All at once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along eastward at a good walk, and the other a
girl of maybe eight or ten who was running as hard as she
was able down a cross street. Well, sir, the two ran into
one another naturally enough at the corner; and then
came the horrible part of the thing; for the man trampled
calmly over the child's body and left her screaming on the
ground.
-The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Robert Louis Stevenson
How does this passage develop the plot?
O Mr. Hyde's actions cause Mr. Utterson to serve as
the injured girl's lawyer.
Mr. Hyde's actions reveal his evil nature and cause
Mr. Utterson to investigate him.
O Mr. Hyde's actions force Dr. Jekyll to reveal that Mr.
Hyde is blackmailing him.