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6. Dr. Lanyon's Dad

Hyde is really gone. The police cannot find him. No one sees him. Dr. Jekyll becomes

healthier and happier after Hyde's disappearance. He also becomes more sociable. He often meets

with his friends. He goes out for long walks. After two months of a good life, he gives

a dinner party. He invites Utterson and Dr. Lanyon too. The three of them talk and laugh

together, like in the old days. Two days after this party, Utterson visits Dr. Jekyll. What

Poole says is master's ill. He does not take Utterson inside. Utterson goes to see

Jekyll two more times that week, but he can't see him. Each time, Poole says Dr. Jekyll

is one more time. Poole greets him at the door. Dr. Jekyll cannot see you. He does not

want any visitors. He is very ill, he tells Utterson. The next day, Utterson goes to

Lanyon's house. He wants to get some information about Jekyll's health and mood. But when he

sees Dr. Lanyon, he is shocked. Lanyon is very ill and weak. His face is very pale. He looks

thinner and older than before. And he has a frightened look on his face. Utterson asks

him, are you ill, Dr. Lanyon? I don't feel well. I think I will die very soon, perhaps

in two or three weeks. Jekyll is also very ill, says Utterson sadly. Please, I don't want

to hear anything about Jekyll. He is a dead man for me. But you and Jekyll are good friends.

What is the problem, Utterson asks? I can't tell you. Go and ask Jekyll himself. Answers

Lanyon. Then Utterson tells him that Jekyll does not see him. Lanyon doesn't ask why,

and says, I am not surprised. Very soon, when I die, you will learn the truth about him.

That night, Utterson writes a letter to Jekyll. He asks about the problem between him and

Dr. Lanyon. Dr. Jekyll answers his letter immediately. In the letter, he says, I still

like Lanyon, but I understand him. He is right. We must never meet again.

And for Utterson himself, Jekyll says, You are my best friend. I trust you, Utterson,

but I can't see you. I must be alone. I am not talking to anyone. I am not going out

for the house. This is a punishment for my sins. I am punishing myself. Please, do not

visit me, and do not ask any questions. Utterson is very confused now. He doesn't understand

Jekyll's problem. Dr. Lanyon's health is getting worse now. He spends his last days in

bed. And two weeks after Utterson's visit, he dies. Utterson is very sad. Lanyon's

butler gives Utterson a sealed envelope with Lanyon's handwriting and Lanyon's seal.

On it, Utterson reads, private for Mr. Utterson. Utterson breaks the seal on the envelope. He

finds another, smaller envelope inside. On this envelope, he reads, Do not open until Dr.

Jekyll's death or disappearance. Utterson is very curious now. He wishes to open it, but

he doesn't because he is a faithful friend to Lanyon. So, he puts the small envelope in

his safe.