Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ...it was not pure, and another order to a different firm. This drug is wanted bitter bad, sir, whatever for.' y 'Have you any of these papers?' asked Mr. Utter son. Poole felt in his pocket and handed out a crumpled note, which the lawyer, bending nearer to the candle, carefully examined. Its contents ran thus: 'Dr. Jekyll presents his compliments to Messrs. Maw. He assures them that their last sample is impure and quite useless for his present purpose. In the year 18--, Dr. J. purchased a somewhat large quantity from Messrs. M. He now begs them to search with the most sedulous care, and should any of the same quality be left, to forward it to him at once. Expense is no consideration. The importance of this to Dr. J. can hardly be exaggerated.' So far the letter had run composedly enough, but here with a sudden splutter of the pen, the writer's emotion had broken loose. 'For God's sake, ' he had added, 'find me some of the old.' 'This is a strange note, ' said Mr. Utterson; and then sharply, ' How do you come to have it open?' 'The man at Maw's was main angry, sir, and he threw it back to me like so much dirt, ' returned Poole. 'This is unquestionably the doctor's hand, do you know?' resumed the lawyer. I thought it looked like it, ' said the servant rather sulkily; and then, with another voice, 'But what matters hand of write, ' he said. 'I've seen him!' 'Seen him?' repeated Mr. Utterson. 'Well?' 'That's it!' said Poole. 'It was this way. I came suddenly into the theatre from the garden. It seems he had slipped out to look for this drug or whatever it is; for the cabinet door was open, and there he was at the far end of the room digging among the crates. He looked up when I came in, gave a kind of cry, and whipped upstairs into the cabinet. It was but... |
