"One moment. I thank you, sir;" and the clerk laid the two sheets of paper alongside and sedulously compared their contents. "Th
ank you, sir," he said at last, returning both; "it's a very interesting autograph." There was a pause, during which Mr. Utterson struggled with himself. "Why did you compare them, Guest?" he inquired suddenly. "Well, sir," returned the clerk, "there's a rather singular resemblance; the two hands are in many points identical: only differently sloped." -The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson In this passage, Mr. Guest compares letters written by Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Which inference is best supported by information in the passage? Mr. Utterson believes that Mr. Guest is lying to protect Mr. Hyde. Mr. Hyde does not have very neat handwriting. Dr. Jekyll wrote the letter that he claims was written by Mr. Hyde. Mr. Guest, the clerk, does not understand how to analyze handwriting.
Dr. Jekyll wrote the letter that he claims was written by Mr. Hyde.
Explanation:
Based on the information provided in this passage, it seems likely that Dr. Jekyll wrote the letter that was allegedly written by Mr. Hyde. This is supported by the information that Mr. Guest gives to Mr. Utterson. He says that the letters are unusually similar, and in fact, are identical in many points. This shows that it is likely that the letters were written by the same hand.
