What else did Mr. Utterson discover about the note when he talked to Poole? He found out that no messenger had come with the note, and it had not been delivered by mail.
What does Mr Utterson learn from Poole?
Poole informs Utterson that the voice is not Jekyll’s. He continues to explain his theory that whomever is behind the door has murdered Mr. Jekyll. In fact, Poole believes that Jekyll has been dead since Utterson heard him scream from his window eight weeks before!
What did Mr Utterson find in a large envelope on the desk?
Examining Jekyll’s business table, Utterson spies a large envelope with his name on it and unseals it; several enclosures fall to the floor. The first thing he reads is a will, a will very similar to the one which Jekyll left with Utterson earlier.
What does Mr Guest tell utterson about the letter?
That night, over drinks, Utterson consults his trusted clerk, Mr. Guest, who is an expert on handwriting. Guest compares Hyde’s letter with some of Jekyll’s own writing and suggests that the same hand inscribed both; Hyde’s script merely leans in the opposite direction, as if for the purpose of concealment.
What does Poole tell Utterson When asked about who delivered the letter?
Jekyll’s servant, Poole, assures Utterson that no letter was delivered by a messenger, we assume along with Utterson that Hyde must have delivered it by the laboratory door — the door which Enfield had observed in Chapter 1.
What do Utterson and Poole find in the room?
The voice begs for Utterson to have mercy and to leave him alone. The lawyer, however, recognizes the voice as Hyde’s and orders Poole to smash down the door. Once inside, the men find Hyde’s body lying on the floor, a crushed vial in his hand. He appears to have poisoned himself.
What did Mr Utterson discover?
He discovered that Hyde’s writing was the same as Jekyll’s. That discovery led Utterson to believe Jekyll had forged the note for the murderer.
What does Mr Utterson do with the envelope that says that it should only be opened after the death or disappearance of Dr. Jekyll?
Lanyon dies and leaves a letter for Utterson in an envelope marked ‘not to be opened till the death or disappearance of Dr Henry Jekyll’. Utterson, being a good lawyer, locks it away unopened in his safe.
What was the letter Mr Utterson put in his safe?
The letter is from Hyde, and it says that Jekyll should feel “no alarm for his safety, as he had means of escape on which he placed a sure dependence.”
Why does Mr guest want to study a note written to Mr Utterson?
Guest has the opportunity to compare the handwriting of Jekyll and Hyde because Mr. Utterson gives him the letter from Hyde and a note from Dr. Jekyll to compare.
What object do Utterson and Poole find that is unusual for being in a laboratory?
What object do Utterson and Poole find that is unusual for being in a lab? The first is the will. The second was a note for Utterson.
Does Mr Utterson open the inner envelope?
Utterson Alone, and in case of his predecease to be destroyed unread.” The emphasis on these last two words puzzles Utterson. Reluctantly, he decides to open the envelope.
Who had received a note from Dr. Jekyll giving instructions?
Lanyon is too stricken by the implications of Jekyll’s story to even write it down. We should remember from Chapter 6 that on the 8th of January, Lanyon, along with Utterson and others, dined at Dr. Jekyll’s house; then on the 9th of January, Dr. Lanyon received the note from Dr.
What is the first thing Poole and Utterson notice has changed about Jekyll?
The first thing Poole and Utterson notice had changed about Jekyll is his voice. What does Poole think has happened to Jekyll? Poole thinks that someone murdered Jekyll, and the murderer is pretending to be Jekyll.
Who do Utterson and Poole find Killed in Chapter 8?
Chapter 8 – Hyde’s suicide
Jekyll’s butler, Poole, begs Utterson to go with him to Jekyll’s laboratory: he fears Jekyll has been murdered. They break the door down and find Hyde’s body on the floor; he has just killed himself by taking poison.
What is Mr Utterson’s full name?
Mr. Gabriel John Utterson
Mr. Gabriel John Utterson.
When Mr Utterson and Mr Poole break down the door they discover that Mr Hyde did what?
After knocking and being told to go away, Utterson and Poole force the door down, and witness the dead body of Mr. Hyde lying on the floor. Thinking that Hyde killed Jekyll and then killed himself, the two men frantically search the laboratory for the remains of Jekyll.
What information does Poole give Utterson about Hyde?
Poole tells Utterson that Hyde has a key to the laboratory and that all the servants have orders to obey Hyde. The lawyer heads home, worrying about his friend. He assumes Hyde is blackmailing Jekyll, perhaps for some wrongdoings that Jekyll committed in his youth.
What is discovered when Utterson and the police visit Hyde’s House Chapter 4?
After identifying the body, Utterson takes the police to Hyde’s residence where they find a half-burned checkbook. They discover that Hyde has several thousand pounds in the bank which may help the police finally find and arrest him.
Who murdered Hyde?
Sir Danvers
And in murdering the innocent and noble Sir Danvers, Hyde is described as having an “ape-like fury,” one who is maddened with rage to the point of committing the most unspeakable horror against innocence.
What does Mr Utterson do in Chapter 4?
Mr. Utterson (who seems to be everybody’s lawyer) accompanies a police officer to the crime scene. He recognizes the body as Sir Danvers Carew and the broken walking stick (read: murder weapon) as one that he had given to Dr. Jekyll some years before.