Robert Louis Stevenson

“ "I incline to Cain's heresy," he used to say quaintly: "I let my brother go to the devil in his own way." ”

“ Utterson; for he was undemonstrative at the best, and even his friendship seemed to be founded in a similar catholicity [6] of good-nature. It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity; and that was the lawyer's way. ”

“ In English-language cultures it is used to show disapproval. Here, Utterson indicates that he suspects something reprehensible..↑ pink of the proprieties .. the gold standard, the most respectable↑ starting a stone .. rolling stones are hard to stop, and can lead to unintended consequences. The expression and metaphor predate Stevenson. ↑ Queer Street .. London slang for someone living in debt.↑ first floor .. ”

“ This was, in fact, the heresy that Utterson refers to. Utterson means that his "sin" is that he doesn't get involved in the personal affairs of others. However, he eventually breaks this rule with Jekyll and Hyde.↑ catholicity .. breadth.↑ emulously .. ambitiously or competitively.↑ surplus of their grains in coquetry .. the street merchants were spending their profits on colorful advertisements (signs, props, etc) to lure new customers↑ That is, the row of buildings was interrupted by a passageway from the street into a courtyard behind the buildings↑ distained .. ”

“ Apothecaries in the Victorian era would often examine patients and dispense medical advice.↑ apothecary..Edinburgh (Scotland) accent .. a Scottish apothecary; perhaps a self-reference to the Scottish Stevenson himself, who gave Hyde life.↑ hundred pounds was a large sum at that time, worth 7 488.33 GBP in purchasing power in 2006 (According to MeasuingWorth's relative British calculator) and was the income equivalent of 47 372.83 GBP in 2005 (According to MeasuringWorth's average earnings index) . ”