1. Miscellaneous Information (Derived from Other Websites. 4. The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. There is something wrong with his that the whole business looked apocryphal, and that a man does "Did you ever remark that door?" 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. 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. 2023 Shmoop University Inc | All Rights Reserved | Privacy | Legal. Thanks for creating a SparkNotes account! by Robert Louis Stevenson. Read these excerpts from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This mood is an unsettled one, we are expecting something strange or sinister to happen. At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something And yet its not so sure; for the buildings are so packed together about that court, that its hard to say where one ends and another begins., The pair walked on again for a while in silence; and then, Enfield, said Mr. Utterson, thats a good rule of yours., But for all that, continued the lawyer, theres one point I want to ask: I want to ask the name of that man who walked over the child., Well, said Mr. Enfield, I cant see what harm it would do. Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the by-street; but when they came abreast of the entry, the former lifted up his cane and pointed. Your group members can use the joining link below to redeem their group membership. the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird Research the effects of these revolutions and where the countries' revolutionary movements stand today in terms of what goals they have achieved or failed to achieve. 2. ", The pair walked on again for a while in silence; and then "Enfield," said Mr. Utterson, "that's a good rule of yours. The people who had turned out were the girl's own 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. This was the home of Henry Jekyll's favourite; of a man who was heir to a quarter of a million sterling. Excerpt 2: [Hyde] is not easy to describe. And all the time, as we were pitching it in red hot, "[23], "Hm," said Mr. Utterson. 5. At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something eminently human beaconed from his eye; something indeed which never found its way into his talk, but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of the after-dinner face, but more often and loudly in the acts of his life. People who want to solve the problem can't seem to agree about what to do or how it should be done. The cheque was genuine.". (10.4). Hyde, we are told, is standing with a kind of black sneering coolness frightened too but carrying it off really like Satan in reaction to the crowd. Which excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde uses direct characterization? screaming child. Evil besides (which I must still believe to be the lethal side of man) had left on that body an imprint of deformity and decay. eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or And it's not want of memory; for I declare I can see him this moment.". vein of musing. If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should B. Burris Ewell was told to leave school so he c discourse. 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. 1. After dinner he goes to his study and consults Jekylls will when usually he would read by the fire. It wasnt like a man; it was like some damned Juggernaut. Fans came from all around to hear the orotund voice of Identify the grammatical error in each of the following sentences. It sounds nothing to hear, but it was hellish to see. I gave in the check myself, and said I had every reason to believe it was a forgery. While Dr. Jekyll inhabits a large, comfortable house, Mr. Hyde spends most of his time in the laboratory"a dingy windowless structure." 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. We wonder what the connection is between the two men. The inhabitants were all doing well, it seemed and I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight. 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. 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. It chanced on one of these rambles that their way led them down a by-street in a busy quarter of London. Little Chuck Little offered Miss Caroline a cup of water. From this he was recalled by Mr. Utterson asking rather Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. SparkNotes Plus subscription is $4.99/month or $24.99/year as selected above. "But I have been pedantically exact, as you call it. Pellentesque dapibus efficitur laoreet. Scout, Jem, and Walter went to the Finch's house for lunch. He becomes convinced of Hyde's capacity for evil. Cold, scanty, embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable. 3. have supposed would be an end to it. You may cancel your subscription on your Subscription and Billing page or contact Customer Support at custserv@bn.com. night in my chambers; and next day, when we had breakfasted, went He's Please make more to make mine and everyone elses work much much better. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Chapter 1 Summary, Cold, scanty, embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable., 'He was austere with himself; drank gin when he was alone' and more. This familiar that I called out of my own soul, and sent forth alone to do his good pleasure, was a being inherently malign and villainous . Story of the Door. "It seems scarcely a house. Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the by-street; but when they came abreast of the entry, the former lifted up his cane and pointed. It was two stories high; showed no window, nothing but a door on the lower story and a blind forehead of discoloured wall on the upper; and bore in every feature, the marks of prolonged and sordid negligence. c. in this old house Please read our Cookie Policy. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Grades 9-1) York Notes Question: from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson 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. I make it a rule of mine: the more it looks like Queer Street,[20] the The windows are clean but the shutters are usually closed.