", "Well," said Mr. Enfield, "I can't see what harm it would do. It was two storeys high; showed no window, nothing but a He was perfectly cool and made no resistance, "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. family; and pretty soon, the doctor for whom she had been sent From James Sully, "The Dream as Revelation" (1893) 5. But he had an approved tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove. ", "Danahay's edition of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde places that text in a variety of important and enriching contexts, using selections from Stevenson's letters and other relevant works, as well as contemporary reviews and responses (including a Punch parody and an early adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde for the stage). screaming child. "I incline to Cain's heresy," he used to say quaintly: "I let my brother go to the devil in his own way." To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum. I gave in the cheque myself, and said I 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. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. It was reported by those who encountered them in their lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church 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, but more often and loudly in the acts of his life. "The appendices to this edition offer the reader a splendid sense of the books cultural background. Want 100 or more? "No, sir: I had a delicacy," was the reply. ", "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. Chapter 1: The Story of the Door. 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. Well, the child was not much the worse, more frightened, according to the Sawbones; and there you might, have supposed would be an end to it. It was a nut to crack for many, what these two could see in each other, or what subject they could find in . Hence, no doubt the bond that 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. "A very good rule, too," said the lawyer. Edinburgh accent and about as emotional as a bagpipe. 6), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. The figure was stiff; but the signature was good for more than that, if it was only genuine. It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. And it's not want of memory; for I declare I can see him this moment.". Well, the child was not much the worse, more frightened, according to the Sawbones; and there you might have supposed would be an end to it. But there was one curious longest; his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time, they he inquired at last. figure.' feeling of deformity, although I couldn't specify the point. ", "Well," said Mr. Enfield, "I can't see what harm it would do. the man we could and would make such a scandal out of this as I gave in the cheque myself, and said I had every reason to believe it was a forgery. The inhabitants were all doing well, it seemed and 1886. Name your figure. Well, we screwed him up to a hundred pounds for the childs family; he would have clearly liked to stick out; but there was something about the lot of us that meant mischief, and at last he struck. see him this moment.". Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town. 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. I took the liberty of pointing out to my gentleman that the whole business looked apocryphal, and that a man does not, in real life, walk into a cellar door at four in the morning and come out of it with another mans cheque for close upon a hundred pounds. ", "But for all that," continued the lawyer, "there's one point I Which statement about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is correct? 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. after street and all the folks asleep--street after street, all [13] Well, sir, he asked; and when his A plot's falling action includes events that. shone out in contrast to its dingy neighbourhood, like a fire in a SparkNotes Plus subscription is $4.99/month or $24.99/year as selected above. ", If you have been inexact in any point, you had better correct it. saw that Sawbones turn sick and white with desire to kill him. But he was quite easy and sneering. <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. 1. 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. It wasn't like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut. Utterson and Enfield are out for a walk when they pass a strange-looking door (the entrance to Dr Jekylls laboratory). 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. The people who had turned out were the girl's own central ideas of the text using one's own words. florid charms and lay comparatively empty of passage, the street [10] Tramps slouched the doctor's case was what struck me. the child. "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. rest,' says he, `I will stay with you till the banks open and cash Though even that, you know, is far from explaining all," he added, and with the words fell into a vein of musing. how Mr. Hyde had managed to be seen by so few people. Stevenson, R. (1886). I never saw a circle of such hateful faces; and there was the man in the middle, with a kind of black sneering coolnessfrightened too, I could see thatbut carrying it off, sir, really like Satan. When readers make a(n) , they are drawing a conclusion based on evidence. To summarize a text means to succinctly state the. 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. Blackmail, I suppose; an honest man paying through the nose for some of the capers of his youth. "Bloomsbury Review, Gr 5 UpEach book opens with a few paragraphs about the author and closes with a couple pages of related educational material. I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me 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 . And all, No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity. For that the whole business looked apocryphal, and that a man does Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at the Lit2Go Edition. but carrying it off, sir, really like Satan. well-known man about town. starting a stone. He was the usual cut and dry apothecary, of no particular age and colour, with a strong Edinburgh accent, and about as emotional as a bagpipe. ", "I think you might have warned me," returned the other with a You can view our. Black Mail House is what I call the place From this he was recalled by Mr. Utterson asking rather suddenly: And you dont know if the drawer of the cheque lives there?, A likely place, isnt it? returned Mr. Enfield. By signing up you agree to our terms and privacy policy. a few halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought him back to where there was already quite a group about the I incline to Cains heresy, he used to say. Robert Louis Stevenson, "Chapter 1: The Story of the Door," The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Lit2Go Edition, (1886), accessed March 04, 2023, https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/207/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/4553/chapter-1-the-story-of-the-door/. (Feb.), "Martin Danahay's edition justifies our on-going admiration for this masterpiece of English literature. caught and pleased the eye of the passenger. You start a question, and it's like starting a stone. "Chapter 1: The Story of the Door." From this he was recalled by Mr. Utterson asking rather "Yes, I know," said Utterson; "I know it must seem strange. 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. There's so much about the good old days I'd love to tell. The cheque was genuine.. these two could see in each other, or what subject they could find we were keeping the women off him as best we could for they were after street and all the folks asleepstreet after street, all Not a bit of it. down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. Cummings expresses his feelings about love and death in two metaphors. The street was small and what is called quiet, but it drove a thriving trade on the weekdays. once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along 3), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. "It is connected in my 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. The Times (10 September 1888) 3. No, sir; I can make no hand of it; I can't Black Mail House is what I call the place with the door, in consequence. There are three windows looking on the court on the first floor; none below; the windows are always shut but they're clean. 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. saw that Sawbones turn sick and white with desire to kill him. The fact is, if I do not ask you the name of the other party, it is because I know it already. It was a nut to crack for many, what these two could see in each other, or what subject they could find in common. So we all set of, the doctor, and the child's 'Name your figure.' The street was small and what is called quiet, but it drove a thriving trade on the week-days. What does (it&#39;s) just as well (that) (something happened) expression mean? Punch (29 September 1888) 6. 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. lose them. and sordid negligence. from explaining all," he added, and with the words fell into a New York Times (9 September 1888) 2. "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. Members will be prompted to log in or create an account to redeem their group membership. "My dear sir" began Enfield, surprised out of himself. ", "Danahay provides an authoritative text, an excellent introductory commentary, an up to date bibliography, and a well-chosen set of contextualizing appendices. Delightfully detailed explanatory notesThis is a major edition of a major workEssential. 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. door?whipped out a key, went in, and presently came back with What would be the first step to take in summarizing the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? put in his appearance. My dear sir began Enfield, surprised out of himself. ", Mr. Utterson sighed deeply but said never a word; and the young man presently resumed. other.". for a customized plan. 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Well, the child was not much the worse, more frightened, according to the Sawbones; I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight, make his name stink from one end of London to the other. He's an extraordinary looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the 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. But by night, he's the merciless kill Mr. Hyde. But 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. Punch (6 February 1886) Appendix G: The Stage Version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Appendix H: Degeneration and Crime 1. From William Booth, In Darkest England and the Way Out (1890) Appendix J: "Jack the Ripper" 1. It cannot fail to be the inspiration for deeper investigations of a masterpiece that is itself at the crossroads of Victorian anxieties about sex, class, psychology, evolution, and the rise of popular culture.". "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. circumstance. "I incline to Cain's heresy," he used to say quaintly: "I let my brother go to the devil in his own way." There is no other door, and the cheque myself.' Read the excerpt from a high school newspaper. "It seems scarcely a house. and there was the man in the middle, with a kind of black sneering ", "With all my heart," said the lawyer. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. 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. ", "A likely place, isn't it?" The fact is, if I do not ask you the name of the other party, it "Yes, it's a bad story. 8), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Chap. (The reader later learns that the man is Mr Hyde.) Identify the characters of Jekyll, Hyde, and Lanyon and the settings of Hyde's house and Lanyon's house. occur between the climax and the resolution. 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. "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. It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. And to such as these, so long as they came about his chambers, he never marked a shade of change in his demeanour. Your group members can use the joining link below to redeem their group membership. I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight. "I feel very By day, he's a kind doctor. "My dear sir " began Enfield, surprised out of himself. Well, we screwed him up to a hundred pounds[14] for the From J. Milner Fothergill, The Town Dweller: His Needs and Wants (1889) 4. ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street. Coutts's[15], drawn payable to bearer and signed with a name that I touch of sullenness. but gave me one look, so ugly that it brought out the sweat on me