Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it; and it may be doubted if, from that day forth, Utterson desired the society of his surviving friend with the same eagerness. He thought of him kindly; but his thoughts were disquieted and fearful. He went to call indeed; but he was perhaps relieved to be denied admittance; perhaps, in his heart, he preferred to speak with Poole upon the doorstep and surrounded by the air and sounds of the open city, rather than to be admitted into that house of voluntary bondage, and to sit and speak with its inscrutable recluse.
Utterson still thinks kindly of Jekyll, but his thoughts are “disquieted and fearful.” He is even relieved when he is denied admittance and prefers to speak outside, suggesting he is uneasy and suspicious about Jekyll’s situation. The best choice is “doubts Dr. Jekyll”; the passage does not suggest that he resents, needs, or simply loves him.
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