Read the passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. "And now,” said Mr. Utterson, as soon as Poole had left them, "you have heard the news?” The doctor shuddered. "They were crying it in the square,” he said. "I heard them in my dining-room.” "One word,” said the lawyer. "Carew was my client, but so are you, and I want to know what I am doing. You have not been mad enough to hide this fellow?” "Utterson, I swear to God,” cried the doctor, "I swear to God I will never set eyes on him again. I bind my honour to you that I am done with him in this world. It is all at an end. And indeed he does not want my help; you do not know him as I do; he is safe, he is quite safe; mark my words, he will never more be heard of.”

What can the reader infer from Dr. Jekyll’s behavior?

He is horrified that Mr. Hyde has murdered Carew.
He is fearful that Mr. Utterson will turn him in to the police.
He is furious that Poole has let Mr. Utterson into his private rooms.
He is lying to Mr. Utterson to get him to leave as quickly as possible.

Respuesta :

A. He is horrified that Mr. Hyde has murdered Carew

The thing which the reader can infer from Dr. Jekyll’s behavior is:

  • A. He is horrified that Mr.Hyde has murdered Carew.

What is Inference?

This refers to the use of deductions to come to a conclusion about something based on available data.

With this in mind and from the given text, we can see that the inference which can be made about Dr Jekyll's behavior is that he is horrified about the actions of Mr Hyde in murdering Carew.

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