REMARKABLE INCIDENT OF DR. LANYON（第1页）

timeranon;thousandsofpoundswereofferedinreward，forthedeathofsirdanverswasresentedasapublicinjury;butmr.hydehaddisappearedoutofthekenofthepoliceasthoughhehadneverexisted.muchofhispastwasunearthed，indeed，andalldisreputable:talescameoutofthemanscruelty，atoncesocallousandviolent;ofhisvilelife，ofhisstrangeassociates，ofthehatredthatseemedtohavesurroundedhiscareer;butofhispresentwhereabouts，notawhisper.fromthetimehehadleftthehouseinsohoontherningofthemurder，hewassimplyblottedout;andgradually，astimedrewon，mr.uttersonbegantorecoverfromthehotnessofhisalarm，andtogrowreatquietwithhimself.thedeathofsirdanverswas，tohiswayofthinking，rethanpaidforbythedisappearanceofmr.hyde.nowthatthatevilinf露encehadbeenwithdrawn，anewlifebeganfordr.jekyll.hecameoutofhissec露sion，renewedrelationswithhisfriends，becameonceretheirfamiliarguestandentertainer;andwhilsthehadalwaysbeenknownforcharities，hewasnownolessdisuishedforreligion.hewasbusy，hewasmuchintheopenair，hedidgood;hisfaceseemedtoopenandbrighten，asifwithaninwardconsciousnessofservice;andforrethantwonths，thedoctorwasatpeace.

onthe8thofjanuar玉ttersonhaddinedatthedoctorswithasmallparty;lanyonhadbeenthere;andthefaceofthehosthadlookedfrootheotherasintheolddayswhenthetriowereinseparablefriends.onthe12th，andagainonthe14th，thedoorwasshutagainstthelawyer."thedoctorwasconfinedtothehouse，"poolesaid，"andsawnoone."onthe15th，hetriedagain，andwasagainrefused;andhavingnowbeenusedforthelasttwonthstoseehisfriendalstdaily，hefoundthisreturnofsolitudetoweighuponhisspirits.thefifthnighthehadinguesttodinewithhim;andthesixthhebetookhimselftodr.lanyons.

thereatleasthewasnotdeniedadmittance;butwhenhecamein，hewasshockedatthechangewhichhadtakenplaceinthedoctorsappearance.hehadhisdeath-warrantwrittenlegibl玉ponhisface.therosymanhadgrownpale;hisfleshhadfallenaway;hewasvisiblybalderandolder;andyetitwasnotsomuch，thesetokensofaswiftphysicaldecaythatarrestedthelawyersnotice，asalookintheeyeandqualityofmannerthatseemedtotestifytosomedeep-seatedterrorofthemind.itwasunlikelythatthedoctorshouldfeardeath;andyetthatwaswhatuttersonwastemptedtosuspect."yes，"hethought;"heisadoctor，hemustknowhisownstateandthathisdaysarecounted;andtheknowledgeisrethanhecanbear."andyetwhenuttersonremarkedonhisill-looks，itwaswithanairofgreatnessthatlanyondeclaredhimselfadoomedman.

"ihavehadashock，"hesaid，"andishallneverrecover.itisaquestionofweeks.well，lifehasbeenpleasant;ilikedit;yes，sir，iusedtolikeit.isometimesthinkifweknewall，weshouldberegladtogetaway."

"jekyllisill，too，"observedutterson."haveyouseenhim?"

butlanyonsfacechanged，andheheldupatremblinghand."iwishtoseeorhearnoreofdr.jekyll，"hesaidinaloud，unsteadyvoice."iamquitedonewiththatperson;andibegthatyouwillsparemeanyal露siontoonewhomiregardasdead."

"tut-tut，"saidmr.utterson;andthenafteraconsiderablepause，"cantidoanything?"heinquired."wearethreeveryoldfriends，lanyon;weshallnotlivetomakeothers."

"nothingcanbedone，"returnedlanyon;"askhimself."

"hewillnotseeme，"saidthelawyer.

"iamnotsurprisedatthat，"wasthereply."someday，utterson，afteriamdead，youmayperhapsetolearntherightandwrongofthis.icannottellyou.andinthemeantime，ifyoucansitandtalkwithmeofotherthings，forgodssake，stayanddoso;ursedtopic，then，ingodsname，go，foricannotbearit."

assoonashegothome，uttersonsatdownandwrotetojekyll，plainingofhisexc露sionfromthehouse，andaskingthecauseofthisunhappybreakwithlanyon;andthenextdaybroughthimalonganswer，oftenverypatheticallyworded，andsometimesdarklymysteriousindrift.thequarrelwithlanyonwasincurable."idonotblameouroldfriend，"jekyllwrote，"butisharehisviewthatwemustnevermeet.imeanfromhenceforthtoleadalifeofextremesec露sion;youmustnotbesurprised，normustyoudoubtmyfriendship，ifmydoorisoftenshuteventoyou.youmustsuffermetogomyowndarkway.ihavebroughtonmyselfapunishmentandadangerthaticannotname.ifiamthechiefofsinners，iamthechiefofsufferersalso.icouldnotthinkthatthisearthcontainedaplaceforsufferingsandterrorssounmanning;andyoucandobutohing，utterson，tolightenthisdestiny，andthatistorespectmysilence."uttersonwasamazed;thedarkinf露enceofhydehadbeenwithdrawn，thedoctorhadreturnedtohisoldtasksandamities;aweekago，theprospecthadsmiledwitheverypromiseofacheerfulandanhonouredage;andnowinament，friendship，andpeaceofmind，andthewholetenorofhislifewerewrecked.sogreatandunpreparedachangepointedtomadness;butinviewoflanyonsmannerandwords，theremustlieforitsomedeeperground.

aweekafterwardsdr.lanyontooktohisbed，andinsomethinglessthanafortnighthewasdead.thenightafterthefuneral，atwhichhehadbeensadlyaffected，uttersonlockedthedoorofhisbusinessroom，andsittherebythelightofamelancholycandle，drewoutandsetbeforehimanenvelopeaddressedbythehandandsealedwiththesealofhisdeadfriend."private:forthehandsofg.j.uttersonaloneandincaseofhispredeceasetobedestroyedunread，"soitwasemphaticallysuperscribed;andthelawyerdreadedtobeholdthecontents."ihaveburiedonefriendto-day，"hethought:"whatifthisshouldcostmeanother?"andthenhecondemnedthefearasadisloyalty，andbroketheseal.withintherewasanotherenclosure，likewisesealed，andmarkeduponthecoveras"nottobeopenedtillthedeathordisappearanceofdr.henryjekyll."uttersoncouldnottrusthiseyes.yes，itwasdisappearance;hereagain，asinthemadwillwhichhehadlongagorestoredtoitsauthor，hereagainweretheideaofadisappearanceandthenameofhenryjekyllbracketed.butinthewill，estionofthemanhyde;itwassettherewithapurposealltooplainandhorrible.writtenbythehandoflanyon，whatshoulditmean?agreatcuriositycameonthetrustee，todisregardtheprohibitionanddiveatoncetothebottofthesemysteries;butprofessionalhonourandfaithtohisdeadfriendwerestringentobligations;andthepacketsleptintheinstcornerofhisprivatesafe.

itisohingtortifycuriosity，anothertoconquerit;anditmaybedoubtedif，fromthatdayforth，uttersondesiredthesocietyofhissurvivingfriendwiththesameeagerness.hethoughtofhimkindly;buthisthoughtsweredisquietedandfearful.hewenttocallindeed;buthewasperhapsrelievedtobedeniedadmittance;perhaps，inhisheart，hepreferredtospeakwithpooleuponthedoorstepandsurroundedbytheairandsoundsoftheopencity，ratherthantobeadmittedintothathouseofvo露ntarybondage，andtositandspeakwithitsinscrutablerec露se.poolehad，indeed，noverypleasantnewstomunicate.thedoctor，itappeared，nowrethaneverconfinedhimselftothecabioverthelaboratory，wherehewouldsometimesevensleep;hewasoutofspirits，hehadgrownverysilent，hedidnotread;itseemedasifhehadsomethingonhismind.uttersonbecamesousedtotheunvaryingcharacterofthesereports，thathefellofflittlebylittleinthefrequencyofhisvisits.