What does dr. jekyll's letter the reader
understand about him?
"ioth december, 18-
"dear lanyon, --you are one of my oldest friends; and
although we may have differed at times on scientific
questions, i cannot remember, at least on my side, any
break in our affection. there was never a day when, if you
had said to me, 'jekyll, my life, my honour, my reason,
depend upon you,' i would not have sacrificed my left
hand to you. lanyon my life, my honour, my reason,
are all at your mercy; if you fail me to-night, i am lost.
you might suppose, after this preface, that i am going to
ask you for something dishonourable to grant. judge for
yourself."
- the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde,
robert louis stevenson
dr. jekyll is sad that he and dr. lanyon are not as
close as they used to be.
dr. jekyll is upset with dr. lanyon for not
him when he needed it.
dr. jekyll is in distress and believes that he is at d
lanyon's mercy for .