That evening, Utterson sat by his fire, the gloom of his bachelor house mirroring his thoughts. He retrieved the holograph will of his friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll. The document was an eyesore: in the event of death or disappearance, all possessions were to pass to the mysterious Edward Hyde. It smacked of blackmail. The connection between the respectable doctor and the monster Enfield described troubled Utterson's soul deeply.
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