STORYOFTHEDOOR
Mr.
Uttersonthelawyerwasamanofaruggedcountenancethatwasneverlightedbyasmile;
холодный
cold,scantyandembarrassedindiscourse;backwardinsentiment;
lean,long,dusty,dreary
и
andyetsomehowlovable.Atfriendlymeetings,
и
andwhenthewinewastohistaste,то
somethingeminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhiseye;то
somethingindeedwhichneverfounditswayintohistalk,но
butwhichspokenotonlyinthesesilentsymbolsoftheafter-dinnerface,но
butmoreoftenandloudlyintheactsofhisжизни
life.Hewasausterewithhimself;
drankgin
когда
whenhewasalone,tomortifyatasteforvintages;и
andthoughheenjoyedthetheatre,hadnotcrossedв
thedoorsofonefortwentyyears.Но
Buthehadanapprovedtoleranceforothers;иногда
sometimeswondering,almostwithenvy,atthehighpressureofspiritsinvolvedintheirmisdeeds;и
andinanyextremityinclinedtohelpratherthantoreprove.“IinclinetoCain’sheresy,”heusedtosayquaintly:
“Iletmybrother
пойти
gotothedevilinhisownway.”Inthischaracter,itwasfrequentlyhisfortunetobethelastreputableacquaintance
и
andthelastgoodinfluenceinthelivesofdowngoingmen.И
Andtosuchasthese,solongastheycameо
abouthischambers,henevermarkedashadeofchangeinhisdemeanour.NodoubtthefeatwaseasytoMr.Utterson;
forhewasundemonstrativeatthebest,
и
andevenhisfriendshipseemedtobefoundedinasimilarcatholicityofgood-nature.Itisthemarkofamodestmantoaccepthisfriendlycircleready-madefromthehandsofopportunity;
и
andthatwasthelawyer’sпуть
way.Hisfriendswerethoseofhisownblood
или
orthosewhomhehadknownthelongest;hisaffections,
как
likeivy,werethegrowthoftime,theyimpliedне
noaptnessintheobject.Hence,nodoubtthebondthatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,thewell-knownmanabouttown.
Itwasanuttocrackformany,what
эти
thesetwocouldseeinдруг
eachother,orwhatsubjecttheycouldнайти
findincommon.Itwasreportedby
те
thosewhoencounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,что
thattheysaidnothing,lookedsingularlydullи
andwouldhailwithobviousrelieftheappearanceofafriend.For
все
allthat,thetwomenputthegreateststorebytheseexcursions,countedthemthechiefjewelofeachweek,и
andnotonlysetasideoccasionsofpleasure,но
butevenresistedthecallsofbusiness,это
thattheymightenjoythemuninterrupted.Itchancedononeoftheserambles
что
thattheirwayledthemвниз
downaby-streetinabusyquarterofLondon.The
улица
streetwassmallandwhatiscalledquiet,но
butitdroveathrivingtradeontheweekdays.Theinhabitantswere
все
alldoingwell,itseemedи
andallemulouslyhopingtoсделать
dobetterstill,andlayingoutthesurplusoftheirgrainsincoquetry;so
что
thattheshopfrontsstoodвдоль
alongthatthoroughfarewithanairofinvitation,как
likerowsofsmilingsaleswomen.Даже
EvenonSunday,whenitveileditsболее
morefloridcharmsandlaycomparativelyemptyofpassage,theулица
streetshoneoutincontrasttoitsdingyneighbourhood,как
likeafireinaforest;и
andwithitsfreshlypaintedshutters,well-polishedbrasses,и
andgeneralcleanlinessandgaietyofnote,instantlycaughtи
andpleasedtheeyeofthepassenger.Две
Twodoorsfromonecorner,onthelefthandgoingeasttheлиния
linewasbrokenbytheentryofacourt;и
andjustatthatpointacertainsinisterblockofbuildingthrustforwarditsgableontheулице
street.Itwastwostoreyshigh;
showed
не
nowindow,nothingbutadooronthelowerstoreyи
andablindforeheadofdiscolouredwallontheupper;и
andboreineveryfeature,themarksofprolongedи
andsordidnegligence.Thedoor,whichwasequippedwithneitherbellnorknocker,wasblistered
и
anddistained.Trampsslouchedinto
в
therecessandstruckmatchesonв
thepanels;childrenkeptshopuponthesteps;
theschoolboyhadtriedhisknifeonthemouldings;
и
andforcloseonageneration,не
noonehadappearedtodriveawaytheserandomvisitorsили
ortorepairtheirravages.Mr.
Enfield
и
andthelawyerwereontheдругой
othersideoftheby-street;но
butwhentheycameabreastoftheentry,theformerlifteduphiscaneи
andpointed.“Didyoueverremarkthatdoor?”
heasked;
и
andwhenhiscompanionhadrepliedintheaffirmative,“Itisconnectedinmymind,”addedhe,“withaочень
veryoddstory.”“Indeed?”
saidMr.Utterson,
с
withaslightchangeofvoice,“andwhatwasthat?”“Well,itwasthisway,”returnedMr.Enfield:
“Iwascoming
домой
homefromsomeplaceattheendoftheworld,aboutтрех
threeo’clockofablackwintermorning,и
andmywaylaythroughaчасть
partoftownwheretherewasliterallyничего
nothingtobeseenbutlamps.Улица
Streetafterstreetandallthefolksasleep—streetafterулица
street,alllightedupasifforaprocessionи
andallasemptyasachurch—tillatlastIgotintothatstateofума
mindwhenamanlistensи
andlistensandbeginstolongforthesightofapoliceman.Allatonce,Isaw
две
twofigures:onealittle
мужчина
manwhowasstumpingalongeastwardatagoodwalk,и
andtheotheragirlofвозможно
maybeeightortenwhowasrunningashardasshewasabledownacrossулице
street.Well,sir,thetworanintooneanothernaturallyenoughatthecorner;
andthencamethehorrible
часть
partofthething;forthe
мужчина
mantrampledcalmlyoverthechild’sтело
bodyandleftherscreamingontheground.Itsounds
ничего
nothingtohear,butitwashellishtoвидеть
see.Itwasn’tlikeaman;
itwas
как
likesomedamnedJuggernaut.Igavea
несколько
fewhalloa,tooktomyheels,collaredmygentleman,и
andbroughthimbacktoгде
wheretherewasalreadyquiteagroupо
aboutthescreamingchild.Hewasperfectlycool
и
andmadenoresistance,butgavemeonelook,souglyчто
thatitbroughtoutthesweatonmeкак
likerunning.Thepeoplewhohadturnedoutwerethegirl’sownfamily;
и
andprettysoon,thedoctor,forwhomshehadbeensentputinhisappearance.Ну
Well,thechildwasnotнамного
muchtheworse,morefrightened,accordingtothesawbones;и
andthereyoumighthavesupposedwouldbeanконец
endtoit.Buttherewasonecuriouscircumstance.
Ihadtakenaloathingtomygentlemanatfirstsight.
Sohadthechild’s
семья
family,whichwasonlynatural.Но
Butthedoctor’scasewaswhatstruckменя
me.Hewastheusualcut
и
anddryapothecary,ofnoparticularageи
andcolour,withastrongEdinburghaccentи
andaboutasemotionalasabagpipe.Ну
Well,sir,hewasliketherestofus;каждый
everytimehelookedatmyprisoner,Isawчто
thatsawbonesturnsickandwhitewiththedesiretoубить
killhim.Iknewwhatwasinhismind,justasheknewwhatwasinmine;
и
andkillingbeingoutofthequestion,wedidthenextbest.Wetoldthemanwecould
и
andwouldmakesuchascandaloutofthisasshouldmakehisимя
namestinkfromoneendofLondontotheother.Если
Ifhehadanyfriendsили
oranycredit,weundertookчто
thatheshouldlosethem.И
Andallthetime,aswewerepitchingitinкрасный
redhot,wewerekeepingthewomenот
offhimasbestwecouldfortheywereaswildasharpies.Ineversawacircleofsuchhatefulfaces;
и
andtherewasthemaninthemiddle,с
withakindofblacksneeringcoolness—frightenedтоже
too,Icouldseethat—butcarryingitoff,сэр
sir,reallylikeSatan.‘Ifyouchoosetomakecapitaloutofthisaccident,’said
он
he,‘Iamnaturallyhelpless.Не
Nogentlemanbutwishestoavoidascene,’saysон
he.‘Nameyourfigure.’Well,wescrewedhimuptoahundredpoundsforthechild’s
семьи
family;hewouldhaveclearlylikedtostickout;
но
buttherewassomethingaboutthelotofusчто
thatmeantmischief,andatlasthestruck.Thenextthingwastogetthe
деньги
money;andwheredoyouthinkhecarriedus
но
buttothatplacewiththedoor?—whippedoutakey,wentin,и
andpresentlycamebackwiththematteroftenpoundsingoldи
andachequeforthebalanceonCoutts’s,drawnpayabletobearerи
andsignedwithanamethatIcan’tmention,thoughit’sодин
oneofthepointsofmystory,но
butitwasanameatкрайней мере
leastverywellknownandoftenprinted.Thefigurewasstiff;
но
butthesignaturewasgoodformorethanthatесли
ifitwasonlygenuine.Itookthelibertyofpointingouttomygentleman
что
thatthewholebusinesslookedapocryphal,и
andthatamandoesnot,inrealжизни
life,walkintoacellarдверь
dooratfourinthemorningи
andcomeoutwithanotherman’schequeforcloseuponahundredpounds.Но
Buthewasquiteeasyи
andsneering.‘Setyourmindatrest,’says
он
he,‘Iwillstaywithyoutillthebanksopenи
andcashthechequemyself.’Soweвсе
allsetoff,thedoctor,и
andthechild’sfather,andourдруг
friendandmyself,andpassedtherestofthenightinmychambers;и
andnextday,whenwehadbreakfasted,wentinabodytothebank.Igaveinthechequemyself,
и
andsaidIhadeveryreasontobelieveitwasaforgery.Notabitofit.
Thechequewasgenuine.”
“Tut-tut!”
saidMr.Utterson.
“I
вижу
seeyoufeelasIdo,”saidMr.Enfield.“Yes,it’sabad
история
story.Formymanwasafellow
что
thatnobodycouldhavetodoс
with,areallydamnableman;и
andthepersonthatdrewthechequeistheverypinkoftheproprieties,celebratedtoo,и
and(whatmakesitworse)oneofyourfellowswhodowhattheycallgood.Blackmail,Isuppose;
anhonestmanpayingthroughthenosefor
некоторые
someofthecapersofhisyouth.Черный
BlackMailHouseiswhatIcalltheplaceс
withthedoor,inconsequence.Though
даже
eventhat,youknow,isдалеко
farfromexplainingall,”headded,и
andwiththewordsfellintoaveinofmusing.FromthishewasrecalledbyMr.Uttersonaskingrathersuddenly:
“Andyoudon’tknowifthedrawerofthechequelivesthere?”
“Alikely
место
place,isn’tit?”returnedMr.Enfield.
“ButIhappentohavenoticedhisaddress;
helivesinsomesquareorother.”
“Andyouneverasked
о
aboutthe—placewiththedoor?”saidMr.Utterson.
“No,
сэр
sir;Ihadadelicacy,”wasthereply.
“Ifeel
очень
verystronglyaboutputtingquestions;itpartakes
слишком
toomuchofthestyleoftheдня
dayofjudgment.Youstartaquestion,
и
andit’slikestartingastone.Yousitquietlyonthe
вершине
topofahill;andawaythestonegoes,startingothers;
и
andpresentlysomeblandoldbird(thelastyouwouldhavethoughtof)isknockedontheголову
headinhisownbackgardenи
andthefamilyhavetochangetheirимя
name.Nosir,Imakeitaruleofmine:
the
больше
moreitlookslikeQueerСтрит
Street,thelessIask.”“Averygoodrule,too,”saidthelawyer.
“ButIhavestudiedthe
место
placeformyself,”continuedMr.Enfield.“Itseemsscarcelya
дом
house.Thereisnootherdoor,
и
andnobodygoesinoroutofthatonebut,раз
onceinagreatwhile,thegentlemanofmyadventure.Есть
Therearethreewindowslookingonthecourtonthefirstfloor;nonebelow;
thewindowsare
всегда
alwaysshutbutthey’reclean.Andthen
есть
thereisachimneywhichisgenerallysmoking;so
кто
somebodymustlivethere.Andyetit’snotsosure;
forthebuildingsaresopackedtogetheraboutthecourt,
что
thatit’shardtosayгде
whereoneendsandanotherbegins.”Thepairwalkedon
снова
againforawhileinsilence;andthen“Enfield,”saidMr.Utterson,“that’sagoodruleofyours.”
“Yes,I
думаю
thinkitis,”returnedEnfield.“Butfor
все
allthat,”continuedthelawyer,“there’sодин
onepointIwanttoзадать
ask.Iwanttoaskthe
имя
nameofthatmanwhowalkedoverthechild.”“Well,”saidMr.Enfield,“Ican’t
вижу
seewhatharmitwoulddo.Itwasamanofthe
имени
nameofHyde.”“Hm,”saidMr.Utterson.
“Whatsortofamanishetosee?”
“Heisnoteasytodescribe.
Thereis
то
somethingwrongwithhisappearance;то
somethingdispleasing,somethingdown-rightdetestable.IneversawamanIsodisliked,
и
andyetIscarceknowпочему
why.Hemustbedeformedsomewhere;
hegivesastrongfeelingofdeformity,althoughIcouldn’tspecifythepoint.
He’sanextraordinarylookingman,
и
andyetIreallycannameничего
nothingoutoftheway.Нет
No,sir;Icanmake
не
nohandofit;Ican’tdescribe
его
him.Andit’snotwantofmemory;
forIdeclareIcan
вижу
seehimthismoment.”Mr.
Utterson
снова
againwalkedsomewayinsilenceи
andobviouslyunderaweightofconsideration.“Youaresureheusedakey?”
heinquiredatlast.
“My
дорогой
dearsir...”beganEnfield,surprisedoutofhimself.
“Yes,Iknow,”saidUtterson;
“I
знаю
knowitmustseemstrange.В
Thefactis,ifIdonotaskyouв
thenameoftheotherparty,itisпотому что
becauseIknowitalready.Yousee,Richard,yourtalehasgone
домой
home.Ifyouhavebeeninexactinanypointyouhad
лучше
bettercorrectit.”“Ithinkyoumighthavewarnedme,”returnedthe
другой
otherwithatouchofsullenness.“ButIhavebeenpedanticallyexact,asyoucall
это
it.Thefellowhadakey;
и
andwhat’smore,hehasitвсе еще
still.Isawhimuseitnota
неделю
weekago.”Mr.
Uttersonsigheddeeply
но
butsaidneveraword;и
andtheyoungmanpresentlyresumed.“Hereisanotherlessontosaynothing,”said
он
he.“Iamashamedofmylongtongue.
Letusmakeabargainnevertorefertothisagain.”
“Withallmyheart,”saidthelawyer.
SEARCHFORMR.HYDE
ThateveningMr.Uttersoncame
домой
hometohisbachelorhouseinsombrespiritsи
andsatdowntodinnerwithoutrelish.ItwashiscustomofaSunday,
когда
whenthismealwasover,toсидеть
sitclosebythefire,avolumeofsomedrydivinityonhisreadingdesk,untiltheclockoftheneighbouringchurchrangoutthehouroftwelve,когда
whenhewouldgosoberlyи
andgratefullytobed.On
эту
thisnighthowever,assoonastheclothwastakenaway,hetookupacandleи
andwentintohisbusinessroom.Там
Thereheopenedhissafe,tookfromthemostprivatepartofitadocumentendorsedontheenvelopeasDr.Jekyll’sWillи
andsatdownwithacloudedbrowtostudyitscontents.Thewillwasholograph,forMr.Uttersonthoughhetookchargeofit
теперь
nowthatitwasmade,hadrefusedtolendtheleastassistanceinthemakingofit;itprovidednot
только
onlythat,incaseofthedeceaseofHenryJekyll,M.D.,D.C.L.,L.L.D.,F.R.S.,etc.,все
allhispossessionsweretopassintothehandsofhis“friendи
andbenefactorEdwardHyde,”butчто
thatincaseofDr.Jekyll’s“disappearanceили
orunexplainedabsenceforanyperiodexceedingтри
threecalendarmonths,”thesaidEdwardHydeдолжен
shouldstepintothesaidHenryJekyll’sshoeswithoutfurtherdelayи
andfreefromanyburthenили
orobligationbeyondthepaymentofafewsmallsumstothemembersofthedoctor’shousehold.Этот
Thisdocumenthadlongbeenthelawyer’seyesore.Itoffendedhimbothasalawyer
и
andasaloverofthesaneи
andcustomarysidesoflife,towhomthefancifulwastheimmodest.И
AndhithertoitwashisignoranceofMr.Hydethathadswelledhisindignation;теперь
now,byasuddenturn,itwashisknowledge.Itwas
уже
alreadybadenoughwhentheимя
namewasbutanameofwhichhecouldlearnnoбольше
more.Itwasworsewhenitbegantobeclotheduponwithdetestableattributes;
и
andoutoftheshifting,insubstantialmistsкоторые
thathadsolongbaffledhiseye,thereleapedupthesudden,definitepresentmentofafiend.“Ithoughtitwasmadness,”hesaid,ashereplacedtheobnoxiouspaperinthesafe,“and
теперь
nowIbegintofearitisdisgrace.”С
Withthatheblewouthiscandle,putonagreatcoat,и
andsetforthinthedirectionofCavendishSquare,thatcitadelofmedicine,где
wherehisfriend,thegreatDr.Lanyon,hadhisдом
houseandreceivedhiscrowdingpatients.“If
кто
anyoneknows,itwillbeLanyon,”hehadthought.Thesolemnbutlerknew
и
andwelcomedhim;