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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           AfterawhileIlefthim. Theattendanttellsmethathewasquietuntiljustbeforedawn,andthatthenhebegantogetuneasy,andatlengthviolent,untilatlasthefellintoaparoxysmwhichexhaustedhimsothatheswoonedintoasortofcoma. 

           ...Threenightshasthesamethinghappened,violentalldaythenquietfrommoonrisetosunrise. IwishIcouldgetsomecluetothecause. Itwouldalmostseemasiftherewassomeinfluencewhichcameandwent. Happythought! Weshalltonightplaysanewitsagainstmadones. Heescapedbeforewithoutourhelp.Tonightheshallescapewithit.Weshallgivehimachance,andhavethemenreadytofollowincasetheyarerequired. 

           23August. "Theexpectedalwayshappens." HowwellDisraeliknewlife. Ourbirdwhenhefoundthecageopenwouldnotfly,soalloursubtlearrangementswerefornought. Atanyrate,wehaveprovedonething,thatthespellsofquietnesslastareasonabletime. Weshallinfuturebeabletoeasehisbondsforafewhourseachday. Ihavegivenorderstothenightattendantmerelytoshuthiminthepaddedroom,whenonceheisquiet,untilthehourbeforesunrise. Thepoorsoul’sbodywillenjoythereliefevenifhismindcannotappreciateit. Hark! Theunexpectedagain! Iamcalled.Thepatienthasoncemoreescaped. 

           Later. Anothernightadventure. Renfieldartfullywaiteduntiltheattendantwasenteringtheroomtoinspect.Thenhedashedoutpasthimandflewdownthepassage. Isentwordfortheattendantstofollow. Againhewentintothegroundsofthedesertedhouse,andwefoundhiminthesameplace,pressedagainsttheoldchapeldoor. Whenhesawmehebecamefurious,andhadnottheattendantsseizedhimintime,hewouldhavetriedtokillme. Aswewereholdinghimastrangethinghappened. Hesuddenlyredoubledhisefforts,andthenassuddenlygrewcalm. 

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