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Dr. Seward’s Diary-cont.

           Somesailormayhavebroughtonehome,anditmanagedtoescape,orevenfromtheZoologicalGardensayoungonemayhavegotloose,oronebebredtherefromavampire. Thesethingsdooccur,you,know. Onlytendaysagoawolfgotout,andwas,Ibelieve,tracedupinthisdirection. Foraweekafter,thechildrenwereplayingnothingbutRedRidingHoodontheHeathandineveryalleyintheplaceuntilthis‘blooferlady’scarecamealong,sincethenithasbeenquiteagalatimewiththem. Eventhispoorlittlemite,whenhewokeuptoday,askedthenurseifhemightgoaway. Whensheaskedhimwhyhewantedtogo,hesaidhewantedtoplaywiththe‘blooferlady’." 

           "Ihope,"saidVanHelsing,"thatwhenyouaresendingthechildhomeyouwillcautionitsparentstokeepstrictwatchoverit. Thesefanciestostrayaremostdangerous,andifthechildweretoremainoutanothernight,itwouldprobablybefatal. ButinanycaseIsupposeyouwillnotletitawayforsomedays?" 

           "Certainlynot,notforaweekatleast,longerifthewoundisnothealed." 

           Ourvisittothehospitaltookmoretimethanwehadreckonedon,andthesunhaddippedbeforewecameout. WhenVanHelsingsawhowdarkitwas,hesaid, 

           "Thereisnothurry.ItismorelatethanIthought. Come,letusseeksomewherethatwemayeat,andthenweshallgoonourway." 

           Wedinedat‘JackStraw’sCastle’alongwithalittlecrowdofbicyclistsandotherswhoweregeniallynoisy. Aboutteno’clockwestartedfromtheinn. 

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