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DR. SEWARD’S DIARY
1 October.—It was towards noon when I was
awakened by the Professor walking into my room. He was
more jolly and cheerful than usual, and it is quite evident

that last night’s work has helped to take some of the
brooding weight off his mind.
After going over the adventure of the night he
suddenly said, ‘Your patient interests me much. May it be
that with you I visit him this morning? Or if that you are
too occupy, I can go alone if it may be. It is a new
experience to me to find a lunatic who talk philosophy,
and reason so sound.’
I had some work to do which pressed, so I told him
that if he would go alone I would be glad, as then I should
not have to keep him waiting, so I called an attendant and
gave him the necessary instructions. Before the Professor
left the room I cautioned him against getting any false
impression from my patient.
‘But,’ he answered, ‘I want him to talk of himself and
of his delusion as to consuming live things. He said to
Madam Mina, as I see in your diary of yesterday, that he
had once had such a belief. Why do you smile, friend
John?’

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