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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           Hisveryheartwasbleeding,andittookallthemanhoodofhim,andtherewasaroyallotofit,too,tokeephimfrombreakingdown. Ipausedbeforeanswering,forIfeltthatImustnotbetrayanythingwhichtheProfessorwishedkeptsecret,butalreadyheknewsomuch,andguessedsomuch,thattherecouldbenoreasonfornotanswering,soIansweredinthesamephrase. 

           "That’sso." 

           "Andhowlonghasthisbeengoingon?" 

           "Abouttendays." 

           "Tendays!ThenIguess,JackSeward,thatthatpoorprettycreaturethatwealllovehashadputintoherveinswithinthattimethebloodoffourstrongmen. Manalive,herwholebodywouldn’tholdit." Thencomingclosetome,hespokeinafiercehalf-whisper. "Whattookitout?" 

           Ishookmyhead. "That,"Isaid,"isthecrux. VanHelsingissimplyfranticaboutit,andIamatmywits’end.Ican’tevenhazardaguess. TherehasbeenaseriesoflittlecircumstanceswhichhavethrownoutallourcalculationsastoLucybeingproperlywatched. Buttheseshallnotoccuragain. Herewestayuntilallbewell,orill." 

           Quinceyheldouthishand. "Countmein,"hesaid. "YouandtheDutchmanwilltellmewhattodo,andI’lldoit." 

           Whenshewokelateintheafternoon,Lucy’sfirstmovementwastofeelinherbreast,andtomysurprise,producedthepaperwhichVanHelsinghadgivenmetoread. ThecarefulProfessorhadreplaceditwhereithadcomefrom,lestonwakingsheshouldbealarmed. HereyesthenlitonVanHelsingandonmetoo,andgladdened. 

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