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Dr. Seward’s Diary-cont.

           VanHelsingsteppedfromthecarriagewiththeeagernimblenessofaboy. Hesawmeatonce,andrusheduptome,saying, "Ah,friendJohn,howgoesall? Well? So! Ihavebeenbusy,forIcomeheretostayifneedbe.Allaffairsaresettledwithme,andIhavemuchtotell. MadamMinaiswithyou? Yes. Andhersofinehusband? AndArthurandmyfriendQuincey,theyarewithyou,too? Good!" 

           AsIdrovetothehouseItoldhimofwhathadpassed,andofhowmyowndiaryhadcometobeofsomeusethroughMrs.Harker’ssuggestion,atwhichtheProfessorinterruptedme. 

           "Ah,thatwonderfulMadamMina! Shehasman’sbrain,abrainthatamanshouldhavewerehemuchgifted,andawoman’sheart. ThegoodGodfashionedherforapurpose,believeme,whenHemadethatsogoodcombination. FriendJohn,uptonowfortunehasmadethatwomanofhelptous,aftertonightshemustnothavetodowiththissoterribleaffair. Itisnotgoodthatsherunarisksogreat. Wemenaredetermined,nay,arewenotpledged,todestroythismonster? Butitisnopartforawoman. Evenifshebenotharmed,herheartmayfailherinsomuchandsomanyhorrorsandhereaftershemaysuffer,bothinwaking,fromhernerves,andinsleep,fromherdreams. And,besides,sheisyoungwomanandnotsolongmarried,theremaybeotherthingstothinkofsometime,ifnotnow. Youtellmeshehaswroteall,thenshemustconsultwithus,buttomorrowshesaygoodbyetothiswork,andwegoalone." 

           Iagreedheartilywithhim,andthenItoldhimwhatwehadfoundinhisabsence,thatthehousewhichDraculahadboughtwastheverynextonetomyown. 

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