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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           "Youngmissisbad,verybad. Shewantsblood,andbloodshemusthaveordie. MyfriendJohnandIhaveconsulted,andweareabouttoperformwhatwecalltransfusionofblood,totransferfromfullveinsofonetotheemptyveinswhichpineforhim. Johnwastogivehisblood,asheisthemoreyoungandstrongthanme." HereArthurtookmyhandandwrungithardinsilence. "Butnowyouarehere,youaremoregoodthanus,oldoryoung,whotoilmuchintheworldofthought. Ournervesarenotsocalmandourbloodsobrightthanyours!" 

           Arthurturnedtohimandsaid, "IfyouonlyknewhowgladlyIwoulddieforheryouwouldunderstand..." Hestoppedwithasortofchokeinhisvoice. 

           "Goodboy!"saidVanHelsing. "Inthenot-so-far-offyouwillbehappythatyouhavedoneallforheryoulove. Comenowandbesilent. Youshallkissheroncebeforeitisdone,butthenyoumustgo,andyoumustleaveatmysign. SaynowordtoMadame. Youknowhowitiswithher. Theremustbenoshock,anyknowledgeofthiswouldbeone. Come!" 

           WeallwentuptoLucy’sroom. Arthurbydirectionremainedoutside. Lucyturnedherheadandlookedatus,butsaidnothing. Shewasnotasleep,butshewassimplytooweaktomaketheeffort. Hereyesspoketous,thatwasall. 

           VanHelsingtooksomethingsfromhisbagandlaidthemonalittletableoutofsight. Thenhemixedanarcotic,andcomingovertothebed,saidcheerily, "Now,littlemiss,hereisyourmedicine. Drinkitoff,likeagoodchild. See,Iliftyousothattoswallowiseasy. Yes." Shehadmadetheeffortwithsuccess. 

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