Mr Utterson

A dry, honest lawyer. Jekyll's friend. He follows the clues and tells us most of the story.

The quotes

11 quotes by or about Mr Utterson, in the order they happen.

Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile

Narrator · Chapter 1: Story of the Door · reputation · secrecy

Utterson is a serious lawyer who never smiles. He is our eyes for the story.

I incline to Cain's heresy

Utterson · Chapter 1: Story of the Door · secrecy · religion

Cain asked, am I my brother's keeper? Utterson says he lets people go their own way. He does not pry. Then he does.

If he be Mr. Hyde," he had thought, "I shall be Mr. Seek.

Utterson · Chapter 2: Search for Mr Hyde · secrecy

Utterson makes a joke of the name. He will hunt Hyde down.

the man seems hardly human! Something troglodytic, shall we say?

Utterson · Chapter 2: Search for Mr Hyde · evil · science

Hyde seems less than human. Like a cave man. A creature from before people.

Poor Harry Jekyll," he thought, "my mind misgives me he is in deep waters!

Utterson · Chapter 2: Search for Mr Hyde · secrecy · reputation

Utterson thinks his friend is in trouble. He guesses blackmail. He is wrong, but not far wrong.

Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation

Narrator · Chapter 2: Search for Mr Hyde · evil

Small, pale, and somehow wrong, but nothing you could point to.

It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it

Narrator · Chapter 2: Search for Mr Hyde · secrecy

Utterson tries not to be curious. He cannot help it.

like a district of some city in a nightmare

Narrator · Chapter 4: The Carew Murder Case · setting

Hyde's part of London looks like a bad dream. The place matches the man.

I am very low, Utterson," replied the doctor drearily, "very low. It will not last long, thank God.

Jekyll · Chapter 7: Incident at the Window · duality · secrecy

Jekyll at the window, sad and sick. He knows the end is coming.

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.