Странная история доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда
Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case
Ihavemorethanonceobservedthat,inmysecondcharacter,myfacultiesseemedsharpenedtoapointandmyspiritsmoretenselyelastic; thusitcameaboutthat,whereJekyllperhapsmighthavesuccumbed,Hyderosetotheimportanceofthemoment. Mydrugswereinoneofthepressesofmycabinet;howwasItoreachthem? Thatwastheproblemthat(crushingmytemplesinmyhands)Isetmyselftosolve. ThelaboratorydoorIhadclosed. IfIsoughttoenterbythehouse,myownservantswouldconsignmetothegallows. IsawImustemployanotherhand,andthoughtofLanyon. Howwashetobereached? howpersuaded? SupposingthatIescapedcaptureinthestreets,howwasItomakemywayintohispresence? andhowshouldI,anunknownanddispleasingvisitor,prevailonthefamousphysiciantoriflethestudyofhiscolleague,Dr.Jekyll? ThenIrememberedthatofmyoriginalcharacter,onepartremainedtome: Icouldwritemyownhand;andonceIhadconceivedthatkindlingspark,thewaythatImustfollowbecamelightedupfromendtoend.
Thereupon,IarrangedmyclothesasbestIcould,andsummoningapassinghansom,drovetoanhotelinPortlandStreet,thenameofwhichIchancedtoremember. Atmyappearance(whichwasindeedcomicalenough,howevertragicafatethesegarmentscovered)thedrivercouldnotconcealhismirth. Ignashedmyteethuponhimwithagustofdevilishfury;andthesmilewitheredfromhisface—happilyforhim—yetmorehappilyformyself,forinanotherinstantIhadcertainlydraggedhimfromhisperch.
