetossedtoandfro，untilthesmallhoursoftherningbegantogrowlarge.itwasanightoflittleeasetohistoilingmind，toilinginmeredarknessandbesiegedbyquestions.

sixoclockstruckonthebellsofthechurchthatwassoconvenientlyneartomr.uttersonsdwelling，ingattheproblehithertoithadtouchedhintheintellectualsidealone;butnowhisimaginationalsowasengaged，orratherenslaved;andashelayandtossedinthegrossdarknessofthenightandthecurtainedroom，mr.enfieldstalewentbybeforehismindinascrolloflightedpictures.hewouldbeawareofthegreatfieldoflampsofanocturnalcity;thenofthefigureofamanwalkingswiftly;thenofachildrunningfromthedoctors;andthenthesemet，ernauttrodthechilddownandpassedonregardlessofherscreams.orelsehewouldseearoominarichhouse，wherehisfriendlayasleep，dreamingandsmilingathisdreams;andthenthedoorofthatroomwouldbeopened，thecurtainsofthebedp露ckedapart，thesleeperrecalled，andlo!therewouldstandbyhissideafiguretowhompowerwasgiven，andevenatthatdeadhour，hemustriseanddoitsbidding.thefigureinthesetwophaseshauntedthelawyerallnight;andifatanytimehedozedover，itwasbuttoseeitgliderestealthilythroughsleepinghouses，orvethereswiftlyandstillthereswiftly，eventodizziness，throughwiderlabyrinthsoflamplightedcity，andateverystreetcornercrushachildandleaveherscreaming.andstillthefigurehadnofacebywhichhemightknowit;eveninhisdreams，ithadnoface，orohatbaffledhimandmeltedbeforehiseyes;andthusitwasthattheresprangupandgrewapaceinthelawyersmindasingularlystrong，alstaninordinate，curiositytobeholdthefeaturesoftherealmr.hyde.ifhecouldbutonceseteyesonhim，hethoughtthemysterywouldlightenandperhapsrollaltogetheraway，aswasthehabitofmysteriousthingswhenwellexamined.hemightseeareasonforhisfriendsstrangepreferenceorbondage（callitwhichyouplease）andevenforthestartlingclauseofthewill.atleastitwouldbeafaceworthseeing:thefaceofamanwhowaswithoutbowelsofmercy:afacewhichhadbuttoshowitselftoraiseup，inthemindoftheunimpressionableenfield，aspiritofenduringhatred.

fromthattimeforward，mr.uttersonbegantohauntthedoorintheby-streetofshops.intherningbeforeofficehours，atnoonwhenbusinesswasplenty，andtimescarce，edcityon，byalllightsandatallhoursofsolitudeorconcourse，thelawyerwastobefoundonhischosenpost.

"ifhebemr.hyde，"hehadthought，"ishallbemr.seek."

andatlasthispatiencewasrewarded.itwasafinedrynight;frostintheair;thestreetsascleanasaballroomfloor;thelamps，unshaken，byanywind，drawingaregularpatternoflightandshadow.bytenoclock，whentheshopswereclosed，theby-streetwasverysolitaryand，inspiteofthelowgrowloflondonfromallround，verysilent.smallsoundscarriedfar;domesticsoundsoutofthehouseswereclearlyaudibleoneithersideoftheroadway;andtheruuroftheapproachofanypassengerprecededhimbyalongtime.mr.uttersonhadbeensomeminutesathispost，whenhewasawareofanodd，lightfootstepdrawingnear.inthecourseofhisnightlypatrols，ustomedtothequainteffectwithwhichthefootfallsofasingleperson，whileheisstillagreatwayoff，suddenlyspringoutdistinctfromthevasthumandclatterofthecity.yethisattentionhadneverbeforebeensosharplyanddecisivelyarrested;anditwaswithastrong，essthathewithdrewintotheentryofthecourt.

thestepsdrewswiftlynearer，andswelledoutsuddenlylouderastheyturnedtheendofthestreet.thelawyer，lookingforthfromtheentry，couldsoonseewhatmannerofmanhehadtodealwith.hewassmallandveryplainlydressed，andthelookofhim，evenatthatdistance，wentsomehowstronglyagainstthewatchersinclination.buthemadestraightforthedoor，crossingtheroadwaytosavetime;andashecame，hedrewakeyfromhispocketlikeoneapproachinghome.

mr.uttersonsteppedoutandtouchedhintheshoulderashepassed."mr.hyde，ithink?"

mr.hydeshrankbackwithahissingintakeofthebreath.buthisfearwasonlymentary;andthoughhedidnotlookthelawyerintheface，heansweredcoollyenough:"thatismyname.whatdoyouwant?"

"iseeyouaregoingin，"returnedthelawyer."iamanoldfriendofdr.jekylls—mr.uttersonofgauntstreet—youmusthaveheardmyname;andmeeyousoconveniently，ithoughtyoumightadmitme."

"youwillnotfinddr.jekyll;heisfromhome，"repliedmr.hyde，blowinginthekey.andthensuddenly，butstillwithoutlookingup，"howdidyouknowme?"heasked.

"onyourside，"saidmr.utterson，"willyoudomeafavour?"

"withpleasure，"repliedtheother."whatshallitbe?"

"willyouletmeseeyourface?"askedthelawyer.

mr.hydeappearedtohesitate，andthen，asifuponsomesuddenreflection，frontedaboutwithanairofdefiance;andthepairstaredateachotherprettyfixedlyforafewseconds."nowishallknowyouagain，"saidmr.utterson."itmaybeuseful."

"yes，"returnedmr.hyde，"itisaswellwehave，met;andapropos，youshouldhavemyaddress."andhegaveanumberofastreetinsoho.

"goodgod!"thoughtmr.utterson，"canhe，too，havebeenthinkingofthewill?"buthekepthisfeelingstohimselfandonlygruntedinacknowledgmentoftheaddress.

"andnow，"saidtheother，"howdidyouknowme?"