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简
介
你是否想过变成另外一个人？是否曾看着你所认识的某个人想：
“他想干什
么就干什么，怎么我就不行？”你是否想到变成另外一个人，就算只有一天，你
也可以随心所欲了，想干什么就干什么？没人会为此指责你的，
因为没人知道那
个人就是你——本来么，那已经 不是你了。要是变成了另一个人该多么刺激啊！
一天，偶尔一下也可以，就是别太久了，否则要是总变成 别的人，也许真会成了
别人，再难变回自己了。
这 些想法对有的人来说是很危险的，
尤其对杰基尔博士就是这样，
因为他是
个聪明绝顶的 科学家，他找到了一种方法，把幻想变成了现实。
罗伯特· 路易斯·史蒂文森（
1850
—
1894
）是苏格兰著名的小说家，著有长< br>篇、短篇小说、旅行札记、诗歌和戏剧等作品。他的著名小说《化身博士》曾被
多次搬上银幕。< br>
1 The mysterious door
Mr Utterson the lawyer was a quiet
，
serious man
．
Hewas shy with strangers
and afraid of showing his feelings
．
Among friends
，
however
，
his eyes shone with
kindnessand goodness
．
And
，
although this goodness never found itsway into his
conversation
，
it
showed
itself
in
his
way
of
life
．
He
did
not
allow
himself
many
enjoyable
things
in
life
．
He
ateand
drank
simply
and
，
although
he
enjoyed
the
theatre
，
hehad
not
been
to
a
play
for
twenty
years
．
However
，
he
wasgentler
towards other men' s weaknesses
，
and was alwaysready to help rather than blame
them
．
As a lawyer
，
he was often the last good person that evil-doers met on their
way
toprison
，
or
worse
．
These
people
often
carried
with
them
memories
of
his
politeness and fairness
．
Mr Utterson's best friend was a distant cousin calledRichard Enfield
，
who was
well
known
as
a
fun-loving
'manabout
town'
．
Nobody could understand
why
they
werefriends
，
as they were different from each other in every way
．
They often took
long
walks
together
，
however
，
marchingthrough
the
streets
of
London
in
companionable silence
．
One of these walks used to take them down a narrow sidestreet in a busy part of
London
．
It was a clean
，
busy
，
friendlystreet with bright little shops and shiny
doorknockers
．
Nearthe end of this street
，
however
，
stood a dark
，
mysterious
，
windowless
building
．
The
door
had
neither
bell
nor
knockerand
looked
dusty
and
uncared for
．
Dirty children played fearlessly on the doorstep
，
and nobody ever
opened the door todrive them away
．
One day
，
as Mr Enfield and his friend passed the building
，
Mr Enfield pointed to
it
．
'Have you ever noticed that place
？
'he asked
．
'It remindsme of a very strange
story
．
'
'Really
？
'said Mr Utterson
．
'Tell me
．
'
'Well
，
'began Enfield
，
'I was coming home about threeo'clock on a black winter
morning
，
when
suddenly
I
saw
twopeople
．
The
first
was
a
short
man
who
was
walking along thestreet
，
and the second was a little girl who was running as fastas
she could
．
Well
，
the two bumped into each other and thechild fell down
．
Then a
terrible
thing
happened
．
The
mancalmly
walked
all
over
the
child's
body
with
his
heavy boots
，
and left her screaming on the ground
．
It was an inhuman thingto do
．
I
ran after the man
，
caught him and fetched him back
．
There was already a small
crowd around the screaming child
．
The man was perfectly cool
，
but he gave me a
very
evil
look
，
which
made
me
feel
sick
in
my
stomach
．
The
child's
familythen
arrived
，
and also a doctor
．
The child had been sent tofetch the doctor for a sick
neighbour
，
and was on her wayhome again
．
'
“
The
child
is
more
frightened
than
hurt
，
”
said
thedoctor
—
and
that
，
you
would think
，
was the end of the story
．
But
，
you see
，
I had taken a violent dislike
to the short man
．
So had the child's family
—
that was only natural
．
But the doctor
，
who seemed a quiet
，
kindly man
，
was also looking at ourprisoner with murder in
his eyes
．
'The doctor and I understood each other perfectly
．
Together we shouted at the
man
，
and told him we would tell this story all over London so that his name would
be hated
．
'He looked back at us with a proud
，
blach look
．
“
Nameyour price
，
”
he said
．
'We made him agree to a hundred pounds for the child' sfamily
．
With another
black look
，
the man led us to that doorover there
．
He took out a key and let himself
into
thebuilding
．
Presently
he
came
out
and
handed
us
ten
pounds
ingold
and
a
cheque
for
ninety
pounds
from
Coutts's
Bank
．
Thename
on
the
cheque
was
a
well-known one
．
'
“
See here
，
”
said the doctor doubtfully
，
“
it isn't usual for aman to walk into an
empty
house
at
four
in
the
morning
andcome
out
with
another
man's
cheque
for
nearly a hundredpounds
．
”
“
'
Don't worry
，
”
said the man with an ugly look
，
“
I'll staywith you until the banks
open
，
and
change the chequemyself
．
”
'So we all went off
，
the doctor and the prisoner and myself
，
and spent the rest
of
the
night
at
my
house
．
In
the
morningwe
went
together
to
the
bank
．
Sure
enough
，
the cheque wasgood
，
and the money was passed to the child's family
．
'
'Well
，
well
，
'said Mr Utterson
．
'Yes
，
'said Enfield
，
'it's a strange story
．
My prisoner wasclearly a hard
，
cruel
man
．
But the man whose name was onthe cheque was well known all over London
for
his
kind
andgenerous
acts
．
Why
would
a
man
like
that
give
his
cheque
to
acriminal
？
'
'And you don't know if the writer of the cheque lives inthat building
？
'asked Mr
Utterson
．
'I don't like to ask
，
'said his friend
．
'In my experience
，
it's not a good idea to ask
too many questions
，
in case the answers are ugly
，
violent ones
．
But I've studied the
place alittle
．
It doesn't seem like a house
．
There's no other door
，
and the only
person
who uses that door
is the
man
I've
just described
to
you
．
There
are
three
windows
on
the
side
of
thehouse
，
which
look
down
onto
a
small
courtyard
．
The
windowsare shut
，
but they're always clean
．
There's a chimney too
，
which is usually
smoking
．
So somebody must live there
．
'
The two men continued on their walk
．
Then Utterson brokethe silence
．
'Enfield
，
'he said
，
'you're right about not asking toomany questions
．
However
，
I want to ask the name of the manwho walked over the child
．
'
'Very well
，
' said Enfield
．
'He told us his name wasHyde
．
'
'What does he look like
？
'
'He's
not
easy
to
describe
，
although
I
remember
him
perfectly
．
He's
a
strange-looking man
．
He's short
，
but has astrong
，
heavy body
．
There's something
wrong with his appearance
，
something ugly and unpleasing—
no
，
somethinghateful
．
I
disliked him at once
．
'
Mr Utterson thought deeply
．
'Are you sure he used a key
？
'he asked
．
'What do you mean
？
'asked Enfield in surprise
．
'I know it must seem strange
，
'said his friend
．
'But yousee
，
if I don't ask you the
name on the cheque
，
it's because Iknow it already
…
'
'Well
，
why didn't you tell me
？
'said his friend rathercrossly
．
'Anyway
，
he did
have a key
，
and he still has it
．
Isaw him use it only a week ago
．
'
Mr Utterson looked at him thoughtfully
，
but said nothingmore
．
1
一扇神秘的门
律师厄特森先生是个不爱说话、
一本正经的人。
在陌生人面前，
他 非常腼腆，
不爱流露自己的情感，
可当着朋友，
他的眼睛总闪烁着关心与真诚的光芒，
虽然
这种真与善在他说的话中不大找得到，可在他的待人处世中一点一滴都没有漏
掉。 在生活上，他从不放纵享乐，吃喝也很随意、简单；即使很喜欢看戏，他也
有
20
年没 有进过剧院了。可是，他对别人的缺点却是宽容得不能再宽容了，总
是想着去帮助他们而不是责备他们。
作为一名律师，
他经常是罪犯走进监狱或者
踏上黄泉之前见到的最后一个好人，
这些人的心里会一直保留对他的温文尔雅和
公正无私的记忆。
厄特森先生最好的朋友是他的一个远房表亲，
叫理查德·
思菲尔德。
这个人
是城里出名的
“爱热闹”
，
交际场里的老手。
谁也搞不明白 他们为何居然是朋友，
他们可真有天壤之别。
但他们却经常一起散步，
一走就是好远，
穿过伦敦的街道，
安安静静地做着伴。
有 一次，他们散步走到伦敦闹市区一条狭窄的背街上。这条街干净、热闹，
人们也和善，一家家亮亮堂堂的 小商店，门环锃明透亮。但是就在街道的尽头，
有一幢阴暗、神秘、没有窗户的楼房，门上既没有铃也没 门环，还到处是灰，显
然已好久没人打扫了。脏兮兮的孩子们在门口疯玩疯闹，也没人开门轰他们走。< br>
一天，他俩走过这幢房子，恩菲尔德指着问道：
“你 注意过那儿吗？它让我
想起一个奇怪的故事。
”
“哦，是吗？”厄特森先生说，
“给我讲讲。
”
“好吧。
”恩菲尔德先生开始讲了，
“那是个冬天的早上，天黑漆漆的，大 概
3
点钟吧，我正要回家，突然看见两个人。头一个是个矮个子，正沿着街边走，
第二 个是个小姑娘，跑得很急。两个人一下撞到了一起，小孩儿摔倒了。接着，
可怕的事发生了，
那 个人穿着沉甸甸的靴子，
冷冷地从孩子身上压了过去，
小姑
娘躺在地上尖叫着。做这种 事真残忍。我从后面追上来，抓住那人，把他拽了回
来，这时一小群人也围到了又哭又叫的孩子身边。那 个人非常镇静，一脸漠然，
还狠狠地瞪了我一眼，
真是让我反胃。
孩子的家人这会儿也 赶到了，
还来了一个
医生。原来小姑娘是去请医生给邻居家病人看病的，她正要回家。
“
'
孩子与其说是伤着了不如说是吓着了。
'
医生是这么说的。你也许以为故
事到这里就该结束了。
可是你想，
我对那个 小个子十分厌恶，
小姑娘的家人也一
样——当然，这很正常，可连医生（他看上去那么和善、安 静）
，也盯着那个罪
犯看，好像恨不能把他给杀了。
“我和医生彼此心照不宣，
都冲着那人大声指责，
并声称要让整个伦敦都知
道 这事，让人人都唾弃他的名字。
“他阴森森地瞪了我们一眼 ，还是一副不可一世的样子，
'
开个价吧，
'
他说。
“我们让他答应付给孩子家
100
英镑。
他又翻了我们 一眼，
把我们领到那边
的那扇门口，掏出钥匙，进了楼。不一会儿，他又出来了，递给我们10
镑金币
和一张康茨银行的支票，上面写着
90
英镑，支票上的名字是 大家都很熟的人。
“
'
你看，
'
医生满腹怀疑地说，
'
够奇怪的，早上
4
点，一个人走进一所空房< br>子，然后又拿着另一个人签名的支票出来了，足足快
100
镑呢！
'
“
'
放你的心吧，
'
一脸凶相的矮 个子说，
'
我和你们等着银行开门，看我自己
兑钱好了。
'
“我们离开那儿，医生、罪犯和我到我家挨过了后半夜。到了早上，我 们一
道去了银行，支票是真的，没问题，钱很快就转给小姑娘家了。
”
“哦，是这样，
”厄特森先生说。
“是啊！
”恩菲尔德说，
“这事真怪。明明肇事者是个冷酷、残忍的家伙， 可
签支票的人却是伦敦有名善良、慷慨的人。这样的人怎么会把支票给一个罪犯
呢？”
“你们也不知道支票的主人是不是住在那幢房子里？”厄特森先生问。
“我可不喜欢问，
”他的朋友说，
“根据我的经验，提太多的问题可没什么 好
的。
万一得到的答案既令人厌恶又令人不安，
那该如何是好？但我还是稍微研究了一下那个地方。
它看起来不像一所房子，
没别的门，
唯一使用那扇门的人就是< br>我刚才和你讲的那个家伙。
房子一侧有三扇窗户，
可以看到下面的小院，
窗户都
关着，但一直干干净净的。还有个烟囱常冒着烟，所以肯定有人在那儿住。
”
两个人接着走下去，厄特森忽然说：
“恩菲尔德，你那条规矩挺不错，就是别问太多问题。尽管如此，我还是想
问问踩着 孩子身体走过去的那个人叫什么。
”
“当然了！
”恩菲尔德说，
“他告诉我们他叫海德。
”
“他什么模样？”
“这一下 子可说不好，虽然我清清楚楚记得他长得什么样。他长得很怪，个
子又矮，身体粗壮，他的相貌哪儿有点 不对劲，让人感到丑陋，不舒服——不，
是让人憎恶的那种。我一看到他，马上就不喜欢他。
”
厄特森先生想了好一会儿，问道：
“你肯定他用了钥匙吗？”
“瞧你问的！
”恩菲尔德一脸诧异的样子。
“我知道我这么问有点怪，
”朋友说，
“可你想，我并没问你支票上签的是 谁
的名字，因为我心里已经明白了……”
“那你怎 么不早说呢？”朋友不无恼怒地说，
“甭管怎么说，那家伙的确有
钥匙，上礼拜我还看见他开门 来着。
”
厄特森先生心事重重地看了他一眼，但没再多说什么。
2 In search of Mr Hyde
After
dinner
that
evening
Mr
Utterson
went
into
his
office
and
unlocked
a
cupboard
．
He took out an envelope
．
It contained the will of Doctor Henry Jekyll
，
and was writtenin the doctor's own handwriting
．
'If I die
，
or if I disappear for more than three months
，
'thewill began
，
'I wish to
leave everything I own to my dearfriend Edward Hyde
．
'
This
will
had
both
worried
and
annoyed
Mr
Utterson
．
To
alawyer
it
was
an
unusual and dangerous kind of will
．
It wasbad enough when Edward Hyde was only
an
unknown
name
，
but
now
that
the
lawyer
knew
something
about
Hyde
，
the
willworried him more than ever
．
It had seemed like madness before
；
now it began
to
seem
shameful
．
With a heavy
heart
MrUtterson replaced
the
envelope
in
the
cupboard
，
put on hiscoat and went to see his old friend Doctor Lanyon
．
Doctor Lanyon was enjoying his after-dinner coffee
．
'Comein
，
old friend
！
' he
cried
．
The
two
men
had
known
each
othersince
their
school
days
．
They
sat
for
several minutes
，
drinkingcoffee and talking companionably of this and that
．
At last
MrUtterson mentioned the thoughts that were worrying him
．
'I suppose
，
Lanyon
，
'he said
，
'that you and I are HenryJekyll's oldest friends
？
'
'I suppose so
，
'said Doctor Lanyon
，
'but I don't often seehim now
．
'
'Really
？
' said Mr Utterson in surprise
．
'I thought you andhe were interested in
the same things
．
'
'We were at one time
，
'said Doctor Lanyon
．
'But morethan ten years ago Henry
Jekyll became too
—
well
，
imaginativefor me
．
He developed some strange
，
wild
，
unscientific ideas
．
Itold him so
，
and I've seen very little of him since then
．
'
Mr Utterson looked at his friend's red
，
angry face
．
'Only adisagreement about
some
scientific
question
，
'he
thought
．
'It's
nothing
worse
than
that
．
'
Calmly
he
continued
，
'Didyou ever meet a friend of Jekyll's a man called Hyde
？
'
'Hyde
？
'repeated Lanyon
．
'No
，
never
．
'
Soon the lawyer said goodnight and went home to bed
，
where he lay awake for
a
long
time
thinking
about
Enfield's
description
of
Hyde
，
and
Doctor
Jekyll's
will
．
When at last hefell asleep
，
he was troubled by dreams
．
In his mind's eye hesaw
a faceless man marching over the child's body
．
Then hesaw his old friend Jekyll in
bed
，
while the same faceless figurestood over him
．
The facelessness of that figure
worried himdeeply
．
'Very well
，
Mr Hyde
，
'said the lawyer to himself
，
'I willfind you
，
and I will see
your face for myself
．
'
During the next few weeks Mr Utterson spent many hoursin the narrow street
where Enfield had seen Hyde
．
He waitedpatiently near the mysterious door
，
hoping
for a sight of MrHyde
—
and one dry
，
clear winter night he was successful
．
The street
was
empty
and
silent
and
small
sounds
carried
along
way
．
The
lawyer
heard
footsteps
．
He stepped back intothe shadows and waited
．
A short figure turned the
corner andwalked towards the mysterious door
．
Although Mr Uttersoncould not see
his face
，
he felt a strong
，
almost violent
，
dislikefor the stranger
．
Mr Utterson stepped forward and touched him on the shoulder
．
'Mr Hyde
？
'
'Yes
，
that's my name
，
'said the stranger coolly
．
' What doyou want
？
'
'I
see
that
you're
going
in
．
I'm
an
old
friend
of
DoctorJekyll's
．
My
name
is
Utterson
．
You must have heard myname
—
may I come in with you
？
'
'Doctor Jekyll is not at home
，
'replied Mr Hyde
．
'How didyou know me
？
'he
added sharply
．
'First let me see your face
，
'replied the lawyer
．
Mr Hyde hesitated for a moment
，
then he stood under thestreet light and the
lawyer saw his face
．
'Thank you
，
' saidMr Utterson
．
'Now I shall know you again
．
It
may beuseful
．
'
'Yes
，
'said Mr Hyde
，
'it may indeed be useful
．
Here
，
too
，
is my address
．
You
may need it one day
．
'He gave the lawyerhis address
，
which was in a poor part of
London
．
'Good God
！
'thought the lawyer
，
'does Hyde know aboutJekyll's will
？
Is that
what he's thinking of
？
'But he saidnothing
．
'And now
，
'said Mr Hyde
，
'How did you know me
？
'
'You were described to me
．
'
'Who did that
？
'
'I know people who know you
．
'
'Who
？
' asked Mr Hyde sharply
．
'Doctor Jekyll
，
for example
，
'said the lawyer
．
'He never told you
！
'cried Mr Hyde in sudden anger
．
'Don't lie to me
！
'And before
the
lawyer
could
answer
，
heturned the
key
in
the
lock
and
disappeared
into
the
house
．
Mr Utterson stared at the closed door
．
'Why do I dislikehim so much
？
'he said
to himself
．
'Enfield was right
—
thereis something evil about the man
．
Poor Henry
Jekyll
，
I'm worried about you
．
Your new friend will mean trouble for you
．
'
Round the corner from the narrow street there was a squareof handsome old
houses
．
One of these was Doctor
．
Jekyll's house
，
and Mr Utterson knocked at the
front door
．
The servant answered and told him that Doctor Jekyll was not athome
．
'I
saw
Mr
Hyde
go
in
by
the
laboratory
door
in
the
street
atthe
back
of
the
house
，
said the lawyer
．
'That's right
，
Mr Utterson
，
'replied the servant
．
'MrHyde has his own key
，
and
comes and goes when he likes
．
Wehave orders from Doctor Jekyll to obey him
．
'
Mr Utterson walked home more worried than ever
．
A
fortnight
later
Doctor
Jekyll
gave
a
dinner
party
for
a
fewold
friends
．
Mr
Utterson was among them and he remained after the others had left
．
'I've been wanting to speak to you for some time
，
Jekyll
，
'said the lawyer
，
'about
your will
．
'
Doctor
Jekyll
was
a
tall
，
well
－
made
man
of
fifty
with
asmooth
，
kindly
face
．
'My poor friend
，
'he said
，
'you doworry unnecessarily
，
you know
．
Like poor
Lanyon when Itold him about my new ideas
．
“
Imaginative rubbish
”
he calledthem
…
I'm very disappointed in Lanyon
．
'
But the lawyer did not want to talk about Doctor Lanyon
．
'You know I've never
agreed with your will
，
'he continued
．
'You've told me often enough
，
'said his friend
sharply
．
'Well
，
I've learnt something about your friend Hyde
，
'continued the lawyer
．
The colour of the doctor's handsome face changed from pinkto greyish- white
．
'I
don't want to hear any more
，
'he said
．
'You don't understand
．
I'm in a very difficult
，
painful situation
．
'Tell me everything
，
'said Mr Utterson
，
'and I'll do mybest to help you
．
'
'You're very kind
，
but this is a private matter
．
I'll tell youone thing
—
I can get rid
of Mr Hyde any time I want
．
Youmust understand
，
however
，
that I take a great
interest in poorHyde
．
I know you've seen him
—
he told me
，
and I'm afraidhe wasn't
very polite to you
．
But I really do care about him
．
And if anything happens to me
，
I want you to promise tomake sure that he inherits my money
．
'
'I cannot pretend that I shall ever like him
，
' said thelawyer
．
'I'm not asking you to like him
，
'said his friend
．
'I onlyask you to help him
，
when
I'm gone
．
'
'I promise
，
'said Mr Utterson sadly
．
2
寻找海德先生
那天晚上，吃了饭，厄特森先生走进 自己的办公室，打开柜橱上的锁，拿出
一个信封，里面装的是亨利·杰基尔博士的遗嘱，是立书人亲笔写 的。
“如果我死了，或者三个月不见踪影，
”遗嘱 上写道，
“我希望把所有一切留
给我亲爱的朋友——爱德华·海德。
”
这份遗嘱让厄特森先生坐立不安。
作为一名律师，
他 觉得这样的遗嘱既少见
又危险。直到今天以前，他对这个爱德华·海德一无所知，这就够糟的了。可现< br>在知道了一些有关海德的事情，
遗嘱就更让他生气了。
如果说以前这一切看起来
是疯狂的，
那么现在这个名字就是令人发指的。
厄特森先生心事重重地把文件放
进柜子 里，穿上大衣，去找他的老朋友兰宁医生。
兰宁医生正在品 着饭后的咖啡。
“哈！老朋友，快进来！
”他大声嚷着。他们
俩从上学的时候起就认识 。俩人坐在一起，一边喝咖啡，一边闲扯着，最后厄特
森先生谈起了自己心中的不安。
“我想，兰宁，
”他说，
“你我应该是亨利·杰基尔最老的朋友了吧？”
“我想是吧，
”兰宁医生说，
“不过，我最近不常见他了。
”
“哦，是吗？”厄特森有些吃惊地问道，
“我还以为你和他兴趣相投呢！
”
“曾经有过，
”医生接着说，
“不过，那是十多年前 了。那以后，亨利·杰基
尔变得——嗯，对我来讲太不可思议了。他脑子里装了一些奇怪、荒唐、不科学
的想法，我就是这么和他说的，从那以后，我就很少见到他了。
”
厄特森先生看着朋友气呼呼、涨红的脸，心想：
“只不过是科学见解上的 分
歧，
并没有什么大不了的。
”
他不动声色地又问：
“你有没有见过 杰基尔的一个朋
友——一个叫海德的朋友？”
“海德？”医生重复道，
“没有，从来没有。
”
不一会儿，
律师道了晚安，
回家睡觉，
可他躺在床上好长时间还想 着恩菲尔
德说的海德的样子，
还有杰基尔博士的遗嘱。
好不容易睡着了，
可是 一个梦接着
一个梦，
让他心绪不宁。
梦里仿佛看见一个没有脸的人重重踩过孩子的身体 ，
又
看见老朋友杰基尔躺在床上，
那个没有脸的人站在他身上。
那个没有脸的 人着实
让他担心。
“走着瞧，海德先生，
”律师自言自语地说，
“我一定要找到你，亲眼看看你
的模样。
”
以后的好几个星期，
厄特森先生在恩菲尔德看见海德的那条背街上徘徊了 好
久。他在那扇神秘的门旁耐心等着，希望能发现海德先生的踪迹。终于，一个清
冷的冬夜他遇 上了海德。那天晚上，街道空荡荡的，寂静无声，一点响动声都能
传出去好远，律师突然听见了脚步声。 他躲在阴暗处，等着。一个小个子男人转
过街角，
朝那扇神秘的门走去。
虽然看不见陌 生人的脸，
但厄特森先生还是强烈
地感到一种憎恨。
厄特森先生紧走几步，轻轻拍了拍那人的肩膀：
“是海德先生吧？”
“正是，
”陌生人冷冰冰地说，
“你想怎么样？”
“我看见您正要进门。我是杰基尔博士的好朋友，叫厄特森，您一定听 他提
过我，我能和您一起进去吗？”
“杰基尔博士 这会儿不在家，
”海德回答说。突然他机容地问道：
“你怎么知
道我的名字？”
“先让我看看您的脸再说，
”律师回答道。
海德犹豫了一下，接着站到路灯下，律师看清了他的脸，说：
“谢谢您，我
有幸认识您了，这也许会有用的。
”
“不错，
”海德说，
“确实会有用的。喏，还有我的地址，说不定有一天您用
得着。
”他说了自己的住处，在伦敦的一个贫民区。
“天哪！
”律师想，
“海德一定知道杰基尔的遗嘱吧？他打的就是这个主意
吧？”但 律师没说出来。
“那么，
”海德问，
“你怎么会知道我呢？”
“听人跟我讲起过您。
”
“谁说的？”
“咱们都认识的，
”律师说。
“是谁？”海德厉声问道。
“譬如说，杰基尔博士，
”律师答道。
“ 他决不会和你说的！
”海德突然生气地吼了起来，
“别想骗我了！
”还没等
律 师答话，他掏出钥匙开了门，消失在屋里。
厄特森先生盯着 紧闭的大门，自言自语道：
“我怎么那么不喜欢他呢？恩菲
尔德说得对，这个人骨子里有股邪气 。可怜的亨利·杰基尔，真让人为你担心，
你这个新朋友会给你惹麻烦的。
”
在小街的拐弯处有一个广场，
里面的建筑都是些富丽堂皇的老 房子，
其中有
一幢是杰基尔博士的。
厄特森先生敲响了前门，
仆人开了门，< br>告诉他博士这会儿
不在家。
“我看见海德先生从屋子后面的街上，从实验室的门进来了，
”律师说。
“是的，厄特森先生，
”仆人回答说，
“海德先生自己有钥匙， 想来就来，想
走就走，主人吩咐过我们要服从他。
”
厄特森先生回家时，心里更担心了。
两个星期后，
杰基尔博士请老朋友上他家吃饭，
厄特森先生也去了，
而且一
直呆到别人都告 辞了。
“杰基尔，我一直想和你谈谈，
”律师说，
“是你那个遗嘱的事。
”
杰基尔博士五十开外，
高高的个子，
身材匀称，总是一副安详、
和善的表情。
“我可怜的朋友，
”他说，
“真没必要担什 么心，就和那个可怜的兰宁医生一样，
我把自己的想法告诉他，他却说是
'
幻想的垃圾
'
，他真让我失望。
”
律师并不 想谈兰宁医生，他接着说：
“你明白，我从来就没同意过你那个遗
嘱！
”
“你早告诉过我好几回了！
”博士的话有点刺耳。
“那就好。不过我最近听到一些有关你的朋友海德的事，
”律师继续说。
博士那英俊、红润的脸庞一下子变得灰白。
“我不想再听了，
” 他说，
“你不
明白，我现在的处境有多困难，多痛苦。
”
“把一切都告诉我，
”厄特森先生说，
“我会尽力帮你的。
”
“你待我真好，可这是我个人的事。我只能告诉你一件事——只要我愿 意，
随时可以摆脱这个海德先生。
但有一点希望你能理解，
我对可怜的海德也极为关< br>注。
我知道你见过他——他告诉我了，
我担心他对你有所冲撞，
但我确实很关心
他，要是我出了什么不测，你一定要保证让他继承我的财产。
”
“我没法假装自己喜欢他，
”律师说。
“我并不要求你喜欢他，
”他的朋友说，
“我只要你帮助他，要是我不在了。
”
“好吧，我答应你，
”厄特森先生忧郁地说。
3 The Carew murder
One
night
in
London
，
nearly
a
year
later
，
a
servant
girlwas
sitting
at
her
bedroom window
，
looking out at themoonlit street
．
She saw a tall
，
handsome old
man
with
whitehair
coming
along
the
street
，
and
a
shorter
，
younger
manwalkingtowardshim
．
The
old
man
spoke
politely
to
theyounger
one
．
He
seemed
，
the girl said later
，
to be asking hisway
．
Then the girl looked more closely
at the younger manand recognized him
．
'It was Mr Hyde
，
'she said later
．
'He once visited my master
．
'
Mr Hyde
，
the girl said
，
was carrying a heavy stick
．
He wasplaying with it
impatiently as he listened to the old man
．
Thensuddenly he seemed to explode with
anger
．
'He was like a madman
，
'the servant girl said
．
' He shookhis stick at the old man
，
who stepped back in surprise
．
Thenhe hit the old man violently with the stick and
knocked him tothe ground
．
He beat the helpless body again and again
．
I couldhear
the bones breaking
…
It was so terrible that I began tofeel ill
．
Then everything went
black and I don't remember anymore
．
'
It was two o'clock in the morning before she was consciousagain
，
and able to
call the police
．
The murderer had disappeared
，
but the dead man was still lying on
the ground withthe murder weapon beside him
．
The stick had broken in themiddle
，
and
one
half
still
lay
beside
the
murdered
man
．
Thepolice
decided
that
the
murderer had carried away the otherhalf
．
A gold watch and a purse were found in
the dead man'spockets
，
but no cards or papers
—
except a letter addressed toMr
Utterson
．
A policeman brought this letter to the lawyer the nextmorning
．
Together they
drove to the police station where thebody had been taken
．
A police inspector showed him the body
．
'Yes
，
I recognize him
，
'said Mr Utterson heavily
．
'He isSir Danvers Carew
．
'
'Thank you
，
sir
，
'said the inspector
．
'And do you recognizethis
？
' He showed
Mr Utterson the broken stick and told himthe servant girl's story
．
Mr
Utterson
knew
the
stick
at
once
．
'That's
HenryJekyll's
stick
！
'he
said
to
himself
．
'I gave it to him long ago
．
'
'Is this Hyde a short
，
evil
－
looking man
？
'he asked
．
'That's how the servant girl described him
，
sir
，
'agreed theinspector
．
'Come with me
，
'said Mr Utterson to the inspector
．
'Ithink I know where he
lives
．
'
Mr Utterson led him to the address on Mr Hyde' s visitingcard
．
It was in a poor
part of London
，
in a dirty street full ofcheap bars and eating
－
houses
．
This was the
home of HenryJekyll's favourite friend
—
the man who would inherit Jekyll'squarter of
a million pounds
．
An old servant opened the door
．
Under her silvery hair wasa smooth face with a
false smile and evil eyes
，
but she was polite enough
．
'Yes
，
'she said
，
'Mr Hyde lives here
．
But he's not athome
．
My master came in
very late last night
．
He left againafter only an hour
．
'
'Was that unusual
？
'asked the inspector
．
'Not at all
，
'replied the servant
．
'He's often away
，
andfrequently stays away for
months at a time
．
'
'We would like to see his flat
，
'said Mr Utterson
．
'Oh
，
I can't do that
，
sir
—
'began the servant
．
'This gentleman is a police inspector
，
'said Mr Utterson
．
'Ah
！
'
said
the
servant
，
looking
unnaturally
pleased
aboutit
，
'
Mr
Hyde's
in
trouble
！
What's he done
？
'
Mr Utterson and the inspector looked at each other
．
'Hedoesn't seem a very
popular person
，
'said the inspector
．
Heturned to the servant
．
'Now please let us in
and we'll have alook around
．
'
Mr Hyde had only two rooms in the house
．
These were extremely comfortable
and in excellent taste
，
with beautiful pictures on the walls and rich carpets on the
floor
．
Everythingwas wildly untidy
，
however
，
and the fireplace was full of halfburnt
papers
．
Among these the detective found part of acheque book
．
He also found the
other half of the murderweapon
．
'Excellent
！
'he said
．
'Now let's visit the bank and see ifthey recognize this cheque
book
．
'
Sure enough
，
the bank held several thousand pounds in anaccount in the name
of Edward Hyde
．
'We've got him now
，
sir
，
'said the inspector
．
'We've gotthe murder weapon
，
and we've got his cheque book
．
Now weonly need his description on the
“
Wanted
”
notices
．
'
This was not so easy
．
There were no photographs of thewanted man and no
two
people
could
agree
about
his
appearance
．
They
all
agreed
on
one
thing
，
however
．
'An evil man
，
sir
，
'the servant girl said
．
'You could see it in his face
．
'
3
卡鲁命案
差不多一年以后，
一天晚上在伦敦，
一个女仆坐在她卧室的窗台边，
看着洒
满月光的街道。这时，她看到一位满头白发、个子高高、面容矍铄的老人沿着马
路走过来，
迎 着他走过来的是一个身材矮小、
年纪稍轻的人。
老人彬彬有礼地和
那人说着话，
据女仆后来讲，
他好像在问路，
然后女仆又转眼看了看那个年轻人，
认出了他。
“是海德先生，
”女仆后来讲，
“他到主人家来拜访过一次。
”
那姑娘说，海德先生手里拿着一根沉甸甸的手杖，一边很不耐烦地把玩 着，
一边听着老人的话。突然间，他的怒气一下子爆发了。
“他好像疯了一样，
”女仆回忆道，
“冲老先生挥着手杖，老先生往后一缩，
非常惊讶，接着他抄起手杖，举起来就打，把老先生打倒在地。他拼命用手杖狠
揍无助的老人，我都听见 了骨头碎裂的声音……这太可怕了，我觉得一阵难受，
眼前一片漆黑，就什么也不知道了。
”< br>
等她苏醒过来，已是凌晨
2
点了，她去报了 警，凶手早已逃之夭夭。尸体还
躺在地上，旁边就是凶器。手杖从中间断开了，一半滚落在尸体旁边，另 一半警
察断定是凶手拿走了。
在死者衣袋里发现了一块金表和一个钱包，
但没有名片或
任何纸张，只有一封信，上面写的是厄特森先生的地址和姓名。
警察第二天一早就把信交给了律师，
他们一起赶到警察局，
尸体还在那儿停
放着。
警长带他看了尸体。
“不错，我认识他，
”厄特森先生心情沉重地说，
“他是丹佛斯 ·卡鲁爵士。
”
“谢谢您，先生，
”警长 说，
“您也认识这个吗？”说着他拿出折断的手杖让
厄特森先生看，又给他讲了女仆看到的情况 。
厄特森先生一下认出了手杖，
“是亨利·杰基尔 的手杖！
”他自言自语地说，
“是我老早以前送给他的。
”
他问：
“这个海德先生是不是个相貌凶狠的小矮个？”
“女仆是这么说的，先生，
”警长附和道。
“跟我来，
”厄特森先生对警长说，
“我想我知道他住在哪儿。
”
厄特森先生把他带到海德先生名片上的地址，
在伦敦的贫民区 ，
在一条到处
是低级酒馆和饭馆的街上，
这就是亨利·
杰基尔心爱的朋友的家 ，
而且他还要继
承杰基尔的
25
万英镑！
一个老女仆开了门，
满头白发下面是一张光滑的脸，
带着虚饰的微笑和不怀
好意的眼神，但不管怎么说，她还算客气。
“是啊 ，
”她说，
“海德先生是住在这儿，可这会儿他不在家。昨晚主人很晚
才回来，可不到 一个小时就又走了。
”
“这样的事很少发生，是吗？”警长问。
“才不呢！
”仆人答道，
“他经常出去，一走就是好几个月。
”
“我们想看看他的房间，
”厄特森先生说。
“哦！那可不行，先生——”女仆说。
“这位先生可是警察局的警长，
”厄特森先生说。
“啊！
”女仆叫了一声，看起来不同寻常地高兴，
“海德先生出麻烦了！他 干
了什么？”
厄特森先生和警长彼此看了看。“海德不太得人心啊！
”
警长说，
接着又对女
仆说：
“那么请允 许我们进去看一看。
”
在这幢房子里，海德只用了 两个房间，都布置得十分舒适，品味高雅，墙上
挂着漂亮的画，
地上铺着厚厚的地毯。
但屋里却满地狼藉，
壁炉里都是快烧尽的
纸片，在这个纸片堆里，警长发现了支票簿的一部分， 还找到了另一半凶器。
“太好了！
”他说，
“现在就去银行，看他们能不能认出这个支票簿来。
”
确实，银行的一个户头上以爱德华·海德的名字存了几千英镑。
“先生，他已经在我们手心里了，
”警长说，
“有凶器，有支票簿，现在只 要
在
'
通缉令
'
上描述清楚他的相貌特征就行了。
”
这可不那么容易。
没有通缉犯的照片，
能描述他 外貌的人，
说法又都不一样。
只有一点大家都同意，那就是，像女仆所说的：
“他是个 邪恶的人，从他的脸上
一下子就能看出来。
”
4 Doctor Jekyll receives a letter
Later
that
same
afternoon
Mr
Utterson
found
his
way
toDoctor
Jekyll's
house
．
Jekyll's servant
，
Poole
，
let himin at once and took him through the kitchen
and across theback garden to the laboratory behind the house
．
It was thefirst time
that Mr Utterson had seen his friend's laboratory
，
and he looked around curiously
．
The
old
servant
led
Mr
Utterson
through the
laboratory andup
some
stairs
to
the doctor's private study above
．
This was alarge room with tall
，
glass
－
fronted
cupboards
，
a large mirrorand a big
，
businesslike table
．
A good fire burned in the
fireplace and beside it sat Doctor Jekyll
，
looking white and ill
．
Ina thin
，
tired voice
he welcomed his friend
．
'Have you heard the news
？
'said Mr Utterson after the oldservant had left
．
'The newsboys were shouting about it in the street
，
'DoctorJekyll said
．
'A terrible
business
．
'
'Let me ask you something
，
'said the lawyer
．
'Sir DanversCarew was my client
，
but you are my client too
，
and I want toknow what I'm doing
．
You haven't tried to
hide the murderer
，
have you
？
'
'Utterson
，
I promise you
，
'cried the doctor
，
'I promise youI'll never see him
again
．
I've finished with him for ever
．
Andnow
，
indeed
，
he no longer needs my
help
．
You don't knowhim like I do
．
He's safe
，
quite safe
．
Believe me
，
nobody
willever hear of Hyde again
．
'
The lawyer listened with a serious face
．
He did not like hisfriend's feverish
，
excited look
．
'You seem very sure of him
，
'he replied
．
'I hope you'reright
．
If he is caught and
comes to trial
，
your name may bementioned
．
'
'I'm absolutely sure of him
，
' answered Jekyll
．
' I can't tellyou how I know
，
but I'm certain
．
But can you please adviseme about one thing
？
I've received a
letter and I don't knowwhether to show it to the police
．
May I leave it in your hands
，
Utterson
？
'
'You're afraid
，
I suppose
，
that the letter will lead the police to Hyde
？
'asked
the lawyer
．
'No
，
'said Doctor Jekyll
．
'I don't care what happens toHyde
．
I was thinking of my
own reputation
…
Anyway
，
here is the letter
．
'
It was written in a strange
，
pointed handwriting and signed'Edward Hyde'
．
'I am
sorry
that
I
have
been
so
ungrateful
inthe
past
for
your
many
generous
acts
，
'it
began
．
'Please don't worry about me
．
I am quite safe and I am certain that I can
escape unharmed whenever I wish
．
'
'Did this letter come by post
？
'asked the lawyer
．
'No
，
'replied Doctor Jekyll
．
'There was no postmark on theenvelope
．
The letter
came by hand
．
'
'Shall I keep the letter and think about it
？
'asked Mr Utterson
．
'I want you to decide for me
，
'answered his client
．
'I' mnot sure of anything any
more
．
'
'Very
well
，
'said
the
lawyer
．
'Now
tell
me
—
the
part
inyour
will
about
disappearing for three months or more
．
Wasthat Hyde's idea
？
'
'It was
，
'whispered Doctor Jekyll
．
'He was planning to murder you
，
'said the lawyer
．
'You've had a lucky escape
．
'
'I've had a lesson too
，
'said his client
，
in pain and sadness
．
'Oh
，
what a lesson
！
' And he covered his face with his hands
．
On his way ont of the house
，
the lawyer stopped and spoketo Poole
．
'By the way
，
'he said
，
'a letter was handed in today foryour master
．
Who
brought it
，
and what did he look like
？
'
'Nobody came except the postman
，
sir
，
'said the servant insurprise
．
'That worries me
，
'thought Mr Utterson as he walkedhome
．
'Clearly the letter
arrived by the laboratory door
；
perhaps it was even written in the study
．
I must
think about thiscarefully
．
'
In
the
street
the
newsboys
were
still
shouting
，
'Read
allabout
it
！
Terrible
murder
！
'
The lawyer's thoughts were sad
．
One of his clients wasdead
，
and the life and
reputation of another were in danger
．
Mr Utterson did not
usually ask anyone for advice
．
Today
，
however
，
was different
．
That
evening
he
sat
by
his
fireside
with
his
chief
clerk
，
MrGuest
，
beside
him
．
The lawyer and his clerk had worked together for many years
，
and knew and
understood
each
other
，
Also
，
Mr
Guest
had
been
involved
in
business
with
DoctorJekyll and knew him well
．
Outside it was foggy and dark
，
but the room was bright andwarm and there was
a bottle of good whisky on the table
，
'This is a sad business about Sir Danvers Carew
，
'said MrUtterson
．
'Yes indeed
，
sir
．
The murderer was a madman
，
of course
．
'
'I would like your opinion about that
，
'replied the lawyer
．
'I have a letter from
the murderer here
．
'
Mr
Guest
was
interested
in
the
study
of
handwriting
．
Hiseyes
brightened
at
once
．
'A murderer's letter
！
' he said
．
'That will be interesting
．
'He looked carefully
at the writing
．
'Not a madman
，
I think
，
'he said
．
'But what unusual handwriting
！
'
Just then a servant entered with a note
．
'Is that note from Doctor Jekyll
？
' asked Mr Guest
．
'Ithought I recognized the
handwriting
．
Is it anything private
，
Mr Utterson
？
'
'Only an invitation to dinner
．
Why
？
Do you want to seethe letter
？
'
'Just for a moment
，
please
，
sir
．
'The clerk put the two letters side by side and
studied them carefully
．
'Thank you
，
sir
，
'he said
．
'Very interesting
．
'
For a moment Mr Utterson hesitated
，
wondering and worrying
．
At last he put
his thoughts into words
．
'Why did youlook at the two letters together
？
'he asked
．
'Well
，
sir
，
in many ways the two are surprisingly similar
．
'
'How
strange
！…
Mr
Guest
，
I
must
ask
you
not
to
speakof
this
business
to
anyone
．
'
'Of course not
，
sir
，
'said the clerk
．
'You can depend onme
．
'Shortly afterwards
he said good night to his master andmade his way home
．
When he was alone
，
Mr Utterson locked the two letters inhis cupboard
．
'Well
！
'he thought
．
'So Henry Jekyll wrotethat letter for a murderer
！
'His face was as calm
and expressionless as usual
，
but his heart was filled with fear for his oldfriend
．
4
杰基尔博士收到一封信
当天下午很晚了，
厄特森先生才抽出空去杰基尔博士家。
博士的仆人普尔马
上把他让进去，
穿过厨房和后花园来到屋后面的实验室，
这是厄特森先生第一次
到朋友的实验室来，他好奇地看来看去。
老仆人带他经过 实验室，
上楼来到博士的私人书房。
屋子很大，
周围都是镶
着玻璃的柜子，< br>还有一面大镜子和一张井然有序的大办公桌。
壁炉里火烧得很旺，
火边坐着杰基尔博士， 面色苍白，十分痛苦的样子。他声音微弱、无精打来地和
朋友打了招呼。
“你也听说这事了？”老仆人刚一退下，厄特森先生就问。
“报童满街叫喊，
”杰基尔说，
“这太可怕了。
”
“我要问你些事，
”律师说，
“丹佛斯·卡鲁是我的 委托人，但你也是，我要
知道自己该如何行事。你不会想把凶手藏起来吧？”
“厄特森，我向你保证，
”博士喊道，
“我保证再也不见他了， 我已跟他一刀
两断了。实际上他也不需要我的帮助了。我了解他，你不了解，他现在很安全，
非 常安全。相信我，没人会再见到海德了。
”
律师听着，一脸的严肃，他不喜欢博士那发热病似的兴奋神态。
“看起来你对他挺放心，
”他答道，
“希望你是对的，要是抓住了他，弄到 法
庭上，你的名字也会被提出来的。
”
“ 我对他的确有把握，
”杰基尔回答说，
“我不能告诉你为什么，但我的确放
心。可有一 件事我要请教一下，我刚收到一封信，我不知道是否应该交给警方，
厄特森，我交给你，好吗？”
“我想，你是不是怕这封信会让警方追踪到海德？”律师问。
“不，
”
杰基尔博士说，
“我倒不在乎海德会怎样。
我担心的是自己 的名声……
不管怎么说，这就是那封信。
”
这封信笔迹奇特，线条直愣愣的，签名是“爱德华·海德”
。信开头写道：
“很久以来承蒙您 恩眷，沾沐厚泽，无以为报；实为遗憾。请您不必为我担心，
我十分安全，肯定会毫发无损地逃出去，任 我遨游。
”
“信是邮差送来的吗？”律师问。
“不是，
”博士回答道，
“信封上没有邮戳，是打发人直接送来的。
”
“让我先拿着信，再想想？”律师问。
“希望你能代我作全盘考虑，
”他的委托人说，
“我已经没有自信了。
”
“那好吧。
”律师说，
“还有一句话，遗嘱里有关你 失踪三个月的条款，也是
海德的主意吗？”
博士轻轻叹了口气：
“是的。
”
“他想杀害你，
”律师说，
“幸亏你死里逃生。
”
“这对我也是个教训啊！
”
他的委托人痛心疾首地说。
“天哪！
多可怕的教训！
”
说着，他把脸深深地埋在手里。
出门的时候，律师停下来跟普尔说了几句话。
“顺便问你一件事，
”律师说，
“主人今天收到了一封信。是谁送来的，长 得
什么样？”
“除了邮差没有别人来过，先生，
”仆人惊讶地回答说。
“这事真让人担心，
”回家的路上，厄特森先生边走边想，
“显然，信是从 实
验室的门递进来的，很可能就是在博士的书房里写的，这事得仔细想想。
”
街上报童高声叫卖着：
“卖报卖报！可怕的凶杀案！
”
律师的心情十分低落，一个委托人死了，另一个的性命和名誉也发发可危。
他一向不 向别人求助，但今天情形却不同。
晚上，
他坐在炉 火边，
坐在旁边的是事务所主任盖斯特先生。
两人共事多年，
彼此熟识、了解。盖斯特 先生也曾处理过与博士有关的业务，他们也很熟。
外面雾气 蒙蒙，
阴冷幽暗，
屋里却温暖而明亮，
桌上还有一瓶上等的威士忌。
“丹佛斯·卡鲁爵士的事真让人难过，
”厄特森先生说。
“不错，先生，那个凶手肯定是发疯了。
”
“我倒想听听你的看法，
”律师又说道，
“我这儿有他写的亲笔信。
”
盖斯特先生专门研究过书法，
是个鉴定笔迹的 行家。
一听这话，
他眼睛都亮
了。
“凶手的信！
”他叫道，
“这太有意思了！
”仔细看了看笔迹，他说：
“不像是
个疯子，只是这笔迹太少见了！
”
正说着，仆人走进来，送上一张便条。
“是杰基尔博士的条子吗？”盖斯特问，
“我想我认识这笔迹 。有什么不方
便的吗，厄特森先生？”
“只是请我吃饭的请柬，怎么？你想看看？”
“就看一下，先生。
”那职员把两封信并排放在一起，仔细比较。
“谢谢，先生，
”他说，
“真有意思。
”
厄特森先生迟疑了一会儿，越想越担心，最后还是忍不住问了出来：< br>“你为
什么把两封信放到一起看呢？”
“呃，先生，这两封信的笔体惊人地相似。
”
“这太离奇了！……盖斯特先生，请你千万不要把这事告诉任何人。
”
“当然不会，先生，
”职员说，
“您放心吧！
”没多久 ，他道了晚安，回家去
了。
又剩下厄特森先生一个 人了，
他把两封信锁在柜子里。
“明白了！
”
他想，
“一
定 是亨利·杰基尔为凶手写了那封信。
”他的脸上像往常一样毫无表情，心里却
为老朋友充满了恐 惧。
5 The death of a friend
Time
passed
．
The
search
for
Mr
Hyde
continued
．
SirDanvers
Carew
was
an
important and popular man andthe police tried desperately to arrest the murderer
and bringhim to trial
．
But there was no sign of Mr Hyde himself
，
although the police
and the newspapers discovered a lot about hispast life
．
Nobody
，
it seemed
，
could say
one good word aboutthe wanted man
．
He was a cruel
，
violent man
，
who had
livedan evil life full of hate and jealousy
．
None of this
，
however
，
was any help to the
police
．
Mr Hyde had just disappeared
．
As
time
went
by
，
Mr
Utterson
became
calmer
and
more
atpeace
with
himself
．
He was truly sorry that his client
，
SirDanvers Carew
，
was dead
，
but he
was
also
very
glad
that
MrHyde
had
disappeared
．
As
for
Doctor
Jekyll
，
he
too
appearedcalmer and happier
．
He came out into the world again
．
He invited friends to
his
house
and
accepted
invitations
to
theirs
．
Hehad
always
been
a
good
and
generous man
．
Now
，
however
，
hebecame a churchgoer too
．
He was busy
，
he
spent a lot of timein the fresh air and he looked happy and carefree
．
For morethan
two months he was at peace with himself and the world
．
On
the
8th
of
January
Mr
Utterson
was
invited
to
dinner
atDoctor
Jekyll's
house
．
Doctor Lanyon was there too
．
'This isquite like old times
，
'thought the lawyer
as he watched DoctorJekyll smiling at Doctor Lanyon
．
On January 12th
，
however
，
and again on the 14th
，
DoctorJekyll refused to see
visitors
．
'The doctor is not well
，
'explained Poole
．
'He hopes youwill forgive him
，
but he
cannot see anyone
．
'
Mr
Utterson
called
again
next
day
，
and
again
the
day
afterthat
．
After
two
months of almost daily meetings with his oldfriend
，
the lawyer felt rather lonely
．
On
the
sixth
evening
heinvited
his
clerk
，
Mr
Guest
，
to
dinner
with
him
，
and
on
theseventh night he went to visit Doctor Lanyon
．
Doctor Lanyon made him welcome
，
but Mr Utterson wasshocked by the change
in the doctor's appearance
．
His face
，
which was usually pink and healthy
，
was grey
and thin
，
andthere was a frightened look in his eyes
．
He was suddenly anold
，
sick
man
．
'He looks
，
'said Mr Utterson to himself
，
'like a man whoknows he's dying
．
'
'How are you
，
Lanyon
？
'he said
．
'You don't look well
．
'
'I've had a shock
，
Utterson
，
'replied Doctor Lanyon
．
'Andit will cause my death
．
I
have
only
a
few
weeks
to
live
．
'Hepaused
．'Well
，
it
comes
to
us
all
sooner
or
later
．
I've had agood life
，
on the whole
．
'
'Jekyll is ill too
，
'said the lawyer
．
'Have you seen him
？
'
At the name of Jekyll the look on Doctor Lanyon's face changed
．
'Please
，
'he
said
，
holding up a trembling hand
，
'don't speak that name in this house
．
'
'Oh dear
，
'said Mr Utterson
．
He hesitated for a moment
．
'The three of us have
been friends all our lives
，
Lanyon
．
Weare too old now to make new friends
．
Can't you
forgive andforget
？
Perhaps I can help
？
'
'Nothing can be done
，
'replied Doctor Lanyon
．
'Ask himyourself
．
'
'He won't let me into the house
．
'
'That
doesn't
surprise
me
，
One
day
，
Utterson
，
after
I
amdead
，
you
will
perhaps
learn
the
full
story
．
Meanwhile
，
if
youcan
sit
and
talk
to
me
of
other
things
，
please stay
．
Just don't mention that person
，
as it hurts me to think about
him
．
'
As soon as he got home
，
Mr Utterson wrote to DoctorJekyll
．
In his letter he
asked why Jekyll refused to let him intohis house
，
and why he and Doctor Lanyon
were no longerfriendly
．
The reply was long and not always easy to understand
．
'I'm not angry with our old friend
，
'Doctor Jekyll wrote
，
'but I agree with him
that the two of us must never meetagain
．
Meanwhile
，
you must forgive me if from
now on I livea very quiet life
．
If you find my door closed to you
，
it's because I must
travel this dark
，
dangerous road alone
．
I havedone wrong and I'm being punished
for it
，
and nobody canhelp me
．
'
'What is this
？
'thought Mr Utterson
．
'Hyde has disappeared
．
Jekyll is his normal
self
again
—
at
least
，
he
was
untillast
week
．
Has
he
gone
mad
？
'Then
he
remembered DoctorLanyon's words
．
'There is something more
，
'he said to himself
，
'something mysterious
，
but I have no idea what it is
．
'
A week later Doctor Lanyon was too ill to leave his bed
．
Two weeks after that he
was dead
．
After his friend's burial
，
Mr Utterson went home and into his office
．
From
his lockedcupboard he took out an envelope
，
which he had received soonafter his
friend' s death
．
In Doctor Lanyon's handwriting he read 'G
．
J
．
Utterson
．
Private
．
'The lawyer
turned the envelope over and over in hishands before he opened it
．
What terrible
news
could
itcontain
？
With
trembling
hands
Mr
Utterson
opened
the
envelope
．
Inside was another envelope
，
with the words'Not to beopened until the
death or disappearance of Doctor HenryJekyll
．
'
The lawyer could not believe his eyes
．
'Death or disappearance'
—
the words
were the same as in Doctor Jekyll's will
．
'Iunderstand why Jekyll wrote those words
，
'said Mr Uttersonto himself
．
'But why did Lanyon write them too
？
'For a moment he
wanted
to
open
the
envelope
and
uncover
the
mysterythere
and
then
．
But
Mr
Utterson was too honest a man and alawyer to do that
．
He knew he must obey his
friend's andclient's last wish
．
He locked the envelope away in his cupboard beside
Doctor Jekyll's will
．
The
lawyer
was
desperately
worried
about
his
friend
DoctorJekyll
．
He
was
afraid for him too
．
He called at the house butthe doctor always refused to see him
．
'How is he
，
Poole
？
'Mr Utterson asked the old servant oneday
．
'Not very well
，
sir
．
He spends all his time in the studyabove his laboratory
．
He
sleeps there as well
．
He seems verysilent and uneasy
．
Something is worrying him
，
sir
，
but hewon't tell anyone
．
'
For a long time the lawyer called almost every day
．
Little bylittle
，
however
，
he
became tired of his friend's refusal to seehim
，
and his visits became less frequent
．
5
朋友之死
时间一天天过去了，
搜寻海德的工作还在继续。
丹佛斯·
卡鲁爵士是个引人
注目的重要人物，
警方也竭力想抓住凶手，
绳之以法。
尽管警方和新闻界找出了很多海德以前的事，
但还是没有他的影子。
而且没有人说通缉犯的好话。
他是个< br>残酷、暴烈的人，生活在邪恶里，充满了仇恨和嫉妒。可是所有这些，没一样对
警察有帮助，海德 先生就那么销声匿迹了。
光阴流逝，
厄特森先生慢 慢镇定下来，
感到比较安心了。
他的确为死去的委
托人卡鲁爵士难过，
但同时 也很高兴海德不见了。
杰基尔博士也变得比以前安心、
快乐了，他又开始了新生活，回到了人世 间。他请朋友到家里做客，也接受朋友
们的邀请，他以前就非常仁慈和慷慨，现在还居然成了教堂的常客 。他很忙，整
天在户外的新鲜空气里呆着，兴高采烈，逍遥自在。有两个月的时间，博士生活
得 很安宁。
1
月
8
日，厄特森先生 应邀去杰基尔博士家赴宴，兰宁医生也在。
“又像回
到了过去的时光，
”律师一边望着 博士冲着医生微笑，一边想着。
可到了
1
月
12
日，接着
14
日，杰基尔博士又拒绝会客了。
“博士不舒服，
”普尔解释说，
“他希望您能原谅他，他谁也不 见。
”
厄特森先生第二天又去了，
随后几 天也去了。
两个月以来，
他几乎天天与老
朋友见面，现在律师感到莫名地孤独。第六天 晚上，他留助手盖斯特先生吃饭，
第七天夜里，他去见了兰宁医生。
兰宁医生倒没有不欢迎他，
但看到他的样子，
厄特森先生不禁大吃一惊。< br>他
以前脸色又红润又健康，
可现在却灰白而消瘦，
而且他的眼睛里透着深深的惊 恐，
一下子变成了一个衰老、病危的人。
“他那副 样子，
”厄特森先生心想，
“就像知道自己死期将至一样。
”
“怎么了，兰宁？”他问，
“你气色不大好。
”
“厄特森，我受了次惊吓，
”兰宁医生答道，
“我活 不长了，只是几个星期的
事。
”他顿了顿，又说：
“唉，人终有一死，这是迟早的事， 不管怎么说，我的一
生还算不错。
”
“杰基尔也病了，
”律师说，
“你见过他吗？”
一听到杰基尔的名字，
兰宁医生神色大变，
举起一只颤抖的手。
“ 我求求你，
”
他说，
“别在我这里提那个名字。
”
“哦，天哪！
”厄特森先生说。停了好一会儿，他又问道：
“兰 宁，我们三个
做了一辈子朋友，
我们老了，
不会再有新的朋友了，
你难道不能 原谅和忘掉他的
过失吗？也许我能帮点忙？”
“无济于事。
”兰宁回答说，
“你问他自己吧。
”
“他不让我进门。
”
“我也料到了。总有一天，厄特森，等我死了，你会知道事情的真相的。再
有，要是愿意坐下来和我说 点别的。那就请留下来，别提那个人，一想到他，我
就难受。
”
厄特森先生一回到家，
就坐下来给杰基尔博士写信，
问他为什么拒绝见自己 ，
为什么和兰宁医生断交了。他收到了回信，写得又长又令人费解。
“我不责怪咱们的老朋友，
”杰基尔博士写道，
“但我同意他的看法，我们 不
能再见面了。
还有也请你原谅，
从现在起我要过一种与世隔绝的生活。
我的 门对
你关上，
是因为我必须独自踏上这条危险而又黑暗的路程。
我已经做了错事，并
为此受到惩罚，没人能帮助我。
”
“这是怎么回事？”厄特森先生想，
“海德已经消失了，杰基尔也恢复了原
来的老样子——至少 上周还是这样。
难道他疯了？”
接着他想起了兰宁医生的话。
“这里面有问题，
”他自言自语道，
“有哪儿不对劲，可我猜不出有什么秘密。
”
一星期后，兰宁医生已经卧床不起，又过了两个星期，他就去世了。葬礼过
后，厄特森先生回到家，走进自己的办公室，打开锁，从柜子里拿出一个信封，
是朋友死后不久他收到 的。
是兰宁医生的笔迹，他读道：
“加·约·厄特 森亲启，私人密件。
”律师拿着
信封，
在手里翻来复去地看着。
里面会有什么 可怕的消息呢？厄特森先生两手颤
抖着拆开了信封，里面还有一个信封，写着：
“到亨利·杰基 尔博士死亡或失踪
时方可拆阅。
”
律师简 直不敢相信自己的眼睛，
“死亡或失踪时”
，
这个说法和杰基尔博士本
人的那 份遗嘱上的一模一样。
“
我理解为什么杰基尔会写这些话，
”
他自言自语道，
“但为什么兰宁写得也是这样的话呢？”
有那么一个瞬间，
他真想拆开信，
马 上
揭开这些秘密。但他是个非常诚实、正直的律师，不会那么做的，他一定要遵从
朋友和委托人 的遗愿。他又把这封信锁进柜子里，放在杰基尔博士的遗嘱旁边。
< br>律师为自己的朋友杰基尔博士感到十分担心，
甚至为他感到害怕。
他又去了
博士 家，但仍被拒之门外。
“普尔，他还好吗？”有一天他问老仆人。
“不太 好，先生。他整天关在实验室楼上的书房里，甚至还睡在那儿。他话
很少，总是闷闷不乐的，肯定出了什 么事，先生，可他谁也不告诉。
”
有好长一段时间 ，
律师几乎天天去看他，
但渐渐地，
他对朋友拒绝见自己感
到心灰意冷了，来 访的次数也越来越少了。
6 The face at the window
One
Sunday
soon
afterwards
Mr
Utterson
was
walkingwith
his
friend
Enfield
when they happened to passthrough the narrow side-street again
．
Enfleld pointed
to themysterious door
．
'Well
，
'he said
，
'that story is finished
．
We shall never seeMr Hyde again
．
'
'I hope you're right
，
'said the lawyer
．
'Did I tell you
？
Ionce saw Hyde too and
had the same strong feelings of dislikefor him as you did
．
What an evil man
！
'
'I agree
，
'said his friend
．
'By the way
，
why didn't you tellme that our mysterious
door led to the laboratory at the back ofDoctor Jekyll's house
？
I didn't know then
，
but I know now
．
'
'Well
，
now
that
you
know
，
let's
go
into
the
courtyard
andlook
up
at
his
window
．
I must tell you
，
'I'm worried aboutpoor Jekyll
．
Perhaps the sight of a friendly
face will do himgood
．
'
Overhead the evening sky was bright
，
but the courtyard wascool and dark
．
At an
open window of the study above the laboratory
，
Doctor Jekyll sat
，
like a prisoner
staring at the worldoutside
．
'I hope you are better
，
Jekyll
，
'the lawyer called up to him
．
The doctor shook his head sadly
．
'I'm not well
，
Utterson
，
'he said
．
'I shall not
be here much longer
－
thankGod
．
'
'You spend too much time indoors
！
You ought to get outinto the fresh air like
Enfield and me
…
By the way
，
this ismy cousin
，
Mr Enfield
…
COme now-get your
hat and join usfor a quick walk
．
'
'You 're very kind
，
'said the doctor
．
'But no
，
it's quiteimpossible
．
I would like
to invite you and Mr Enfield inside
，
but the place is not very tidy
…
'
'Well then
，
'said the lawyer gently
，
'we can talk to youfrom here
．
'
'That's an excellent idea-'began the doctor
，
with asmile
．
But suddenly the smile
left
his
face
and
was
replaced
byan
expression
of
hopelessness
，
fear
and
horror
．
The two
menbelow
saw
it
，
but
only
for
a
second
，
as the
window
was
shutwith
a
bang
．
The
two
men
looked
at
each
other
，
then
turnedand
left
the
courtyard without a word
．
In silence they crossedthe narrow side- street
．
They did
not speak until they came outinto a busy
，
noisy street
．
Then Mr Utterson at last
turned
andlooked
at
his
companion
，
whose
face
was
as
pale
as
his
own
．
The
expression on Doctor Jekyll's face had upset them bothdeeply
．
'God help him
！
'whispered Mr Utterson
．
'God help thepoor man
！
'
But
Mr
Enfield
only
nodded
his
head
very
seriously
andwalked
on
without
a
word
．
6
窗户上的脸
< br>没过多久，
在一个星期天，
厄特森先生和恩菲尔德一起散步，
正巧又一次走过那条背静的小街。恩菲尔德指着那扇神秘的门。
“好 了，
”他说，
“那个故事结束了，我们再也不会见到海德先生了。
”
“希望你说得对，
”
律师说，
“我有没有告 诉过你，
有一次我也见到了这个人，
而且和你一样对他有种特别的厌恶，他真是个邪恶的家伙！
”
“是啊，
”朋友说，
“对了， 你怎么没告诉我那扇门通向杰基尔博土的实验室
呢？我以前还不知道，现在才明白。
”
“那么，既然你知道了，咱们不妨进院子看看他家的窗户。坦白跟你说 ，我
对可怜的杰基尔很不放心，也许我们友好的面孔会让他好过点。
”
抬头看去，夜空是那么明亮，可院子里却那么阴暗，而且凉嗖嗖的。实验室
楼上，书房的窗边，坐着杰基尔博士，像个囚犯似的，盯着外面的世界。
“杰基尔！希望你好点了。
”律师抬头冲他喊道。
博士忧郁地摇了摇头。
“我情况很糟，厄特森，
”他说，
“我的日 子不会长了，
感谢上帝！
”
“你在屋里关 的时间太久了，
应该多出来活动活动，
像我和恩菲尔德一样……
顺便介绍一下，这是我 表弟，恩菲尔德先生……来吧！戴上帽子，出来稍微蹓跶
一会儿。
”
“你真好，
”博士说，
“但是不行啊！不可能的。我很想请你和 思菲尔德先生
进来坐坐，但我这儿有点乱，不像样子……”
“没关系，
”律师谦和地说，
“我们就在下面和你谈一会儿，这就挺好。
”< br>
“这太好了——”医生微笑着，可话还没说完，笑容就不见了 ，换成一脸无
助；担心和恐惧的神情，下面的两位都看见了，但只瞥到一眼，窗户就“呯”地
一 声关上了。
两个人互相看看，
然后一言不发地转身离开了院子。
他们默不作声
地穿过小街，
一直来到熙熙攘攘的大街上，
厄特森先生这才转身看了看他的伙伴，
俩人 的脸色一样苍白。杰基尔博士脸上的表情让他们为他感到深深地难过。
“上帝保佑他！
”厄特森先生喃喃说道，
“上帝保佑这个可怜人！
”
但恩菲尔德先生只是严肃地点了点头，继续走路，一句话也没说。
7 The last night
It was now March
，
and Mr Utterson was sitting by thefire after dinner
，
when
he was surprised to receive avisitfrom Doctor Jekyll's servant
，
Poole
．
The old man
looked paleand frightened
．
'Mr Utterson
，
he said
，
'something is wrong
．
'
'Sit down by the fire and tell me all abut it
．
'
'The doctor's locked himself up in his study
，
sir
．
'
'That's quite usual
，
surely
，
' said the lawyer
．
'You knowyour master's habits
as well as I do
．
He often shuts himselfaway from the world
．
'
'Yes
，
but this time it's different
．
It frightens me
，
sirI've been frightened for
more than a week now
，
and I justcan't go on any longer
．
He stopped and stared down at the floor
．
'Try
and
tell
me
，
Poole
，
'said
Mr
Utterson
gently
．
'Something
terrible
is
happening to my master
．
I can't explain
．
But
…
please
，
sir
，
can you come with me
and see foryourself
？
'
At once Mr Utterson fetched his coat and hat
．
'Thank you
，
sir
，
'whispered Poole gratefully
．
Together they made their way to Doctor Jekyll's house
．
Itwas a wild
，
stormy
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