Read the following excerpt from the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. how could the presence of these articles in my house affect either the honour, the sanity, or the life of my flighty colleague? if his messenger could go to one place, why could he not go to another? and even granting some impediment, why was this gentleman to be received by me in secret? the more i reflected the more convinced i grew that i was dealing with a case of cerebral disease . . the point of view in the excerpt allows the reader to know hyde’s thoughts directly. predict an action that hyde will take. know lanyon’s thoughts directly. learn something that lanyon does not know.