Chapter 8 Doctor Lanyon's letter
8 兰宁医生的信
Dear Utterson,
亲爱的厄特森：
Four days ago, on the 9th of January, I received a letter by the evening post it was in the handwriting of my old friend Henry Jekyll. I was rather surprised, as we were not in the habit of writing to each other, and I had had dinner with him the night before. When I came to read the letter, I was even more surprised. The letter said:
四天前，也就是1月 9日，晚班邮差送来一封信，是老朋友亨利·杰基尔的笔迹。我很奇怪，因为我们没有互相写信的习惯，况且头一天晚上我还和他一起吃过饭，而信的内容更让我奇怪了。信是这么写的：

Dear Lanyon,
亲爱的兰宁：
You are one of my oldest friends. Although we have sometimes disagreed on scientific matters, I have always remained your friend. I would do anything for you, Lanyon, please will you do something for me now?
你是我最老的朋友之一，尽管在一些科学问题上我们有分歧，我一直把你当朋友看。我愿意为你赴汤蹈火，兰宁，你也愿意帮我做点事吗？
Please, old friend, come to my house at once wth this letter in your hand, Poole, my servant, has his orders. He will be here with a locksmith. Break the lock of my study door, and then you must go in there alone.
我请求你，老朋友，立刻拿着这封信到我家里来。我已经吩咐过我的仆人普尔，让他找一个锁匠在这儿等着。你们撬开书房的门，但你必须一个人进去。”