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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           "Inthemorningwegooutuponourtask,andGodaloneknowswhatmaybeinstoreforanyofus. Youaregoingtobesogoodtometotakemewithyou. Iknowthatallthatbraveearnestmencandoforapoorweakwoman,whosesoulperhapsislost,no,no,notyet,butisatanyrateatstake,youwilldo. ButyoumustrememberthatIamnotasyouare. Thereisapoisoninmyblood,inmysoul,whichmaydestroyme,whichmustdestroyme,unlesssomereliefcomestous. Oh,myfriends,youknowaswellasIdo,thatmysoulisatstake. AndthoughIknowthereisonewayoutforme,youmustnotandImustnottakeit!" Shelookedappealinglytousallinturn,beginningandendingwithherhusband. 

           "Whatisthatway?"askedVanHelsinginahoarsevoice. "Whatisthatway,whichwemustnot,maynot,take?" 

           "ThatImaydienow,eitherbymyownhandorthatofanother,beforethegreaterevilisentirelywrought. Iknow,andyouknow,thatwereIoncedeadyoucouldandwouldsetfreemyimmortalspirit,evenasyoudidmypoorLucy’s. Weredeath,orthefearofdeath,theonlythingthatstoodinthewayIwouldnotshrinktodieherenow,amidstthefriendswholoveme. Butdeathisnotall. Icannotbelievethattodieinsuchacase,whenthereishopebeforeusandabittertasktobedone,isGod’swill. Therefore,Ionmypart,giveupherethecertaintyofeternalrest,andgooutintothedarkwheremaybetheblackestthingsthattheworldorthenetherworldholds!" 

           Wewereallsilent,forweknewinstinctivelythatthiswasonlyaprelude. 

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