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Dr. Seward’s Diary-cont.

           Iwassomewhatpuzzledatthis,andbeingclose,askedhimwhatitwasthathewasdoing. ArthurandQuinceydrewnearalso,astheytoowerecurious. 

           Heanswered,"IamclosingthetombsothattheUnDeadmaynotenter." 

           "Andisthatstuffyouhavetheregoingtodoit?" 

           "Itis." 

           "Whatisthatwhichyouareusing?"ThistimethequestionwasbyArthur. VanHelsingreverentlyliftedhishatasheanswered. 

           "TheHost. IbroughtitfromAmsterdam. IhaveanIndulgence." 

           Itwasananswerthatappalledthemostscepticalofus,andwefeltindividuallythatinthepresenceofsuchearnestpurposeastheProfessor’s,apurposewhichcouldthususethetohimmostsacredofthings,itwasimpossibletodistrust. Inrespectfulsilencewetooktheplacesassignedtouscloseroundthetomb,buthiddenfromthesightofanyoneapproaching. Ipitiedtheothers,especiallyArthur. Ihadmyselfbeenapprenticedbymyformervisitstothiswatchinghorror,andyetI,whohaduptoanhouragorepudiatedtheproofs,feltmyheartsinkwithinme. Neverdidtombslooksoghastlywhite. Neverdidcypress,oryew,orjunipersoseemtheembodimentoffuneralgloom. Neverdidtreeorgrasswaveorrustlesoominously. Neverdidboughcreaksomysteriously,andneverdidthefar-awayhowlingofdogssendsuchawoefulpresagethroughthenight. 

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