Both Uses of
prodigy
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Or, if you shall so prefer to choose, a new province of knowledge and new avenues to fame and power shall be laid open to you, here, in this room, upon the instant; and your sight shall be blasted by a prodigy to stagger the unbelief of Satan.†
p. 79.7 *
- A cry followed; he reeled, staggered, clutched at the table and held on, staring with injected eyes, gasping with open mouth; and as I looked there came, I thought, a change—he seemed to swell— his face became suddenly black and the features seemed to melt and alter—and the next moment, I had sprung to my feet and leaped back against the wall, my arm raised to shield me from that prodigy, my mind submerged in terror.†
p. 80.5
Definition:
someone with exceptional ability -- especially at a young age
or:
an impressive example of something
or:
an impressive example of something