DrJekyllandMrHyde化身博士1ThemysteriousdoorMrUttersonthelawyerwasaquiet,seriousman.Hewasshywithstrangersandafraidofshowinghisfeelings.Amongfriends,however,hiseyesshonewithkindnessandgoodness.And,althoughthisgoodnessneverfounditswayintohisconversation,itshoweditselfinhiswayoflife.Hedidnotallowhimselfmanyenjoyablethingsinlife.Heateanddranksimplyand,althoughheenjoyedthetheatre,hehadnotbeentoaplayfortwentyyears.However,hewasgentlertowardsothermen’sweaknesses,andwasalwaysreadytohelpratherthanblamethem.Asalawyer,hewasoftenthelastgoodpersonthatevil-doersmetontheirwaytoprison,orworse.Thesepeopleoftencarriedwiththemmemoriesofhispolitenessandfairness.MrUtterson'sbestfriendwasadistantcousincalledRichardEnfield,whowaswellknownasafun-loving‘manabouttown’.Nobodycouldunderstandwhytheywerefriends,astheyweredifferentfromeachotherineveryway.Theyoftentooklongwalkstogether,however,marchingthroughthestreetsofLondonincompanionablesilence.OneofthesewalksusedtotakethemdownanarrowsidestreetinabusypartofLondon.Itwasaclean,busy,friendlystreetwithbrightlittleshopsandshinydoorknockers.Neartheendofthisstreet,however,stoodadark,mysterious,windowlessbuilding.Thedoorhadneitherbellnorknockerandlookeddustyanduncaredfor.Dirtychildrenplayedfearlesslyonthedoorstep,andnobodyeveropenedthedoortodrivethemaway.Oneday,asMrEnfieldandhisfriendpassedthebuilding,MrEnfieldpointedtoit.‘Haveyouevernoticedthatplace?’heasked.‘Itremindsmeofaverystrangestory.’‘Really?’saidMrUtterson.‘Tellme.’‘Well,’beganEnfield,‘Iwascominghomeaboutthreeo’clockonablackwintermorning,whensuddenlyIsawtwopeople.Thefirstwasashortmanwhowaswalkingalongthestreet,andthesecondwasalittlegirlwhowasrunningasfastasshecould.第1页共53页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网Well,thetwobumpedintoeachotherandthechildfelldown.Thenaterriblethinghappened.Themancalmlywalkedalloverthechild'sbodywithhisheavyboots,andleftherscreamingontheground.Itwasaninhumanthingtodo.Iranaftertheman,...