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Dr. Jekyll was no exception; and as he now sat on the opposite side of the fire — a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness — you could see by his looks that he cherished for Mr. Utterson a sincere and warm affection.
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To this rule, Dr. Jekyll was no exception; and as he now sat on the opposite side of the firea large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindnessyou could see by his looks that he cherished for Mr. Utterson a sincere and warm affection.
Dr 1921
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To this rule, Dr. Jekyll was no exception; and as he now sat on the opposite side of the fire -- a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness -- you could see by his looks that he cherished for Mr. Utterson a sincere and warm affection.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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