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Dr. Seward’s Diary-cont.

           ItmademeshuddertothinkofsomutilatingthebodyofthewomanwhomIhadloved. AndyetthefeelingwasnotsostrongasIhadexpected. Iwas,infact,beginningtoshudderatthepresenceofthisbeing,thisUnDead,asVanHelsingcalledit,andtoloatheit. Isitpossiblethatloveisallsubjective,orallobjective? 

           IwaitedaconsiderabletimeforVanHelsingtobegin,buthestoodasifwrappedinthought. Presentlyheclosedthecatchofhisbagwithasnap,andsaid, 

           "Ihavebeenthinking,andhavemadeupmymindastowhatisbest. IfIdidsimplyfollowmyincliningIwoulddonow,atthismoment,whatistobedone. Butthereareotherthingstofollow,andthingsthatarethousandtimesmoredifficultinthatthemwedonotknow. Thisissimple. Shehaveyetnolifetaken,thoughthatisoftime,andtoactnowwouldbetotakedangerfromherforever. ButthenwemayhavetowantArthur,andhowshallwetellhimofthis? Ifyou,whosawthewoundsonLucy’sthroat,andsawthewoundssosimilaronthechild’satthehospital,ifyou,whosawthecoffinemptylastnightandfulltodaywithawomanwhohavenotchangeonlytobemoreroseandmorebeautifulinawholeweek,aftershedie,ifyouknowofthisandknowofthewhitefigurelastnightthatbroughtthechildtothechurchyard,andyetofyourownsensesyoudidnotbelieve,howthen,canIexpectArthur,whoknownoneofthosethings,tobelieve? 

           "HedoubtedmewhenItookhimfromherkisswhenshewasdying. 

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