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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           Itwouldalmostbeworthwhiletocompletetheexperiment. Itmightbedoneiftherewereonlyasufficientcause. Mensneeredatvivisection,andyetlookatitsresultstoday! Whynotadvancescienceinitsmostdifficultandvitalaspect,theknowledgeofthebrain? 

           HadIeventhesecretofonesuchmind,didIholdthekeytothefancyofevenonelunatic,ImightadvancemyownbranchofsciencetoapitchcomparedwithwhichBurdon-Sanderson’sphysiologyorFerrier’sbrainknowledgewouldbeasnothing. Ifonlytherewereasufficientcause! Imustnotthinktoomuchofthis,orImaybetempted. Agoodcausemightturnthescalewithme,formaynotItoobeofanexceptionalbrain,congenitally? 

           Howwellthemanreasoned. Lunaticsalwaysdowithintheirownscope. Iwonderathowmanyliveshevaluesaman,orifatonlyone. Hehasclosedtheaccountmostaccurately,andtodaybegunanewrecord. Howmanyofusbeginanewrecordwitheachdayofourlives? 

           Tomeitseemsonlyyesterdaythatmywholelifeendedwithmynewhope,andthattrulyIbegananewrecord. SoitshallbeuntiltheGreatRecordersumsmeupandclosesmyledgeraccountwithabalancetoprofitorloss. 

           Oh,Lucy,Lucy,Icannotbeangrywithyou,norcanIbeangrywithmyfriendwhosehappinessisyours,butImustonlywaitonhopelessandwork. Work! Work! 

           IfIcouldhaveasstrongacauseasmypoormadfriendthere,agood,unselfishcausetomakemework,thatwouldbeindeedhappiness. 

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