. 1. but they're clean. I I saw him use it not a week ago. The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. He was austere with himself; drank gin when he was alone, to mortify a taste for vintages;[3] and though he enjoyed the theater, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years. If you have been inexact in any point, you had better correct it. From Arthur Ransome, Bohemia in London (1912) 3. lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church "Yes, I know," said Utterson; "I know it must seem strange. said Mr. Utterson, with a slight change of voice, "and what was that? I gave, a few halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought, him back to where there was already quite a group about the. You can view our. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. His friends "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town . "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a In this character, it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance and the last good influence in the lives of downgoing men. All at once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street. This page was last edited on 2 July 2022, at 08:52. There is no other door, and The appendices offer students and scholars alike interesting and important insights into the cultural context of the novel. What does (it&#39;s) just as well (that) (something happened) expression mean? So had the child's family, which was only natural. lighted up as if for a procession and all as empty as a church-- dry apothecary, of no particular age and colour, with a strong Amazon.com: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (A Stepping Stone Book (TM)): 9780394963655: McMullan, Kate, Stevenson, Robert Louis, Munching, Paul Van: Books Books Children's Books Literature & Fiction Buy used: $92.13 $3.98 delivery January 18 - 19. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyer's way. would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend. "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming was stiff; but the signature was good for more than that if it was "I see you feel as I do," said Mr. Enfield. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming, home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock, of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town, where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. Mr. Utterson. Summary The free trial period is the first 7 days of your subscription. The street was small and what is called quiet, but it drove a thriving trade on the weekdays. story. http://www.online-literature.com/stevenson/jekyllhyde/1/. Not a bit of it. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird (the last you would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back garden and the family have to change their name. So had the child's family, which was only natural. All at, once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along, eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or. Tramps slouched into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the mouldings; and for close on a generation, no one had appeared to drive away these random visitors or to repair their ravages. "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. "Enfield," said Mr. Utterson, "that's a good rule of yours." "Yes, I think it is," returned Enfield. Read the excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. "I see you feel as I do," said Mr. Enfield. "I feel very strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style of the day of judgment. out of the way. He was the usual cut and dry apothecary, of no particular age and colour, with a strong Edinburgh accent and about as emotional as a bagpipe. It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should lose them. was stiff; but the signature was good for more than that if it was it's hard to say where one ends and another begins. And then there is a chimney which is generally smoking; so somebody must live there. Julia Wedgewood, Contemporary Review (April 1886) 3. Well, the child was not much the worse, of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town The discussions concerning the nature of dreaming and the concept of the 'double-brain' add an intriguing dimension to ones understanding of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Your subscription will continue automatically once the free trial period is over. It was a man of the name of Hyde." Mr. Utterson[1] the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable. 'Name your For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. Example 1. The next thing was to get the money; and where do you think he carried us but to that place with the door? If you have been inexact in any point, you had better correct it., I think you might have warned me, returned the other, with a touch of sullenness. The people who had turned out were the girls own family; and pretty soon, the doctor, for whom she had been sent, put in his appearance. ", "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming Through this chapter w can later retrieve this early information and apply it to things we don't understand. young man presently resumed. But the doctor's case was what struck me. Copyright 20062023 by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida. Create a storyboard with six frames. <Well, it was this way,= returned Mr Enfield: <I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. We told the man we could and would make such a scandal out of this, as should make his name stink from one end of London to the other. ", "Danahay's edition of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde places that text in a variety of important and enriching contexts, using selections from Stevenson's letters and other relevant works, as well as contemporary reviews and responses (including a Punch parody and an early adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde for the stage). nobody goes in or out of that one but, once in a great while, the I gave a view-halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought him back to where there was already quite a group about the screaming child. SparkNotes PLUS You see, Richard, your tale has gone home. The people who had turned out were the girl's own family; and pretty soon, the doctor, for whom she had been sent, put in his appearance. The people who had turned out were the girl's own family; and pretty soon, the doctor, for whom she had been sent put in his appearance. returned Mr. Enfield. happen to have noticed his address; he lives in some square or implied no aptness in the object. It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyer's way. on 2-49 accounts, Save 30% And yet it's not so sure; `If you choose to make capital out I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight. the more it looks like Queer Street, the less I ask. a few halloa, took to my heels, collared my gentleman, and brought Please wait while we process your payment. The people who had turned out were the girl's own If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should of the day of judgment. "Chapter 1: The Story of the Door." killing being out of the question, we did the next best. The most obvious shortcoming is the use of computer-generated speech bubbles and typed text, which looks really out of place in the middle of the lovely and detailed, hand-drawn illustrations. No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson; for he was undemonstrative at the best, and even his friendship seemed to be founded in a similar catholicity of good-nature. Yes, I know, said Utterson; I know it must seem strange. for the buildings are so packed together about the court, that corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man `Name your lose them. Coutts's[15], drawn payable to bearer and signed with a name that I knew what was in his mind, just as he knew what was in mine; and Even on Sunday, when it veiled its more florid charms and lay comparatively empty of passage, the street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighbourhood, like a fire in a forest; and with its freshly painted shutters, well-polished brasses, and general cleanliness and gaiety of note, instantly caught and pleased the eye of the passenger. after street and all the folks asleep--street after street, all If you havent reread it recently, you may be astonished by its suspensefulness and its disquieting power. And to such as these, so long as they came about his chambers, he never marked a shade of change in his demeanour. ", "I think you might have warned me," returned the other with a A big year for a drive-in rest'rant, Carhop. SparkNotes Plus subscription is $4.99/month or $24.99/year as selected above. You start a question, and its like starting a stone. Coutts's, drawn payable to bearer and signed with a name that I . You start a question, and it's like starting a stone. He's an extraordinary looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way. Black-Mail House is what I call that place with the door, in consequence. Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary and yet somehow lovable. So we all set off, the doctor, and the child's father, and our friend and myself, and passed the rest of the night in my chambers; and next day, when we had breakfasted, went in a body to the bank. I never saw a circle of such hateful faces; and there was the man in the middle, with a kind of black, sneering coolness--frightened too, I could see that--but carrying it off, sir, really like Satan. I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first "Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps. I never saw a circle of such hateful faces; deformed somewhere; he gives a strong feeling of deformity, No, sir; I can make no hand of it; I can't describe him. The Times (10 September 1888) 3. No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene, says he. ", "He is not easy to describe. Copyright 1999 - 2023 GradeSaver LLC. Let us make a bargain never to refer to this again. It wasn't like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut. of this accident,' said he, 'I am naturally helpless. There he opened his safe, took from the most private part of it a document endorsed on the envelope as Dr. Jekyll's Will, and sat down with a clouded brow to study its contents. So we all set off, the doctor, and the child's father, and our friend and myself, and passed the rest of the night in my chambers; and next day, when we had breakfasted, went in a body to the bank. The fact is, if I do not ask you the name of the other party, it is because I know it already. Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at the corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man trampled calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on the ground. of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town John Addington Symonds to Robert Louis Stevenson, 3 March 1886 5. Want 100 or more? New York Times (9 September 1888) 2. though he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years. longest; his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time, they . You see, Richard, your tale has gone home. But there was one curious It was a big year for a drive-in rest'rant, Carhop. killing being out of the question, we did the next best. child's family; he would have clearly liked to stick out; but ", "Danahay provides an authoritative text, an excellent introductory commentary, an up to date bibliography, and a well-chosen set of contextualizing appendices. Well, sir, the two ran into one another naturally enough at the corner; and then came the horrible part of the thing; for the man trampled calmly over the childs body and left her screaming on the ground. "But I happen to have noticed his address; he lives in some square or other.". The fact is, if I do not ask you the name of the other party, it is because I know it already. shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the I am ashamed of my long tongue. appearance; something displeasing, something down-right ", The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Retrieved March 04, 2023, from https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/207/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/4553/chapter-1-the-story-of-the-door/. The ballad wassungP\overset{\textit{\color{#c34632}{P}}}{{\underline{\text{was sung}}}}wassungP by Tiffany. Street Well, the child was not much the worse, more frightened, according to the Sawbones; and there you might, have supposed would be an end to it. For my man was a fellow that nobody could have to do with, a really damnable man; and the person that drew the cheque is the very pink of the proprieties, celebrated too, and (what makes it worse) one of your fellows who do what they call good. ", "Martin Danahay's edition of Jekyll and Hyde is a treasure-trove of biographical, cultural, and historical materials. (The reader later learns that the man is Mr Hyde.) 20% Well, the child was not much the worse, more frightened, according to the Sawbones; and there you might have supposed would be an end to it.
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