Странная история доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда
Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case
Atthattimemyvirtueslumbered;myevil,keptawakebyambition,wasalertandswifttoseizetheoccasion;andthethingthatwasprojectedwasEdwardHyde. Hence,althoughIhadnowtwocharactersaswellastwoappearances,onewaswhollyevil,andtheotherwasstilltheoldHenryJekyll,thatincongruouscompoundofwhosereformationandimprovementIhadalreadylearnedtodespair. Themovementwasthuswhollytowardtheworse.
Evenatthattime,Ihadnotyetconqueredmyaversiontothedrynessofalifeofstudy. Iwouldstillbemerrilydisposedattimes;andasmypleasureswere(tosaytheleast)undignified,andIwasnotonlywellknownandhighlyconsidered,butgrowingtowardtheelderlyman,thisincoherencyofmylifewasdailygrowingmoreunwelcome. ItwasonthissidethatmynewpowertemptedmeuntilIfellinslavery. Ihadbuttodrinkthecup,todoffatoncethebodyofthenotedprofessor,andtoassume,likeathickcloak,thatofEdwardHyde. Ismiledatthenotion;itseemedtomeatthetimetobehumorous;andImademypreparationswiththemoststudiouscare. ItookandfurnishedthathouseinSoho,towhichHydewastrackedbythepolice;andengagedashousekeeperacreaturewhomIwellknewtobesilentandunscrupulous. Ontheotherside,IannouncedtomyservantsthataMr.Hyde(whomIdescribed)wastohavefulllibertyandpoweraboutmyhouseinthesquare;andtoparrymishaps,Ievencalledandmademyselfafamiliarobject,inmysecondcharacter.
