INCIDENT AT THE WINDOW(第1页)
itchancedonsunday,whenmr.uttersonwasonhisusualwalkwithmr.enfield,thattheirwaylayonceagainthroughtheby-street;andthatwhentheycameinfrontofthedoor,bothstoppedtogazeonit.
"well,"saidenfield,"thatstorysatanendatleast.weshallneverseereofmr.hyde."
"ihopenot,"saidutterson."didievertellyouthationcesawhim,andsharedyourfeelingofrepulsion?"
"itwasimpossibletodotheonewithouttheother,"returnedenfield."andbytheway,whatanassyoumusthavethoughtme,nottoknowthatthiswasabackwaytodr.jekylls!itwaspartlyyourownfaultthatifounditout,evenwhenidid."
"soyoufounditout,didyou?"saidutterson."butifthatbeso,wemaystepintothecourtandtakealookatthewindows.totellyouthetruth,iamuneasyaboutpoorjekyll;andevenoutside,ifeelasifthepresenceofafriendmightdohimgood."
thecourtwasverycoolandalittledamp,andfullofprematuretwilight,althoughthesky,highupoverhead,wasstillbrightwithsunset.themiddleoneofthethreewindowswashalf-wayopen;andsitclosebesideit,takingtheairwithaninfinitesadnessofmien,likesomedisconsolateprisoner,uttersonsawdr.jekyll.
"what!jekyll!"hecried."itrustyouarebetter."
"iamverylow,utterson,"repliedthedoctor,drearily,"verylow.itwillnotlastlong,thankgod."
"youstaytoomuchindoors,"saidthelawyer."youshouldbeout,whippingupthecirculationlikemr.enfieldandme.(thisismycousin—mr.enfield—drjekyll.)e,now;getyourhatandtakeaquickturnwithus."
"youareverygood,"sighedtheother."ishouldliketoverymuch;butno,no,no,itisquiteimpossible;idarenot.butindeed,utterson,iamverygladtoseeyou;thisisreallyagreatpleasure;iwouldaskyouandmr.enfieldup,buttheplaceisreallynotfit.
"whythen,"saidthelawyer,good-naturedly,"thebestthingwecandoistostaydownhereandspeakwithyoufromwhereweare."
"thatisjustwhatiwasabouttoventuretopropose,"returnedthedoctorwithasmile.butthewordswerehardl玉ttered,eededbyanexpressionofsuchabjectterroranddespair,asfrozetheverybloodofthetwogentlemenbelow.theysawitbutforaglimpse,forthewindowwasinstantlythrustdown;butthatglimpsehadbeensufficient,andtheyturnedandleftthecourtwithoutaword.insilence,too,theytraversedtheby-street;anditwasnotuntiltheyhadeintoaneighbouringthoroughfare,whereevenuponasundaytherewerestillsomestirringsoflife,thatmr.uttersonatlastturnedandlookedathispanion.theywerebothpale;andtherewasanansweringhorrorintheireyes.
"godforgiveus,godforgiveus,"saidmr.utterson.butmr.enfieldonlynoddedhisheadveryseriouslyandwalkedononcereinsilence.