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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           Later. AttheveryoutsetofourmeetingagreatpersonalreliefwasexperiencedbybothVanHelsingandmyself. Mrs.Harkerhadsentamessagebyherhusbandtosaythatshewouldnotjoinusatpresent,asshethoughtitbetterthatweshouldbefreetodiscussourmovementswithoutherpresencetoembarrassus. TheProfessorandIlookedateachotherforaninstant,andsomehowwebothseemedrelieved. Formyownpart,IthoughtthatifMrs.Harkerrealizedthedangerherself,itwasmuchpainaswellasmuchdangeraverted. Underthecircumstancesweagreed,byaquestioninglookandanswer,withfingeronlip,topreservesilenceinoursuspicions,untilweshouldhavebeenabletoconferaloneagain. WewentatonceintoourPlanofCampaign. 

           VanHelsingroughlyputthefactsbeforeusfirst, "TheCzarinaCatherinelefttheThamesyesterdaymorning. ItwilltakeheratthequickestspeedshehasevermadeatleastthreeweekstoreachVarna. Butwecantraveloverlandtothesameplaceinthreedays. Now,ifweallowfortwodayslessfortheship’svoyage,owingtosuchweatherinfluencesasweknowthattheCountcanbringtobear,andifweallowawholedayandnightforanydelayswhichmayoccurtous,thenwehaveamarginofnearlytwoweeks. 

           "Thus,inordertobequitesafe,wemustleavehereon17thatlatest. ThenweshallatanyratebeinVarnaadaybeforetheshiparrives,andabletomakesuchpreparationsasmaybenecessary. Ofcourseweshallallgoarmed,armedagainstevilthings,spiritualaswellasphysical." 

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