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1、THESTRANGECASEOFDR.JEKYLLANDMR.HYDEbyRobertLouisStevensonPreparedandPublishedby:EbdE-BooksDirectory.comSTORYOFTHEDOORMr.Uttersonthelawyerwasamanofaruggedcountenancethatwasneverlightedbyasmile;cold,scantyandembarrassedindiscourse;backwardinsentiment;lean,long,dusty,drearyandyetsomehowlovable.Atfriend
2、lymeetings,andwhenthewinewastohistaste,somethingeminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhiseye;somethingindeedwhichneverfounditswayintohistalk,butwhichspokenotonlyinthesesilentsymbolsoftheafter-dinnerface,butmoreoftenandloudlyintheactsofhislife.Hewasausterewithhimself;drankginwhenhewasalone,tomortifyatasteforvint
3、ages;andthoughheenjoyedthetheater,hadnotcrossedthedoorsofonefortwentyyears.Buthehadanapprovedtoleranceforothers;sometimeswondering,almostwithenvy,atthehighpressureofspiritsinvolvedintheirmisdeeds;andinanyextremityinclinedtohelpratherthantoreprove."IinclinetoCain'sheresy,"heusedtosayquaintly:"Iletmyb
4、rothergotothedevilinhisownway."Inthischaracter,itwasfrequentlyhisfortunetobethelastreputableacquaintanceandthelastgoodinfluenceinthelivesofdowngoingmen.Andtosuchasthese,solongastheycameabouthischambers,henevermarkedashadeofchangeinhisdemeanour.NodoubtthefeatwaseasytoMr.Utterson;forhewasundemonstrati
5、veatthebest,andevenhisfriendshipseemedtobefoundedinasimilarcatholicityofgood-nature.Itisthemarkofamodestmantoaccepthisfriendlycircleready-madefromthehandsofopportunity;andthatwasthelawyer'sway.Hisfriendswerethoseofhisownbloodorthosewhomhehadknownthelongest;hisaffections,likeivy,werethegrowthoftime,t
6、heyimpliednoaptnessintheobject.Hence,nodoubtthebondthatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,thewell-knownmanabouttown.Itwasanuttocrackformany,whatthesetwocouldseeineachother,orwhatsubjecttheycouldfindincommon.ItwasreportedbythosewhoencounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,thattheysaidnothing,look
7、edsingularlydullandwouldhailwithobviousrelieftheappearanceofafriend.Forallthat,thetwomenputthegreateststorebytheseexcursions,countedthemthechiefjewelofeachweek,andnotonlysetasideoccasionsofpleasure,bu