What does dr. jekyll's letter the reader
understand about him?
"ioth december, 18-
"dear lanyon, --you are one of my oldest friends; and
although we may have differed at times on scientific
questions, i cannot remember, at least on my side, any
break in our affection. there was never a day when, if you
had said to me, 'jekyll, my life, my honour, my reason,
depend upon you,' i would not have sacrificed my left
hand to you. lanyon my life, my honour, my reason,
are all at your mercy; if you fail me to-night, i am lost.
you might suppose, after this preface, that i am going to
ask you for something dishonourable to grant. judge for
yourself."
- the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde,
robert louis stevenson
dr. jekyll is sad that he and dr. lanyon are not as
close as they used to be.
dr. jekyll is upset with dr. lanyon for not
him when he needed it.
dr. jekyll is in distress and believes that he is at d
lanyon's mercy for .

Dr. Jekyll is in distress and believes that he is at Dr Lanyon's mercy for help.

Explanation:

We see from his letter that Dr. Jekyll is very distress. He uses a phrase like "I am lost" and says his whole life and honor depend on Lanyon, words that very clearly paint the picture of the agony and worry.

We see that he thinks all his life depends on Lanyon's mercy and his help, even though there is a hint the request might be dishonorable for some.

The other options for answering are wrong because

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.

we need to see the paragraphs in order to answer this.