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Show Tho Jekyll and Hyde Idea. "I was lu Stevenson's company," says Chnrles Brookflcld In "Random Reminiscences," Remi-niscences," "nt the moment (hat ho conceived tho germ of tho Idea of 'Dr Jekyll nnd Mr. Hyde.' lie wns Inveighing In-veighing ngnlnst n man with whom ho hnd done business nnd with whom he wns dissatisfied. The man's nnmo wns Samuel Creggan, or something llko It. 'no's n mail who trades on tho Samuel,' Sam-uel,' Stevenson declared. 'Ho receives you with Samuel's smile on his face, with tho 'gesture of Samuel ho Invites you Into n chair, with Samuel's eyes east down In self depreciation ho tells you how well satisfied his clients lmvo nlwnys been with his dcnlings, hut every now nnd ngnlii you cntch n glimpse of tho Creggan peeping out like a white ferrot. Creggnu's tho real man; Samuel's only superficial."' |