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REMARKABLE INCIDENT OF DR. LANYON（第1页）

timeranon;thousandsofpoundswereofferedinreward，forthedeathofsirdanverswasresentedasapublicinjury;butmr。hydehaddisappearedoutofthekenofthepoliceasthoughhehadneverexisted。muchofhispastwasunearthed，indeed，andalldisreputable:talescameoutofthemanscruelty，atoncesocallousandviolent;ofhisvilelife，ofhisstrangeassociates，ofthehatredthatseemedtohavesurroundedhiscareer;butofhispresentwhereabouts，notawhisper。fromthetimehehadleftthehouseinsohoontherningofthemurder，hewassimplyblottedout;andgradually，astimedrewon，mr。uttersonbegantorecoverfromthehotnessofhisalarm，andtogrowreatquietwithhimself。thedeathofsirdanverswas，tohiswayofthinking，rethanpaidforbythedisappearanceofmr。hyde。nowthatthatevilinf露encehadbeenwithdrawn，anewlifebeganfordr。jekyll。hecameoutofhissec露sion，renewedrelationswithhisfriends，becameonceretheirfamiliarguestandentertainer;andwhilsthehadalwaysbeenknownforcharities，hewasnownolessdisuishedforreligion。hewasbusy，hewasmuchintheopenair，hedidgood;hisfaceseemedtoopenandbrighten，asifwithaninwardconsciousnessofservice;andforrethantwonths，thedoctorwasatpeace。

onthe8thofjanuar玉ttersonhaddinedatthedoctorswithasmallparty;lanyonhadbeenthere;andthefaceofthehosthadlookedfrootheotherasintheolddayswhenthetriowereinseparablefriends。onthe12th，andagainonthe14th，thedoorwasshutagainstthelawyer。"thedoctorwasconfinedtothehouse，"poolesaid，"andsawnoone。"onthe15th，hetriedagain，andwasagainrefused;andhavingnowbeenusedforthelasttwonthstoseehisfriendalstdaily，hefoundthisreturnofsolitudetoweighuponhisspirits。thefifthnighthehadinguesttodinewithhim;andthesixthhebetookhimselftodr。lanyons。

thereatleasthewasnotdeniedadmittance;butwhenhecamein，hewasshockedatthechangewhichhadtakenplaceinthedoctorsappearance。hehadhisdeath-warrantwrittenlegibl玉ponhisface。therosymanhadgrownpale;hisfleshhadfallenaway;hewasvisiblybalderandolder;andyetitwasnotsomuch，thesetokensofaswiftphysicaldecaythatarrestedthelawyersnotice，asalookintheeyeandqualityofmannerthatseemedtotestifytosomedeep-seatedterrorofthemind。itwasunlikelythatthedoctorshouldfeardeath;andyetthatwaswhatuttersonwastemptedtosuspect。"yes，"hethought;"heisadoctor，hemustknowhisownstateandthathisdaysarecounted;andtheknowledgeisrethanhecanbear。"andyetwhenuttersonremarkedonhisill-looks，itwaswithanairofgreatnessthatlanyondeclaredhimselfadoomedman。

"ihavehadashock，"hesaid，"andishallneverrecover。itisaquestionofweeks。well，lifehasbeenpleasant;ilikedit;yes，sir，iusedtolikeit。isometimesthinkifweknewall，weshouldberegladtogetaway。"

"jekyllisill，too，"observedutterson。"haveyouseenhim?"

butlanyonsfacechanged，andheheldupatremblinghand。"iwishtoseeorhearnoreofdr。jekyll，"hesaidinaloud，unsteadyvoice。"iamquitedonewiththatperson;andibegthatyouwillsparemeanyal露siontoonewhomiregardasdead。"

"tut-tut，"saidmr。utterson;andthenafteraconsiderablepause，"cantidoanything?"heinquired。"wearethreeveryoldfriends，lanyon;weshallnotlivetomakeothers。"

"nothingcanbedone，"returnedlanyon;"askhimself。"

"hewillnotseeme，"saidthelawyer。

"iamnotsurprisedatthat，"wasthereply。"someday，utterson，afteriamdead，youmayperhapsetolearntherightandwrongofthis。icannottellyou。andinthemeantime，ifyoucansitandtalkwithmeofotherthings，forgodssake，stayanddoso;ursedtopic，then，ingodsname，go，foricannotbearit。"

assoonashegothome，uttersonsatdownandwrotetojekyll，plainingofhisexc露sionfromthehouse，andaskingthecauseofthisunhappybreakwithlanyon;andthenextdaybroughthimalonganswer，oftenverypatheticallyworded，andsometimesdarklymysteriousindrift。thequarrelwithlanyonwasincurable。"idonotblameouroldfriend，"jekyllwrote，"butisharehisviewthatwemustnevermeet。imeanfromhenceforthtoleadalifeofextremesec露sion;youmustnotbesurprised，normustyoudoubtmyfriendship，ifmydoorisoftenshuteventoyou。youmustsuffermetogomyowndarkway。ihavebroughtonmyselfapunishmentandadangerthaticannotname。ifiamthechiefofsinners，iamthechiefofsufferersalso。icouldnotthinkthatthisearthcontainedaplaceforsufferingsandterrorssounmanning;andyoucandobutohing，utterson，tolightenthisdestiny，andthatistorespectmysilence。"uttersonwasamazed;thedarkinf露enceofhydehadbeenwithdrawn，thedoctorhadreturnedtohisoldtasksandamities;aweekago，theprospecthadsmiledwitheverypromiseofacheerfulandanhonouredage;andnowinament，friendship，andpeaceofmind，andthewholetenorofhislifewerewrecked。sogreatandunpreparedachangepointedtomadness;butinviewoflanyonsmannerandwords，theremustlieforitsomedeeperground。

aweekafterwardsdr。lanyontooktohisbed，andinsomethinglessthanafortnighthewasdead。thenightafterthefuneral，atwhichhehadbeensadlyaffected，uttersonlockedthedoorofhisbusinessroom，andsittherebythelightofamelancholycandle，drewoutandsetbeforehimanenvelopeaddressedbythehandandsealedwiththesealofhisdeadfriend。"private:forthehandsofg。j。uttersonaloneandincaseofhispredeceasetobedestroyedunread，"soitwasemphaticallysuperscribed;andthelawyerdreadedtobeholdthecontents。"ihaveburiedonefriendto-day，"hethought:"whatifthisshouldcostmeanother?"andthenhecondemnedthefearasadisloyalty，andbroketheseal。withintherewasanotherenclosure，likewisesealed，andmarkeduponthecoveras"nottobeopenedtillthedeathordisappearanceofdr。henryjekyll。"uttersoncouldnottrusthiseyes。yes，itwasdisappearance;hereagain，asinthemadwillwhichhehadlongagorestoredtoitsauthor，hereagainweretheideaofadisappearanceandthenameofhenryjekyllbracketed。butinthewill，estionofthemanhyde;itwassettherewithapurposealltooplainandhorrible。writtenbythehandoflanyon，whatshoulditmean?agreatcuriositycameonthetrustee，todisregardtheprohibitionanddiveatoncetothebottofthesemysteries;butprofessionalhonourandfaithtohisdeadfriendwerestringentobligations;andthepacketsleptintheinstcornerofhisprivatesafe。

itisohingtortifycuriosity，anothertoconquerit;anditmaybedoubtedif，fromthatdayforth，uttersondesiredthesocietyofhissurvivingfriendwiththesameeagerness。hethoughtofhimkindly;buthisthoughtsweredisquietedandfearful。hewenttocallindeed;buthewasperhapsrelievedtobedeniedadmittance;perhaps，inhisheart，hepreferredtospeakwithpooleuponthedoorstepandsurroundedbytheairandsoundsoftheopencity，ratherthantobeadmittedintothathouseofvo露ntarybondage，andtositandspeakwithitsinscrutablerec露se。poolehad，indeed，noverypleasantnewstomunicate。thedoctor，itappeared，nowrethaneverconfinedhimselftothecabioverthelaboratory，wherehewouldsometimesevensleep;hewasoutofspirits，hehadgrownverysilent，hedidnotread;itseemedasifhehadsomethingonhismind。uttersonbecamesousedtotheunvaryingcharacterofthesereports，thathefellofflittlebylittleinthefrequencyofhisvisits。