17 Inside the Lab

CHAPTER 17 Inside the Lab Utterson and Poole tiptoed closer to the body. They turned it over and found the face of Edward Hyde. He was dressed in clothes far too large for him. These clothes clearly belonged to Dr. Jekyll. Hyde was dead. His lifeless hand still clutched an empty vial. Utterson knew that it had once contained poison. This was clearly a case of suicide.

第十七章在实验室里，厄特森和普尔踮着脚尖走近那具尸体。 他们把它翻过来，发现了爱德华·海德的脸。 他穿的衣服对他来说太大了。 这些衣服显然是约翰博士的。 变身怪医。海德死了。他那只没有生气的手仍然握着一个空瓶子。 厄特森知道它曾经装过毒药。 这显然是一起自杀案件。

"We have come too late," Utterson said sternly. "Hyde is gone and we'll never have answers." The lawyer looked up at the butler. "Now, it only remains for us to find the body of your master." The two men started their search for Dr. Jekyll. They began with the office, then worked their way down the staircase and through the courtyard. There were many dark closets and a large cellar to search through. All were carefully examined. Most of these hiding spaces had not been visited in years. The dust along the walls and cobwebs told them that no one else had passed that way. They found no trace of Dr. Henry Jekyll, dead or alive. "Perhaps we were wrong," Utterson said. "Maybe he escaped." He went to check the back door. It was locked. They found the key lying on the ground nearby. It was already stained with rust.

“我们来得太晚了。”厄特森严厉地说。 “海德走了，我们永远也得不到答案。” 律师抬头看着管家。 “现在，我们只剩下找到你主人的尸体了。” 这两个人开始了他们的寻找博士。 变身怪医。他们从办公室开始，然后走下楼梯，穿过院子。 有许多黑暗的壁橱和一个大地窖要搜查。 所有的都经过仔细检查。 这些藏身之处大部分已经很多年没人去过了。 墙上的灰尘和蜘蛛网告诉他们，没有人走过这条路。 他们没有发现奥巴马博士的踪迹。 亨利·杰基尔，不管是死是活。 “也许我们错了，”厄特森说。 “也许他逃走了。”他去检查后门。 门锁上了。他们发现钥匙躺在附近的地上。 它已经锈迹斑斑。

"This doesn't look like it's been used in a while," observed the lawyer. "Used?" echoed the butler. "Do you not see, sir? It is broken. It looks like someone has crushed it underfoot." "Yes," continued Utterson. "I think you're right." The two men looked at each other with frightened stares. "This is beyond me," the lawyer said. They walked back up the stairs in silence. Each man was deep in thought. They began to look through the contents in the office more closely. They both tried not to look at Hyde's body on the rug. Hyde must have been mixing chemicals together on one of the tables. They found several measuring glasses of salt and other chemicals. Utterson guessed that they had interrupted Hyde in the middle of an experiment. "That is the same drug that I was always bringing him," said Poole. "Was Mr. Hyde

“这个看起来好像有段时间没有用过了，”律师说。 “过去？”管家应声说。 “你不明白吗，先生？”它坏了。 好像有人把它踩在脚下了。” “是的，”厄特森接着说。 “我想你是对的。”两个人惊恐地面面相觑。 “这超出了我的理解力，”律师说。 他们默默地走上楼梯。 每个人都陷入了沉思。 他们开始更仔细地检查办公室里的东西。 他们俩都尽量不去看地毯上海德的尸体。 海德一定是在其中一张桌子上混合化学物质。 他们发现了几量杯的盐和其他化学物质。 厄特森猜想他们打断了海德正在做的实验。 普尔说：“我总是给他带这种药。” 是海德先生吗？

performing the same experiments as Dr. Jekyll? Maybe the medicine was for Mr. Hyde all along." The two men suddenly noticed that the kettle was boiling and overflowing. They were so absorbed in their work that they noticed little else. Poole removed the kettle from the heat. Utterson approached the easy chair where the dishes for tea were laid out. He noticed a book on the table. It was a copy of a religious text that Jekyll often spoke of. There was writing along the margins. Utterson was shocked by what he read. It appeared to be in Jekyll's handwriting but the words seemed so unlike the doctor's. A full-length mirror stood in the center of the room. It had a large wooden frame with its own stand. There was glass on both sides. Mr. Utterson spun the mirror by holding the top and turning it over. "Why would Jekyll want this mirror in his office?" he asked.

做着和博士一样的实验。 变身怪医吗?也许这药一直是给海德先生用的。” 两个人突然注意到壶里的水在沸腾，溢出来了。 他们全神贯注地工作，几乎没有注意到别的事情。 普尔把水壶从火炉上移开。 厄特森走近那把放着茶具的安乐椅。 他注意到桌上有一本书。 那是一本杰基尔经常提到的宗教典籍。 页边空白处写着字。 厄特森被他读到的东西吓了一跳。 信似乎是杰基尔的笔迹，但似乎和医生的笔迹很不一样。 房间中央立着一面全身镜。 它有一个带支架的大木架。 两边都是玻璃。 厄特森先生拿着镜子的盖子，把它翻过来，转动着镜子。 “杰基尔为什么要把这面镜子放在他的办公室？”他问道。

"I've no idea, sir," Poole said. "I've never seen it before." They turned their attention to the desk. Among the neat array of papers, Utterson found an envelope addressed to him. It was in Dr. Jekyll's handwriting. The lawyer unsealed it and several other envelopes fell out. The first was a will. It contained the same strange terms as the one that sat in Utterson's safe. On this one, however, the lawyer was listed as the heir rather than Edward Hyde. Utterson looked at Poole, back at the paper, and then finally at the body on the floor. "I am completely confused, Poole," Utterson said. "He's barely spoken with me in recent times. I'm shocked by this change." Utterson picked up another paper. It was a note, written in the doctor's hand and dated that day. "Oh, Poole," he cried. "He was alive and here this very day. He must

“我不知道，先生，”普尔说。 “我以前从来没见过。” 他们把注意力转向桌子。 在一大堆整齐的文件中，厄特森发现了一个写给他的信封。 那是杰基尔博士的笔迹。 律师打开信封，其他几个信封掉了出来。 第一个是遗嘱。信上写着和厄特森保险柜里的那封一样奇怪的字眼。 然而，在这一份文件中，律师被列为继承人，而不是爱德华·海德。 厄特森看了看普尔，又看了看那张纸，最后又看了看地上的尸体。 “我完全糊涂了，普尔，”厄特森说。 “他最近很少和我说话。 我对这种变化感到震惊。” 厄特森又拿起一张纸。 那是一张便条，是医生亲笔写的，日期是那天。 “哦，普尔，”他叫道。“他今天还活着，就在这里。 他必须

have fled! But why?" "Why don't we read it, sir," Poole said. Utterson took a deep breath and read the note aloud. My dear Utterson, When this note falls into your hands, I will have disappeared. Under what circumstances I cannot say. I am certain, however, that it will happen very soon and it will be some method of evil. Please go and read the letter that Lanyon sent you before his death. If you still wish to hear more, open the third envelope. Your unworthy and unhappy friend, Henry Jekyll Poole handed Utterson the last envelope. It was very thick and sealed in several places.

已经逃离!但是为什么呢?”“我们何不读一读呢，先生。”普尔说。 厄特森深深地吸了一口气，大声读了那封信。 我亲爱的厄特森，当这封信落到你手里的时候，我就已经消失了。 在什么情况下我不能说。 然而，我确信它很快就会发生，而且会是某种邪恶的手段。 请你去读读兰宁死前写给你的信。 如果你还想听更多的话，打开第三个信封。 亨利·杰基尔·普尔把最后一个信封递给了厄特森。 它很厚，有几个地方被封住了。