Robert Louis Stevenson Chapter 1 Dialectical Journal
The doctor called me to his room on Sunday. I was very hesitant when I walked up the stairs as the door was opened which never happens and the firelight was flickering. I knocked on the door as quietly, but still loud enough to get his attention. He was so drawn into the flames burning that when he looked up he smiled at me very weakly. Just like he always did he quivered and I knew it was not from the fire that caused him to turn away. I walked in the room and he gave me an order written on a piece of paper. It was an order for a chemical, a salt. I did not recognize the name of the chemical, but I did know the company he wanted me to go to so that I could find this salt. I knew them because this was not the first time the master gave me a
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Well, he's shut up again in the cabinet; and I don't like it, sir I wish I may die if I like it. Mister Utterson, sir, I'm afraid.”’
‘“Now, my good man,”’ he commanded in a voice that would normally seem condescending, but in this situation I found it to be very encouraging, ‘“be explicit. What are you afraid of?”’ (Stevenson 27).
“Just come see the lawyer,” I said, “It is for good reason”.
I walked him to the house where the monster was resting. I led him to the front of the door, but instantly stopped to hear if there was even the slightest bit of noise coming from the doctor’s cabin. I could not hear anything, but I was hesitant as I did not know if this was a good or bad thing.
‘“Well, sir,”’ I said, ‘“here we are, and God grant there be nothing wrong.”’ (28).
When I walked through the door, I found the entire staff together. Clearly they had ignored my orders to get back to work, but I could hardly blame them as I was terrified myself. The staff had obviously ignored my order to return to their posts, but I couldn't find it in my heart to blame them.
“The housemaid called out, ‘Bless God! it's Mister Utterson,’ and ran forward as if to take him in her arms” (28). If it was any other situation, I would had to smile, but in this moment nothing seemed
Well, he's shut up again in the cabinet; and I don't like it, sir I wish I may die if I like it. Mister Utterson, sir, I'm afraid.”’
‘“Now, my good man,”’ he commanded in a voice that would normally seem condescending, but in this situation I found it to be very encouraging, ‘“be explicit. What are you afraid of?”’ (Stevenson 27).
“Just come see the lawyer,” I said, “It is for good reason”.
I walked him to the house where the monster was resting. I led him to the front of the door, but instantly stopped to hear if there was even the slightest bit of noise coming from the doctor’s cabin. I could not hear anything, but I was hesitant as I did not know if this was a good or bad thing.
‘“Well, sir,”’ I said, ‘“here we are, and God grant there be nothing wrong.”’ (28).
When I walked through the door, I found the entire staff together. Clearly they had ignored my orders to get back to work, but I could hardly blame them as I was terrified myself. The staff had obviously ignored my order to return to their posts, but I couldn't find it in my heart to blame them.
“The housemaid called out, ‘Bless God! it's Mister Utterson,’ and ran forward as if to take him in her arms” (28). If it was any other situation, I would had to smile, but in this moment nothing seemed