Chapter 9
Dr. Lanyon's NarrativeOn the ninth of January, now four days ago, I received by the
evening delivery a registered envelope, addressed in the hand of my
colleague and old school companion, Henry Jekyll. I was a good deal
surprised by this; for we were by no means in the habit of
correspondence; I had seen the man, dined with him, indeed, the
night before; and I could imagine nothing in our i*********e that
should justify formality of registration. The contents increased my
wonder; for this is how the letter ran:
"10th 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, `Jek
