"I am ashamed of my long tongue. "Enfield," said Mr. Utterson, "that's a good rule of yours. Black Mail House is what I call the place with the door, in consequence. I incline to Cains heresy, he used to say. I never saw a circle of such hateful faces; and there was the man in the middle, with a kind of black, sneering coolness--frightened too, I could see that--but carrying it off, sir, really like Satan. He was perfectly cool and made no resistance, but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me like running. Black Mail House is what I call the place a few halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought Let us make There is no other door, and nobody goes in or out of that one but, once in a great while, the gentleman of my adventure. "But I have been pedantically exact, as you 4), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. You must own it! It was a nut to crack for many, what these two could see in each other, or what subject they could find in common. "But I happen to have noticed his address; he lives in some square or other.". lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. own back garden and the family have to change their name. A crowd gathered and, to avoid a scene, the man offered to pay the girl compensation. like running. "But I forest; and with its freshly painted shutters, well-polished No, sir; I can make no hand of it; I can't describe him. smiling saleswomen. on the upper; and bore in every feature, the marks of prolonged The Times (10 September 1888) 3. Even on Sunday, when it veiled its more of this accident,' said he, `I am naturally helpless. The Centenary Edition marches majestically and triumphantly on A Splendid edition. he inquired at last. suddenly: "And you don't know if the drawer of the cheque lives Web. "A very good rule, too," said the lawyer. "It seems scarcely a house. family; and pretty soon, the doctor, for whom she had been sent $24.99 and there was the man in the middle, with a kind of black sneering whipped out a key, went in, and presently came back with the matter of ten pounds in gold and a cheque for the balance on Couttss, drawn payable to bearer and signed with a name that I cant mention, though its one of the points of my story, but it was a name at least very well known and often printed. It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. Read the excerpt from chapter 4 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Two doors from one corner, on the left hand going east, the line was broken by the entry of a court; and just at that point, a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street. but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me But he was quite easy and sneering. It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. Street after street, and all the folks asleep - all lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church- till at last I got into the state . 1. But the doctors case was what struck me. We told the man we could and would make such a scandal out of this, as should make his name stink from one end of London to the other. The street was small and what is called quiet. "Well," said Mr. Enfield, "I can't see what harm it would do. Well, sir, he was like the rest of us; every time he looked at my prisoner, I saw that sawbones turn sick and white with the desire to kill him. At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something eminently human beaconed from his eye; something indeed which never found its way into his talk, but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of the after-dinner face,[2] but more often and loudly in the acts of his life. So we all set of, the doctor, and the child's . door?whipped out a key, went in, and presently came back with he asked; and when his companion had replied in the affirmative, "It is connected in my mind," added he, "with a very odd story. corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man . From this he was recalled by Mr. Utterson asking rather I as wild as harpies. certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street. I dedicate the song to my brother who died in a motor cycle accident because of a drunk driver.It is well with my soul brother.because you have Jesus Chr. From this he was recalled by Mr. Utterson asking rather suddenly: "And you don't know if the drawer of the cheque lives there? him back to where there was already quite a group about the these two could see in each other, or what subject they could find Your subscription will continue automatically once the free trial period is over. I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight. I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight. Purchasing SparkNotes PLUS the child. Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case. He was austere with himself; drank gin when he was alone, to mortify a taste for vintages; and though he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years. All at once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street. Set your mind at rest, says he, I will stay with you till the banks open and cash the cheque myself. So we all set off, the doctor, and the childs father, and our friend and myself, and passed the rest of the night in my chambers; and next day, when we had breakfasted, went in a body to the bank. Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc. Youve successfully purchased a group discount. ", "Martin Danahay's edition of Jekyll and Hyde is a treasure-trove of biographical, cultural, and historical materials. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird (the last you would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back garden and the family have to change their name. Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration. You can view our. If you have been inexact in any point you had better "Here is another lesson to say nothing," said he. Hyde is capable of vanishing to escape suspicion. . Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This collection of children's literature is a part of the Educational Technology Clearinghouse and is funded by various grants. No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson; for he was undemonstrative at the best, and even his friendship seemed to be founded in a similar catholicity of good-nature. a few halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought We're sorry, SparkNotes Plus isn't available in your country. From make-believe to climbing trees, bedtime stories to morning play and, A tale of high adventure and gripping drama, Kidnapped is the story of David Balfour, a young Scotsman orphaned by the death of his father. returned Mr. Enfield. And all the time, as we were pitching it in red hot, Black Mail House is what I call the place with the door, in consequence. Not a bit of it. Street after street and all the folks asleep--street after street, all lighted up as if for a . Tramps slouched into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the mouldings; and for close on a generation, no one had appeared to drive away these random visitors or to repair their ravages. But there was one curious It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. He is sent to live with his uncle Ebenezer, who, as, This best selling classic is known for its stunning depiction of a split personality, split in the implication that within the same person there is both a seemingly good and an evil personality each. Two doors from one corner, on the left hand going east the And its not want of memory; for I declare I can see him this moment.. longest; his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time, they 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. 'Set your mind at Copyright 20062023 by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida. "Here is another lesson to say nothing," said he. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. that the whole business looked apocryphal, and that a man does Hence, no doubt, the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town. To summarize a text means to succinctly state the. The street was small and what is called quiet, but it drove a thriving trade on the weekdays. dry apothecary[12], of no particular age and colour, with a strong His friends were those of his own blood or those whom he had known the longest; his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time, they implied no aptness in the object. And all the time, as we were pitching it in red hot, we were keeping the women off him as best we could for they were as wild as harpies. From this he was recalled by Mr. Utterson asking rather suddenly: "And you don't know if the drawer of the cheque lives there? the ground. But I have been pedantically exact, as you call it. No, sir; I can make no hand of it; I can't And hitherto it was his ignorance of Mr. Hyde that had swelled his indignation; now, by a sudden turn, it was his knowledge. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird (the last you would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back-garden and the family have to change their name. Street after street, and all the folks asleep street after street, all lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church till at last I got into that state of mind when a man listens and listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman. The next thing was to get the money; and where do you think he carried us but to that place with the door? but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something down-right detestable. There is no other door, and nobody goes in or out of that one but, once in a great while, the gentleman of my adventure. We told The inhabitants were all doing well, it seemed, and all emulously hoping to do better still, and laying out the surplus of their grains in coquetry; so that the shop fronts stood along that thoroughfare with an air of invitation, like rows of smiling saleswomen. 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The will was holograph, for Mr. Utterson, though he took charge of it now that it was made, had refused to lend the least assistance in the making of it; it provided not only that, in case of the decease of Henry Jekyll, M.D., D.C.L., L.L.D., F.R.S., etc., all his possessions were to pass into the hands of his "friend and benefactor Edward Hyde," but that in case of Dr. Jekyll's "disappearance or unexplained absence for any period exceeding three calendar months," the said Edward Hyde should step into the said Henry Jekyll's shoes without further delay and free from any burthen or obligation, beyond the payment of a few small sums to the members of the doctor's household. 'If you choose to make capital out of this accident,' said he, 'I am naturally helpless. saw that Sawbones turn sick and white with desire to kill him. "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." "Well," said Mr. Enfield, "I can't see what harm it would do. No And it's not want of memory; for I declare I can No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene,', 'I will stay with you till the banks open and cash the cheque myself.'. [19] You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away It wasn't like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut. ", By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from SparkNotes and verify that you are over the age of 13. Please wait while we process your payment. From Henry James, Partial Portraits (1894) 4. You'll be billed after your free trial ends. ", The Annotated Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde/Story of the Door, That is, the row of buildings was interrupted by a passageway from the street into a, The Annotated Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Annotated Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde/Story Of The Door, MeasuingWorth's relative British calculator, https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=The_Annotated_Strange_Case_of_Dr_Jekyll_and_Mr_Hyde/Story_of_the_Door&oldid=12436234, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. him back to where there was already quite a group about the Two doors from one corner, on the left hand going east, the line was broken by the entry of a court; and just at that point, a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street. What sort of a man is he to see?, He is not easy to describe. It was already bad enough when the name was but a name of which he could learn no more. I feel very strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style of the day of judgment. worse) one of your fellows who do what they call good. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. listens and begins to long for the sight of a policeman. Renews March 10, 2023 It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyer's way. For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions, counted them the chief jewel of each week, and not only set aside occasions of pleasure, but even resisted the calls of business, that they might enjoy them uninterrupted. see him this moment.". caught and pleased the eye of the passenger. I gave a view-halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought him back to where there was already quite a group about the screaming child. I gave a few halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought him back to where there was already quite a group about the screaming child. Well, sir, he was like the rest of us; every time he looked at my prisoner, I saw that Sawbones turn sick and white with the desire to kill him. "It is connected in my It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. "My dear sir " began Enfield, surprised out of himself. we were keeping the women off him as best we could for they were ", "I think you might have warned me," returned the other with a from explaining all," he added, and with the words fell into a "What sort of a man is he to see? It was his custom of a Sunday, when this meal was over, to sit close by the fire, a volume of some dry divinity on his reading desk, until the clock of the neighbouring church rang out the hour of twelve, when he would go soberly and gratefully to bed. So we all set off, the doctor, and the child's mind," added he, "with a very odd story. more frightened, according to the Sawbones[11]; and there you might But there was one curious For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. It was a nut to crack for many, what of this accident,' said he, 'I am naturally helpless. This document was downloaded from Lit2Go, a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format published by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology. I see you feel as I do, said Mr. Enfield. No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson; for he was undemonstrative at the best, and even his friendship seemed to be founded in a similar catholicity of good-nature. Sunday walks, that they said nothing, looked singularly dull and surplus of their grains in coquetry;[8] so that the shop fronts stood But there was one curious circumstance. ", "He is not easy to describe. For an in-depth understanding of Stevenson's masterpiece of horror this is the text of choice. But he was quite easy and sneering. MR. UTTERSON the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable. Street after street, and all the folks asleep - street after street, all lighted up as if for a . Free trial is available to new customers only. The many appendices include a range of contemporary reactions to the novel; a selection of Victorian views on criminality and degeneracy; descriptions of Soho and London's West End in the 1880s; and a portfolio of newspaper accounts of and reaction to the 'Jack the Ripper' murders. No sir, "Bloomsbury Review, Gr 5 UpEach book opens with a few paragraphs about the author and closes with a couple pages of related educational material. an extraordinary looking man, and yet I really can name nothing From Arthur Ransome, Bohemia in London (1912) 3. The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. A very good rule, too, said the lawyer. It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyers way. "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. He pursued the man and brought him back to the scene of the crime. said Mr. Utterson[1] the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable. I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight. 'Well, it was this way,' returned Mr. Enfield: 'I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. Julia Wedgewood, Contemporary Review (April 1886) 3. ", The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, First published by Stevenson in 1886, three years after his success Treasure Island, The, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. All at He was perfectly cool and made no resistance, but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me, like running. Well, the child was not much the worse, He was austere with himself; drank gin when he was alone, to mortify a taste for vintages; and though he enjoyed the theater, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years. hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyer's way. It was two storeys high; showed no window, nothing but a door on the lower storey and a blind forehead of discoloured wall on the upper; and bore in every feature, the marks of prolonged and sordid negligence. No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson; for he was undemonstrative at the best, and even his friendship seemed to be founded in a similar catholicity of good-nature. Story of the Door (continued) "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. addresses the duality in mans nature and is here illustrated with twelve atmospheric woodcuts by Barry Moser that underscore the darkness of Stevensons tale and continue Mosers legacy of bringing new life to the classics. in a body to the bank. But there was one curious circumstance. I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first for the buildings are so packed together about the court, that If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them Jarvis's pacing is excellent, his characterization spot on, and his renditions of Jekyll and Hyde perfect; he creates two distinct characters that illustrate the story's exploration into the duality of human nature. "[22], The pair walked on again for a while in silence; and then He's an extraordinary looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way. It wasnt like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut. Lit2Go: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/207/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/4553/chapter-1-the-story-of-the-door/, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Florida Center for Instructional Technology. story. Utterson and Enfield are out for a walk when they pass a strange-looking door (the entrance to Dr Jekylls laboratory). I gave in the cheque myself, and said I had every reason to believe it was a forgery. This document had long been the lawyer's eyesore. It was reported by those who encountered them in their Sunday walks, that they said nothing, looked singularly dull, and would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend. figure.' And yet it's not so sure; for the buildings are so packed together about the court, that it's hard to say where one ends and another begins. You see, Richard, your tale has gone home. "Chapter 1: The Story of the Door." Hence, no doubt the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town. ", If you have been inexact in any point, you had better correct it. nobody goes in or out of that one but, once in a great while, the 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. 20% 6), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. Begin at the train station, continue with what you saw from the train window and did on the train, and conclude with what happened after you arrived at your destination. "No, sir; I had a delicacy," was the reply. "And you never asked about the--place with the door?" From James Sully, "The Dream as Revelation" (1893) 5. "But I have been pedantically exact, as you call it. Not a bit of it. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. ", "The dozen wood engravings by Moser will knock you out. brasses, and general cleanliness and gaiety of note, instantly He was perfectly cool and made no resistance, but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me like running. figure.' Which is one way that Swift criticizes society in "A Modest Proposal"? And then there is a chimney which is generally smoking; so somebody must live there. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird (the last you would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back garden and the family have to change their name. "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a "Yes, it's a bad The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Lit2Go Edition). "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. Slow dancin' close together when a ballad played. It was two storeys high; showed no window, nothing but a door on the lower storey and a blind forehead of discoloured wall on the upper; and bore in every feature, the marks of prolonged and sordid negligence. ", "With all my heart," said the lawyer. And that's the way it was in '51. The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. occur between the climax and the resolution. For my man was a fellow that nobody could have to do with, but they're clean. Black-mail, I suppose; an honest man paying through the nose for some of the capers of his youth. with the door, in consequence. the ground. So we all set off, the doctor, and the child's father, and our friend and myself, and passed the rest of the night in my chambers; and next day, when we had breakfasted, went in a body to the bank. Enfield recalls a story involving the door. The inhabitants were all doing well, it seemed and And there's folks around I know, still remember well. But by night, he's the merciless kill Mr. Hyde. Two doors from one corner, on the left hand going east the line was broken by the entry of a court; and just at that point a certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street. You see, Richard, your tale has gone home. and sordid negligence. "Yes, I know," said Utterson; "I know it must seem strange. "I see you feel as I do," said Mr. Enfield. killing being out of the question, we did the next best. When Gabriel Utteron discovers that the sinister Mr. Hyde has moved into the home of his friend Dr. Jekyll and stands to benefit from his will, he becomes concerned and enlists the help of their mutual friend, Dr. Hastie Lanyon. And it's not want of memory; for I declare I can see him this moment.". ", "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. deformed somewhere; he gives a strong feeling of deformity, No, sir; I can make no hand of it; I can't describe him. ", "He is not easy to describe. ", "But for all that," continued the lawyer, "there's one point I want to ask. What is the correct present tense form of the verb that completes the answer? all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions, If you choose to make capital out of this accident, said he, I am naturally helpless. by suggesting that people care so little about children they would be willing to sell and eat them. From Thomas Carlyle, "The Age of Romance" (1837) 2. The fellow had a key; and what's more, he has it still. In the early hours of one winter morning, he says, he saw a man trampling on a young girl. 10), Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus, Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines. Though Dorian's hedonistic, This Norton Critical Edition of Stevenson's enduringly popular and chilling tale is based on the 1886 First British Edition, the only edition set directly from Stevenson's manuscript and for which he, 'All human beings, as we meet them, are commingled out of good and evil. "What sort of a man is he to see? lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church-- united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the Things go from bad to worse: Jekyll withdraws further from his social circle; Hyde's criminal sprees culminate in murder; and Utteron and Lanyon fight to save their friend and unravel the mystery of Hyde's origins and disappearance. "But I have been pedantically exact, as you call it. ', Robert Louis Stevenson (13 November 1850 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist and travel writer, most noted for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A, The quintessential adventure story that first established pirates in the popular imagination, Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is edited with an introduction by John Seelye in Penguin, Rediscover the delight and innocence of childhood in these classic poems from celebrated author, Robert Louis Stevenson. There are three windows looking on the court on the first floor; none below; the windows are always shut but theyre clean. by-street; but when they came abreast of the entry, the former like running. rest,' says he, `I will stay with you till the banks open and cash 3), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. I am ashamed of my long tongue. The people who had turned out were the girl's own Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration. March 04, 2023. It was a man of the name of Hyde." No, sir; I can make no hand of it; I can't describe him. "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." "Well," said Mr. Enfield, "I can't see what harm it would do. Punch (13 October 1888) 7. how Mr. Hyde had managed to be seen by so few people. street. ", "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. subjective because it is influenced by feelings or opinions. It was a man of . door on the lower storey and a blind forehead of discoloured wall I knew what was in his mind, just as he knew what was in mine; and killing being out of the question, we did the next best. It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. was a name at least very well known and often printed. home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock Delightfully detailed explanatory notesThis is a major edition of a major workEssential.
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