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Dr. Seward’s Diary-cont.

           Ithadindeedbeenanawfulstrainonhim,andhadhenotbeenforcedtohistaskbymorethanhumanconsiderationshecouldneverhavegonethroughwithit. Forafewminutesweweresotakenupwithhimthatwedidnotlooktowardsthecoffin. Whenwedid,however,amurmurofstartledsurpriseranfromonetotheotherofus. WegazedsoeagerlythatArthurrose,forhehadbeenseatedontheground,andcameandlookedtoo,andthenagladstrangelightbrokeoverhisfaceanddispelledaltogetherthegloomofhorrorthatlayuponit. 

           There,inthecoffinlaynolongerthefoulThingthatwehadsodreadedandgrowntohatethattheworkofherdestructionwasyieldedasaprivilegetotheonebestentitledtoit,butLucyaswehadseenherinlife,withherfaceofunequalledsweetnessandpurity. Truethattherewerethere,aswehadseentheminlife,thetracesofcareandpainandwaste.Butthesewerealldeartous,fortheymarkedhertruthtowhatweknew. Oneandallwefeltthattheholycalmthatlaylikesunshineoverthewastedfaceandformwasonlyanearthlytokenandsymbolofthecalmthatwastoreignforever. 

           VanHelsingcameandlaidhishandonArthur’sshoulder,andsaidtohim, "Andnow,Arthurmyfriend,dearlad,amInotforgiven?" 

           Thereactionoftheterriblestraincameashetooktheoldman’shandinhis,andraisingittohislips,pressedit,andsaid, "Forgiven! Godblessyouthatyouhavegivenmydearonehersoulagain,andmepeace. 

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