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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           "Weoweyousomuch,Dr.Seward,forallyouhavedone,butyoureallymustnowtakecarenottooverworkyourself. Youarelookingpaleyourself. Youwantawifetonurseandlookafteryouabit,thatyoudo!" Asshespoke,Lucyturnedcrimson,thoughitwasonlymomentarily,forherpoorwastedveinscouldnotstandforlonganunwonteddraintothehead. Thereactioncameinexcessivepallorassheturnedimploringeyesonme. Ismiledandnodded,andlaidmyfingeronmylips. Withasigh,shesankbackamidherpillows. 

           VanHelsingreturnedinacoupleofhours,andpresentlysaidtome. "Nowyougohome,andeatmuchanddrinkenough.Makeyourselfstrong. Istayheretonight,andIshallsitupwithlittlemissmyself. YouandImustwatchthecase,andwemusthavenoneothertoknow. Ihavegravereasons. No,donotaskme.Thinkwhatyouwill.Donotfeartothinkeventhemostnot-improbable. Goodnight." 

           Inthehalltwoofthemaidscametome,andaskediftheyoreitherofthemmightnotsitupwithMissLucy. Theyimploredmetoletthem,andwhenIsaiditwasDr.VanHelsing’swishthateitherheorIshouldsitup,theyaskedmequitepiteouslytointercedewiththe‘foreigngentleman’. Iwasmuchtouchedbytheirkindness. PerhapsitisbecauseIamweakatpresent,andperhapsbecauseitwasonLucy’saccount,thattheirdevotionwasmanifested. ForoverandoveragainhaveIseensimilarinstancesofwoman’skindness. Igotbackhereintimeforalatedinner,wentmyrounds,allwell,andsetthisdownwhilstwaitingforsleep. Itiscoming. 

           11September. ThisafternoonIwentovertoHillingham. FoundVanHelsinginexcellentspirits,andLucymuchbetter. ShortlyafterIhadarrived,abigparcelfromabroadcamefortheProfessor. Heopeneditwithmuchimpressment,assumed,ofcourse,andshowedagreatbundleofwhiteflowers. 

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