3 A Conversation with Dr. Lanyon

CHAPTER 3 A Conversation with Dr. Lanyon It was Mr. Utterson's custom on Sunday nights to enjoy a good book by the fire and be in bed by midnight. On this night, however, Utterson sat down to dinner in bad spirits. He had too much on his mind and had a touch of indigestion. As soon as his plate was taken away, he went to his den. He opened his safe and removed some private

第三章与史密斯博士的谈话 兰宁厄特森先生星期天晚上的习惯是坐在火炉边看一本好书，半夜才上床睡觉。 可是这天晚上，厄特森坐下来吃饭，心情不好。 他心事重重，有点消化不良。 他的盘子一被拿走，他就回窝去了。 他打开保险柜，取出一些私人物品

papers. "The Last Will and Testament of Dr. Henry Jekyll" was written on the envelope. Mr. Utterson opened it and sat down. His brow was furrowed. Utterson was not pleased with the terms of the will. As a matter of fact, he had argued with Jekyll about its contents. The will stated that upon the death of Dr. Jekyll—or a disappearance of longer than three months—all of the doctor's possessions and money should go to Mr. Edward Hyde. The lawyer thought it highly unusual for Jekyll to leave his entire fortune to one man. Utterson was one of Jekyll's closest friends, but he had known nothing about Mr. Hyde until Enfield mentioned him. Utterson was most disturbed by the phrase "or a disappearance of longer than three months." Why on earth would anyone include such a statement in his will? Did Dr. Jekyll think he might disappear? Utterson thought this was madness, but

论文。《博士的最后遗嘱》。 信封上写着“亨利·杰基尔”。 厄特森先生打开门，坐了下来。 他皱着眉头。厄特森对遗嘱的条款很不满意。 事实上，他曾和杰基尔就信的内容争论过。 遗嘱中写明，李博士死后。 杰基尔——或者失踪超过三个月——医生的所有财产和钱都应该归爱德华·海德先生所有。 律师认为杰基尔把全部财产留给一个人是极不寻常的。 厄特森是杰基尔最亲密的朋友之一，但在恩菲尔德提到海德先生之前，他对他一无所知。 厄特森对“或者失踪三个月以上”这句话感到非常不安。 为什么会有人在遗嘱里写这样的话呢？ 杰基尔博士以为他会消失吗？ 厄特森觉得这太疯狂了，可是

Jekyll had only laughed at him. There was nothing the lawyer could do but honor his friend's wishes. Now, however, Utterson was outraged to learn that this man Hyde was in fact a monster. Why would his good friend Jekyll be involved with such a man? With a heavy heart and a great deal of worry for his friend, he put the papers back in the safe.

杰基尔只是嘲笑他。 除了尊重朋友的意愿，律师别无选择。 然而，现在厄特森得知这个人海德实际上是个怪物，感到非常愤怒。 为什么他的好朋友杰基尔会和这样的人扯上关系？ 怀着沉重的心情和对朋友的担忧，他把文件放回了保险柜。

Utterson could not think of going to sleep in such a state. He put on his coat and left for Cavendish Square, where his friend Dr. Lanyon lived. If anyone knows about this man Hyde, Utterson thought, it will be Lanyon. Lanyon, Jekyll, and Utterson had known each other since they were young. There was a time when they were inseparable. Many years had passed, though, and the old friends rarely saw one another. Lanyon and Jekyll, in particular, had gone their separate ways. Utterson knocked on Dr. Lanyon's door. Dr. Lanyon greeted his old friend with a hearty welcome. "It's been too long, Utterson," he said. "Where have you been keeping yourself?" Lanyon was a healthy, lively man with a reddish face and stark white hair. His house was well decorated with comfortable couches and chairs. Every room felt warm and welcoming. There was

厄特森在这种状态下是想不起来睡觉的。 他穿上外套，前往卡文迪什广场，他的朋友卡文迪什博士在那里。 Lanyon住。厄特森想，如果有人知道海德这个人，那一定是兰宁。 兰宁、杰基尔和厄特森三人从小就认识。 曾经有一段时间，他们形影不离。 然而，许多年过去了，这对老朋友很少见面。 尤其是兰宁和杰基尔，他们已经分道扬镳了。 厄特森敲了敲兰宁医生的门。 兰宁博士热情地欢迎他的老朋友。 “好久没见了，厄特森，”他说。 “你到哪儿去了？”兰宁是个健康、活泼的人，红脸蛋，灰白的头发。 他的房子装饰得很好，有舒适的沙发和椅子。 每个房间都感到温暖和欢迎。 有

always a roaring fire and plenty of candlelight. Lanyon enjoyed company and long conversations with friends. He had a loud, booming laugh that was often heard echoing around his house. They talked for a while about old times and what had happened since last they talked. Utterson said that his law practice was going well. Lanyon spoke of some of his patients and said that he was looking forward to retirement. Eventually, the lawyer brought up the reason for his late visit. "I suppose, Lanyon" he said, "that you and I must be Dr. Jekyll's two oldest friends." "I wish we were younger friends," chuckled Dr. Lanyon. "But I suppose we are. And what about it? I see little of him now." "Really?" Utterson said. "I thought you had a lot of common interests. As doctors, the two of you always had so much to discuss."

总是有熊熊的炉火和充足的烛光。 兰宁喜欢陪伴，喜欢和朋友长谈。 他有一种响亮、洪亮的笑声，经常在他的房子里回响。 他们聊了一会儿旧事，聊了聊上次谈话之后发生的事。 厄特森说他的律师业务进展顺利。 兰宁谈到了他的一些病人，并说他很期待退休。 最后，律师提出了他迟到的原因。 “我想，兰宁，”他说，“你和我一定是医生。 杰基尔的两个老朋友。” “我希望我们是更年轻的朋友。” Lanyon。“不过我想我们的确是。 那又怎么样呢？我现在很少见到他了。” “真的吗?”Utterson说。“我还以为你们有很多共同爱好呢。 作为医生，你们俩总是有那么多可以讨论的。”

"We had," came the reply. "But it is more than ten years since Henry Jekyll became too strange for me. He began to go wrong, terribly wrong, in my opinion. He had very odd and unscientific notions. Not only do I think that his ideas and experiments were unscientific, I believe they were unethical. He was moving toward very dangerous results. I simply could not continue to support him. Of course, as an old friend, I am still concerned for his well-being, but I want little do with him." It was upsetting to hear that Lanyon and Jekyll had a fight. He wanted to ask about these dangerous experiments, but Utterson knew he should stick to the topic he really wanted to talk about. "Did you ever come across a man he knows named Mr. Hyde?" Utterson asked. "Hyde?" repeated Lanyon. "No, I've never heard of him."

“是的，”对方回答。“但亨利·杰基尔对我来说变得太奇怪，已经有十多年了。 在我看来，他开始走下坡路，大错特错。 他的想法很奇怪，很不科学。 我不仅认为他的想法和实验是不科学的，我认为他们是不道德的。 他正在走向非常危险的结果。 我简直不能继续支持他了。 当然，作为一个老朋友，我仍然关心他的健康，但我不想和他有什么关系。” 听说兰宁和杰基尔吵架了，真让人难过。 他想问一下这些危险的实验，但厄特森知道他应该抓住他真正想谈的话题。 “你遇到过他认识的一个叫海德先生的人吗？”Utterson问道。 “海德？”兰宁重复道。“不，我从来没听说过他。”