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What does Mr Utterson receive from Dr Lanyon?

What does Mr Utterson receive from Dr Lanyon?

Less than two weeks later, Lanyon dies. Utterson receives a package addressed to him by Lanyon. It contains a letter and an envelope, which the letter says is not to be opened until Jekyll dies or disappears. This reference to disappearance again makes Utterson curious, but he puts the package in his safe.

What did Enfield and Utterson?

Utterson and Enfield see a sickly-looking Jekyll at his window and call out to him. Jekyll responds but then suddenly slams down the window, leaving Utterson and Enfield horrified at what they have momentarily seen.

What do Mr Utterson and Mr Enfield encounter on their walk past the door?

The following Sunday, Utterson and Enfield are taking their regular stroll. Passing the door where Enfield once saw Hyde enter to retrieve Jekyll’s check, Enfield remarks on the murder case. He notes that the story that began with the trampling has reached an end, as London will never again see Mr. Hyde.

What happened in Chapter 1 of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

Chapter 1 – Story of the Door Enfield recalls a story involving the door. In the early hours of one winter morning, he says, he saw a man trampling on a young girl. He pursued the man and brought him back to the scene of the crime. (The reader later learns that the man is Mr Hyde.)

What reason does Dr Lanyon give for thinking he is dying?

It is this shock that Jekyll and Hyde are one person that leads to Lanyon’s death, probably from heart failure. Utterson finds a letter from Lanyon that describes the event mentioned above, and that is the first time the reader is made aware that Jekyll is Hyde as well.

How does Mr Enfield describe Hyde?

Enfield describes Hyde as “deformed,” saying that he gives a “strong feeling of deformity,” though Enfield cannot say exactly how. Hyde’s physical appearance seems to elude description—except that he looks “extraordinary,” though indescribably so.

What does Mr Enfield tell Mr Utterson that Mr Hyde did?

Enfield tells Mr. Utterson about being on the streets late one evening and seeing a strange man trample a little girl. The strange man just kept going, but Mr. Enfield caught up with him and brought him back to where a crowd of the girl’s family and a doctor had gathered.

What thing prompts Mr Enfield to tell Mr Utterson about his encounter with Mr Hyde?

The two of them take long, slightly mysterious walks every Sunday. One Sunday they walk past a door, which prompts Mr. Enfield to tell a story.

What happened in Chapter 2 of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?

Summary — Chapter 2: “Search for Mr. This strange will had long troubled Utterson, but now that he has heard something of Hyde’s behavior, he becomes more upset and feels convinced that Hyde has some peculiar power over Jekyll. Seeking to unravel the mystery, he pays a visit to Dr. Lanyon, a friend of Jekyll’s.