Chapters 3 & 4

English Lit: AQA GCSE Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, topic 1.1.2

Chapter 3: Dr Jekyll was Quite at Ease

Here's a summary of what happens in Chapter 3:

Two weeks later, Jekyll throws a lavish dinner party. Utterson stays late so that the two men can speak privately.
Utterson mentions the will, and Jekyll begins to make a joke about it, but he soon turns pale when Utterson tells him that he has been “learning something of young Hyde.”

Jekyll explains that Hyde’s situation is unique and cannot be solved by talking. He also insists that the “moment I choose I can be rid of Mr Hyde.”
Jekyll then forces Utterson to promise him that he will carry out his will and give all belongings to Hyde if he should die.

Here's a summary of what happens in Chapter 4:

Almost a year later, a terrible crime takes place. A maid witnesses everything.
She sees Hyde wildly beat an old man (Carew) with his foot, and then with a cane.
The maid faints in shock at the sound of Mr Carew's bones cracking on the ground.

Mr Utterson, Carew’s lawyer, accompanies a police officer to the crime scene.
He recognises the body as Sir Danvers Carew and the broken walking stick as one that he gave to Dr Jekyll some years before.
This is another clue that links Hyde to Jekyll, so Mr Utterson takes the police to Hyde’s house.
A silver-haired woman answers and says that Hyde is not in the house and that they are not allowed into his rooms.

Utterson tells the lady that an Inspector from Scotland Yard (head of police) is with him, and the woman eventually lets them up.
In Hyde’s room, Utterson notices that there are ashes in the fireplace. This indicates that Hyde has burned some documents and has made a quick exit, leaving his clothes strewn all over the floor.
Utterson finds two more pieces of evidence that suggest that Hyde murdered Carew: the other half of the walking stick and a burnt cheque book. Utterson is determined to find Hyde.

Chapter 3 Summary
What does Utterson say to cause Jekyll to go pale in Chapter 3?
Who witnesses Carew's murder in Chapter 4?
Chapter 4 Summary
What does Utterson find at the crime scene where Sir Danvers Carew's body is found in Chapter 4?