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Henry Jekyll’s Full Statement of the Case
Itwasafine,clear,Januaryday,wetunderfootwherethefrosthadmelted,butcloudlessoverhead; andtheRegent’sParkwasfullofwinterchirrupingsandsweetwithspringodours. Isatinthesunonabench;theanimalwithinmelickingthechopsofmemory;thespiritualsidealittle,drowsed,promisingsubsequentpenitence,butnotyetmovedtobegin. Afterall,Ireflected,Iwaslikemyneighbours; andthenIsmiled,comparingmyselfwithothermen,comparingmyactivegoodwillwiththelazycrueltyoftheirneglect. Andattheverymomentofthatvain-gloriousthought,aqualmcameoverme,ahorridnauseaandthemostdeadlyshuddering. Thesepassedaway,andleftmefaint;andthenasinitsturnthefaintnesssubsided,Ibegantobeawareofachangeinthetemperofmythoughts,agreaterboldness,acontemptofdanger,asolutionofthebondsofobligation. Ilookeddown;myclotheshungformlesslyonmyshrunkenlimbs;thehandthatlayonmykneewascordedandhairy. IwasoncemoreEdwardHyde. AmomentbeforeIhadbeensafeofallmen’srespect,wealthy,beloved—theclothlayingformeinthedining-roomathome; andnowIwasthecommonquarryofmankind,hunted,houseless,aknownmurderer,thralltothegallows.
“IwasoncemoreEdwardHyde”
Myreasonwavered,butitdidnotfailmeutterly.
