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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           "QuinceyandItalkeditover,butthemorewetalked,themorepuzzledwegot,tillnowIcansayformyselfthatI’maboutupatreeastoanymeaningaboutanything." 

           "Metoo,"saidQuinceyMorrislaconically. 

           "Oh,"saidtheProfessor,"thenyouarenearerthebeginning,bothofyou,thanfriendJohnhere,whohastogoalongwaybackbeforehecanevengetsofarastobegin." 

           Itwasevidentthatherecognizedmyreturntomyolddoubtingframeofmindwithoutmysayingaword. Then,turningtotheothertwo,hesaidwithintensegravity, 

           "IwantyourpermissiontodowhatIthinkgoodthisnight. Itis,Iknow,muchtoask,andwhenyouknowwhatitisIproposetodoyouwillknow,andonlythenhowmuch. ThereforemayIaskthatyoupromisemeinthedark,sothatafterwards,thoughyoumaybeangrywithmeforatime,Imustnotdisguisefrommyselfthepossibilitythatsuchmaybe,youshallnotblameyourselvesforanything." 

           "That’sfrankanyhow,"brokeinQuincey. "I’llanswerfortheProfessor. Idon’tquiteseehisdrift,butIswearhe’shonest,andthat’sgoodenoughforme." 

           "Ithankyou,Sir,"saidVanHelsingproudly. "Ihavedonemyselfthehonourofcountingyouonetrustingfriend,andsuchendorsementisdeartome." Heheldoutahand,whichQuinceytook. 

           ThenArthurspokeout, "Dr.VanHelsing,Idon’tquiteliketo‘buyapiginapoke’,astheysayinScotland,andifitbeanythinginwhichmyhonourasagentlemanormyfaithasaChristianisconcerned,Icannotmakesuchapromise. 

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