Дивна історія доктора Джекіла і містера Хайда
Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon
“Jekyllisill,too,”observedUtterson.“Haveyouseenhim?”
ButLanyon’sfacechanged,andheheldupatremblinghand. “IwishtoseeorhearnomoreofDr.Jekyll,”hesaidinaloud,unsteadyvoice. “Iamquitedonewiththatperson;andIbegthatyouwillsparemeanyallusiontoonewhomIregardasdead.”
“Tut-tut,”saidMr.Utterson;andthenafteraconsiderablepause, “Can’tIdoanything?”heinquired. “Wearethreeveryoldfriends,Lanyon;weshallnotlivetomakeothers.”
“Nothingcanbedone,”returnedLanyon;“askhimself.”
“Hewillnotseeme,”saidthelawyer.
“Iamnotsurprisedatthat,”wasthereply. “Someday,Utterson,afterIamdead,youmayperhapscometolearntherightandwrongofthis. Icannottellyou. Andinthemeantime,ifyoucansitandtalkwithmeofotherthings,forGod’ssake,stayanddoso;butifyoucannotkeepclearofthisaccursedtopic,then,inGod’sname,go,forIcannotbearit.”
Assoonashegothome,UttersonsatdownandwrotetoJekyll,complainingofhisexclusionfromthehouse,andaskingthecauseofthisunhappybreakwithLanyon; andthenextdaybroughthimalonganswer,oftenverypatheticallyworded,andsometimesdarklymysteriousindrift. ThequarrelwithLanyonwasincurable. “Idonotblameouroldfriend,”Jekyllwrote,“butIsharehisviewthatwemustnevermeet.
