what's in lesson carew murder case
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The crime itself is witnessed by a maid living alone in a house near the river. The narrator recounts her story, emphasizing the light, almost heavenly tone with which it begins. By the light of the full moon, she sat in her window and fell into a 'dream of musing.' To add to the contrast with the crime that was about to occur, she describes her mood as filled with peace and kindness towards the world. Then she looks down at the street and observes the horrible crime by the moonlight.
A Moonlit London Evening
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The maid describes that the victim seemed to engage in polite conversation while the moon lit up his face for her to see. The victim, whose identity is not revealed until later, is described as almost angelic. He is a handsome older man with white hair and polite manners. The maid notes that the victim bowed to the murderer, demonstrating his gentile manners when they met in a way that further alludes the significance of his identity when it is later revealed to the reader.
In the moments before she observed the crime, she realizes that the man, and soon to be a murderer, is no other than Mr. Hyde. She notes that she recognized him because he once paid a call on her master and she immediately disliked him. Initially, Hyde seems to listen to the victim with clear impatience that does not last for long. The cane he had been fidgeting with in his hand becomes the murder weapon as he erupts in a 'flame of anger.' Using the cane, he, as the maid puts it, acts like a madman, and proceeds to beat the victim to death in the street. In an allusion to his first crime in chapter 1, Hyde again tramples his victim before disappearing into the night.
The maid faints only to awaken around two-o'clock and call the police. They find few clues to the crime in the street. One clue, however, is part of the cane made of a rare and heavy wood that broke in the middle. The victim himself has a purse and cold watch, but no other identification except for a letter addressed to the lawyer, Mr. Utterson.