Странная история доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда
Story of the Door
Itisthemarkofamodestmantoaccepthisfriendlycircleready-madefromthehandsofopportunity;andthatwasthelawyer’sway. Hisfriendswerethoseofhisownbloodorthosewhomhehadknownthelongest; hisaffections,likeivy,werethegrowthoftime,theyimpliednoaptnessintheobject. Hence,nodoubt,thebondthatunitedhimtoMr.RichardEnfield,hisdistantkinsman,thewell-knownmanabouttown. Itwasanuttocrackformany,whatthesetwocouldseeineachother,orwhatsubjecttheycouldfindincommon. ItwasreportedbythosewhoencounteredthemintheirSundaywalks,thattheysaidnothing,lookedsingularlydull,andwouldhailwithobviousrelieftheappearanceofafriend. Forallthat,thetwomenputthegreateststorebytheseexcursions,countedthemthechiefjewelofeachweek,andnotonlysetasideoccasionsofpleasure,butevenresistedthecallsofbusiness,thattheymightenjoythemuninterrupted.
Itchancedononeoftheseramblesthattheirwayledthemdownaby-streetinabusyquarterofLondon. Thestreetwassmallandwhatiscalledquiet,butitdroveathrivingtradeontheweek-days. Theinhabitantswerealldoingwell,itseemed,andallemulouslyhopingtodobetterstill,andlayingoutthesurplusoftheirgainsincoquetry; sothattheshopfrontsstoodalongthatthoroughfarewithanairofinvitation,likerowsofsmilingsaleswomen.
