Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon

           Timeranon; thousandsofpoundswereofferedinreward,forthedeathofSirDanverswasresentedasapublicinjury; butMr.Hydehaddisappearedoutofthekenofthepoliceasthoughhehadneverexisted. Muchofhispastwasunearthed,indeed,andalldisreputable: talescameoutoftheman’scruelty,atoncesocallousandviolent;ofhisvilelife,ofhisstrangeassociates,ofthehatredthatseemedtohavesurroundedhiscareer; butofhispresentwhereabouts,notawhisper. FromthetimehehadleftthehouseinSohoonthemorningofthemurder,hewassimplyblottedout; andgradually,astimedrewon,Mr.Uttersonbegantorecoverfromthehotnessofhisalarm,andtogrowmoreatquietwithhimself. ThedeathofSirDanverswas,tohiswayofthinking,morethanpaidforbythedisappearanceofMr.Hyde. Nowthatthatevilinfluencehadbeenwithdrawn,anewlifebeganforDr.Jekyll. Hecameoutofhisseclusion,renewedrelationswithhisfriends,becameoncemoretheirfamiliarguestandentertainer; andwhilsthehadalwaysbeen,knownforcharities,hewasnownolessdistinguishedforreligion. Hewasbusy,hewasmuchintheopenair,hedidgood;hisfaceseemedtoopenandbrighten,asifwithaninwardconsciousnessofservice; andformorethantwomonths,thedoctorwasatpeace. 

           Onthe8thofJanuaryUttersonhaddinedatthedoctor’swithasmallparty;Lanyonhadbeenthere; andthefaceofthehosthadlookedfromonetotheotherasintheolddayswhenthetriowereinseparablefriends.