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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: on the edge of his bed with his head down, but with his
eyelids raised so that he could see her as she entered.
For a moment I thought that he might have some homicidal intent.
I remembered how quiet he had been just before he attacked me
in my own study, and I took care to stand where I could seize
him at once if he attempted to make a spring at her.
She came into the room with an easy gracefulness which would at once
command the respect of any lunatic, for easiness is one of the qualities
mad people most respect. She walked over to him, smiling pleasantly,
and held out her hand.
"Good evening, Mr. Renfield," said she. "You see, I know you,
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