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Dr. Seward’s Diary-cont.

           Yeteverydreadshouldhelpmycause,forinitissomeneedofbelief. Come,ItellyouwhatIpropose. First,thatwegooffnowandseethatchildinthehospital. Dr.Vincent,oftheNorthHospital,wherethepaperssaythechildis,isafriendofmine,andIthinkofyourssinceyouwereinclassatAmsterdam. Hewilllettwoscientistsseehiscase,ifhewillnotlettwofriends. Weshalltellhimnothing,butonlythatwewishtolearn. Andthen..." 

           "Andthen?" 

           Hetookakeyfromhispocketandhelditup. "Andthenwespendthenight,youandI,inthechurchyardwhereLucylies. Thisisthekeythatlockthetomb. IhaditfromthecoffinmantogivetoArthur." 

           Myheartsankwithinme,forIfeltthattherewassomefearfulordealbeforeus. Icoulddonothing,however,soIpluckedupwhatheartIcouldandsaidthatwehadbetterhasten,astheafternoonwaspassing. 

           Wefoundthechildawake.Ithadhadasleepandtakensomefood,andaltogetherwasgoingonwell. Dr,Vincenttookthebandagefromitsthroat,andshowedusthepunctures. TherewasnomistakingthesimilaritytothosewhichhadbeenonLucy’sthroat. Theyweresmaller,andtheedgeslookedfresher,thatwasall. WeaskedVincenttowhatheattributedthem,andherepliedthatitmusthavebeenabiteofsomeanimal,perhapsarat,butforhisownpart,hewasinclinedtothinkitwasoneofthebatswhicharesonumerousonthenorthernheightsofLondon. "Outofsomanyharmlessones,"hesaid,"theremaybesomewildspecimenfromtheSouthofamoremalignantspecies. 

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