Question

What does Dr. Jekyll's letter help the reader

understand about him?
"ioth December, 18-
"Dear Lanyon, --You are one of my oldest friends; and
although we may have differed at times on scientific
questions, I cannot remember, at least on my side, any
break in our affection. There was never a day when, if you
had said to me, 'Jekyll, my life, my honour, my reason,
depend upon you,' I would not have sacrificed my left
hand to help you. Lanyon my life, my honour, my reason,
are all at your mercy; if you fail me to-night, I am lost.
You might suppose, after this preface, that I am going to
ask you for something dishonourable to grant. Judge for
yourself."
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr. Jekyll is sad that he and Dr. Lanyon are not as
close as they used to be.
Dr. Jekyll is upset with Dr. Lanyon for not helping
him when he needed it.
Dr. Jekyll is in distress and believes that he is at D
Lanyon's mercy for help.

Answer 1

short answer is C

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Dr. Jekyll is in distress and believes that he is at Dr Lanyon's mercy for help.

Step-by-step explanation:

We see from his letter that Dr. Jekyll is very distress. He uses a phrase like "I am lost" and says his whole life and honor depend on Lanyon, words that very clearly paint the picture of the agony and worry.

We see that he thinks all his life depends on Lanyon's mercy and his help, even though there is a hint the request might be dishonorable for some.

The other options for answering are wrong because

• we don't see if Jekyll and Lanyon are as close as before
• we still don't know if Lanyon will help Jekyll or not, therefore, Jekyll is not upset because of that