momentary choking in his throat; he said quite calmly:--
Little girl, you will never regret that true-hearted kindness, so long
as ever you live! Then he went into the study to his friend.
Little girl! --the very words he had used to Lucy, and oh, but he
proved himself a friend!
CHAPTER XVIII
DR. SEWARD S DIARY
_30 September._--I got home at five o clock, and found that Godalming
and Morris had not only arrived, but had already studied the transcript
of the various diaries and letters which Harker and his wonderful wife
had made and arranged. Harker had not yet returned from his visit to the
carriers men, of whom Dr. Hennessey had written to me. Mrs. Harker gave
us a cup of tea, and I can honestly say that, for the first time since I
have lived in it, this old house seemed like _home_. When we had
finished, Mrs. Harker said:--
Dr. Seward, may I ask a favour? I want to see your patient, Mr.
Renfield. Do let me see him. What you have said of him in your diary
interests me so much! She looked so appealing and so pretty that I
could not refuse her, and there was no possible reason why I should; so
I took her with me. When I went into the room, I told the man that a
lady would like to see him; to which he simply answered: Why?
She is going through the house, and wants to see every one in it, I
answered. Oh, very well, he said; let her come in, by all means; but
just wait a minute till I tidy up the place. His method of tidying was
peculiar: he simply swallowed all the flies and spiders in the boxes
before I could stop him. It was quite evident that he feared, or was
jealous of, some interference. When he had got through his disgusting
task, he said cheerfully: Let the lady come in, and sat down on the
edge of his bed with his head down, but with his eyelids raised so that
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