Dr. Seward’s Diary

           22September. Itisallover. ArthurhasgonebacktoRing,andhastakenQuinceyMorriswithhim. WhatafinefellowisQuincey! IbelieveinmyheartofheartsthathesufferedasmuchaboutLucy’sdeathasanyofus,butheborehimselfthroughitlikeamoralViking. IfAmericacangoonbreedingmenlikethat,shewillbeapowerintheworldindeed. VanHelsingislyingdown,havingarestpreparatorytohisjourney.HegoestoAmsterdamtonight,butsayshereturnstomorrownight,thatheonlywantstomakesomearrangementswhichcanonlybemadepersonally. Heistostopwithmethen,ifhecan. HesayshehasworktodoinLondonwhichmaytakehimsometime. Pooroldfellow! Ifearthatthestrainofthepastweekhasbrokendownevenhisironstrength. Allthetimeoftheburialhewas,Icouldsee,puttingsometerriblerestraintonhimself. Whenitwasallover,wewerestandingbesideArthur,who,poorfellow,wasspeakingofhispartintheoperationwherehisbloodhadbeentransfusedtohisLucy’sveins. IcouldseeVanHelsing’sfacegrowwhiteandpurplebyturns. Arthurwassayingthathefeltsincethenasiftheytwohadbeenreallymarried,andthatshewashiswifeinthesightofGod. Noneofussaidawordoftheotheroperations,andnoneofusevershall. ArthurandQuinceywentawaytogethertothestation,andVanHelsingandIcameonhere. Themomentwewerealoneinthecarriagehegavewaytoaregularfitofhysterics. Hehasdeniedtomesincethatitwashysterics,andinsistedthatitwasonlyhissenseofhumorassertingitselfunderveryterribleconditions. Helaughedtillhecried,andIhadtodrawdowntheblindslestanyoneshouldseeusandmisjudge. Andthenhecried,tillhelaughedagain,andlaughedandcriedtogether,justasawomandoes. Itriedtobesternwithhim,asoneistoawomanunderthecircumstances,butithadnoeffect. Menandwomenaresodifferentinmanifestationsofnervousstrengthorweakness! 

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