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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           WhathaveIdonetoyouthatyoushouldtorturemeso? Whatdidthatpoor,sweetgirldothatyoushouldwanttocastsuchdishonouronhergrave? Areyoumad,thatyouspeakofsuchthings,oramImadtolistentothem? Don’tdarethinkmoreofsuchadesecration. Ishallnotgivemyconsenttoanythingyoudo. Ihaveadutytodoinprotectinghergravefromoutrage,andbyGod,Ishalldoit!" 

           VanHelsingroseupfromwherehehadallthetimebeenseated,andsaid,gravelyandsternly, "MyLordGodalming,Itoo,haveadutytodo,adutytoothers,adutytoyou,adutytothedead,andbyGod,Ishalldoit! AllIaskyounowisthatyoucomewithme,thatyoulookandlisten,andifwhenlaterImakethesamerequestyoudonotbemoreeagerforitsfulfillmenteventhanIam,then,Ishalldomyduty,whateveritmayseemtome. Andthen,tofollowyourLordship’swishesIshallholdmyselfatyourdisposaltorenderanaccounttoyou,whenandwhereyouwill." Hisvoicebrokealittle,andhewentonwithavoicefullofpity. 

           "ButIbeseechyou,donotgoforthinangerwithme. Inalonglifeofactswhichwereoftennotpleasanttodo,andwhichsometimesdidwringmyheart,Ihaveneverhadsoheavyataskasnow. Believemethatifthetimecomesforyoutochangeyourmindtowardsme,onelookfromyouwillwipeawayallthissosadhour,forIwoulddowhatamancantosaveyoufromsorrow. 

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