Yet he persists in addressing me as MISTER. After all this time. Never Edward. It's always MISTER Hyde.
First of all, it's not true that the good doctor and I are one and the same person. That was a rumour put about by inkshitters with vested interests. That the good doctor and I are acquainted is merely a fact, simple as any other. We don't mix in the same circles. We don't correspond. What he Henry does is his business, what I do is mine. We've kingly names in common, that's about it. Edward and Henry. But I'm no more Henry than Henry is me. He's who he is, I'm who I am. Whatever dealings we have . . .are more in the way of research. Yes, I aid him with his research now and then. He likes to keep these things private. Poor unhappy Henry. The good doctor. Got a doctor's face. Maybe he practices the kind look in a mirror. In fact I know he does. Catch ol' Henry unobserved, you'll hear him muttering to himself. Catch him before a mirror, you'll see quite the production: right profile, left profile, straight ahead; face mid-peroration; or smiling its broadest, or looking pensive or concerned. The Henry everybody knows. - Those who think they know Henry. Henry thinks he knows me. Very unwise. Too clever for his own good. Too much in his own mind, that's Henry. Thinks himself a good judge of character. Has the ease of a man comfortable in his own skin.
Yet he persists in addressing me as MISTER. After all this time. Never Edward. It's always MISTER Hyde.
Sue Clayton
23/4/2022 03:07:37 am
Yes, loved it too. Great take on Jekyll and Hyde.
M. H.
23/4/2022 01:04:54 pm
Thank you. Both comments much appreciated.
Chloe Ford
28/4/2022 10:26:21 am
Great story! I actually just wrote and submitted a Mr Hyde story a couple of days ago without reading this weeks stories first. :o
M.H.
29/4/2022 08:23:22 am
Thanks for your comment Chloe. I look forward to reading another version! Comments are closed.
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