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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Dracula by Bram Stoker: to her wishes. "You shall," I said, "do as you like in the matter.
God forgive me if I do wrong! There are terrible things yet to learn of.
But if you have so far traveled on the road to poor Lucy's death,
you will not be content, I know, to remain in the dark. Nay, the end,
the very end, may give you a gleam of peace. Come, there is dinner.
We must keep one another strong for what is before us. We have a cruel
and dreadful task. When you have eaten you shall learn the rest,
and I shall answer any questions you ask, if there be anything which you
do not understand, though it was apparent to us who were present."
MINA HARKER'S JOURNAL
29 September.--After dinner I came with Dr. Seward to his study.
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