Странная история доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда
Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at Ease
Oh,Iknowhe’sagoodfellow—youneedn’tfrown—anexcellentfellow,andIalwaysmeantoseemoreofhim; butahide-boundpedantforallthat;anignorant,blatantpedant. IwasnevermoredisappointedinanymanthanLanyon.”
“YouknowIneverapprovedofit,”pursuedUtterson,ruthlesslydisregardingthefreshtopic.
“Mywill?Yes,certainly,Iknowthat,”saidthedoctor,atriflesharply. “Youhavetoldmeso.”
“Well,Itellyousoagain,”continuedthelawyer. “IhavebeenlearningsomethingofyoungHyde.”
ThelargehandsomefaceofDr.Jekyllgrewpaletotheverylips,andtherecameablacknessabouthiseyes. “Idonotcaretohearmore,”saidhe.“ThisisamatterIthoughtwehadagreedtodrop.”
“WhatIheardwasabominable,”saidUtterson.
“Itcanmakenochange. Youdonotunderstandmyposition,”returnedthedoctor,withacertainincoherencyofmanner.“Iampainfullysituated,Utterson;mypositionisaverystrange—averystrangeone. Itisoneofthoseaffairsthatcannotbemendedbytalking.”
“Jekyll,”saidUtterson,“youknowme:Iamamantobetrusted. Makeacleanbreastofthisinconfidence;andImakenodoubtIcangetyououtofit.”
“MygoodUtterson,”saidthedoctor,“thisisverygoodofyou,thisisdownrightgoodofyou,andIcannotfindwordstothankyouin.
