i lingered but a moment at the mirror : the second and conclusive experiment had yet to be attempted ; it yet remained to be seen if i had lost my identity beyond redemption and must flee before daylight from a house that was no longer mine ; and hurrying back to my cabinet , i once more prepared and drank the cup , once more suffered the pangs of dissolution , and came to myself once more with the character , the stature and the face of henry jekyll .