Read the excerpt from the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. the butler was awaiting my arrival; he had received by the same post as mine a registered letter of instruction, and had sent at once for a locksmith and a carpenter. the tradesmen came while we were yet speaking; and we moved in a body to old dr. denman’s surgical theatre, from which (as you are doubtless aware) jekyll’s private cabinet is most conveniently entered. the door was very strong, the lock excellent; the carpenter avowed he would have great trouble and have to do much damage, if force were to be used; and the locksmith was near despair. but this last was a handy fellow, and after two hour’s work, the door stood open. how does the complication affect the story? it resolves the story. it delivers exposition. it introduces a theme. it intensifies the conflict.