And surely none stranger than itself," echoed the lawyer in the same tones. " For what did Jekyll"—he caught himself up at the word with a start, and then conquering the weakness—"what could Jekyll want with it?" he said.

This period saw the emergence of a new middle class who were able to gain wealth and power through their own success, rather than through being born into the aristocracy: It permeated all forms of art and was seen as a reaction to the "Victorian crisis of faith", which meant people began to question organised religion and its role in their lives Come," said the lawyer, " I see you have some good reason, Poole; I see there is something seriously amiss. Try to tell me what it is." O Poole!" the lawyer cried, "he was alive and here this day. He cannot have been disposed of in so short a space, he must be still alive, he must have fled! And then, why fled? and how? and in that case, can we venture to declare this suicide? Oh, we must be careful. I foresee that we may yet involve your master in some dire catastrophe ."Then you must know as well as the rest of us that there was something queer about that gentleman—something that gave a man a turn—I don't know rightly how to say it, sir, beyond this: that you felt it in your marrow kind of cold and thin ." From a young age sea creatures seemed to be drawn towards him and he to them. That is why he got an aquarium. [26] One of his first memories was of nearly drowning, though he doesn't remember where or when it happened. [26] Victorian social standards of the time expected gentlemen and bachelors (unmarried men) to act in a dignified and respectable manner: This led to debates about what it meant to be a ‘gentleman’ and whether the qualities of one could be acquired or were merely based upon one’s birthright:

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The theory of evolution haunted Victorian society and the idea that humans evolved from apes led to anxieties about the possibility of returning to this primitive state: Take a seat , and here is a glass of wine for you," said the lawyer. "Now, take your time, and tell me plainly what you want."