On the 8th of January Mr Utterson was invited to dinner at Doctor Jekyll's house. Doctor Lanyon was there too. "This is quite like old times," thought the lawyer as he watched Doctor Jekyll smiling at Doctor Lanyon. On January 12th, however, and again on the 14th, Doctor Jekyll refused to see visitors. "The doctor is not well," explained Poole. "He hopes you will forgive him, but he cannot see anyone.