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Dr. Seward’s Diary-cont.

           Herepliedtoherwithasmuchcourtesyandrespectashehadshowncontempttome, "Youwill,ofcourse,understand,Mrs.Harker,thatwhenamanissolovedandhonouredasourhostis,everythingregardinghimisofinterestinourlittlecommunity. Dr.Sewardislovednotonlybyhishouseholdandhisfriends,butevenbyhispatients,who,beingsomeofthemhardlyinmentalequilibrium,areapttodistortcausesandeffects. SinceImyselfhavebeenaninmateofalunaticasylum,Icannotbutnoticethatthesophistictendenciesofsomeofitsinmatesleantowardstheerrorsofnoncausaandignoratioelenche." 

           Ipositivelyopenedmyeyesatthisnewdevelopment. Herewasmyownpetlunatic,themostpronouncedofhistypethatIhadevermetwith,talkingelementalphilosophy,andwiththemannerofapolishedgentleman. IwonderifitwasMrs.Harker’spresencewhichhadtouchedsomechordinhismemory. Ifthisnewphasewasspontaneous,orinanywayduetoherunconsciousinfluence,shemusthavesomeraregiftorpower. 

           Wecontinuedtotalkforsometime,andseeingthathewasseeminglyquitereasonable,sheventured,lookingatmequestioninglyasshebegan,toleadhimtohisfavouritetopic. Iwasagainastonished,forheaddressedhimselftothequestionwiththeimpartialityofthecompletestsanity. Heeventookhimselfasanexamplewhenhementionedcertainthings. 

           "Why,Imyselfamaninstanceofamanwhohadastrangebelief. Indeed,itwasnowonderthatmyfriendswerealarmed,andinsistedonmybeingputundercontrol. 

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