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Which line from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde best characterizes Dr. Jekyll as ill?

He did not rise to meet his visitor, but held out a cold hand and bade him welcome in a changed voice.
The doctor shuddered. “They were crying it in the square,” he said. “I heard them in my dining-room.”
“Utterson, I swear to God,” cried the doctor, “I swear to God I will never set eyes on him again . . .”
He was busy, he was much in the open air, he did good; his face seemed to open and brighten . . .
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"He did not rise to meet his visitor, but held out a cold hand and bade him welcome in a changed voice."

Reason: it gives physical signs—lethargy (not rising), a cold hand and an altered voice—that most directly suggest illness or weakened condition. The other lines show fear, emotion, recovery, or command, not clear physical unwellness.