Chapter 12: Dr. Seward’s Diary

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​⁠18 September.—I drove at once to Hillingham and arrived early. Keeping my cab at the gate, I went up the avenue alone. I knocked gently and rang as quietly as possible, for I feared to disturb Lucy or her mother, and hoped to only bring a servant to the door. After a while, finding no response, I knocked and rang again; still no answer. I cursed the laziness of the servants that they should lie ab