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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           Butitistobeseenifwehaveeyestonoticewithoutprejudge. Herteetharesharper,andattimeshereyesaremorehard. Butthesearenotall,thereistoherthesilencenowoften,assoitwaswithMissLucy. Shedidnotspeak,evenwhenshewrotethatwhichshewishedtobeknownlater. Nowmyfearisthis. Ifitbethatshecan,byourhypnotictrance,tellwhattheCountseeandhear,isitnotmoretruethathewhohavehypnotizeherfirst,andwhohavedrinkofherverybloodandmakeherdrinkofhis,shouldifhewill,compelhermindtodisclosetohimthatwhichsheknow?" 

           Inoddedacquiescence. Hewenton, "Then,whatwemustdoistopreventthis. Wemustkeepherignorantofourintent,andsoshecannottellwhatsheknownot. Thisisapainfultask! Oh,sopainfulthatitheartbreakmetothinkofit,butitmustbe. Whentodaywemeet,Imusttellherthatforreasonwhichwewillnottospeakshemustnotmorebeofourcouncil,butbesimplyguardedbyus." 

           Hewipedhisforehead,whichhadbrokenoutinprofuseperspirationatthethoughtofthepainwhichhemighthavetoinflictuponthepoorsoulalreadysotortured. IknewthatitwouldbesomesortofcomforttohimifItoldhimthatIalsohadcometothesameconclusion.Foratanyrateitwouldtakeawaythepainofdoubt. Itoldhim,andtheeffectwasasIexpected. 

           Itisnowclosetothetimeofourgeneralgathering.VanHelsinghasgoneawaytoprepareforthemeeting,andhispainfulpartofit. Ireallybelievehispurposeistobeabletoprayalone. 

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