The New Annotated Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Complete Annotated Edition

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I thought it was madness," he said, as he replaced the obnoxious paper in the safe, " and now I begin to fear it is disgrace. " From that time forward, Mr. Utterson began to haunt the door in the by-street of shops. In the morning before office hours, at noon when business was plenty, and time scarce, at night under the face of the fogged city moon , by all lights and at all hours of solitude or concourse, the lawyer was to be found on his chosen post. I saw Mr. Hyde go in by the old dissecting-room door, Poole," he said. "Is that right, when Dr. Jekyll is from home?"

Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the by-street; but when they came abreast of the entry, the former lifted up his cane and pointed. O, dear no, sir. He never dines here," replied the butler. "Indeed we see very little of him on this side of the house; he mostly comes and goes by the laboratory ." With that he blew out his candle, put on a great-coat, and set forth in the direction of Cavendish Square, that citadel of medicine , where his friend, the great Dr. Lanyon , had his house and received his crowding patients . "If any one knows, it will be Lanyon," he had thought. I see you are going in," returned the lawyer. "I am an old friend of Dr. Jekyll's—Mr. Utterson of Gaunt Street—you must have heard my name; and meeting you so conveniently, I thought you might admit me."

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We had," was the reply. "But it is more than ten years since Henry Jekyll became too fanciful for me . He began to go wrong, wrong in mind ; and though of course I continue to take an interest in him for old sake's sake , as they say, I see and I have seen devilish little of the man . Such unscientific balderdash ," added the doctor, flushing suddenly purple , " would have estranged Damon and Pythias." Did you ever remark that door?" he asked; and when his companion had replied in the affirmative, "It is connected in my mind," added he, "with a very odd story." He is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. He must be deformed somewhere; he gives a strong feeling of deformity, although I couldn't specify the point . He's an extraordinary-looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way. No, sir; I can make no hand of it; I can't describe him. And it's not want of memory; for I declare I can see him this moment."

A crowd gathered and, to avoid a scene, the man offered to pay the girl compensation. This was accepted, and he opened the door with a key and re-emerged with some money and a large cheque. Your master seems to repose a great deal of trust in that young man, Poole," resumed the other musingly. But for all that," continued the lawyer, "there's one point I want to ask: I want to ask the name of that man who walked over the child." Utterson is very interested in the case and asks whether Enfield is certain Hyde used a key to open the door. Enfield is sure he did. I incline to Cain's heresy," he used to say quaintly: "I let my brother go to the devil in his own way." In this character, it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of down-going men . And to such as these, so long as they came about his chambers , he never marked a shade of change in his demeanour.

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I will see, Mr. Utterson," said Poole, admitting the visitor, as he spoke, into a large, low-roofed, comfortable hall, paved with flags, warmed (after the fashion of a country house) by a bright , open fire, and furnished with costly cabinets of oak. "Will you wait here by the fire, sir? or shall I give you a light in the dining room?" You will not find Dr. Jekyll; he is from home ," replied Mr. Hyde, blowing in the key. And then suddenly, but still without looking up, "How did you know me?" he asked. First published by Stevenson in 1886, three years after his success Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has had a huge influence on the popular imagination, and especially comic book characters like The Hulk and Batman’s Two-Face.