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Mina Harker’s Journal

           Tomysurprise,heanswered,withahorrorstrucklookinhisface, "Tellyouofherdeath? Notforthewideworld!" 

           "Whynot?"Iasked,forsomegrave,terriblefeelingwascomingoverme. 

           Againhepaused,andIcouldseethathewastryingtoinventanexcuse. Atlength,hestammeredout, "Yousee,Idonotknowhowtopickoutanyparticularpartofthediary." 

           Evenwhilehewasspeakinganideadawneduponhim,andhesaidwithunconscioussimplicity,inadifferentvoice,andwiththenaiveteofachild, "that’squitetrue,uponmyhonour. HonestIndian!" 

           Icouldnotbutsmile,atwhichhegrimaced. "Igavemyselfawaythattime!"hesaid. "Butdoyouknowthat,althoughIhavekeptthediaryformonthspast,itneveroncestruckmehowIwasgoingtofindanyparticularpartofitincaseIwantedtolookitup?" 

           BythistimemymindwasmadeupthatthediaryofadoctorwhoattendedLucymighthavesomethingtoaddtothesumofourknowledgeofthatterribleBeing,andIsaidboldly, "Then,Dr.Seward,youhadbetterletmecopyitoutforyouonmytypewriter." 

           Hegrewtoapositivelydeathlypallorashesaid, "No!No!No!Foralltheworld.Iwouldn’tletyouknowthatterriblestory!" 

           Thenitwasterrible. Myintuitionwasright! Foramoment,Ithought,andasmyeyesrangedtheroom,unconsciouslylookingforsomethingorsomeopportunitytoaidme,theylitonagreatbatchoftypewritingonthetable. Hiseyescaughtthelookinmine,andwithouthisthinking,followedtheirdirection.Astheysawtheparcelherealizedmymeaning. 

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