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Dr. Seward’s Diary-cont.

           Heputonthecoffinlidagain,gatheredupallhisthingsandplacedtheminthebag,blewoutthelight,andplacedthecandlealsointhebag. Weopenedthedoor,andwentout. Behindusheclosedthedoorandlockedit. Hehandedmethekey,saying, "Willyoukeepit? Youhadbetterbeassured." 

           Ilaughed,itwasnotaverycheerfullaugh,Iamboundtosay,asImotionedhimtokeepit. "Akeyisnothing,"Isaid,"therearemanyduplicates,andanyhowitisnotdifficulttopickalockofthiskind." 

           Hesaidnothing,butputthekeyinhispocket. Thenhetoldmetowatchatonesideofthechurchyardwhilsthewouldwatchattheother. 

           Itookupmyplacebehindayewtree,andIsawhisdarkfiguremoveuntiltheinterveningheadstonesandtreeshiditfrommysight. 

           Itwasalonelyvigil. JustafterIhadtakenmyplaceIheardadistantclockstriketwelve,andintimecameoneandtwo. Iwaschilledandunnerved,andangrywiththeProfessorfortakingmeonsuchanerrandandwithmyselfforcoming. Iwastoocoldandtoosleepytobekeenlyobservant,andnotsleepyenoughtobetraymytrust,soaltogetherIhadadreary,miserabletime. 

           Suddenly,asIturnedround,IthoughtIsawsomethinglikeawhitestreak,movingbetweentwodarkyewtreesatthesideofthechurchyardfarthestfromthetomb. AtthesametimeadarkmassmovedfromtheProfessor’ssideoftheground,andhurriedlywenttowardsit. ThenItoomoved,butIhadtogoroundheadstonesandrailed-offtombs,andIstumbledovergraves. 

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