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STORYOFTHEDOOR
Mr.
Uttersonthelawyerwasa
mies
man
ofaruggedcountenancethatwas
koskaan
never
lightedbyasmile;
kylmä
cold
,scantyandembarrassedindiscourse;
backwardinsentiment;
lean,
pitkä
long
,dusty,drearyandyetsomehowlovable.
Atfriendlymeetings,
ja
and
whenthewinewastohistaste,
jotain
something
eminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhiseye;
jotain
something
indeedwhichneverfounditswayintohis
puhunut
talk
,butwhichspokenot
vain
only
inthesesilentsymbolsoftheafter-dinnerface,
mutta
but
moreoftenandloudlyintheactsofhislife.
Hewasausterewithhimself;
joi
drank
ginwhenhewas
yksin
alone
,tomortifyatasteforvintages;
andthoughheenjoyedthetheatre,
ollut
had
notcrossedthedoorsofonefortwentyyears.
Mutta
But
hehadanapprovedtoleranceforothers;
toisinaan
sometimes
wondering,almostwithenvy,atthehighpressureofspiritsinvolvedintheirmisdeeds;
ja
and
inanyextremityinclinedto
auttamaan
help
ratherthantoreprove.
“IinclinetoCain’sheresy,”heusedto
sanoi
say
quaintly:
“Iletmybrother
mennä
go
tothedevilinhisownway.”
Inthischaracter,itwasfrequentlyhisfortunetobethelastreputableacquaintanceandthelast
hyvä
good
influenceinthelivesofdowngoingmen.
Andtosuchasthese,so
kauan
long
astheycameabouthischambers,he
koskaan
never
markedashadeofchangeinhisdemeanour.
Nodoubtthefeatwas
helppoa
easy
toMr.Utterson;
forhewasundemonstrativeatthebest,and
jopa
even
hisfriendshipseemedtobefoundedinasimilarcatholicityofgood-nature.
Itisthemarkofamodest
miehen
man
toaccepthisfriendlycircleready-madefromthehandsofopportunity;
andthatwasthelawyer’s
tapa
way
.
Hisfriendswerethoseofhisownblood
tai
or
thosewhomhehadknownthelongest;
hisaffections,likeivy,werethegrowthof
ajan
time
,theyimpliednoaptnessintheobject.
Hence,nodoubtthebondthatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,thewell-known
miehen
man
abouttown.
Itwasanuttocrackformany,what
nämä
these
twocouldseeineachother,
tai
or
whatsubjecttheycould
löysivät
find
incommon.
Itwasreportedbythose
jotka
who
encounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,
että
that
theysaidnothing,lookedsingularlydullandwouldhailwithobviousrelieftheappearanceofafriend.
Forallthat,the
kaksi
two
menputthegreateststorebytheseexcursions,countedthemthechiefjewelofeachweek,andnot
vain
only
setasideoccasionsofpleasure,
mutta
but
evenresistedthecallsofbusiness,thatthey
voisivat
might
enjoythemuninterrupted.
Itchancedononeoftheserambles
että
that
theirwayledthemdownaby-streetinabusyquarterofLondon.
Thestreetwas
pieni
small
andwhatiscalled
hiljainen
quiet
,butitdroveathrivingtradeontheweekdays.
Theinhabitantswere
kaikki
all
doingwell,itseemedand
kaikki
all
emulouslyhopingtodobetterstill,andlayingoutthesurplusoftheirgrainsincoquetry;
sothattheshopfronts
seisoi
stood
alongthatthoroughfarewithanairofinvitation,
kuin
like
rowsofsmilingsaleswomen.
Jopa
Even
onSunday,whenitveileditsmorefloridcharmsandlaycomparativelyemptyofpassage,the
katu
street
shoneoutincontrasttoitsdingyneighbourhood,
kuin
like
afireinaforest;
andwithitsfreshlypaintedshutters,well-polishedbrasses,andgeneralcleanlinessandgaietyofnote,instantlycaughtandpleasedtheeyeofthepassenger.
Kaksi
Two
doorsfromonecorner,ontheleft
kädellä
hand
goingeastthelinewasbrokenbytheentryofacourt;
and
juuri
just
atthatpointacertainsinisterblockofbuildingthrustforwarditsgableonthestreet.
Itwas
kaksi
two
storeyshigh;
showednowindow,
mitään
nothing
butadooronthelowerstoreyandablindforeheadofdiscolouredwallontheupper;
andboreineveryfeature,themarksofprolongedandsordidnegligence.
The
ovi
door
,whichwasequippedwithneitherbellnorknocker,wasblistered
ja
and
distained.
Trampsslouchedintotherecess
ja
and
struckmatchesonthepanels;
lapset
children
keptshopuponthesteps;
theschoolboy
oli
had
triedhisknifeonthemouldings;
andforcloseonageneration,
ei
no
onehadappearedtodrive
pois
away
theserandomvisitorsortorepairtheirravages.
Mr.
Enfieldandthelawyerwereontheother
puolella
side
oftheby-street;
but
kun
when
theycameabreastoftheentry,theformerlifteduphiscaneandpointed.
“Didyoueverremarkthatdoor?”
he
kysyi
asked
;
andwhenhiscompanion
oli
had
repliedintheaffirmative,“Itisconnectedinmymind,”added
hän
he
,“withaveryoddstory.”
“Indeed?”
sanoi
said
Mr.Utterson,withaslightchangeofvoice,“andwhatwasthat?”
“Well,itwasthisway,”returnedMr.Enfield:
“Iwascoming
kotiin
home
fromsomeplaceattheendofthe
maailman
world
,aboutthreeo’clockof
a
a
blackwintermorning,andmywaylay
läpi
through
apartoftown
jossa
where
therewasliterallynothingtobeseenbutlamps.
Kadun
Street
afterstreetandallthefolksasleep—street
jälkeen
after
street,alllightedupasifforaprocessionand
kaikki
all
asemptyasachurch—tillatlastIgotintothatstateofmindwhena
mies
man
listensandlistensandbeginstolongforthesightofapoliceman.
Allatonce,I
näin
saw
twofigures:
onea
pieni
little
manwhowasstumping
pitkin
along
eastwardatagoodwalk,andtheothera
tyttö
girl
ofmaybeeightorten
joka
who
wasrunningashardasshewasabledownacrossstreet.
No
Well
,sir,thetworanintooneanothernaturallyenoughatthecorner;
andthen
tuli
came
thehorriblepartofthething;
forthe
mies
man
trampledcalmlyoverthechild’s
ruumiin
body
andleftherscreamingontheground.
Itsoundsnothingtohear,
mutta
but
itwashellishto
nähdä
see
.
Itwasn’tlikea
mies
man
;
itwaslikesomedamnedJuggernaut.
Igavea
muutaman
few
halloa,tooktomyheels,collaredmygentleman,
ja
and
broughthimbackto
jossa
where
therewasalreadyquiteagroupaboutthescreamingchild.
Hewasperfectly
viileä
cool
andmadenoresistance,
mutta
but
gavemeonelook,sougly
että
that
itbroughtoutthesweatonme
kuin
like
running.
Thepeoplewho
olivat
had
turnedoutwerethegirl’sownfamily;
ja
and
prettysoon,thedoctor,forwhomshe
oli
had
beensentputinhisappearance.
No
Well
,thechildwasnot
paljon
much
theworse,morefrightened,accordingtothesawbones;
ja
and
thereyoumighthavesupposedwouldbeanendto
sen
it
.
Buttherewasonecuriouscircumstance.
I
olin
had
takenaloathingtomygentlemanatfirstsight.
So
oli
had
thechild’sfamily,whichwasonlynatural.
Mutta
But
thedoctor’scasewaswhatstruckme.
Hewastheusualcutanddryapothecary,ofnoparticularageandcolour,withastrongEdinburghaccentandaboutasemotionalasabagpipe.
Well,sir,hewas
kuin
like
therestofus;
joka
every
timehelookedatmyprisoner,I
katsoi
saw
thatsawbonesturnsick
ja
and
whitewiththedesireto
tappaa
kill
him.
Iknewwhatwasinhismind,justasheknewwhatwasinmine;
and
tappaminen
killing
beingoutofthequestion,we
teimme
did
thenextbest.
We
sanoimme
told
themanwecouldandwould
teemme
make
suchascandaloutof
tästä
this
asshouldmakehisnamestinkfromoneendofLondontotheother.
Jos
If
hehadanyfriends
tai
or
anycredit,weundertook
että
that
heshouldlosethem.
Ja
And
allthetime,aswewerepitchingitinredhot,wewere
pidimme
keeping
thewomenoffhimasbestwecouldfortheywereaswildasharpies.
I
koskaan
never
sawacircleofsuchhatefulfaces;
and
siellä
there
wasthemaninthemiddle,withakindof
musta
black
sneeringcoolness—frightenedtoo,I
voisin
could
seethat—butcarryingit
pois
off
,sir,reallylikeSatan.
‘Ifyouchooseto
tehdä
make
capitaloutofthisaccident,’
sanoi
said
he,‘Iamnaturallyhelpless.
Ei
No
gentlemanbutwishestoavoidascene,’
sanoo
says
he.
‘Nameyourfigure.’
No
Well
,wescrewedhimuptoahundredpoundsforthechild’sfamily;
hewould
olisi
have
clearlylikedtostickout;
mutta
but
therewassomethingaboutthelotofusthat
tarkoitti
meant
mischief,andatlasthestruck.
Thenextthingwasto
hankkia
get
themoney;
andwheredoyouthinkhecarriedus
mutta
but
tothatplacewiththedoor?—whippedoutakey,
meni
went
in,andpresentlycame
takaisin
back
withthematterof
kymmenen
ten
poundsingoldandachequeforthebalanceonCoutts’s,drawnpayabletobearerand
allekirjoitettu
signed
withanamethatIcan’tmention,thoughit’s
yksi
one
ofthepointsofmystory,
mutta
but
itwasanameat
ainakin
least
verywellknownandoftenprinted.
Thefigurewasstiff;
mutta
but
thesignaturewasgoodfor
enemmän
more
thanthatifitwasonlygenuine.
I
otin
took
thelibertyofpointing
ulos
out
tomygentlemanthatthewholebusiness
näytti
looked
apocryphal,andthata
miehen
man
doesnot,inreallife,walkintoacellardooratfourinthe
aamulla
morning
andcomeoutwith
toisen
another
man’schequeforcloseuponahundredpounds.
Mutta
But
hewasquiteeasy
ja
and
sneering.
‘Setyourmindatrest,’
sanoi
says
he,‘Iwillstaywithyoutillthebanksopenandcashthechequemyself.’Sowe
kaikki
all
setoff,thedoctor,andthechild’s
isä
father
,andourfriendandmyself,andpassedtherestofthe
yön
night
inmychambers;
andnextday,
kun
when
wehadbreakfasted,wentinabodytothebank.
I
annoin
gave
inthechequemyself,
ja
and
saidIhadeveryreasonto
uskoa
believe
itwasaforgery.
Notabitofit.
Thechequewasgenuine.”
“Tut-tut!”
sanoi
said
Mr.Utterson.
“Iseeyou
tunnette
feel
asIdo,”saidMr.Enfield.
“Yes,it’sa
huono
bad
story.
Formymanwasafellowthat
kukaan
nobody
couldhavetodo
kanssa
with
,areallydamnableman;
andthe
henkilö
person
thatdrewthechequeisthe
hyvin
very
pinkoftheproprieties,celebrated
myös
too
,and(whatmakesitworse)
yksi
one
ofyourfellowswhodowhattheycallgood.
Blackmail,Isuppose;
anhonest
mies
man
payingthroughthenoseforsomeofthecapersofhisyouth.
Musta
Black
MailHouseiswhatIcallthe
paikka
place
withthedoor,inconsequence.
Thougheventhat,you
tiedät
know
,isfarfromexplainingall,”headded,andwiththewordsfellintoaveinofmusing.
From
tästä
this
hewasrecalledbyMr.Utterson
kysyi
asking
rathersuddenly:
“Andyoudon’t
tiedä
know
ifthedrawerofthechequelivesthere?”
“Alikely
paikka
place
,isn’tit?”
returnedMr.Enfield.
“ButIhappento
olen
have
noticedhisaddress;
helivesinsomesquareorother.”
“Andyou
koskaan
never
askedaboutthe—placewiththedoor?”
sanoi
said
Mr.Utterson.
“No,sir;
I
oli
had
adelicacy,”wasthereply.
“Ifeel
hyvin
very
stronglyaboutputtingquestions;
itpartakestoomuchofthestyleofthedayofjudgment.
Youstartaquestion,
ja
and
it’slikestartingastone.
You
istut
sit
quietlyonthetopofahill;
ja
and
awaythestonegoes,
aloittaen
starting
others;
andpresentlysomebland
vanha
old
bird(thelastyouwould
olisit
have
thoughtof)isknockedonthe
päähän
head
inhisownbackgardenandthe
perhe
family
havetochangetheirname.
Ei
No
sir,Imakeitaruleofmine:
the
enemmän
more
itlookslikeQueerStreet,thelessIask.”
“Avery
hyvä
good
rule,too,”saidthelawyer.
“ButI
olen
have
studiedtheplaceformyself,”continuedMr.Enfield.
“Itseemsscarcelyahouse.
Thereisnootherdoor,and
kukaan
nobody
goesinoroutofthatonebut,onceinagreatwhile,thegentlemanofmyadventure.
Thereare
kolme
three
windowslookingonthecourtonthefirstfloor;
nonebelow;
thewindowsare
aina
always
shutbutthey’reclean.
Ja
And
thenthereisachimney
joka
which
isgenerallysmoking;
so
jonkun
somebody
mustlivethere.
And
silti
yet
it’snotsosure;
forthebuildingsaresopackedtogetheraboutthecourt,
että
that
it’shardtosay
missä
where
oneendsandanotherbegins.”
Thepair
käveli
walked
onagainforawhileinsilence;
andthen“Enfield,”
sanoi
said
Mr.Utterson,“that’sa
hyvä
good
ruleofyours.”
“Yes,Ithinkitis,”returnedEnfield.
“Butforallthat,”continuedthelawyer,“there’s
yksi
one
pointIwantto
kysyä
ask
.
Iwanttoaskthe
nimeä
name
ofthatmanwho
käveli
walked
overthechild.”
“Well,”
sanoi
said
Mr.Enfield,“Ican’t
näe
see
whatharmitwould
tekisi
do
.
ItwasamanofthenameofHyde.”
“Hm,”
sanoi
said
Mr.Utterson.
“Whatsortofa
mies
man
ishetosee?”
“Heisnot
helppo
easy
todescribe.
Thereis
jotain
something
wrongwithhisappearance;
jotain
something
displeasing,somethingdown-rightdetestable.
I
koskaan
never
sawamanIsodisliked,andyetIscarce
tiedä
know
why.
Hemustbedeformedsomewhere;
he
antaa
gives
astrongfeelingofdeformity,althoughIcouldn’tspecifythepoint.
He’sanextraordinarylooking
mies
man
,andyetIreally
voi
can
namenothingoutoftheway.
No,
sir
sir
;
Icanmakenohandofit;
Ican’tdescribe
häntä
him
.
Andit’snotwantofmemory;
forIdeclareIcanseehimthismoment.”
Mr.
Utterson
taas
again
walkedsomewayinsilenceandobviouslyunderaweightofconsideration.
“Youare
varma
sure
heusedakey?”
heinquiredatlast.
“My
rakas
dear
sir...”
beganEnfield,surprisedoutofhimself.
“Yes,Iknow,”
sanoi
said
Utterson;
“Iknowit
täytyy
must
seemstrange.
Thefact
on
is
,ifIdonot
kysy
ask
youthenameoftheotherparty,itisbecauseI
tiedän
know
italready.
Yousee,Richard,yourtale
on
has
gonehome.
Ifyou
on
have
beeninexactinanypointyouhad
parempi
better
correctit.”
“Ithinkyoumight
olisit
have
warnedme,”returnedtheotherwithatouchofsullenness.
“ButIhavebeenpedanticallyexact,asyoucallit.
Thefellow
oli
had
akey;
andwhat’smore,he
on
has
itstill.
Isawhimuseitnota
viikko
week
ago.”
Mr.
Uttersonsigheddeeply
mutta
but
saidneveraword;
ja
and
theyoungmanpresentlyresumed.
“Hereis
toinen
another
lessontosaynothing,”said
hän
he
.
“Iamashamedofmylongtongue.
Letus
tehdään
make
abargainnevertoreferto
tästä
this
again.”
“Withallmyheart,”
sanoi
said
thelawyer.
SEARCHFORMR.HYDE
ThateveningMr.Uttersoncame
kotiin
home
tohisbachelorhouseinsombrespirits
ja
and
satdowntodinnerwithoutrelish.
Itwashiscustomof
a
a
Sunday,whenthismealwasover,to
istua
sit
closebythefire,
a
a
volumeofsomedrydivinityonhisreadingdesk,
kunnes
until
theclockoftheneighbouringchurchrangoutthehouroftwelve,whenhewould
meni
go
soberlyandgratefullytobed.
Onthis
iltana
night
however,assoonastheclothwas
otti
taken
away,hetookupacandle
ja
and
wentintohisbusinessroom.
Therehe
avasi
opened
hissafe,tookfromthe
kaikkein
most
privatepartofitadocumentendorsedontheenvelopeasDr.Jekyll’sWilland
istui
sat
downwithacloudedbrowtostudyitscontents.
Thewillwasholograph,forMr.Uttersonthoughhe
otti
took
chargeofitnowthatitwas
tehty
made
,hadrefusedtolendtheleastassistanceinthe
tehty
making
ofit;
itprovidednotonly
että
that
,incaseofthedeceaseofHenryJekyll,M.D.,D.C.L.,L.L.D.,F.R.S.,etc.,
kaikki
all
hispossessionsweretopassintothehandsofhis“friendandbenefactorEdwardHyde,”but
että
that
incaseofDr.Jekyll’s“disappearance
tai
or
unexplainedabsenceforanyperiodexceedingthreecalendarmonths,”thesaidEdwardHyde
olisi
should
stepintothesaidHenryJekyll’sshoes
ilman
without
furtherdelayandfreefromanyburthen
tai
or
obligationbeyondthepaymentofa
muutaman
few
smallsumstothemembersofthedoctor’shousehold.
Tämä
This
documenthadlongbeenthelawyer’seyesore.
Itoffendedhim
sekä
both
asalawyerandasaloverofthesaneandcustomarysidesof
elämän
life
,towhomthefancifulwastheimmodest.
AndhithertoitwashisignoranceofMr.Hydethat
oli
had
swelledhisindignation;
now,byasuddenturn,itwashisknowledge.
Itwas
jo
already
badenoughwhenthe
nimi
name
wasbutanameofwhichhe
voinut
could
learnnomore.
Itwasworse
kun
when
itbegantobeclotheduponwithdetestableattributes;
andoutoftheshifting,insubstantialmiststhat
oli
had
solongbaffledhiseye,thereleapedupthesudden,definitepresentmentofafiend.
“Ithoughtitwasmadness,”he
sanoi
said
,ashereplacedtheobnoxiouspaperinthesafe,“and
nyt
now
Ibegintofearitisdisgrace.”
Withthatheblewouthiscandle,putonagreatcoat,andsetforthin
sitä
the
directionofCavendishSquare,thatcitadelofmedicine,wherehisfriend,
sitä
the
greatDr.Lanyon,hadhishouseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients.
“If
joku
anyone
knows,itwillbeLanyon,”hehadthought.
Thesolemnbutler
tunsi
knew
andwelcomedhim;