16 The Other Side of the Door

CHAPTER 16 The Other Side of the Door The butler agreed at once. "Ah, Mr. Utterson, that's talking!" he cried. "How should we go about this?" Utterson asked. "We should arm ourselves. We never know what we might find inside the office." The butler nodded. "There is a croquet mallet in the shed. May I suggest you take the fireplace poker, sir?"

第十六章门的另一边管家立刻同意了。 “啊，厄特森先生，你说得对！” “我们应该怎么做呢？”Utterson问道。 “我们应该武装自己。我们永远不知道我们会在办公室里发现什么。” 管家点点头。“小屋里有一个槌球棒。 先生，我建议您带上壁炉拨火棍好吗？”

Utterson thought for a moment that he might laugh. Tensions were high. It was hard to believe that he was in this situation. It felt like a passage from an adventure novel. Utterson could say without a doubt that he had never had an experience like this before. It was certainly not how he pictured his evening or the fate of his good friend Dr. Jekyll. "Do you realize, Poole," he said, "that we are about to put ourselves in a situation of some danger?" "You may say so, sir, indeed," returned the butler. "We should be completely honest with one another right now," said Utterson. "Did you recognize the man you saw in the courtyard?" "It's hard to say. It all happened so quickly. And he was doubled over when I saw him, so I can't say for certain," Poole

厄特森想了一会儿，想笑出声来。 局势高度紧张。很难相信他会处于这种境地。 感觉就像冒险小说里的一段。 厄特森可以毫无疑问地说，他以前从来没有过这样的经历。 这当然不是他想象中的那个晚上，也不是他的好朋友约翰博士的命运。 变身怪医。“普尔，你知道吗，”他说，“我们马上就要把自己置于危险的境地了？”“你可以这么说，先生，真的，”管家回答说。 “我们现在应该对彼此完全诚实。”厄特森说。 “你认出你在院子里看到的那个人了吗？”“这很难说。 这一切发生得太快了。 我看到他的时候，他弯着腰，所以我不能肯定地说，“普尔。

said. "But if you're asking me whether or not it was Mr. Hyde, well, I'd have to say yes. It looked very much like him. I hate to think it, but it is true. Have you ever met Mr. Hyde?" Poole asked the lawyer. "Yes," Utterson said. "I spoke with him once." "Then you know the response Mr. Hyde brings out in people." "I know it well," Utterson replied. "He literally sent shivers up my spine." "I realize that it isn't proof," Poole whispered. "But when I saw that creature going through the crates, I had the same reaction. I went cold at the sight of him." "Ah," Utterson sighed. "I fear that you may be right. If it was Mr. Hyde that you saw, then Henry Jekyll must surely be dead. Well, then, let's get to it!" The lawyer's heart sank. His hope of finding his friend safe and sound was quickly fading.

说。“但如果你问我是不是海德先生，嗯，我得说他是。 它看起来很像他。 我不愿这么想，但这是真的。 你见过海德先生吗？”普尔问律师。 “是的，”厄特森说。“我和他谈过一次。” “那你就知道海德先生在人们身上引起的反应了。” “我知道得很清楚，”厄特森回答。 “他真的让我脊背发冷。” “我知道这不是证据，”普尔低声说。 “但当我看到那个生物穿过板条箱时，我也有同样的反应。 我一见到他就浑身发凉。” “啊，”厄特森叹了口气。“恐怕你是对的。 如果你看到的是海德先生，那么亨利·杰基尔肯定已经死了。 好吧，那我们就开始吧！”律师的心一沉。 他找到朋友安然无恙的希望很快就破灭了。

"Perhaps you should call the footman, Bradshaw, to stand guard," Utterson suggested. "We may need extra help." Poole agreed and ran back into the house. Bradshaw arrived few moments later, pale and nervous. Although a large man, he was clearly frightened. He was sweating and nervously shifting from one foot to the other. He put his hands in his pockets so the other men wouldn't see them shaking. "Pull yourself together, Bradshaw," Utterson said. "Poole and I are going to break down the office door. We don't know what we might find, or what might happen. There's a chance that the culprit will attempt an escape. Would you please stand guard by the back door?" Bradshaw nodded. "Fine. We'll give you a few minutes to get there." Utterson shook Bradshaw's hand before the footman walked off. The two men remained in silence.

“也许你应该叫仆人布拉德肖来站岗。”厄特森建议道。 “我们可能需要额外的帮助。”普尔同意了，跑回屋里。 几分钟后，面色苍白、神情紧张的布拉德肖来了。 虽然他身材高大，但显然很害怕。 他满头大汗，紧张地换着两只脚。 他把手插在口袋里，不让其他人看到他们在颤抖。 “振作起来，布拉德肖。”厄特森说。 “普尔和我准备破门而入。 我们不知道会发现什么，也不知道会发生什么。 罪犯有可能企图逃跑。 请你在后门站岗好吗？”布拉德肖点了点头。 “很好。我们会给你几分钟时间去那里。” 厄特森握了握布莱肖的手，仆人才走开。 那两个人保持沉默。

Utterson looked into the night sky, admiring the stars and the heavens. It really is quite remarkable, he thought. Life can provide so many twists and turns but the stars are always beautiful. After a few minutes, Utterson took a deep breath. "And now, Poole, we must be off on our task," Utterson said. The men walked across the courtyard, their candles flickering in the wind. As they walked up the stairwell they could hear pacing across the office floor. "It's like this day and night," Poole said. "The only time the pacing stops is when new medicine arrives. Then, as soon as he realizes the batch isn't right, the pacing starts again." "That is all you hear?" asked Utterson. "Once I heard weeping, sir," Poole answered. "Weeping like a woman or a lost soul." The two men gathered up their nerve outside the office door. Utterson grasped the

厄特森望着夜空，欣赏着天上的星星和天空。 这真是太了不起了，他想。 人生有那么多曲折，但星星永远是美丽的。 几分钟后，厄特森深深地吸了一口气。 “现在，普尔，我们得开始干活了。”厄特森说。 男人们走过院子，蜡烛在风中摇曳。 当他们走上楼梯井时，他们可以听到办公室地板上的脚步声。 普尔说：“一天到晚都是这样。 “只有新药问世时，节奏才会停止。 然后，一旦他意识到批次不对，节奏就会重新开始。” “你就听到这些？”厄特森问。 “有一次我听到有人哭，先生。”普尔回答。 “像个女人或迷失的灵魂一样哭泣” 那两个人在办公室门外鼓起勇气。 厄特森抓住了

fire poker in both hands and shouted. "Jekyll!" he said in a loud voice. "I demand to see you!" He paused a moment, but there was no reply. "I've given you fair warning. We must and shall see you," he resumed. "If not by fair means, then by foul. If not with your consent, then by brute force." "Utterson," the voice said. "Please, have mercy!" "Ah, that's not Jekyll's voice—it's Hyde's!" cried Utterson. "Down with the door, Poole!" Poole used an axe to ram at the door hinges. The first strike let out a loud crash, shaking the door. The second and third strikes moved the door slightly. A horrible screeching sound was heard from within, like an animal under attack. Utterson and Poole looked at one another knowingly. They returned to the door with renewed force and determination. It was not until the fifth strike

两只手拿着火钳，大叫着。 “杰基尔！”他大声说。 “我要见你！”他停了一会儿，但没有回答。 “我已经警告过你了。 我们一定要见你，也一定要见你。”他接着说。 “如果不是正当手段，那就是不正当手段。 如果你不同意，那就用蛮力吧。” “厄特森。”那声音说。 “求求你，发发慈悲吧！”“啊，那不是杰基尔的声音，是海德的！”厄特森叫道。 “把门砸了，普尔！”普尔用斧头猛敲门的铰链。 第一次击打发出砰的一声巨响，门都震了起来。 第二次和第三次敲门声使门微微移动。 里面传来一声可怕的尖叫声，像是一只受到攻击的动物。 厄特森和普尔心照不宣地面面相觑。 他们以新的力量和决心回到门口。 直到第五次全中