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INCIDENT AT THE WINDOW（第1页）

itchancedonsunday，whenmr。uttersonwasonhisusualwalkwithmr。enfield，thattheirwaylayonceagainthroughtheby-street;andthatwhentheycameinfrontofthedoor，bothstoppedtogazeonit。

"well，"saidenfield，"thatstorysatanendatleast。weshallneverseereofmr。hyde。"

"ihopenot，"saidutterson。"didievertellyouthationcesawhim，andsharedyourfeelingofrepulsion?"

"itwasimpossibletodotheonewithouttheother，"returnedenfield。"andbytheway，whatanassyoumusthavethoughtme，nottoknowthatthiswasabackwaytodr。jekylls!itwaspartlyyourownfaultthatifounditout，evenwhenidid。"

"soyoufounditout，didyou?"saidutterson。"butifthatbeso，wemaystepintothecourtandtakealookatthewindows。totellyouthetruth，iamuneasyaboutpoorjekyll;andevenoutside，ifeelasifthepresenceofafriendmightdohimgood。"

thecourtwasverycoolandalittledamp，andfullofprematuretwilight，althoughthesky，highupoverhead，wasstillbrightwithsunset。themiddleoneofthethreewindowswashalf-wayopen;andsitclosebesideit，takingtheairwithaninfinitesadnessofmien，likesomedisconsolateprisoner，uttersonsawdr。jekyll。

"what!jekyll!"hecried。"itrustyouarebetter。"

"iamverylow，utterson，"repliedthedoctor，drearily，"verylow。itwillnotlastlong，thankgod。"

"youstaytoomuchindoors，"saidthelawyer。"youshouldbeout，whippingupthecirculationlikemr。enfieldandme。（thisismycousin—mr。enfield—drjekyll。）e，now;getyourhatandtakeaquickturnwithus。"

"youareverygood，"sighedtheother。"ishouldliketoverymuch;butno，no，no，itisquiteimpossible;idarenot。butindeed，utterson，iamverygladtoseeyou;thisisreallyagreatpleasure;iwouldaskyouandmr。enfieldup，buttheplaceisreallynotfit。

"whythen，"saidthelawyer，good-naturedly，"thebestthingwecandoistostaydownhereandspeakwithyoufromwhereweare。"

"thatisjustwhatiwasabouttoventuretopropose，"returnedthedoctorwithasmile。butthewordswerehardl玉ttered，eededbyanexpressionofsuchabjectterroranddespair，asfrozetheverybloodofthetwogentlemenbelow。theysawitbutforaglimpse，forthewindowwasinstantlythrustdown;butthatglimpsehadbeensufficient，andtheyturnedandleftthecourtwithoutaword。insilence，too，theytraversedtheby-street;anditwasnotuntiltheyhadeintoaneighbouringthoroughfare，whereevenuponasundaytherewerestillsomestirringsoflife，thatmr。uttersonatlastturnedandlookedathispanion。theywerebothpale;andtherewasanansweringhorrorintheireyes。

"godforgiveus，godforgiveus，"saidmr。utterson。butmr。enfieldonlynoddedhisheadveryseriouslyandwalkedononcereinsilence。