The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Gradually Hardening Danish A1

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STORYOFTHEDOOR
Mr.
Uttersonthelawyerwasa
mand
man
ofaruggedcountenance
der
that
wasneverlightedbyasmile;
kold
cold
,scantyandembarrassedindiscourse;
backwardinsentiment;
lean,
lang
long
,dusty,drearyandyetsomehowlovable.
Atfriendlymeetings,
og
and
whenthewinewastohistaste,
noget
something
eminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhiseye;
noget
something
indeedwhichneverfoundits
vej
way
intohistalk,butwhichspokenot
kun
only
inthesesilentsymbolsoftheafter-dinnerface,
men
but
moreoftenandloudlyintheactsofhis
liv
life
.
Hewasausterewithhimself;
drak
drank
ginwhenhewas
alene
alone
,tomortifyatasteforvintages;
og
and
thoughheenjoyedthetheatre,hadnotcrossedthedoorsof
en
one
fortwentyyears.
Buthe
havde
had
anapprovedtoleranceforothers;
nogle gange
sometimes
wondering,almostwithenvy,atthe
høje
high
pressureofspiritsinvolvedintheirmisdeeds;
og
and
inanyextremityinclinedto
hjælpe
help
ratherthantoreprove.
“IinclinetoCain’sheresy,”he
plejede
used
tosayquaintly:
“I
lod
let
mybrothergotothedevilinhis
egen
own
way.”
Inthischaracter,itwasfrequentlyhisfortunetobethe
sidste
last
reputableacquaintanceandthe
sidste
last
goodinfluenceinthelivesofdowngoingmen.
Og
And
tosuchasthese,so
længe
long
astheycameabouthischambers,he
aldrig
never
markedashadeof
forandring
change
inhisdemeanour.
Nodoubt
det
the
featwaseasytoMr.Utterson;
forhewasundemonstrativeat
det
the
best,andevenhisfriendshipseemedtobefoundedin
en
a
similarcatholicityofgood-nature.
Itisthemarkofamodest
mand
man
toaccepthisfriendlycircleready-madefromthehandsofopportunity;
og
and
thatwasthelawyer’s
måde
way
.
Hisfriendswerethoseofhis
eget
own
bloodorthosewhomhe
havde
had
knownthelongest;
hisaffections,
som
like
ivy,werethegrowthof
tid
time
,theyimpliednoaptnessintheobject.
Hence,
ingen
no
doubtthebondthatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,
den
the
well-knownmanabouttown.
Itwas
en
a
nuttocrackfor
mange
many
,whatthesetwocould
se
see
ineachother,orwhatsubjectthey
kunne
could
findincommon.
ItwasreportedbythosewhoencounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,thatthey
sagde
said
nothing,lookedsingularlydull
og
and
wouldhailwithobviousrelieftheappearanceof
en
a
friend.
Forallthat,the
to
two
menputthegreateststoreby
disse
these
excursions,countedthemthechiefjewelof
hver
each
week,andnotonlysetasideoccasionsofpleasure,
men
but
evenresistedthecallsofbusiness,thattheymightenjoythemuninterrupted.
Itchancedononeof
disse
these
ramblesthattheirwayledthem
ned
down
aby-streetinabusyquarterofLondon.
The
gaden
street
wassmallandwhatiscalled
rolig
quiet
,butitdroveathrivingtradeontheweekdays.
Theinhabitantswere
alle
all
doingwell,itseemed
og
and
allemulouslyhopingtodo
bedre
better
still,andlayingoutthesurplusoftheirgrainsincoquetry;
so
at
that
theshopfrontsstood
langs
along
thatthoroughfarewithanairofinvitation,
som
like
rowsofsmilingsaleswomen.
Selv
Even
onSunday,whenitveiledits
mere
more
floridcharmsandlaycomparativelyemptyofpassage,the
gaden
street
shoneoutincontrasttoitsdingyneighbourhood,
som
like
afireinaforest;
og
and
withitsfreshlypaintedshutters,well-polishedbrasses,
og
and
generalcleanlinessandgaietyofnote,instantly
fanget
caught
andpleasedtheeyeofthepassenger.
To
Two
doorsfromonecorner,ontheleft
hånd
hand
goingeastthelinewas
brudt
broken
bytheentryofacourt;
og
and
justatthatpoint
en
a
certainsinisterblockofbuildingthrustforwarditsgableon
det
the
street.
Itwastwostoreys
højt
high
;
showednowindow,nothingbut
en
a
dooronthelowerstorey
og
and
ablindforeheadofdiscolouredwallon
den
the
upper;
andborein
alle
every
feature,themarksofprolonged
og
and
sordidnegligence.
Thedoor,
der
which
wasequippedwithneitherbellnorknocker,wasblistered
og
and
distained.
Trampsslouchedintotherecess
og
and
struckmatchesonthepanels;
børn
children
keptshopuponthesteps;
theschoolboy
havde
had
triedhisknifeonthemouldings;
og
and
forcloseonageneration,
ingen
no
onehadappearedto
drive
drive
awaytheserandomvisitors
eller
or
torepairtheirravages.
Mr.
Enfield
og
and
thelawyerwereon
den
the
othersideoftheby-street;
men
but
whentheycameabreastoftheentry,theformerlifted
op
up
hiscaneandpointed.
“Didyoueverremarkthatdoor?”
he
spurgte
asked
;
andwhenhiscompanion
havde
had
repliedintheaffirmative,“Itisconnectedinmymind,”added
han
he
,“withaveryoddstory.”
“Indeed?”
sagde
said
Mr.Utterson,withaslight
ændring
change
ofvoice,“andwhatwasthat?”
“Well,itwas
denne
this
way,”returnedMr.Enfield:
“Iwas
kom
coming
homefromsomeplaceatthe
ende
end
oftheworld,about
tre
three
o’clockofablackwintermorning,
og
and
mywaylaythrougha
del
part
oftownwheretherewasliterallynothingtobe
se
seen
butlamps.
Streetafter
gade
street
andallthefolksasleep—street
efter
after
street,alllightedupasiffor
en
a
processionandallasemptyas
en
a
church—tillatlastI
kom
got
intothatstateof
sind
mind
whenamanlistens
og
and
listensandbeginstolongfor
den
the
sightofapoliceman.
Allatonce,I
saw
twofigures:
onea
lille
little
manwhowasstumpingalongeastwardata
god
good
walk,andtheothera
pige
girl
ofmaybeeightor
ti
ten
whowasrunningas
hårdt
hard
asshewasable
ned
down
acrossstreet.
Well,sir,
de
the
tworanintooneanothernaturally
nok
enough
atthecorner;
andthen
kom
came
thehorriblepartofthething;
forthe
manden
man
trampledcalmlyoverthechild’s
krop
body
andleftherscreamingontheground.
It
lyder
sounds
nothingtohear,butitwashellishto
se
see
.
Itwasn’tlikea
mand
man
;
itwaslikesomedamnedJuggernaut.
I
gav
gave
afewhalloa,tooktomyheels,collaredmygentleman,
og
and
broughthimbackto
hvor
where
therewasalreadyquiteagroup
om
about
thescreamingchild.
Hewasperfectly
cool
cool
andmadenoresistance,
men
but
gavemeonelook,sougly
at
that
itbroughtoutthesweatonme
som
like
running.
Thepeoplewhohadturned
ud
out
werethegirl’sown
familie
family
;
andprettysoon,thedoctor,forwhomshehadbeen
sendt
sent
putinhisappearance.
Well
,thechildwasnot
meget
much
theworse,morefrightened,accordingtothesawbones;
og
and
thereyoumighthavesupposed
ville
would
beanendto
det
it
.
Buttherewasonecuriouscircumstance.
I
havde
had
takenaloathingtomygentlemanat
første
first
sight.
Sohadthechild’s
familie
family
,whichwasonlynatural.
Men
But
thedoctor’scasewaswhatstruck
mig
me
.
Hewastheusual
skåret
cut
anddryapothecary,of
ingen
no
particularageandcolour,
med
with
astrongEdinburghaccent
og
and
aboutasemotionalas
en
a
bagpipe.
Well,sir,hewas
som
like
therestofus;
hver
every
timehelookedatmyprisoner,I
saw
thatsawbonesturnsick
og
and
whitewiththedesireto
dræbe
kill
him.
Iknewwhatwasinhis
sind
mind
,justasheknewwhatwasinmine;
og
and
killingbeingoutof
det
the
question,wedidthenextbest.
We
sagde
told
themanwecould
og
and
wouldmakesuchascandal
ud
out
ofthisasshould
lave
make
hisnamestinkfromone
ende
end
ofLondontothe
anden
other
.
Ifhehadanyfriends
eller
or
anycredit,weundertook
at
that
heshouldlosethem.
Og
And
allthetime,aswewerepitchingitin
rødt
red
hot,wewerekeepingthewomenoffhimasbestwe
kunne
could
fortheywereaswildasharpies.
I
aldrig
never
sawacircleofsuchhatefulfaces;
og
and
therewasthemaninthemiddle,
med
with
akindofblacksneeringcoolness—frightened
også
too
,Icouldseethat—butcarryingitoff,
sir
sir
,reallylikeSatan.
‘Ifyouchooseto
gøre
make
capitaloutofthisaccident,’
sagde
said
he,‘Iamnaturallyhelpless.
Ingen
No
gentlemanbutwishestoavoid
en
a
scene,’sayshe.
‘Nameyourfigure.’Well,wescrewedhimuptoahundredpoundsforthechild’s
familie
family
;
hewouldhaveclearlylikedtostick
ud
out
;
buttherewassomethingaboutthelotofusthatmeantmischief,
og
and
atlasthestruck.
Det
The
nextthingwasto
get
themoney;
andwheredoyou
tror
think
hecarriedusbuttothat
sted
place
withthedoor?—whippedoutakey,
gik
went
in,andpresentlycame
tilbage
back
withthematterof
ti
ten
poundsingoldandachequeforthebalanceonCoutts’s,drawnpayabletobearer
og
and
signedwithanamethatIcan’tmention,
selv
though
it’soneofthepointsofmy
historie
story
,butitwasa
navn
name
atleastverywellknown
og
and
oftenprinted.
Thefigurewasstiff;
men
but
thesignaturewasgoodfor
mere
more
thanthatifitwasonlygenuine.
I
tog
took
thelibertyofpointing
ud
out
tomygentlemanthat
det
the
wholebusinesslookedapocryphal,
og
and
thatamandoesnot,in
virkelige
real
life,walkintoacellar
dør
door
atfourinthe
om morgenen
morning
andcomeoutwithanotherman’schequefor
tæt
close
uponahundredpounds.
Men
But
hewasquiteeasy
og
and
sneering.
‘Setyourmindatrest,’
siger
says
he,‘Iwillstaywithyoutillthebanks
åbner
open
andcashthechequemyself.’Sowe
alle
all
setoff,thedoctor,
og
and
thechild’sfather,andour
ven
friend
andmyself,andpassedthe
resten
rest
ofthenightinmychambers;
og
and
nextday,whenwe
havde
had
breakfasted,wentina
krop
body
tothebank.
Igaveinthechequemyself,
og
and
saidIhadevery
grund
reason
tobelieveitwas
en
a
forgery.
Notabitofit.
Thechequewasgenuine.”
“Tut-tut!”
sagde
said
Mr.Utterson.
“IseeyoufeelasIdo,”
sagde
said
Mr.Enfield.
“Yes,it’s
en
a
badstory.
Formy
mand
man
wasafellowthat
ingen
nobody
couldhavetodo
med
with
,areallydamnableman;
og
and
thepersonthatdrewthechequeisthe
meget
very
pinkoftheproprieties,celebrated
også
too
,and(whatmakesitworse)
en
one
ofyourfellowswho
gør
do
whattheycallgood.
Blackmail,Isuppose;
en
an
honestmanpayingthroughthenosefor
nogle
some
ofthecapersofhisyouth.
BlackMail
House
House
iswhatIcalltheplace
med
with
thedoor,inconsequence.
Thougheven
at
that
,youknow,isfarfromexplainingall,”headded,
og
and
withthewordsfellinto
en
a
veinofmusing.
From
dette
this
hewasrecalledbyMr.Utterson
spørger
asking
rathersuddenly:
“Andyoudon’t
ved
know
ifthedrawerof
den
the
chequelivesthere?”
“Alikely
sted
place
,isn’tit?”
returnedMr.Enfield.
“ButI
tilfældigvis
happen
tohavenoticedhisaddress;
helivesinsomesquare
eller
or
other.”
“Andyounever
spurgt
asked
aboutthe—placewiththedoor?”
sagde
said
Mr.Utterson.
“No,sir;
I
havde
had
adelicacy,”wasthereply.
“Ifeel
meget
very
stronglyaboutputtingquestions;
itpartakes
for
too
muchofthestyleofthedayofjudgment.
You
starte
start
aquestion,andit’s
som
like
startingastone.
You
sidder
sit
quietlyonthetopof
en
a
hill;
andawaythestone
går
goes
,startingothers;
andpresentlysomebland
gammel
old
bird(thelastyou
ville
would
havethoughtof)isknockedontheheadinhis
egen
own
backgardenandthefamilyhaveto
ændre
change
theirname.
Nosir,Imakeitaruleof
min
mine
:
themoreitlookslikeQueer
Street
Street
,thelessIask.”
“A
meget
very
goodrule,too,”saidthelawyer.
“ButI
har
have
studiedtheplaceformyself,”continuedMr.Enfield.
“Itseemsscarcely
et
a
house.
Thereisno
anden
other
door,andnobodygoesin
eller
or
outofthatone
men
but
,onceinagreatwhile,
den
the
gentlemanofmyadventure.
Der
There
arethreewindowslookingonthecourtonthe
første
first
floor;
nonebelow;
thewindowsare
altid
always
shutbutthey’reclean.
Og
And
thenthereisachimneywhichisgenerallysmoking;
so
nogen
somebody
mustlivethere.
And
alligevel
yet
it’snotsosure;
forthebuildingsaresopacked
sammen
together
aboutthecourt,thatit’s
svært
hard
tosaywhereoneends
og
and
anotherbegins.”
Thepair
gik
walked
onagainfora
stykke tid
while
insilence;
andthen“Enfield,”
sagde
said
Mr.Utterson,“that’sa
god
good
ruleofyours.”
“Yes,I
tror
think
itis,”returnedEnfield.
“Butfor
alt
all
that,”continuedthelawyer,“there’s
et
one
pointIwantto
spørge
ask
.
Iwanttoask
den
the
nameofthatmanwho
gik
walked
overthechild.”
“Well,”
sagde
said
Mr.Enfield,“Ican’t
se
see
whatharmitwould
gøre
do
.
Itwasamanofthe
navn
name
ofHyde.”
“Hm,”saidMr.Utterson.
“What
slags
sort
ofamanishetosee?”
“Heisnot
let
easy
todescribe.
Thereis
noget
something
wrongwithhisappearance;
noget
something
displeasing,somethingdown-rightdetestable.
I
aldrig
never
sawamanIsodisliked,
og
and
yetIscarceknow
hvorfor
why
.
Hemustbedeformedsomewhere;
he
giver
gives
astrongfeelingofdeformity,althoughIcouldn’tspecifythepoint.
He’s
en
an
extraordinarylookingman,and
alligevel
yet
Ireallycanname
noget
nothing
outoftheway.
Nej
No
,sir;
Icanmake
ikke
no
handofit;
Ican’tdescribe
ham
him
.
Andit’snotwantofmemory;
forIdeclareI
kan
can
seehimthismoment.”
Mr.
Utterson
igen
again
walkedsomewayinsilence
og
and
obviouslyunderaweightofconsideration.
“Youare
sikker
sure
heusedakey?”
heinquiredatlast.
“My
kære
dear
sir...”
beganEnfield,surprised
ud
out
ofhimself.
“Yes,Iknow,”
sagde
said
Utterson;
“Iknowit
must
seemstrange.
Thefact
er
is
,ifIdonot
spørger
ask
youthenameofthe
anden
other
party,itisbecauseI
kender
know
italready.
Yousee,Richard,yourtalehasgone
hjem
home
.
Ifyouhavebeeninexactinany
punkt
point
youhadbettercorrectit.”
“I
tror
think
youmighthavewarnedme,”returned
den
the
otherwithatouchofsullenness.
“ButI
har
have
beenpedanticallyexact,asyou
kalder
call
it.
Thefellowhad
en
a
key;
andwhat’smore,he
har
has
itstill.
Isawhim
bruge
use
itnotaweekago.”
Mr.
Uttersonsigheddeeply
men
but
saidneveraword;
og
and
theyoungmanpresentlyresumed.
“Hereisanotherlessonto
sige
say
nothing,”saidhe.
“Iamashamedofmylongtongue.
Lad
Let
usmakeabargain
aldrig
never
torefertothisagain.”
“Withallmyheart,”
sagde
said
thelawyer.
SEARCHFORMR.HYDE
ThateveningMr.Utterson
kom
came
hometohisbachelor
hus
house
insombrespiritsandsat
ned
down
todinnerwithoutrelish.
Itwashiscustomof
et
a
Sunday,whenthismealwas
over
over
,tositclosebythefire,
et
a
volumeofsomedrydivinityonhisreadingdesk,
indtil
until
theclockoftheneighbouringchurchrang
ud
out
thehouroftwelve,
når
when
hewouldgosoberly
og
and
gratefullytobed.
On
denne
this
nighthowever,assoonastheclothwastaken
væk
away
,hetookupacandle
og
and
wentintohisbusinessroom.
Der
There
heopenedhissafe,
tog
took
fromthemostprivate
del
part
ofitadocumentendorsedontheenvelopeasDr.Jekyll’sWill
og
and
satdownwithacloudedbrowtostudyitscontents.
Thewillwasholograph,forMr.Utterson
selv
though
hetookchargeofit
nu
now
thatitwasmade,
havde
had
refusedtolendtheleastassistanceinthe
lavet
making
ofit;
itprovidednot
kun
only
that,incaseofthedeceaseofHenryJekyll,M.D.,D.C.L.,L.L.D.,F.R.S.,etc.,
alle
all
hispossessionsweretopassintothehandsofhis“friend
og
and
benefactorEdwardHyde,”butthatin
tilfælde
case
ofDr.Jekyll’s“disappearance
eller
or
unexplainedabsenceforanyperiodexceeding
tre
three
calendarmonths,”thesaidEdwardHyde
skulle
should
stepintothesaidHenryJekyll’sshoeswithoutfurtherdelay
og
and
freefromanyburthen
eller
or
obligationbeyondthepaymentofa
par
few
smallsumstothemembersofthedoctor’shousehold.
Dette
This
documenthadlongbeenthelawyer’seyesore.
Itoffendedhim
både
both
asalawyerandas
en
a
loverofthesane
og
and
customarysidesoflife,towhomthefancifulwastheimmodest.
Og
And
hithertoitwashisignoranceofMr.Hyde
der
that
hadswelledhisindignation;
nu
now
,byasuddenturn,itwashisknowledge.
Itwas
allerede
already
badenoughwhenthenamewas
men
but
anameofwhichhe
kunne
could
learnnomore.
Itwasworse
da
when
itbegantobeclothedupon
med
with
detestableattributes;
andoutof
den
the
shifting,insubstantialmiststhat
havde
had
solongbaffledhiseye,thereleapedup
den
the
sudden,definitepresentmentof
en
a
fiend.
“Ithoughtitwasmadness,”he
sagde
said
,ashereplacedtheobnoxiouspaperinthesafe,“and
nu
now
Ibegintofearitisdisgrace.”
Med
With
thatheblewouthiscandle,puton
en
a
greatcoat,andsetforthinthedirectionofCavendishSquare,thatcitadelofmedicine,
hvor
where
hisfriend,thegreatDr.Lanyon,
havde
had
hishouseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients.
“If
nogen
anyone
knows,itwillbeLanyon,”he
havde
had
thought.
Thesolemnbutler
kendte
knew
andwelcomedhim;