Every time I brought the stuff back, there would be
another paper telling me to return it, because it was not
pure, and another order to a different firm. This drug
is wanted bitter bad, sir, whatever for."

" Have you any of these papers ? " asked Mr. TJtter-
son.
Poole felt in his pocket and handed out a crumpled
note, which the lawyer, bending nearer to the candle,
carefully examined. Its contents ran thus : " Dr.
Jekyll presents his compliments to Messrs. Maw. He
assures them that their last sample is impure and quite
useless for his present purpose. In the year 18 — , Dr.
J. purchased a somewhat large quantity from Messrs". M.
He now begs them to search with the most sedulous
care, and should any of the same quality be left, to for-
ward it to him at once. Expense is no consideration.
DK. JBKTLL AND MB. HYDE. 361

The importancp of this to Dr. J. can hardly be exagger-
ated." So far the letter had run composedly enough,
but here with a sudden splutter of the pen, the writer's
emotion had broken loose. "For God's sake," he had
added, "find me some of the old."

" This is a strange note," said Mr. Utterson ; and
then sharply, " How do you come to haye it open ? "

" The man at Maw's was main angry, sir, and he
threw it back to me like so much dirt," returned
Poole.
" This is unquestionably the doctor's hand, do you
know ? " resumed the lawyer.
