the will was holograph , for mr. utterson , though he took charge of it now that it was made , had refused to lend the least assistance in the making of it ; it provided not only that , in case of the decease of henry jekyll , m.d. , d.c.l. , l.l.d. , f.r.s. , etc. , all his possessions were to pass into the hands of his `` friend and benefactor edward hyde , '' but that in case of dr. jekyll 's `` disappearance or unexplained absence for any period exceeding three calendar months , '' the said edward hyde should step into the said henry jekyll 's shoes without further delay and free from any burthen or obligation beyond the payment of a few small sums to the members of the doctor 's household .