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化身博士-2 In search of Mr Hyde
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  • After dinner that evening Mr Utterson went into his office and unlocked1 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 annoyed2 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 known3 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 silent6 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 added9 sharply.

    ‘First let me see your face,’replied the lawyer.

    Mr Hyde hesitated11 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 sudden12 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 evil13 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 laboratory14 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, kindly15 face.‘My poor friend,’he said,‘you doworry unnecessarily, you know. Like poor Lanyon when Itold him about my new ideas.“Imaginative5 rubbish”he calledthem… I'm very disappointed17 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 inherits18 my money.’

    ‘I cannot pretend19 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.



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    1 unlocked [ʌnˈlɔkt] d821dbe5ef2db3d805cd0f7eea0ec33f   第6级
    v.开锁( unlock的过去式和过去分词 );开启;揭开;开着,解开
    参考例句:
    • Don't leave your desk unlocked. 请不要忘记锁好办公桌。
    • On no account should you leave the door unlocked. 你无论如何也不应该不锁门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    2 annoyed [əˈnɔɪd] NzkzNw   第4级
    adj.烦恼的,恼怒的,生气的,恼火的
    参考例句:
    • I imagine she was pretty annoyed when she found out. 我想她发现此事后一定很生气。
    • He was annoyed with complaints made from outside. 他因外界的种种怨言而感到烦恼。
    3 known [nəʊn] hpKzdc   第4级
    adj.大家知道的;知名的,已知的
    参考例句:
    • He is a known artist. 他是一个知名的艺术家。
    • He is known both as a painter and as a statesman. 他是知名的画家及政治家。
    4 shameful [ˈʃeɪmfl] DzzwR   第8级
    adj.可耻的,不道德的
    参考例句:
    • It is very shameful of him to show off. 他向人炫耀自己,真不害臊。
    • We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers. 我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径。
    5 imaginative [ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv] qa3xq   第6级
    adj.富有想象力的,爱想象的
    参考例句:
    • The imaginative child made up fairy stories. 这个想像力丰富的孩子自己编神话故事。
    • Scott was an imaginative writer. 司格特是位富于想象力的作家。
    6 silent [ˈsaɪlənt] eEVz8   第4级
    adj.安静的,不吵闹的,沉默的,无言的;n.(复数)默剧
    参考例句:
    • Immediately on his beginning to speak, everyone was silent. 他一讲话,大家顿时安静下来。
    • The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。
    7 footsteps ['fʊtsteps] 6508b080b068283fa9f93b103a1b4406   第5级
    n.脚步(声),一步的距离,足迹;脚步(声)( footstep的名词复数 );一步的距离;足迹
    参考例句:
    • the sound of footsteps on the stairs 楼梯上的脚步声
    • Their footsteps echoed in the silence. 他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。
    8 violent [ˈvaɪələnt] xhswm   第4级
    adj.暴力的,猛烈的,激烈的,极端的,凶暴的,歪曲的
    参考例句:
    • The madman was violent and had to be locked up. 这个精神病患者很凶暴,不得不把他锁起来。
    • They caught him and gave him a violent beating. 他们抓住了他,把他狠狠打了一顿。
    9 added ['ædɪd] mzJzm0   第4级
    adj.更多的,附加的,额外的
    参考例句:
    • They have added a new scene at the beginning. 在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
    • The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film. 片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。
    10 sharply [ˈʃɑ:pli] UiRziL   第6级
    adj.锐利地,急速;adv.严厉地,鲜明地
    参考例句:
    • The plane dived sharply and rose again. 飞机猛然俯冲而后又拉了起来。
    • Demand for personal computers has risen sharply. 对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。
    11 hesitated ['hezɪteɪtɪd] hesitated   第4级
    v.犹豫( hesitate的过去式和过去分词 );吞吞吐吐;顾虑;停顿
    参考例句:
    • She hesitated before replying. 她犹豫了一下才回答。
    • I hesitated a millisecond too long. 我几乎没犹豫。
    12 sudden [ˈsʌdn] YsSw9   第4级
    n.突然,忽然;adj.突然的,意外的,快速的
    参考例句:
    • All of a sudden he turned about and saw me. 他突然转过身来看见了我。
    • The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise. 那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。
    13 evil [ˈi:vl] KiHzS   第5级
    n.邪恶,不幸,罪恶;adj.邪恶的,不幸的,有害的,诽谤的
    参考例句:
    • We pray to God to deliver us from evil. 我们祈求上帝把我们从罪恶中拯救出来。
    • Love of money is the root of all evil. 爱钱是邪恶的根源。
    14 laboratory [ləˈbɒrətri] P27xd   第5级
    n.实验室,化验室
    参考例句:
    • She has donated money to establish a laboratory. 她捐款成立了一个实验室。
    • Our laboratory equipment isn't perfect, but we must make do. 实验室设备是不够理想,但我们只好因陋就简。
    15 kindly [ˈkaɪndli] tpUzhQ   第8级
    adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
    参考例句:
    • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable. 她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
    • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman. 一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
    16 unnecessarily [ˌʌn'nesəsərəlɪ] 2fIzAO   第4级
    adv.不必要地,多余地,不需要地
    参考例句:
    • I don't want to invade your private life unnecessarily. 我不想过多地干涉你的私生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The report paints an unnecessarily bleak picture of the town. 这份报道把这个镇子描绘得过于惨淡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    17 disappointed [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd] I9wyP   第4级
    adj.失望的,不满意的,不如意的
    参考例句:
    • He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request. 当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
    • He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless. 他屡次失望,以致变为了绝望。
    18 inherits [inˈherits] 80edd055513bbdd360e48c089755659a   第5级
    v.继承( inherit的第三人称单数 );经遗传获得(品质、身体特征等)接替(责任等),继任
    参考例句:
    • We think that Mary inherits her blue eyes from her father. 我们认为玛丽的蓝眼睛是她父亲遗传的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • A son inherits from his father. 儿子继承父亲的遗产。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
    19 pretend [prɪˈtend] 2Q4xj   第4级
    vt.假装,假托,装扮;vi.假装,装作
    参考例句:
    • So you don't need to pretend, do you? 所以你不必装假了,对吧?
    • Many people pretend that they understand modern art. 许多人装着自己懂得现代艺术。

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