Setting Quotes Flashcards
Chapter 1 quotes - Story of the Door
“A certain sinister block of building thrust forward its gable on the street.”
“The street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighbourhood, like a fire in a forest.”
“The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained.”
“It was two storeys high; showed no window, nothing but a door on the lower storey.”
Chapter 2 quotes - Search for Mr. Hyde
“It was a fine dry night; frost in the air; the streets as clean as a ballroom floor.”
“In spite of the low growl of London from all around, very silent.”
“The fog rolled in.”
“The glow of hot autumn afternoons on hillside vineyards, was ready to be set free and to disperse the fogs of London.”
Chapter 4 quotes - The Carew Murder Case
“A great chocolate-coloured pall lowered over heaven.”
“The early part of the night was cloudless, and the lane was brilliantly lit by the full moon.”
“The lamps, unshaken by any wind, drawing a regular pattern of light and shadow.”
“The fog slept on the wing above the drowned city.”
Chapter 5 quotes - Incident of the Letter
“The fog still slept on the wing above the drowned city, where the lamps glimmered like carbuncles.”
“He [Utterson] eyed the dingy, windowless structure with curiosity.”
“The quietest room, you would have said, and but for the glazed presses full of chemicals, the most commonplace that night in London.”
Chapter 7 quotes - Incident at the Window
“The court was very cool and a little damp, and full of premature twilight”
“The middle of three windows was half-way open.”
“A great air of wealth and comfort, though it was now plunged in darkness.”
Chapter 8 quotes - The Last Night
“The wind made talking difficult, and flecked the blood into the face.”
