Dr.
Jekyll’s manservant, named Poole, shows up at Mr. Utterson’s door, convinced
that something terrible has befallen his master .He convinces Mr. Utterson to
accompany him back to Dr. Jekyll’s house. They arrive at the house, where all
the servants are collectively freaking out.
Poole announces Mr. Utterson’s
presence. Dr. Jekyll refuses to see his old friend. Same old song and dance. Based
on the voice coming from behind the door, Poole is convinced that the man in
the room is not Dr. Jekyll. Poole and Mr. Utterson chat about the events of the
past week. Dr. Jekyll, or whoever is inhabiting
the room in the laboratory, has been issuing chemical orders via slips of
paper. He hasn’t been able to obtain whatever it is that he’s looking for.Poole
is convinced that the man inside the room is really Mr. Hyde.
Using an axe and a
kitchen poker, Poole and Mr. Utterson break into the room.Inside the room,
everything is very neat and clean and in perfect order. Except for the body of a man lying on the floor
and "twitching”. It’s Mr. Hyde. He has committed suicide. The two men
search the area, looking for Dr. Jekyll. Mr. Utterson finds a will naming him
as the heir to Dr. Jekyll’s estate. Mr. Utterson, in a seemingly endless tirade
of paper discovery, finds yet two more documents. The first instructs him to
read Dr. Lanyon’s narrative, and the second is a narrative written by Dr.
Jekyll.
Vocabulary:
Fetch: buscar
Lit: il·luminar
Axe: destral
Weep: plorar
Tore: trencar
Saucer: sotacopa
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