Nikki Jackson post 2

The small visitor seems to attempt to persuade Lanyon into seeing him try the concoction first, so willingly, this is the path he chooses. Lanyon had been great friends with Jekyll, and now that everything is changing, Lanyon will of course be a bit concerned. The atmosphere of this situation seems to only get more uncomfortable by the second; his best friend is turning ill and is isolating himself from the world, he is given the task of following out a very strange plan of the doctor’s, and is now approached by a small man that is offering him a mysterious drink. So in respect to this situation, yes, he did make a smart choice. If he had taken the potion himself, there might have been severe consequences. Dr. Jekyll was turned back to normal, however, the chemicals used in this mixture may not have the same effect on someone who is already their normal self. If this composition of materials was used to set that specific type of reaction, the change of medium would possibly have even deathly effects on Lanyon. This was definitely a wise choice.