Part 23

Dr. Seward’s Diary

           3October. ThetimeseemedterriblylongwhilstwewerewaitingforthecomingofGodalmingandQuinceyMorris. TheProfessortriedtokeepourmindsactivebyusingthemallthetime. Icouldseehisbeneficentpurpose,bythesideglanceswhichhethrewfromtimetotimeatHarker. Thepoorfellowisoverwhelmedinamiserythatisappallingtosee. Lastnighthewasafrank,happy-lookingman,withstrong,youthfulface,fullofenergy,andwithdarkbrownhair. Todayheisadrawn,haggardoldman,whosewhitehairmatcheswellwiththehollowburningeyesandgrief-writtenlinesofhisface. Hisenergyisstillintact. Infact,heislikealivingflame. Thismayyetbehissalvation,forifallgowell,itwilltidehimoverthedespairingperiod. Hewillthen,inakindofway,wakeagaintotherealitiesoflife. Poorfellow,Ithoughtmyowntroublewasbadenough,buthis... 

           TheProfessorknowsthiswellenough,andisdoinghisbesttokeephismindactive. Whathehasbeensayingwas,underthecircumstances,ofabsorbinginterest. SowellasIcanremember,hereitis: 

           "Ihavestudied,overandoveragainsincetheycameintomyhands,allthepapersrelatingtothismonster,andthemoreIhavestudied,thegreaterseemsthenecessitytoutterlystamphimout. Allthroughtherearesignsofhisadvance.Notonlyofhispower,butofhisknowledgeofit. AsIlearnedfromtheresearchesofmyfriendArminiusofBuda-Pesth,hewasinlifeamostwonderfulman. Soldier,statesman,andalchemist. Whichlatterwasthehighestdevelopmentofthescienceknowledgeofhistime. 

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