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STORYOFTHEDOOR
Mr.
Uttersonthelawyerwasa
mand
man
ofaruggedcountenance
der
that
wasneverlightedbya
smil
smile
;
cold,scantyandembarrassedindiscourse;
backwardin
følelser
sentiment
;
lean,long,dusty,dreary
og
and
yetsomehowlovable.
At
venlige
friendly
meetings,andwhenthe
vinen
wine
wastohistaste,
noget
something
eminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhis
øje
eye
;
somethingindeedwhichnever
fandt
found
itswayintohis
tale
talk
,butwhichspokenotonlyinthese
tavse
silent
symbolsoftheafter-dinnerface,
men
but
moreoftenandloudlyintheactsofhis
liv
life
.
Hewasausterewithhimself;
drak
drank
ginwhenhewas
alene
alone
,tomortifyatasteforvintages;
og
and
thoughheenjoyedthe
teatret
theatre
,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
mybrothergotothe
djævlen
devil
inhisownway.”
In
denne
this
character,itwasfrequentlyhis
formue
fortune
tobethelastreputableacquaintance
og
and
thelastgoodinfluenceinthelivesofdowngoingmen.
Og
And
tosuchasthese,so
længe
long
astheycameabouthischambers,he
aldrig
never
markedashadeof
forandring
change
inhisdemeanour.
No
tvivl
doubt
thefeatwaseasytoMr.Utterson;
forhewasundemonstrativeat
det
the
best,andevenhis
venskab
friendship
seemedtobefoundedin
en
a
similarcatholicityofgood-nature.
Itisthemarkofamodest
mand
man
toaccepthisfriendly
cirkel
circle
ready-madefromthehandsof
mulighed
opportunity
;
andthatwasthelawyer’s
måde
way
.
Hisfriendswerethoseofhis
eget
own
bloodorthosewhomhe
havde
had
knownthelongest;
hisaffections,
som
like
ivy,werethegrowthof
tid
time
,theyimpliednoaptnessintheobject.
Derfor
Hence
,nodoubtthebondthat
forenede
united
himtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,
den
the
well-knownmanabouttown.
Itwas
en
a
nuttocrackformany,whatthese
to
two
couldseeineachother,
eller
or
whatsubjecttheycould
finde
find
incommon.
Itwas
rapporteret
reported
bythosewhoencounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,thatthey
sagde
said
nothing,lookedsingularlydull
og
and
wouldhailwithobvious
lettelse
relief
theappearanceofa
ven
friend
.
Forallthat,the
to
two
menputthegreateststorebytheseexcursions,countedthemthechiefjewelof
hver
each
week,andnotonlysetasideoccasionsof
fornøjelse
pleasure
,butevenresistedthecallsofbusiness,thattheymight
nyde
enjoy
themuninterrupted.
Itchancedononeoftheserambles
at
that
theirwayledthem
ned
down
aby-streetina
travl
busy
quarterofLondon.
The
gaden
street
wassmallandwhatiscalled
rolig
quiet
,butitdroveathriving
handel
trade
ontheweekdays.
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
floridcharmsandlaycomparatively
tom
empty
ofpassage,thestreet
skinnede
shone
outincontrasttoitsdingy
kvarter
neighbourhood
,likeafirein
en
a
forest;
andwithitsfreshly
malede
painted
shutters,well-polishedbrasses,and
generel
general
cleanlinessandgaietyof
note
note
,instantlycaughtandpleasedthe
øjet
eye
ofthepassenger.
Twodoorsfromone
hjørne
corner
,onthelefthand
går
going
eastthelinewas
brudt
broken
bytheentryofa
domstol
court
;
andjustatthat
tidspunkt
point
acertainsinisterblockof
bygning
building
thrustforwarditsgableon
det
the
street.
Itwastwostoreys
højt
high
;
showednowindow,nothingbut
en
a
dooronthelowerstorey
og
and
ablindforeheadofdiscoloured
væg
wall
ontheupper;
and
bar
bore
ineveryfeature,themarksofprolonged
og
and
sordidnegligence.
Thedoor,
der
which
wasequippedwithneither
klokke
bell
norknocker,wasblistered
og
and
distained.
Trampsslouchedintotherecess
og
and
struckmatchesonthepanels;
børn
children
keptshopuponthesteps;
theschoolboy
havde
had
triedhisknifeonthemouldings;
og
and
forcloseona
generation
generation
,noonehadappearedto
drive
drive
awaytheserandomvisitors
eller
or
torepairtheirravages.
Mr.
Enfield
og
and
thelawyerwereon
den
the
othersideoftheby-street;
men
but
whentheycameabreastoftheentry,theformer
løftede
lifted
uphiscaneandpointed.
“Didyoueverremarkthatdoor?”
he
spurgte
asked
;
andwhenhiscompanion
havde
had
repliedintheaffirmative,“Itis
forbundet
connected
inmymind,”added
han
he
,“withaveryoddstory.”
“Indeed?”
sagde
said
Mr.Utterson,witha
lille
slight
changeofvoice,“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
oftownwheretherewas
bogstaveligt talt
literally
nothingtobeseenbutlamps.
Gade
Street
afterstreetandall
den
the
folksasleep—streetafterstreet,
alle
all
lightedupasiffor
en
a
processionandallas
tom
empty
asachurch—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
tworanintooneanother
naturligt
naturally
enoughatthecorner;
og
and
thencamethehorrible
del
part
ofthething;
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,collaredmy
gentleman
gentleman
,andbroughthimbackto
hvor
where
therewasalreadyquitea
gruppe
group
aboutthescreamingchild.
Hewasperfectly
cool
cool
andmadenoresistance,
men
but
gavemeonelook,sougly
at
that
itbroughtoutthe
sveden
sweat
onmelikerunning.
De
The
peoplewhohadturned
ud
out
werethegirl’sown
familie
family
;
andprettysoon,thedoctor,forwhomshehadbeen
sendt
sent
putinhisappearance.
Well
,thechildwasnot
meget
much
theworse,morefrightened,
ifølge
according
tothesawbones;
and
der
there
youmighthavesupposed
ville
would
beanendto
det
it
.
Buttherewasonecurious
omstændighed
circumstance
.
Ihadtakenaloathingtomy
gentleman
gentleman
atfirstsight.
So
havde
had
thechild’sfamily,whichwasonlynatural.
Men
But
thedoctor’scasewaswhat
ramte
struck
me.
Hewasthe
sædvanlige
usual
cutanddryapothecary,of
ingen
no
particularageandcolour,
med
with
astrongEdinburghaccent
og
and
aboutasemotionalas
en
a
bagpipe.
Well,sir,hewas
som
like
therestofus;
hver
every
timehelookedatmy
fange
prisoner
,Isawthatsawbonesturn
syg
sick
andwhitewiththe
ønske
desire
tokillhim.
I
vidste
knew
whatwasinhis
sind
mind
,justasheknewwhatwasinmine;
og
and
killingbeingoutof
det
the
question,wedidthenextbest.
We
sagde
told
themanwecould
og
and
wouldmakesucha
skandale
scandal
outofthisas
skulle
should
makehisnamestinkfromone
ende
end
ofLondontothe
anden
other
.
Ifhehadanyfriends
eller
or
anycredit,weundertook
at
that
heshouldlosethem.
Og
And
allthetime,aswewerepitchingitin
rødt
red
hot,wewerekeepingthewomenoffhimasbestwe
kunne
could
fortheywereas
vilde
wild
asharpies.
Inever
set
saw
acircleofsuchhatefulfaces;
og
and
therewasthemaninthe
midten
middle
,withakindof
sort
black
sneeringcoolness—frightenedtoo,I
kunne
could
seethat—butcarryingitoff,
sir
sir
,reallylikeSatan.
‘Ifyou
vælger
choose
tomakecapitaloutof
denne
this
accident,’saidhe,‘Iamnaturally
hjælpeløs
helpless
.
Nogentlemanbutwishesto
undgå
avoid
ascene,’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
poundsingoldanda
check
cheque
forthebalanceonCoutts’s,
trukket
drawn
payabletobearerand
underskrevet
signed
withanamethatIcan’t
nævne
mention
,thoughit’soneofthepointsofmy
historie
story
,butitwasa
navn
name
atleastverywellknown
og
and
oftenprinted.
Thefigurewas
stiv
stiff
;
butthesignaturewas
god
good
formorethanthat
hvis
if
itwasonlygenuine.
I
tog
took
thelibertyofpointing
ud
out
tomygentlemanthat
det
the
wholebusinesslookedapocryphal,
og
and
thatamandoesnot,in
virkelige
real
life,walkintoa
kælder
cellar
dooratfourin
det
the
morningandcomeout
med
with
anotherman’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,
fejret
celebrated
too,and(whatmakesitworse)
en
one
ofyourfellowswho
gør
do
whattheycallgood.
Afpresning
Blackmail
,Isuppose;
anhonest
mand
man
payingthroughthenosefor
nogle
some
ofthecapersofhisyouth.
Black
Mail
Mail
HouseiswhatI
kalder
call
theplacewiththe
døren
door
,inconsequence.
Thougheven
at
that
,youknow,isfarfrom
forklare
explaining
all,”headded,and
med
with
thewordsfellinto
en
a
veinofmusing.
From
dette
this
hewasrecalledbyMr.Utterson
spørger
asking
rathersuddenly:
“Andyoudon’t
ved
know
ifthedrawerof
den
the
chequelivesthere?”
“A
sandsynligt
likely
place,isn’tit?”
returnedMr.Enfield.
“ButI
tilfældigvis
happen
tohavenoticedhis
adresse
address
;
helivesinsomesquare
eller
or
other.”
“Andyounever
spurgt
asked
aboutthe—placewiththedoor?”
sagde
said
Mr.Utterson.
“No,sir;
I
havde
had
adelicacy,”wasthe
svaret
reply
.
“Ifeelverystronglyaboutputtingquestions;
itpartakes
for
too
muchofthestyleofthedayofjudgment.
You
starte
start
aquestion,andit’s
som
like
startingastone.
You
sidder
sit
quietlyonthetopof
en
a
hill;
andawaythe
stenen
stone
goes,startingothers;
andpresentlysomebland
gammel
old
bird(thelastyou
ville
would
havethoughtof)isknockedontheheadinhis
egen
own
backgardenandthefamilyhaveto
ændre
change
theirname.
Nosir,Imakeita
regel
rule
ofmine:
themoreitlookslikeQueer
Street
Street
,thelessIask.”
“A
meget
very
goodrule,too,”saidthelawyer.
“ButI
har
have
studiedtheplaceformyself,”
fortsatte
continued
Mr.Enfield.
“Itseems
næppe
scarcely
ahouse.
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
thenthereisa
skorsten
chimney
whichisgenerallysmoking;
so
nogen
somebody
mustlivethere.
And
alligevel
yet
it’snotsosure;
forthebuildingsareso
pakket
packed
togetheraboutthecourt,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’t
specificere
specify
thepoint.
He’sanextraordinarylooking
mand
man
,andyetIreally
kan
can
namenothingoutofthe
vejen
way
.
No,sir;
Ican
gøre
make
nohandofit;
Ican’t
beskrive
describe
him.
Andit’snotwantof
hukommelse
memory
;
forIdeclareI
kan
can
seehimthismoment.”
Mr.
Utterson
igen
again
walkedsomewayin
stilhed
silence
andobviouslyundera
vægt
weight
ofconsideration.
“Youare
sikker
sure
heusedakey?”
he
spurgte
inquired
atlast.
“Mydearsir...”
begyndte
began
Enfield,surprisedoutofhimself.
“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.
Utterson
sukkede
sighed
deeplybutsaidnever
et
a
word;
andtheyoung
mand
man
presentlyresumed.
“Hereisanotherlessonto
sige
say
nothing,”saidhe.
“Iam
skammer
ashamed
ofmylongtongue.
Lad
Let
usmakeabargain
aldrig
never
torefertothisagain.”
“Withallmyheart,”
sagde
said
thelawyer.
SEARCHFORMR.HYDE
That
aften
evening
Mr.Uttersoncamehometohis
bachelor
bachelor
houseinsombrespirits
og
and
satdowntodinner
uden
without
relish.
Itwashis
skik
custom
ofaSunday,when
dette
this
mealwasover,to
sidde
sit
closebythefire,
et
a
volumeofsomedrydivinityonhisreadingdesk,
indtil
until
theclockoftheneighbouring
kirke
church
rangoutthehouroftwelve,
når
when
hewouldgosoberly
og
and
gratefullytobed.
On
denne
this
nighthowever,assoonastheclothwastaken
væk
away
,hetookupa
stearinlys
candle
andwentintohisbusinessroom.
Der
There
heopenedhissafe,
tog
took
fromthemostprivate
del
part
ofitadocumentendorsedontheenvelopeasDr.Jekyll’sWill
og
and
satdownwithaclouded
pande
brow
tostudyitscontents.
Thewillwasholograph,forMr.Utterson
selv
though
hetookchargeofit
nu
now
thatitwasmade,
havde
had
refusedtolendtheleast
hjælp
assistance
inthemakingofit;
itprovidednotonlythat,in
tilfælde
case
ofthedeceaseofHenryJekyll,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
unexplainedabsenceforany
periode
period
exceedingthreecalendarmonths,”thesaidEdwardHyde
skulle
should
stepintothesaidHenryJekyll’s
sko
shoes
withoutfurtherdelayand
fri
free
fromanyburthenor
forpligtelse
obligation
beyondthepaymentofa
par
few
smallsumstothemembersofthedoctor’s
husstand
household
.
Thisdocumenthadlongbeenthelawyer’seyesore.
It
fornærmede
offended
himbothasa
advokat
lawyer
andasaloverofthe
fornuftige
sane
andcustomarysidesoflife,towhomthefancifulwastheimmodest.
Og
And
hithertoitwashis
uvidenhed
ignorance
ofMr.Hydethat
havde
had
swelledhisindignation;
now,by
en
a
suddenturn,itwashis
viden
knowledge
.
Itwasalreadybad
nok
enough
whenthenamewas
men
but
anameofwhichhe
kunne
could
learnnomore.
Itwas
værre
worse
whenitbegantobeclothedupon
med
with
detestableattributes;
andoutof
den
the
shifting,insubstantialmiststhat
havde
had
solongbaffledhis
øje
eye
,thereleapedupthesudden,definitepresentmentof
en
a
fiend.
“Ithoughtitwasmadness,”he
sagde
said
,ashereplacedtheobnoxious
papir
paper
inthesafe,“and
nu
now
Ibegintofearitisdisgrace.”
Med
With
thatheblewouthis
stearinlys
candle
,putonagreatcoat,
og
and
setforthinthedirectionofCavendish
Square
Square
,thatcitadelofmedicine,
hvor
where
hisfriend,thegreatDr.Lanyon,
havde
had
hishouseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients.
“If
nogen
anyone
knows,itwillbeLanyon,”he
havde
had
thought.
Thesolemnbutler
kendte
knew
andwelcomedhim;