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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           See!Therearefiveofuswhenthoseabsentonesreturn." 

           Whilstwewerespeakingwewerestartledbyaknockatthehalldoor,thedoublepostman’sknockofthetelegraphboy. Weallmovedouttothehallwithoneimpulse,andVanHelsing,holdinguphishandtoustokeepsilence,steppedtothedoorandopenedit. Theboyhandedinadispatch. TheProfessorclosedthedooragain,andafterlookingatthedirection,openeditandreadaloud. 

           "LookoutforD. Hehasjustnow,12:45,comefromCarfaxhurriedlyandhastenedtowardstheSouth. Heseemstobegoingtheroundandmaywanttoseeyou: Mina." 

           Therewasapause,brokenbyJonathanHarker’svoice, "Now,Godbethanked,weshallsoonmeet!" 

           VanHelsingturnedtohimquicklyandsaid, "GodwillactinHisownwayandtime. Donotfear,anddonotrejoiceasyet. Forwhatwewishforatthemomentmaybeourownundoings." 

           "Icarefornothingnow,"heansweredhotly,"excepttowipeoutthisbrutefromthefaceofcreation. Iwouldsellmysoultodoit!" 

           "Oh,hush,hush,mychild!"saidVanHelsing. "Goddoesnotpurchasesoulsinthiswise,andtheDevil,thoughhemaypurchase,doesnotkeepfaith. ButGodismercifulandjust,andknowsyourpainandyourdevotiontothatdearMadamMina. Thinkyou,howherpainwouldbedoubled,didshebuthearyourwildwords. Donotfearanyofus,wearealldevotedtothiscause,andtodayshallseetheend. Thetimeiscomingforaction. TodaythisVampireislimittothepowersofman,andtillsunsethemaynotchange. 

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