Read the excerpt from chapter 4 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.At this moment, however, the rooms bore every mark of having been recently and hurriedly ransacked; clothes lay about the floor, with their pockets inside out; lock-fast drawers stood open; and on the hearth there lay a pile of grey ashes, as though many papers had been burned. From these embers the inspector disinterred the butt end of a green cheque book, which had resisted the action of the fire; the other half of the stick was found behind the door; and as this clinched his suspicions, the officer declared himself delighted.
The excerpt adds evidence to the mystery: the inspector finds the remains of a cheque book and a broken walking stick, which strengthen his suspicions. This develops the conflict and builds toward the story’s major revelations, so it is part of the rising action. The resolution would come after the central mystery is explained.
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