Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Seek by Anthony O'Neill

Author:Anthony O'Neill
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2018-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

The Darkness of the Dissecting Rooms

A STOREHOUSE OF INDIAN tea near the river had caught fire, the air was filled with fragrant smoke, and flurries of roasted tealeaves, like clouds of black pollen, were settling on every projection.

Hudson Spurlock, looking remarkably at home in a filthy broadcloth tunic and moleskins, had already warned Utterson he would not be lingering after the job was done: ‘I’ve got no love for Newgate,’ he said. The two men were lurking in shadows across the square from the Jekyll home, waiting for the house lights to dim, retreating deep into the darkness whenever constables appeared, peeking out whenever it was safe, puffing, stamping, and waving away the thickening drizzles of aromatic ash. But it was not until midnight that the last light in the place was extinguished, and even then Spurlock did not move at once.

‘A thief’s most important tool is patience,’ he whispered.

So Utterson, decidedly impatient, committed himself to further waiting. In fact, he was not even sure what he was going to do once inside the Jekyll home, but the need to find incriminating evidence—anything at all—had become overpowering. That very afternoon he had received a letter from the widow Spratling that seemed the final straw:

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