Thank you! It was that night after you left me, when I implored you to let me go away.

I couldn't speak then, for I felt my tongue was tied.
But I was as sane then, except in that way, as I am now.

I was in an agony of despair for a long time after you left me, it seemed hours.
Then there came a sudden peace to me.

My brain seemed to become cool again, and I realized where I was.

I heard the dogs bark behind our house, but not where He was!" As he spoke, Van Helsing's eyes never blinked, but his hand came out and met mine and gripped it hard.