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Dr. Seward’s Diary — cont.

           Andtheinheritors,beingremote,wouldnotbelikelytoabandontheirjustrights,forsentimentalreasonsregardinganentirestranger. Iassureyou,mydearsirs,Iamrejoicedattheresult,perfectlyrejoiced." 

           Hewasagoodfellow,buthisrejoicingattheonelittlepart,inwhichhewasofficiallyinterested,ofsogreatatragedy,wasanobject-lessoninthelimitationsofsympatheticunderstanding. 

           Hedidnotremainlong,butsaidhewouldlookinlaterinthedayandseeLordGodalming. Hiscoming,however,hadbeenacertaincomforttous,sinceitassuredusthatweshouldnothavetodreadhostilecriticismastoanyofouracts. Arthurwasexpectedatfiveo’clock,soalittlebeforethattimewevisitedthedeathchamber. Itwassoinverytruth,fornowbothmotheranddaughterlayinit. Theundertaker,truetohiscraft,hadmadethebestdisplayhecouldofhisgoods,andtherewasamortuaryairabouttheplacethatloweredourspiritsatonce. 

           VanHelsingorderedtheformerarrangementtobeadheredto,explainingthat,asLordGodalmingwascomingverysoon,itwouldbelessharrowingtohisfeelingstoseeallthatwasleftofhisfianceequitealone. 

           Theundertakerseemedshockedathisownstupidityandexertedhimselftorestorethingstotheconditioninwhichweleftthemthenightbefore,sothatwhenArthurcamesuchshockstohisfeelingsaswecouldavoidweresaved. 

           Poorfellow! Helookeddesperatelysadandbroken. Evenhisstalwartmanhoodseemedtohaveshrunksomewhatunderthestrainofhismuch-triedemotions. Hehad,Iknew,beenverygenuinelyanddevotedlyattachedtohisfather,andtolosehim,andatsuchatime,wasabitterblowtohim. 

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