Concerned for his friend, Utterson and the butler, Poole, break down the door to Jekyll’s laboratory. Inside, they find the body of Edward Hyde, wearing Jekyll’s clothes and dead from apparent suicide (poison). However, Dr. Jekyll is nowhere to be found.
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Utterson begins investigating. He confronts Jekyll, who acts defensive but claims he is not being blackmailed; he asks Utterson to drop the case. A year later, a witness sees Hyde beat Sir Danvers Carew (a Member of Parliament) to death with a cane. The police contact Utterson, and they raid Hyde’s apartment, but he has fled. Concerned for his friend, Utterson and the butler,
| Field | Details | |-------|---------| | Title | Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Burlington Reader) | | Author | Robert Louis Stevenson (adapted by anonymous Burlington staff) | | ISBN (common) | 978-9963-48-417-9 (varies by edition) | | Pages | ~100-120 (including activities) | | CEFR Level | B1.2 / B2.1 | | Headwords | ~1,800–2,000 | | Audio | CD or downloadable MP3 | | Extras | Glossary (footnotes), comprehension check, project work, exit test | Jekyll is nowhere to be found