3 Visiting Dr. Jekyll

Chapter 3 Visiting Dr. Jekyll Utterson barely slept that night. The leering face of Edward Hyde haunted his dreams. He saw those burning eyes and that cruel, sneering smile. The bedroom rang with the man's mocking laugh.

第三章拜访杰基尔·厄特森博士那天晚上几乎没有睡觉。 爱德华·海德那张色迷迷的脸常出现在他的梦中。 他看到了那双灼人的眼睛和那残忍的讥笑。 卧室里回荡着男人嘲弄的笑声。

The following morning, he took a carriage to Henry Jekyll's house, a marble-stepped mansion with flowers hanging by the door. Inside, the doctor greeted Utterson with a friendly handshake and beaming smile. As they ate breakfast together, Utterson studied his old friend. He was the same age as Utterson and Lanyon, but always seemed ten years younger. He certainly didn't look like a man stalked by a sinister enemy. But Utterson had to be sure... "I want to talk about that will of yours," he announced over coffee.

第二天早上，他乘马车去了亨利·杰基尔的家，那是一座大理石台阶的豪宅，门上挂着鲜花。 进屋后，医生友好地和厄特森握了握手，微笑着向他打招呼。 他们一起吃早饭时，厄特森端详着他的老朋友。 他和厄特森和兰宁年纪相仿，但总是显得小十岁。 他看上去一点也不像一个被凶恶的敌人跟踪的人。 但厄特森必须弄清楚…… “我想谈谈你的遗嘱，”他边喝咖啡边宣布。

Jekyll's smile vanished. "I asked you never to speak of it Utterson," he said. "And I hoped not to," Utterson told him. "Except I have since heard more about this man Edward Hyde. Henry, what I heard was abominable." "I am aware that you met him," Jekyll said, "and that he was uncivil to you." "Uncivil? This man is a fiend Henry. And yet you have left him your entire fortune in your will. Tell me what hold he has over you."

杰基尔的笑容消失了。“我叫你永远不要提这件事，厄特森，”他说。 “我也不希望这样。”厄特森告诉他。 “只是后来我听到了更多关于爱德华·海德这个人的消息。 亨利，我听到的消息太可怕了。” “我知道你见过他，”杰基尔说，“他对你很不礼貌。” “失礼的吗?这个人是个恶魔，亨利。 可你在遗嘱里却把全部财产留给了他。 告诉我他对你有什么把柄。”

Jekyll rose. The firelight cast his shadow long and monstrous across the wall. "I cannot tell you," he said. "All I can say is that I fear there will soon come a time when I am no longer here. In that case, promise me you will give everything I own to Edward Hyde. Help me Utterson, if not as my lawyer, then as my friend." How could Utterson refuse? Picking up his hat and cane, he left the doctor alone. "I can't pretend I shall ever like Hyde," he said as he went. "But I promise."

哲基尔玫瑰。火光在墙上投下了他长长的、可怕的影子。 “我不能告诉你，”他说。 “我只能说，我恐怕很快就会有我不在这里的时候。 那样的话，答应我把我所有的东西都给爱德华·海德。 帮帮我吧，厄特森，就算不是我的律师，也是我的朋友。” 厄特森怎么能拒绝呢？ 他拿起帽子和手杖，离开了医生。 “我不能假装自己会喜欢海德，”他边走边说。 “但我保证。”