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But I abandoned the idea as soon as it formed, for such a thing could not beThe whole bed would have been drenched to a scarlet with the blood which the girl must have lost to leave such a pallor as she had before the transfusion
"Well?" said Van Helsing"I can make nothing of it
The Professor stood up"I must go back to Amsterdam tonight," he said "There are books and things there which I wantYou must remain here all night, and you must not let your sight pass from her
"Shall I have a nurse?" I asked
"We are the best nurses, you and IYou keep watch all nightSee that she is well fed, and that nothing disturbs herYou must not sleep all the nightLater on we can sleep, you and II shall be back as soon as possibleAnd then we may begin
"May begin?" I said"What on earth do you mean?"
"We shall see!" he answered, as he hurried outHe came back a moment later and put his head inside the door and said with a warning finger held up, "Remember, she is your chargeIf you leave her, and harm befall, you shall not sleep easy hereafter!"
DRSEWARD'S DIARY--CONTINUED
8 September-I sat up all night with LucyThe opiate worked itself off towards dusk, and she waked naturallyShe looked a different being from what she had been before the operationHer spirits even were good, and she was full of a happy vivacity, but I could see evidences of the absolute prostration which she had undergoneVan Helsing had directed that I should sit up with her, she almost pooh-poohed the idea, pointing out her daughter's renewed strength and excellent spiritsI was firm, however, and made preparations for my long vigilWhen her maid had prepared her for the night I came in, having in the meantime had supper, and took a seat by the bedside
She did not in any way make objection, but looked at me gratefully whenever I caught her eyeAfter a long spell she seemed sinking off to sleep, but with an effort seemed to pull herself together and shook it offIt was apparent that she did not want to sleep, so I tackled the subject at once
"You do not want to sleep?"
"No
"Afraid to go to sleep! Why so? It is the boon we all crave for
"Ah, not if you were like me, if sleep was to you a presage of horror!"
"A presage of horror! What on earth do you mean?"
"I don't knowAnd that is what is so terribleAll this weakness comes to me in sleep, until I dread the very thought
"But, my dear girl, you may sleep tonightI am here watching you, and I can promise that nothing will happen
"Ah, I can trust you!" she said
I seized the opportunity, and said, "I promise that if I see any evidence of bad dreams I will wake you at once
"You will? Oh, will you really? How good you are to |
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