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What information from the story helps you check the prediction that Dr. Lanyon will reveal shocking information about Dr. Jekyll?
“The fire burned in the grate; a lamp was set lighted on the chimney shelf, for even in the houses the fog began to lie thickly; and there, close up to the warmth, sat Dr. Jekyll, looking deathly sick.”
“As soon as he got home, Utterson sat down and wrote to Jekyll, complaining of his exclusion from the house, and asking the cause of this unhappy break with Lanyon . . .”
“Within there was another enclosure, likewise sealed, and marked upon the cover as ‘not to be opened till the death or disappearance of Dr. Henry Jekyll.’”
“Lanyon had been there; and the face of the host had looked from one to the other as in the old days when the trio were inseparable friends.
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The passages give several concrete clues that support your prediction:
- Jekyll’s condition: “Dr. Jekyll, looking deathly sick.” — Jekyll’s serious, mysterious illness suggests something extraordinary has happened to him that someone might need to explain.
- The broken friendship: Utterson’s letter “complaining of his exclusion from the house, and asking the cause of this unhappy break with Lanyon” — the fact that Utterson is specifically asking about Lanyon implies Lanyon knows why Jekyll has changed or withdrawn.
- The sealed enclosure: an item labeled “not to be opened till the death or disappearance of Dr. Henry Jekyll.” — that strongly implies someone (likely Lanyon, since he is central to the question) has prepared information to be revealed only when Jekyll is gone, which fits the idea of a shocking disclosure.
- Lanyon’s visit and the host’s reaction: “Lanyon had been there; and the face of the host had looked from one to the other as in the old days when the trio were inseparable friends.” — Lanyon actually went to see Jekyll, and the emotional response suggests something significant was discussed or witnessed.
Taken together, these details make it likely that Lanyon will (or already has) come into contact with something shocking about Jekyll and has arranged for that information to be revealed.
- Jekyll’s condition: “Dr. Jekyll, looking deathly sick.” — Jekyll’s serious, mysterious illness suggests something extraordinary has happened to him that someone might need to explain.
- The broken friendship: Utterson’s letter “complaining of his exclusion from the house, and asking the cause of this unhappy break with Lanyon” — the fact that Utterson is specifically asking about Lanyon implies Lanyon knows why Jekyll has changed or withdrawn.
- The sealed enclosure: an item labeled “not to be opened till the death or disappearance of Dr. Henry Jekyll.” — that strongly implies someone (likely Lanyon, since he is central to the question) has prepared information to be revealed only when Jekyll is gone, which fits the idea of a shocking disclosure.
- Lanyon’s visit and the host’s reaction: “Lanyon had been there; and the face of the host had looked from one to the other as in the old days when the trio were inseparable friends.” — Lanyon actually went to see Jekyll, and the emotional response suggests something significant was discussed or witnessed.
Taken together, these details make it likely that Lanyon will (or already has) come into contact with something shocking about Jekyll and has arranged for that information to be revealed.
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