Dr. Seward’s Diary

           5June. ThecaseofRenfieldgrowsmoreinterestingthemoreIgettounderstandtheman. Hehascertainqualitiesverylargelydeveloped,selfishness,secrecy,andpurpose. 

           IwishIcouldgetatwhatistheobjectofthelatter. Heseemstohavesomesettledschemeofhisown,butwhatitisIdonotknow. Hisredeemingqualityisaloveofanimals,though,indeed,hehassuchcuriousturnsinitthatIsometimesimagineheisonlyabnormallycruel. Hispetsareofoddsorts. 

           Justnowhishobbyiscatchingflies. HehasatpresentsuchaquantitythatIhavehadmyselftoexpostulate. Tomyastonishment,hedidnotbreakoutintoafury,asIexpected,buttookthematterinsimpleseriousness. Hethoughtforamoment,andthensaid, "MayIhavethreedays? Ishallclearthemaway." Ofcourse,Isaidthatwoulddo. Imustwatchhim. 

           18June. Hehasturnedhismindnowtospiders,andhasgotseveralverybigfellowsinabox. Hekeepsfeedingthemhisflies,andthenumberofthelatterisbecomingsensiblydiminished,althoughhehasusedhalfhisfoodinattractingmorefliesfromoutsidetohisroom. 

           1July. Hisspidersarenowbecomingasgreatanuisanceashisflies,andtodayItoldhimthathemustgetridofthem. 

           Helookedverysadatthis,soIsaidthathemustsomeofthem,atallevents. Hecheerfullyacquiescedinthis,andIgavehimthesametimeasbeforeforreduction. 

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