`Iamnotsurprisedatthat，\'wasthereply。`SomedayUtterson，afterIamdead，youmayperhapscometolearntherightandwrongofthis。I
cannottellyou。Andinthemeantime，ifyoucansitandtalkwithmeofotherthingsforGod\'ssake，stayanddoso；butifyoucannotkeepclearofthisaccursedtopic，then，inGod\'sname，go，forcannotbearit。\'
Assoonashegothome，UttersonsatdownandwrotetoJekyll，complainingofhisexclusionfromthehouseandaskingthecauseofthisunhappybreakwithLanyonandthenextdaybroughthimalonganswer，oftenyenpatheticallyworded，andsometimesdarklymysterious\'indrift。ThequarrelwithLanyonwasincurable。`Idonoblameouroldfriend，\'Jekyllwrote，`butIsharehisviewthatwemustnevermeet。Imeanfromhenceforthtoleadalifeofextremeseclusion；youmustnotbesurprised，nomustyoudoubtmyfriendship，ifmydoorisoftenshuteventoyou。YoumustsuffermetogomyowndarkwayIhavebroughtonmyselfapunishmentandadangerthatIcannotname。
IfIamthechiefofsinners，Iamthechiefofsufferersalso。Icouldnotthinkthatthisearthcontainedaplaceforsufferingsandterrorssounmanningandyoucandobutonething，Utterson，tolightenthisdestiny，andthatistorespectmysilence。\'Uttersonwasamazed；thedarkinfluenceofHydehadbeenwithdrawn，thedoctorhadreturnedtohisoldtasksandamities；aweekago，theprospecthadsmiledwitheverypromiseofacheerfulandanhonouredage；andnowinamoment，friendshipandpeaceofmindandthewholetenorofhislifewerewrecked。Sogreatandunpreparedachangepointedtomadness；butinviewofLanyon\'smannerandwords，theremustlieforitsomedeeperground。
AweekafterwardsDrLanyontooktohisbed，andinsomethinglessthanafortnighthewasdead。Thenightafterthefuneral，atwhichhehadbeensadlyaffected，Uttersonlockedthedoorofhisbusinessroom，andsittingtherebythelightofamelancholycandle，drewoutandsetbeforehimanenvelopeaddressedbythehandandsealedwiththesealofhisdeadfriend。`PRIVATE:forthehandsofJ。G。UttersonALONE，andincaseofhispredeceasetobedestroyedunread，\'soitwasemphaticallysuperscribed；