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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           Hesmiledwithanineffablybenignsuperiority. "Ohno!FarbeitfrommetoarrogatetomyselftheattributesoftheDeity. IamnotevenconcernedinHisespeciallyspiritualdoings. IfImaystatemyintellectualpositionIam,sofarasconcernsthingspurelyterrestrial,somewhatinthepositionwhichEnochoccupiedspiritually!" 

           Thiswasaposertome. IcouldnotatthemomentrecallEnoch’sappositeness,soIhadtoaskasimplequestion,thoughIfeltthatbysodoingIwasloweringmyselfintheeyesofthelunatic. "AndwhywithEnoch?" 

           "BecausehewalkedwithGod." 

           Icouldnotseetheanalogy,butdidnotliketoadmitit,soIharkedbacktowhathehaddenied. "Soyoudon’tcareaboutlifeandyoudon’twantsouls. Whynot?" Iputmyquestionquicklyandsomewhatsternly,onpurposetodisconcerthim. 

           Theeffortsucceeded,foraninstantheunconsciouslyrelapsedintohisoldservilemanner,bentlowbeforeme,andactuallyfawneduponmeashereplied. "Idon’twantanysouls,indeed,indeed! Idon’t. Icouldn’tusethemifIhadthem. Theywouldbenomannerofusetome. Icouldn’teatthemor..." 

           Hesuddenlystoppedandtheoldcunninglookspreadoverhisface,likeawindsweeponthesurfaceofthewater. 

           "Anddoctor,astolife,whatisitafterall? Whenyou’vegotallyourequire,andyouknowthatyouwillneverwant,thatisall. Ihavefriends,goodfriends,likeyou,Dr.Seward." Thiswassaidwithaleerofinexpressiblecunning. 

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