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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           Wewentroundtothebackofthehouse,wheretherewasakitchenwindow. TheProfessortookasmallsurgicalsawfromhiscase,andhandingittome,pointedtotheironbarswhichguardedthewindow. Iattackedthematonceandhadverysooncutthroughthreeofthem. Thenwithalong,thinknifewepushedbackthefasteningofthesashesandopenedthewindow. IhelpedtheProfessorin,andfollowedhim. Therewasnooneinthekitchenorintheservants’rooms,whichwerecloseathand. Wetriedalltheroomsaswewentalong,andinthediningroom,dimlylitbyraysoflightthroughtheshutters,foundfourservantwomenlyingonthefloor. Therewasnoneedtothinkthemdead,fortheirstertorousbreathingandtheacridsmelloflaudanumintheroomleftnodoubtastotheircondition. 

           VanHelsingandIlookedateachother,andaswemovedawayhesaid, "Wecanattendtothemlater." ThenweascendedtoLucy’sroom. Foraninstantortwowepausedatthedoortolisten,buttherewasnosoundthatwecouldhear. Withwhitefacesandtremblinghands,weopenedthedoorgently,andenteredtheroom. 

           HowshallIdescribewhatwesaw? Onthebedlaytwowomen,Lucyandhermother.Thelatterlayfarthestin,andshewascoveredwithawhitesheet,theedgeofwhichhadbeenblownbackbythedroughtthroughthebrokenwindow,showingthedrawn,white,face,withalookofterrorfixeduponit. ByhersidelayLucy,withfacewhiteandstillmoredrawn. Theflowerswhichhadbeenroundherneckwefounduponhermother’sbosom,andherthroatwasbare,showingthetwolittlewoundswhichwehadnoticedbefore,butlookinghorriblywhiteandmangled. WithoutawordtheProfessorbentoverthebed,hisheadalmosttouchingpoorLucy’sbreast.Thenhegaveaquickturnofhishead,asofonewholistens,andleapingtohisfeet,hecriedouttome, "Itisnotyettoolate!Quick!Quick!Bringthebrandy!" 

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