THE LAST NIGHT（第4页）

"orhemayhavefled，"saidutterson，andheturnedtoexamihedoorintheby-street.itwaslocked;andlyingnearbyontheflags，theyfoundthekey，alreadystainedwithrust.

"thisdoesnotlooklikeuse，"observedthelawyer.

"use!"echoedpoole."doyounotsee，sir，itisbroken?muchasifamanhadstampedonit."

"ay，"continuedutterson，"andthefractures，too，arerusty."thetwomenlookedateachotherwithascare."thisisbeyondme，poole，"saidthelawyer."letusgobacktothecabi."

theyuntedthestairinsilence，asionalawe-struckglanceatthedeadbody，proceededrethoroughlytoexamihecontentsofthecabi.atoable，thereweretracesofchemicalwork，variousmeasuredheapsofsomewhitesaltbeinglaidonglasssaucers，asthoughforanexperimentinwhichtheunhappymanhadbeenprevented.

"thatisthesamedrugthatiwasalwaysbringinghim，"saidpoole;andevenashespoke，thekettlewithastartlingnoiseboiledover.

thisbroughtthemtothefireside，wheretheeasychairwasdrawncosil玉p，andthetea-thingsstoodreadytothesitterselbow，theverysugarinthecup.therewereseveralbooksonashelf;onelaybesidethetea-thingsopen，anduttersonwasamazedtofinditacopyofapiouswork，forwhichjekyllhadseveraltimesexpressedagreatesteem，annotated，inhisownhand，withstartlingblasphemies.

next，inthecourseoftheirreviewofthechamber，thesearcherscametothechevalglass，intowhosedepthstheylookedwithaninvo露ntaryhorror.butitwassoturnedastoshowthemnothingbuttherosyglowplayingontheroof，thefiresparklingina混dredrepetitionsalongtheglazedfrontofthepresses，andtheirownpaleandfearfulcountenancesstoopingtolookin.

"thisglasshaveseensomestrangethings，sir，"whisperedpoole.

"andsurelynonestrangerthanitself，"echoedthelawyerinthesametones."forwhatdidjekyll"—hecaughthimselfupatthewordwithastart，andthenconqueringtheweakness—"whatcouldjekyllwantwithit?"hesaid.

"youmaysaythat!"saidpoole.nexttheyturnedtothebusiness-table.onthedeskangtheneatarrayofpapers，alargeenvelopewasupperst，andbore，inthedoctorshand，thenameofmr.utterson.thelawyerunsealedit，andseveralenclosuresfelltothefloor.thefirstwasawill，entrictermsastheonewhichhehadreturnedsixnthsbefore，toserveasatestamentincaseofdeathandasadeedofgiftincaseofdisappearance;but，inplaceofthenameofedwardhyde，thelawyer，withindescribableamazement，readthenameofgabrieljohnutterson.helookedatpoole，andthenbackatthepaper，andlastofallatthedeadmalefactorstretcheduponthecarpet.

"myheadgoesround，"hesaid."hehasbeenallthesedaysinpossession;hehadnocausetolikeme;hemusthaveragedtoseehimselfdisplaced;andhehasnotdestroyedthisdocument."

hecaughtupthenextpaper;itwasabriefnoteinthedoctorshandanddatedatthetop.

"opoole!"thelawyercried，"hewasaliveandherethisday.hecannothavebeendisposedofinsoshortaspace，hemustbestillalive，hemusthavefled!andthen，whyfled?andhow?andinthatcase，canweventuretodeclarethissuicide?oh，wemustbecareful.iforeseethatwemayyetinvolveyourmasterinsomedirecatastrophe."

"whydontyoureadit，sir?"askedpoole.

"becauseifear，"repliedthelawyersolemnly."godgrantihavenocauseforit!"andwiththathebroughtthepapertohiseyesandreadasfollows:

"mydearutterson，—whenthisshallfallintoyourhands，ishallhavedisappeared，underwhatcircumstancesihavenottheperationtoforesee，butmyinstinctandallthecircumstancesofmynamelesssituationtellmethattheendissureandmustbeearly.gothen，andfirstreadthenarrativewhichlanyonwarnedmehewastoplaceinyourhands;andifyoucaretohearre，turntotheconfessionof

"yourunworthyandunhappyfriend，"henryjekyll."

"therewasathirdenclosure?"askedutterson.

"here，sir，"saidpoole，andgaveintohishandsaconsiderablepacketsealedinseveralplaces.

thelawyerputitinhispocket."iwouldsaynothingofthispaper.ifyourmasterhasfledorisdead，wemayatleastsavehiscredit.itisnowten;imustgohomeandreadthesedocumentsinquiet;butishallbebackbeforemidnight，whenweshallsendforthepolice."

theywentout，lockingthedoorofthetheatrebehindthem;andutterson，oncereleavingtheservantsgatheredaboutthefireinthehall，trudgedbacktohisofficetoreadthetwonarrativesinwhichthismysterywasnowtobeexplained.