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1、THESTRANGECASEOFDR.JEKYLLANDMR.HYDE1THESTRANGECASEOFDR.JEKYLLANDMR.HYDEbyRobertLouisStevensonStoryoftheDoorMr.Uttersonthelawyerwasamanofaruggedcountenancethatwasneverlightedbyasmile;cold,scantyandembarrassedindiscourse;backwardinsentiment;lean,long,dust
2、y,drearyandyetsomehowlovable.Atfriendlymeetings,andwhenthewinewastohistaste,somethingeminentlyhumanbeaconedfromhiseye;somethingindeedwhichneverfounditswayintohistalk,butwhichspokenotonlyinthesesilentsymbolsoftheafter-dinnerface,butmoreoftenandloudlyinth
3、eactsofhislife.Hewasausterewithhimself;drankginwhenhewasalone,tomortifyatasteforvintages;andthoughheenjoyedthetheater,hadnotcrossedthedoorsofonefortwentyyears.Buthehadanapprovedtoleranceforothers;sometimeswondering,almostwithenvy,atthehighpressureofspir
4、itsinvolvedintheirmisdeeds;andinanyextremityinclinedtohelpratherthantoreprove."IinclinetoCain'sheresy,"heusedtosayquaintly:"Iletmybrothergotothedevilinhisownway."Inthischaracter,itwasfrequentlyhisfortunetobethelastreputableacquaintanceandthelastgoodinfl
5、uenceinthelivesofdowngoingmen.Andtosuchasthese,solongastheycameabouthischambers,henevermarkedashadeofchangeinhisdemeanour.NodoubtthefeatwaseasytoMr.Utterson;forhewasundemonstrativeatthebest,andevenhisfriendshipseemedtobefoundedinasimilarcatholicityofgoo
6、d-nature.Itisthemarkofamodestmantoaccepthisfriendlycircleready-madefromthehandsofopportunity;andthatwasthelawyer'sway.Hisfriendswerethoseofhisownbloodorthosewhomhehadknownthelongest;hisaffections,likeivy,werethegrowthofbyRobertLouisStevenson2time,theyim
7、pliednoaptnessintheobject.Hence,nodoubtthebondthatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,thewell-knownmanabouttown.Itwasanuttocrackformany,whatthesetwocouldseeineachother,orwhatsubjecttheycouldfindincommon.Itwasreportedbythosewhoencounteredthemi
8、ntheirSundaywalks,thattheysaidnothing,lookedsingularlydullandwouldhailwithobviousrelieftheappearanceofafriend.Forallthat,thetwomenputthegreateststorebytheseexcursions,countedthemthechiefjewelofeachweek,andnotonlysetasideoccasions