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Mr Enfield

Utterson's cousin. He sees Hyde trample the girl and tells the first story.

The door
The door. Charles Raymond Macauley, 1904 edition. No known restrictions, Internet Archive via Wikimedia Commons.

The quotes

5 quotes by or about Mr Enfield, in the order they happen.

It was like some damned Juggernaut.

Enfield · Chapter 1: Story of the Door · violence · evil

Hyde walks over a small girl in the street and keeps going. Like a huge machine that crushes what is in its way.

There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something down-right detestable.

Enfield · Chapter 1: Story of the Door · evil

Enfield cannot say what is wrong with Hyde. He just knows something is.

I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why.

Enfield · Chapter 1: Story of the Door · evil

Everyone who meets Hyde hates him. Nobody can explain it.

an expression of such abject terror and despair, as froze the very blood of the two gentlemen below

Narrator · Chapter 7: Incident at the Window · duality · evil

Mid-sentence, Jekyll's face changes to horror. He slams the window. Hyde is coming out.

God forgive us, God forgive us

Utterson · Chapter 7: Incident at the Window · religion · evil

After they see Jekyll's face change at the window, Utterson can only pray. Twice.

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