Quote 43
That evening Mr. Utterson came home to his bachelor house in sombre spirits and sat down to dinner without relish. It was his custom of a Sunday, when this meal was over, to sit close by the fire, a volume of some dry divinity on his reading desk, until the clock of the neighbouring church rang out the hour of twelve, when he would go soberly and gratefully to bed. (2.1)
Not only does Mr. Utterson seek to educate himself theologically, but he also keeps his schedule according to the ringing of church bells.
Quote 44
He would be aware of the great field of lamps of a nocturnal city; then of the figure of a man walking swiftly; then of a child running from the doctor's; and then these met, and that human Juggernaut trod the child down and passed on regardless of her screams. (2.13)
Aside from being an advancing, unstoppable destructive force, "juggernaut" also derives from the Hindu deity Lord Krishna. In his dream, therefore, Mr. Utterson compares Mr. Hyde to a powerful god.
Quote 45
And the lawyer set out homeward with a very heavy heart. "Poor Harry Jekyll," he thought, "my mind misgives me he is in deep waters! He was wild when he was young; a long while ago to be sure; but in the law of God, there is no statute of limitations. Ay, it must be that; the ghost of some old sin, the cancer of some concealed disgrace: punishment coming, PEDE CLAUDO, years after memory has forgotten and self-love condoned the fault." (2.50)
It is particularly interesting that Mr. Utterson mentions that "the law of God" has no statute of limitations. We’re not entirely sure what that means—are these just random thoughts? Does Mr. Utterson adhere to this law of God?