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The quarrel with Lanyon was incurable. “I do not blame our old friend,” Jekyll wrote, “but I share his view that we must never meet. I mean from henceforth to lead a life of extreme seclusion; you must not be surprised, nor must you doubt my friendship, if my door is often shut even to you. You must suffer me to go my own dark way. I have brought on myself a punishment and a danger that I cannot name.”

–The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Robert Louis Stevenson

How does this passage develop the theme "Secrets isolate people from those around them”?

Jekyll decides to end his friendship with Dr. Lanyon because of Lanyon's secrets.
Jekyll believes that, because of his secret, he must avoid seeing his friends.
Jekyll reveals his secret to Mr. Utterson, causing Utterson to never speak to Jekyll again.

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Correct answer:
Jekyll believes that, because of his secret, he must avoid seeing his friends.

Explanation: Jekyll says he will live in "extreme seclusion," keep his door shut even to friends, and follow a "dark way" because of a danger he "cannot name." These lines show that his secret forces him to isolate himself from others.