Странная история доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда
The Carew Murder Case
Presentlyhereyewanderedtotheother,andshewassurprisedtorecogniseinhimacertainMr.Hyde,whohadoncevisitedhermasterandforwhomshehadconceivedadislike. Hehadinhishandaheavycane,withwhichhewastrifling; butheansweredneveraword,andseemedtolistenwithanill-containedimpatience. Andthenallofasuddenhebrokeoutinagreatflameofanger,stampingwithhisfoot,brandishingthecane,andcarryingon(asthemaiddescribedit)likeamadman. Theoldgentlemantookastepback,withtheairofoneverymuchsurprisedandatriflehurt;andatthatMr.Hydebrokeoutofallboundsandclubbedhimtotheearth. Andnextmoment,withape-likefury,hewastramplinghisvictimunderfootandhailingdownastormofblows,underwhichtheboneswereaudiblyshatteredandthebodyjumpedupontheroadway. Atthehorrorofthesesightsandsounds,themaidfainted.
“Clubbedhimtotheearth”
Itwastwoo’clockwhenshecametoherselfandcalledforthepolice.Themurdererwasgonelongago; buttherelayhisvictiminthemiddleofthelane,incrediblymangled. Thestickwithwhichthedeedhadbeendone,althoughitwasofsomerareandverytoughandheavywood,hadbrokeninthemiddleunderthestressofthisinsensatecruelty; andonesplinteredhalfhadrolledintheneighbouringgutter—theother,withoutdoubt,hadbeencarriedawaybythemurderer.
