Странная история доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда
Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case
Yes,Ipreferredtheelderlyanddiscontenteddoctor,surroundedbyfriendsandcherishinghonesthopes;andbadearesolutefarewelltotheliberty,thecomparativeyouth,thelightstep,leapingimpulsesandsecretpleasures,thatIhadenjoyedinthedisguiseofHyde. Imadethischoiceperhapswithsomeunconsciousreservation,forIneithergaveupthehouseinSoho,nordestroyedtheclothesofEdwardHyde,whichstilllayreadyinmycabinet. Fortwomonths,however,Iwastruetomydetermination;fortwomonthsIledalifeofsuchseverityasIhadneverbeforeattainedto,andenjoyedthecompensationsofanapprovingconscience. Buttimebeganatlasttoobliteratethefreshnessofmyalarm;thepraisesofconsciencebegantogrowintoathingofcourse; Ibegantobetorturedwiththroesandlongings,asofHydestrugglingafterfreedom;andatlast,inanhourofmoralweakness,Ionceagaincompoundedandswallowedthetransformingdraught.
Idonotsupposethat,whenadrunkardreasonswithhimselfuponhisvice,heisonceoutoffivehundredtimesaffectedbythedangersthatherunsthroughhisbrutish,physicalinsensibility; neitherhadI,longasIhadconsideredmyposition,madeenoughallowanceforthecompletemoralinsensibilityandinsensatereadinesstoevil,whichweretheleadingcharactersofEdwardHyde. YetitwasbythesethatIwaspunished. Mydevilhadbeenlongcaged,hecameoutroaring. Iwasconscious,evenwhenItookthedraught,ofamoreunbridled,amorefuriouspropensitytoill.
