in chapter 3, dr. jekyll has a small dinner party which according to the text he throws regularly. amongst the people invited mr.utterson is the last to leave. he decides to stay back and have a chat with dr.jekyll. mr. utterson reveals to dr.jekyll that he does not approve the terms in his will when he seen that dr.jekyll will leave Hyde his rights when he passes. I donā€™t ask that,ā€™ā€ pleaded Jekyll, laying his hand upon the otherā€™s arm; ā€œā€™I only ask for justice; I only ask you to helpĀ himĀ for my sake, when I am no longer here.ā€™ when dr. jekyll says “him” he is referring to Hyde .

this is ironic because throughout the chapters so far Hyde is being described as this hideous evil man. its strange for dr.jekyll to leave his wealth with a man thats described the way he is In the book. dr. jekyll when asked about Hyde refers to him as “poor Hyde”. we can infer that he feels sorry for Hyde. maybe we don’t know the full story behind this “evil” man.