But then you think the men who look at you are fools, or worse, to be taken in by such an obvious outward show. But you sometimes like that as well, and can dress to draw the eye. You're not a woman of convention or you wouldn't be here, but you like to pretend you are so people don't notice you. Sunlight bothers you, so you avoid that too, about which you're guilty because you think it's unhealthy and even immoral not to like the sun. You used to take care of your appearance, but you've lost interest in that, so you avoid mirrors.
You blame yourself for this, so it makes you neurotic, and you don't sleep and don't eat anything healthy anyway. Your lover, your faith, your family, or all three.
Recently you lost something you think very important. You think you're the cause of this unhappiness and are unworthy of affection so you've few friends. Seward (to Vanessa Ives): I already know what's wrong with you. There are no emotions unwelcome in this room, and if this process doesn't appeal to you, the door is there.ĭr. If you want to scream like an animal, you should. Seward (to Vanessa Ives): I don't care about politeness. Seward is a skilled alienist that, with a simple glance at the attitudes of her patients, can identify their psychological troubles.ĭr. She does so only sparingly, as she is sceptical about the value of hypnosis, especially in the face of its associated risks. Seward understands the working of the human mind enough to place a patient into a hypnotic trance.
After this, she and Vanessa befriended one another, and, at her advice, Vanessa paid a visit to Dr. Seward found it impossible to pull Vanessa back out of the fugue, even when she resorted to burning the young woman on the hand, and ultimately all she could do was to wait under Vanessa emerged of her own volition. Initially skeptical of Vanessa's tale of vampires, witches and demons, Seward soon noted the darker traits of Vanessa's personality, and eventually agreed to place Vanessa into a hypnotic state to help her recall hidden memories from her past. On the advice of Ferdinand Lyle, she was contacted by Vanessa Ives to receive treatment as in the past she had helped Sir Ferdinand to overcome a phase of profound ennui. Seward is descended from the Clayton family of Devon, West Country. Seward is very forthright and with a slight sense of humor.ĭr. Vanessa Ives has noted that she bears a very strong resemblance to Ives's mentor, Joan Clayton. Seward is a middle-aged woman with short brown hair, stern expression and austere clothes.
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