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if she put me into service.

What happened to him?

I never seen him again,

from that day to this.

It is a terrible story, Mary.

I can see why you were

so reluctant to tell it to me.

Thank you...

...for being so candid.

I shan't forget it.

I must go to my laboratory.

There's something I need to do.

You're up early, sir.

As a matter of fact, I didn't

go to bed at all last night.

You've been out,

by the look of your shoes.

Yes, I needed some fresh air.

I was thinking a great deal

about the story you told me last night.

You must've really hated your father.

I don't know, sir.

Surely, he was a monster.

When I was little and he was in work,

he wasn't so bad then.

The drinking did it.

You think it was only the drink?

- It turned him into a different man.

- A different man?

Yes, he even looked different.

What do you mean?

It was like he carried

another person inside him...

...and the drinking brought him out.

Or maybe set him free.

I'd like you to do something for me

in strictest confidence.

I want you to deliver this letter.

You know where that is.

There'll be no reply

other than a yes or a no.

- Very good, sir.

- You'll do it, then?

If you want me to, sir.

Thank you, Mary.

Haven't you ever wished

for a completely new life?

No, sir. What good would that do?

Suppose you were able to do

whatever you wanted...

...with no consequences

and no regrets. Then what?

I don't believe there are

actions without consequences.

Strictly speaking,

I've no vacancies at the moment.

We might be able to come

to some particular arrangement.

- Are you Mrs. Farraday?

- Who wants to know?

I have a letter from Dr. Jekyll.

Oh, Harry Jekyll?

- Are you...?

- Yes, yes.

I'm Farraday.

Keep your wool on. Come inside.

Dear old Harry...

...ever the Good Samaritan.

Not required in the House of Commons,

Sir Danvers?

I imagine they can rub along

without me this once.

And vice versa, I shouldn't wonder.

Sir Danvers is a prominent

spokesman on foreign affairs.

Aren't you, Sir Danvers?

You're too kind, Mrs. Farraday.

Got any questions on any sort of

exotic customs, Sir Danvers is your man.

Perhaps I've been a bit hasty.

No, no, no. She's not even

an apprentice. Not yet.

Oh, pity.

Mary!

Yes?

I look forward to meeting you

in due course.

You rub along for as long as you like,

Sir Danvers...

...or as long as you can manage.

I'll say this for Harry Jekyll:

He may ask for special services

but he doesn't mind paying top whack.

I'm to say your answer is yes?

My answer's always yes.

I have my obligations.

It'll take a week

to clear out a tenant.

I'll need another week to make

these alterations he's asking for.

Then his assistant can move in.

Can't say I've ever noticed him

in need of any assistant.

Well?

She said yes, but she needs

two weeks to get it ready.

Hard on my young man.

No hardship to stay away

from that place.

He's robust enough and needs to live

within easy reach of the hospital.

- Where's he living at the moment?

- Why do you ask?

No one has seen him.

He tends to come and go during

the night. I think that will be all.

- I've seen him.

- Yes, he just crossed the bridge.

But I couldn't really make him out.

What was he like?

Well...

...he moves funny.

Not so much a limp.

More of a shuffle.

And he's sort of stooped.

- Did you see his face?

- No.

Just his eyes.

He came out of the dark...

...like he was made of it.

- What's this? A mother's meeting?

- No, Mr. Poole.

Mary...

...come here.

Closer.

Closer.

What am I going to do with you?

You should have no trouble cashing this.

I think we've had enough

excitement for one evening.

Close the door behind you.

My lord, what have you done?

It's all right.

Is it broken?

No, it's only a sprain.

I shall need helping into the house.

Shall I fetch your assistant?

What?

What did you say?

I thought...

...I heard him moving

around the house last night.

If he were there, would he leave me

to crawl out here on my own?

I'm sorry, sir.

If you'll allow me to lean on you...

...I'm sure the thing

can be accomplished.

You work too hard. I'm not

surprised you had an accident.

- What's going on?

- He had an accident.

Why didn't you come for me?

Hold your tongue. Go upstairs

and light the bedroom fire.

I was out late last night.

I must have...

...somehow put my weight on it.

Dr. Jekyll is all

too benevolent an employer.

It falls to me to draw

attention to occasions...

...when members of the household

are failing in their duties.

It is also my task, may I remind you...

...to dismiss those staff

who persistently overstep the mark.

Yes, sir.

Have you any idea

to what I may be referring?

It's not my place to advise him

not to go back to work?

Now, help me.

The master requires certain

supplies from the chemist.

We're all concerned

when Dr. Jekyll is unwell.

We won't improve his condition by

drawing attention to our own opinions.

Many young women in straightened

circumstances could fill your place...

...and observe a few

elementary regulations.

Remember that.

Mary?

Yes, sir.

When we had our talk, you refused

to say you hated your father.

I don't.

Why not?

He put a dark place in me,

and I can't forgive him for that.

But it's part of me now,

and how can I regret what I am?

Though it often makes me sad.

Oh, well, sadness, yes.

That can't be helped.

That comes in like the tide.

I know you're afraid of rats.

You told me.

But what else are you afraid of?

I don't know, sir.

Bad dreams.

I see.

Confined spaces.

Yes, of course. But what you're saying

is you're never afraid of yourself.

No, I didn't say that.

You are afraid of yourself?

Yes.

I thought so.

God, Mary...

...I'm so cold.

My hands are frozen through.

Take some broth, sir.

I don't know, Mary.

Why is it you strike me as you do?

Get some warmth into you, sir.

I'm very tired.

Mary...

...will you get dressed? There's

something I need you urgently to do.

What's all this about?

How should I know? You'll have to do

the blackleading this morning.

I'm afraid this won't be

a very pleasant errand.

- Is it to Mrs. Farraday?

- It is.

And I can't tell you

how important it may be.

Come in here, you!

He won't slip out of this

with a few quid and a smarmy letter.

All the same, you'd better read it.

He ought to have had the courage to

clean up after that mad dog of his.

- He said there might be a reply.

- And so there might. Come with me.

In you go.

Don't even ask.

What should I tell him?

Tell him no need to panic.

I'll do anything he wants.

And you take this home with you

to Harry Jekyll.

What am I supposed...?

Oh, yes. It takes all sorts.

Tell him even his old friend Farraday

can't clean such linen for him.

You've taken your time.

The master's waiting

in the laboratory. Go there.

The rule is relaxed.

And shift yourself!

What did she say?

She said she'll do everything

you want her to.

But she said this is such linen

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