Странная история доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда
Incident of the Letter
“Onemoment.Ithankyou,sir”;andtheclerklaidthetwosheetsofpaperalongsideandsedulouslycomparedtheircontents. “Thankyou,sir,”hesaidatlast,returningboth;“it’saveryinterestingautograph.”
Therewasapause,duringwhichMr.Uttersonstruggledwithhimself. “Whydidyoucomparethem,Guest?”heinquiredsuddenly.
“Well,sir,”returnedtheclerk,“there’sarathersingularresemblance;thetwohandsareinmanypointsidentical:onlydifferentlysloped.”
“Ratherquaint,”saidUtterson.
“Itis,asyousay,ratherquaint,”returnedGuest.
“Iwouldn’tspeakofthisnote,youknow,”saidthemaster.
“No,sir,”saidtheclerk.“Iunderstand.”
ButnosoonerwasMr.Uttersonalonethatnightthanhelockedthenoteintohissafe,whereitreposedfromthattimeforward. “What!”hethought.“HenryJekyllforgeforamurderer!” Andhisbloodrancoldinhisveins.
