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  -+ how these papers have been placed in sequence will be made manifest in the reading of them.
    all needless matters have been eliminated so that a history almost at odds with the possibilities of laterday belief may stand forth as simple fact.
    there is throughout no statement of past things wherein memory may err for all the records chosen are exactly contemporary given the standpoints and within the range of knowledge of those who made them.
    manchester courier saturday 19th august 1893.
    earthquake in roumaniabucharest friday.
    violent shocks of earthquake were felt here today.
    note from peter hawkins esq.
    to an unnamed party.
    exeter31st october 1893.
    sirthe recent earthquakes in the area recommended by vambery have if the theory is correct provided us with our longsought opportunity.
    initial contacts through intermediaries have proven fruitful and in my estimation the time has arrived for a fuller invitation.
    as you requested i consulted virgil on the matter reinforcing modern natural philosophy with the mantic wisdom of the ancients.
    my finger fell on book vi line 530my boat conveys no living bodies oerthis would seem to provide the suitable imprimatur for our object.
    if classical authority is yet insufficient allow me to recommend a further divine sanctionthe wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the islandand the demon shall cry to his fellowlilith also shall rest there and find for herself a place of restmy own rather free translation from the prophet isaiah.
    i have selected our caleb to go up to the mountains into edom from the island into the desert as it were.
    our joshua shall meanwhile secure a place of rest by your leave.
    i remain your devoted and obedient servantp.
    letter from peter hawkins esq.
    to count dracula.
    exeter1st december 1893.
    dear lord draculai must regret that an attack of gout from which malady i am a constant sufferer forbids absolutely any travelling on my part for some time to come.
    but i am happy to say i can send a sufficient substitute one in whom i have every possible confidence.
    he is a young man full of energy and talent in his own way and of a very faithful disposition.
    he is discreet and silent and has grown into manhood in my service.
    he shall be ready to attend on you when you will during his stay and shall take your instructions in all matters.
    as discussed in communications with your agent in varna mr harker does not speak german.
    he is not privy to any aspects of your business in england with the exception of matters relating to the purchase of a house in london.
    as discussed in communications with your agent in varna mr harker does not speak german.
    he is not privy to any aspects of your business in england with the exception of matters relating to the purchase of a house in london.
    when you are ready to depart please send word to your servant in varna.
    we have arranged passage on board a ship the demeter which will carry you to england.
    at present the ship is engaged on various errands around the black sea but will make haste to collect you and your belongings at varna as soon as you inform your agent that you are ready to leave.
    please note that the date of departure is entirely your decision although we would ask for obvious reasons that you leave before the 23rd of april or the 5th of may by our reckoning.
    the demeter will sail through the turkish straits and from there across the mediterranean and onto the coast of england and will make landfall at the small town of whitby.
    her owners are in our employ as are certain members of the crew.
    we have chosen this method to ensure your safe and discreet arrival in england.
    members of our organisation await you at whitby to escort you to your new home.
    if you have any concerns or reservations about these arrangements please make them known to us as soon as possible so that we make mutually agreeable corrections.
    i remain your most devoted servantpeter hawkins esq.
chapter i = chapter i
jonathan harkers journal.   jonathan harkers journal.
kept in shorthand.   kept in shorthand.
  <> 4 december.
3 may.   munich.
    arrived the same day after leaving paris on a direct service and settled into the marienbad hotel.
    although i am eager to press on i must be mindful of mr hawkins explicit instructions.
    i am to wait in munich until i receive word from the count that my transportation from bistritz to his castle is arranged and to see something of the city in the meantime.
    mr hawkins suggested the pinakothek the opera and the dead housea popular tourist attraction from what i read.
    it seems like dawdling to me or even the deliberate exposure of our firms interest nevertheless i shall endeavour to amuse myself and hope the clients message arrives soon.
    i shall at the very least amuse mina by sending her picturepostcards so that we may later recall this time in munich together and perhaps retrace our steps on our honeymoon.
    i suspect i shall have few enough opportunities to write her once i enter transylvania and even fewer postcards.
    5 december.
    the hotel clerk informed me that the pinakothek was very close to the marienbad two blocks just past the karolinenplatz so i took the opportunity to linger over luncheon wurst and brown mustard at the hotel.
    but when i did arrive at the museum not only did i find an enormous sprawling gallery one of the largest in the world it seems but there are two pinakotheks the alte pinakothek and the neue pinakothek two blocks further on across immense and immaculate grounds.
    i felt quite exposed to the wind crossing between the two.
    both museums are contemporaneous constructed by king ludwig i but the neue pinakothek holds art from this century while the alte pinakothek houses earlier masterpieces by rubens titian and da vinci.
    still to keep to the spirit of mr hawkins instructions i divided my time between them beginning with the neue pinakothek where i found the painting building the devils bridge by carl blechen particularly stimulating.
    the old masters in the alte pinakothek were entirely absorbing and half the city could have passed behind me or stood beside me without my becoming aware of it.
    indeed i nearly lost track of the time and i returned to the hotel only just in time for a late supper of cold roast pork washed down with hock.
    6 december.
    this morning when i came down to breakfast i learned that i had received a ticket for a box at the national theatre for a performance of the flying dutchman an opera by wagner.
    mr hawkins having mentioned the opera i supposed it was by his arrangement although the concierge disclaimed all specific knowledge of the tickets origin.
    against the chance that this was instead the counts doing and that i might meet one of his representatives tonight i spent the day going over the papers and plans in my casebook.
    in the end my preparations were for nought.
    immediately following the secondact interval i did have the queerest sense that some one else was in my box.
    but aside from the usher who brought me a program in english just before the lights went down unasked although i expect he recognised the cut of my suit i watched the performance alone.
    and what a performance it was.
    you cannot touch the germans for their wagner.
    i have seen henry irving take the same role in willis vanderdecken of the dutchman the living dead man who deals with satan and the german bassbaritone was his equal as an actor and sang as though captivated by the music of hell.
    the soprano senta the beautiful maiden promised to the ghost by the captain filled me with remorse for her sake.
    of course the music and the production played their very significant parts.
    the shipwreck at the beginning crashing up stage and flickering with blue stelmos fire seemed to pour the tragedy into our boxes and the drama scarcely slackened throughout.
    afterward i made my way through the press of people into the surprisingly cold crush room and then into the still colder night.
    7 december.
    this was the day for my sightseeing visit to the dead house although i worried i would miss the counts summons while following mr hawkins quixotic instructions.
    in munich when a person dies he or she is taken to the dead house immediately or at least as soon as the body has been washed and dressed.
    this is meant to be a sanitary measure to prevent plague from spreading through the poorer quarters of the city although no social position exempts one from this compulsory practise.
    women called leichen frauen assist the officials of the dead house in the laying out of the deceased which lasts for three days before interment.
    the house itself is near the gate of the former southern cemetery.
    it is a long low brick building bisected by a covered walkway leading into the cemetery park proper.
    on the west side of the passage is the chamber where the authorities lay out suicides and the victims of accident or murder.
    a uniformed guard motioned me through wordlessly into the illlit room made darker still by green muslin shades hanging over the windows.
    as i pondered the fragility of the flesh and the remarkable death rate in munich the room was full nearly to capacity many of the victims apparently stabbed with picks or mauled by feral dogs my vision slowly adjusted to the dimness and my eye was caught by one of the dead.
    an old gaunt man with a beaklike nose laid on a kind of dais or bier near the center of the room.
    his eyes were open dead and dark and his flesh pale as a grub but his cheeks and lips were rouged or perhaps even still livid with blood.
    it must have been this that had drawn my gaze along with the somehow commanding posture of the deceased.
    i stood there for some minutes as rapt as i had been before any of the paintings in the pinakothek trying with small success to define his features in the shadows.
    at this time another guard found me and insisted that this room was forbidden to the public ushering me across the passage to the other side of the building.
    i tried explaining in english that i had been admitted by a guard only to unleash an explosion of german to which i acquiesced rather than trying to divert it with my own limited vocabulary.
    on the east side of the passage were two rooms the first for the commoners lined up in biers on either side of the room and the second for the munich quality.
    emaciated crones sallow workmen and rows of babies laid low by croup or cholera gave way to rich burghers and elderly patriarchs all united in death.
    here the people of munich and indeed the world came to mourn or to gape i heard two american business men exclaim those babies just about break your heart and two munich hausfraus discuss approvingly the cheapness of the flowers left for one dead girl.
    for a house of the dead it was alive with talk that day though no sound of bells denoted a living man among the corpses.
    i have not yet mentioned this peculiar featureeach body is secured by a wire running from its index finger to a bell hanging in the attendants office.
    thus the citizens of munich preserve themselves from premature burial.
    but the system is apparently not without its flawsi overheard a different sort of official who had the look of a military man or inspector demand to know what had happened to one of the bodies which had somehow vanished from the room of suicides and murders.
    somehow no records existed of its admission either.
    i guessed which body had gone missing and made out enough of the attendants angry dispute with the leutnant to confirm my suspicions it was the gaunt man i had noticed somehow as different from the other dead.
    i briefly thought of volunteering that i had seen the wandering body just an hour ago but upon further reflection decided to avoid official attention to my unauthorised presence in the chamber.
    indeed i left the dead house immediately upon that decision surely mr hawkins would not wish me to attract official bavarian or imperial german scrutiny to the firms business no matter how insistent he was on my conspicuous attention to munichs finest public attractions.
    i returned to the marienbad by another route than the one i had taken to the cemetery stopping at a brightly lit restaurant for a meal of sauerbraten beef which was delicious.
    8 december.
    word from the count this morning.
    a letter with no postmark from a herr leutner arrived at the marienbad while i slept.
    i have apparently passed inspection or proven my patience and am to proceed tonight on the 8:35 p.m. train for vienna although earlier departures are surely possible.
    however my tickets have been bought for me and i must simply rattle on in the track the count has laid down from here on in.
    for now my track ends at bistritz in the carpathians where i shall receive further instructions.
    10 december.
bistritz. = bistritz.
left munich at 8:35 p.m. on 1st may arriving at vienna early next morning should have arrived at 6:46 but train was an hour late. <> left munich at 8:35 p.m. on 8th december arriving at vienna early next morning should have arrived at 6:46 but train was an hour late.
budapesth seems a wonderful place from the glimpse which i got of it from the train and the little i could walk through the streets. = budapesth seems a wonderful place from the glimpse which i got of it from the train and the little i could walk through the streets.
i feared to go very far from the station as we had arrived late and would start as near the correct time as possible.   i feared to go very far from the station as we had arrived late and would start as near the correct time as possible.
the impression i had was that we were leaving the west and entering the east the most western of splendid bridges over the danube which is here of noble width and depth took us among the traditions of turkish rule.   the impression i had was that we were leaving the west and entering the east the most western of splendid bridges over the danube which is here of noble width and depth took us among the traditions of turkish rule.
we left in pretty good time and came after nightfall to klausenburgh.   we left in pretty good time and came after nightfall to klausenburgh.
here i stopped for the night at the hotel royale.   here i stopped for the night at the hotel royale.
i had for dinner or rather supper a chicken done up some way with red pepper which was very good but thirsty.   i had for dinner or rather supper a chicken done up some way with red pepper which was very good but thirsty.
mem get recipe for mina.   mem get recipe for mina.
i asked the waiter and he said it was called paprika hendl and that as it was a national dish i should be able to get it anywhere along the carpathians.   i asked the waiter and he said it was called paprika hendl and that as it was a national dish i should be able to get it anywhere along the carpathians.
i found my smattering of german very useful here indeed i dont know how i should be able to get on without it.   i found my smattering of german very useful here indeed i dont know how i should be able to get on without it.
having some time at my disposal when in london i had visited the british museum and made search among the books and maps in the library regarding transylvania it had struck me that some foreknowledge of the country could hardly fail to have some importance in dealing with a nobleman of that country.   having some time at my disposal when in london i had visited the british museum and made search among the books and maps in the library regarding transylvania it had struck me that some foreknowledge of the country could hardly fail to have some importance in dealing with a nobleman of that country.
i find that the district he named is in the extreme east of the country just on the borders of three states transylvania moldavia and bukovina in the midst of the carpathian mountains one of the wildest and least known portions of europe.   i find that the district he named is in the extreme east of the country just on the borders of three states transylvania moldavia and bukovina in the midst of the carpathian mountains one of the wildest and least known portions of europe.
i was not able to light on any map or work giving the exact locality of the castle dracula as there are no maps of this country as yet to compare with our own ordance survey maps but i found that bistritz the post town named by count dracula is a fairly wellknown place.   i was not able to light on any map or work giving the exact locality of the castle dracula as there are no maps of this country as yet to compare with our own ordance survey maps but i found that bistritz the post town named by count dracula is a fairly wellknown place.
i shall enter here some of my notes as they may refresh my memory when i talk over my travels with mina.   i shall enter here some of my notes as they may refresh my memory when i talk over my travels with mina.
in the population of transylvania there are four distinct nationalities saxons in the south and mixed with them the wallachs who are the descendants of the dacians magyars in the west and szekelys in the east and north.   in the population of transylvania there are four distinct nationalities saxons in the south and mixed with them the wallachs who are the descendants of the dacians magyars in the west and szekelys in the east and north.
i am going among the latter who claim to be descended from attila and the huns.   i am going among the latter who claim to be descended from attila and the huns.
this may be so for when the magyars conquered the country in the eleventh century they found the huns settled in it.   this may be so for when the magyars conquered the country in the eleventh century they found the huns settled in it.
i read that every known superstition in the world is gathered into the horseshoe of the carpathians as if it were the centre of some sort of imaginative whirlpool if so my stay may be very interesting.   i read that every known superstition in the world is gathered into the horseshoe of the carpathians as if it were the centre of some sort of imaginative whirlpool if so my stay may be very interesting.
mem i must ask the count all about them.   mem i must ask the count all about them.
i did not sleep well though my bed was comfortable enough for i had all sorts of queer dreams there was a dog howling all night under my window which may have had something to do with it or it may have been the paprika for i had to drink up all the water in my carafe and was still thirsty.   i did not sleep well though my bed was comfortable enough for i had all sorts of queer dreams there was a dog howling all night under my window which may have had something to do with it or it may have been the paprika for i had to drink up all the water in my carafe and was still thirsty.
towards morning i slept and was wakened by the continuous knocking at my door so i guess i must have been sleeping soundly then.   towards morning i slept and was wakened by the continuous knocking at my door so i guess i must have been sleeping soundly then.
i had for breakfast more paprika and a sort of porridge of maize flour which they said was mamaliga and eggplant stuffed with forcemeat a very excellent dish which they call impletata.   i had for breakfast more paprika and a sort of porridge of maize flour which they said was mamaliga and eggplant stuffed with forcemeat a very excellent dish which they call impletata.
mem get recipe for this also.   mem get recipe for this also.
i had to hurry breakfast for the train started a little before eight or rather it ought to have done so for after rushing to the station at 7:30 i had to sit in the carriage for more than an hour before we began to move.   i had to hurry breakfast for the train started a little before eight or rather it ought to have done so for after rushing to the station at 7:30 i had to sit in the carriage for more than an hour before we began to move.
it seems to me that the further east you go the more unpunctual are the trains.   it seems to me that the further east you go the more unpunctual are the trains.
what ought they to be in china.   what ought they to be in china.
all day long we seemed to dawdle through a country which was full of beauty of every kind.   all day long we seemed to dawdle through a country which was full of beauty of every kind.
sometimes we saw little towns or castles on the top of steep hills such as we see in old missals sometimes we ran by rivers and streams which seemed from the wide stony margin on each side of them to be subject to great floods.   sometimes we saw little towns or castles on the top of steep hills such as we see in old missals sometimes we ran by rivers and streams which seemed from the wide stony margin on each side of them to be subject to great floods.
it takes a lot of water and running strong to sweep the outside edge of a river clear.   it takes a lot of water and running strong to sweep the outside edge of a river clear.
at every station there were groups of people sometimes crowds and in all sorts of attire.   at every station there were groups of people sometimes crowds and in all sorts of attire.
some of them were just like the peasants at home or those i saw coming through france and germany with short jackets and round hats and homemade trousers but others were very picturesque.   some of them were just like the peasants at home or those i saw coming through france and germany with short jackets and round hats and homemade trousers but others were very picturesque.
the women looked pretty except when you got near them but they were very clumsy about the waist they had all full white sleeves of some kind or other and most of them had big belts with a lot of strips of something fluttering from them like the dresses in a ballet but of course there were petticoats under them.   the women looked pretty except when you got near them but they were very clumsy about the waist they had all full white sleeves of some kind or other and most of them had big belts with a lot of strips of something fluttering from them like the dresses in a ballet but of course there were petticoats under them.
the strangest figures we saw were the slovaks who are more barbarian than the rest with their big cowboy hats great baggy dirtywhite trousers white linen shirts and enormous heavy leather belts nearly a foot wide all studded over with brass nails.   the strangest figures we saw were the slovaks who are more barbarian than the rest with their big cowboy hats great baggy dirtywhite trousers white linen shirts and enormous heavy leather belts nearly a foot wide all studded over with brass nails.
they wore high boots with their trousers tucked into them and had long black hair and heavy black moustaches.   they wore high boots with their trousers tucked into them and had long black hair and heavy black moustaches.
they are very picturesque but do not look prepossessing.   they are very picturesque but do not look prepossessing.
on the stage they would be set down at once as some old oriental band of brigands.   on the stage they would be set down at once as some old oriental band of brigands.
they are however i am told very harmless and rather wanting in natural selfassertion.   they are however i am told very harmless and rather wanting in natural selfassertion.
it was on the dark side of twilight when we got to bistritz which is a very interesting old place.   it was on the dark side of twilight when we got to bistritz which is a very interesting old place.
being practically on the frontierfor the borgo pass leads from it into bukovinait has had a very stormy existence and it certainly shows marks of it.   being practically on the frontierfor the borgo pass leads from it into bukovinait has had a very stormy existence and it certainly shows marks of it.
fifty years ago aseries of great fires took place which made terrible havoc on five separate occasions.   fifty years ago aseries of great fires took place which made terrible havoc on five separate occasions.
at the very beginning of the seventeenth century it underwent a siege of three weeks and lost 13000 people the casualties of war proper being assisted by famine and disease.   at the very beginning of the seventeenth century it underwent a siege of three weeks and lost 13000 people the casualties of war proper being assisted by famine and disease.
count dracula had directed me to go to the golden krone hotel which i found to my great delight to be thoroughly oldfashioned for of course i wanted to see all i could of the ways of the country.   count dracula had directed me to go to the golden krone hotel which i found to my great delight to be thoroughly oldfashioned for of course i wanted to see all i could of the ways of the country.
i was evidently expected for when i got near the door i faced a cheerylooking elderly woman in the usual peasant dresswhite undergarment with long double apron front and back of coloured stuff fitting almost too tight for modesty.   i was evidently expected for when i got near the door i faced a cheerylooking elderly woman in the usual peasant dresswhite undergarment with long double apron front and back of coloured stuff fitting almost too tight for modesty.
when i came close she bowed and said the herr englishman.   when i came close she bowed and said the herr englishman.
yes i said jonathan harker.   yes i said jonathan harker.
she smiled and gave some message to an elderly man in white shirtsleeves who had followed her to the door.   she smiled and gave some message to an elderly man in white shirtsleeves who had followed her to the door.
he went but immediately returned with a lettermy friendwelcome to the carpathians.   he went but immediately returned with a lettermy friendwelcome to the carpathians.
i am anxiously expecting you.   i am anxiously expecting you.
sleep well tonight.   sleep well tonight.
at three tomorrow the diligence will start for bukovina a place on it is kept for you.   at three tomorrow the diligence will start for bukovina a place on it is kept for you.
at the borgo pass my carriage will await you and will bring you to me.   at the borgo pass my carriage will await you and will bring you to me.
i trust that your journey from london has been a happy one and that you will enjoy your stay in my beautiful land.   i trust that your journey from london has been a happy one and that you will enjoy your stay in my beautiful land.
your frienddracula.   your frienddracula.
4 may. <> 11 december.
i found that my landlord had got a letter from the count directing him to secure the best place on the coach for me but on making inquiries as to details he seemed somewhat reticent and pretended that he could not understand my german. = i found that my landlord had got a letter from the count directing him to secure the best place on the coach for me but on making inquiries as to details he seemed somewhat reticent and pretended that he could not understand my german.
this could not be true because up to then he had understood it perfectly at least he answered my questions exactly as if he did.   this could not be true because up to then he had understood it perfectly at least he answered my questions exactly as if he did.
he and his wife the old lady who had received me looked at each other in a frightened sort of way.   he and his wife the old lady who had received me looked at each other in a frightened sort of way.
he mumbled out that the money had been sent in a letter and that was all he knew.   he mumbled out that the money had been sent in a letter and that was all he knew.
when i asked him if he knew count dracula and could tell me anything of his castle both he and his wife crossed themselves and saying that they knew nothing at all simply refused to speak further.   when i asked him if he knew count dracula and could tell me anything of his castle both he and his wife crossed themselves and saying that they knew nothing at all simply refused to speak further.
it was so near the time of starting that i had no time to ask any one else for it was all very mysterious and not by any means comforting.   it was so near the time of starting that i had no time to ask any one else for it was all very mysterious and not by any means comforting.
just before two the old lady came up to my room and said in a hysterical way must you go.   just before two the old lady came up to my room and said in a hysterical way must you go.
oh.   oh.
young herr must you go.   young herr must you go.
she was in such an excited state that she seemed to have lost her grip of what german she knew and mixed it all up with some other language which i did not know at all.   she was in such an excited state that she seemed to have lost her grip of what german she knew and mixed it all up with some other language which i did not know at all.
i was just able to follow her by asking many questions.   i was just able to follow her by asking many questions.
when i told her that i must go at once and that i was engaged on important business she asked againdo you know what day it is.   when i told her that i must go at once and that i was engaged on important business she asked againdo you know what day it is.
i answered that it was the fourth of may. <> i answered that it was the eleventh of december.
she shook her head as she said againoh yes. = she shook her head as she said againoh yes.
i know that i know that.   i know that i know that.
but do you know what day it is.   but do you know what day it is.
on my saying that i did not understand she went onit is the eve of st georges day. <> on my saying that i did not understand she went onit is the eve of st andrews day.
do you not know that tonight when the clock strikes midnight all the evil things in the world will have full sway.   do you not know that tonight when the clock strikes midnight the wolves speak with the voices of men and all the evil things in the world will have full sway.
    on this night the dead walk and their passage kindles hellfire.
do you know where you are going and what you are going to. = do you know where you are going and what you are going to.
she was in such evident distress that i tried to comfort her but without effect.   she was in such evident distress that i tried to comfort her but without effect.
finally she went down on her knees and implored me not to go at least to wait a day or two before starting.   finally she went down on her knees and implored me not to go at least to wait a day or two before starting.
it was all very ridiculous but i did not feel comfortable.   it was all very ridiculous but i did not feel comfortable.
however there was business to be done and i could allow nothing to interfere with it.   however there was business to be done and i could allow nothing to interfere with it.
i therefore tried to raise her up and said as gravely as i could that i thanked her but my duty was imperative and that i must go.   i therefore tried to raise her up and said as gravely as i could that i thanked her but my duty was imperative and that i must go.
she then rose and dried her eyes and taking a crucifix from her neck offered it to me.   she then rose and dried her eyes and taking a crucifix from her neck offered it to me.
i did not know what to do for as an english churchman i have been taught to regard such things as in some measure idolatrous and yet it seemed so ungracious to refuse an old lady meaning so well and in such a state of mind.   i did not know what to do for as an english churchman i have been taught to regard such things as in some measure idolatrous and yet it seemed so ungracious to refuse an old lady meaning so well and in such a state of mind.
she saw i suppose the doubt in my face for she put the rosary round my neck and said for your mothers sake and went out of the room.   she saw i suppose the doubt in my face for she put the rosary round my neck and said for your mothers sake and went out of the room.
i am writing up this part of the diary in the taproom whilst i am waiting for the coach which is of course late and the crucifix is still round my neck.   i am writing up this part of the diary in the taproom whilst i am waiting for the coach which is of course late and the crucifix is still round my neck.
whether it is the old ladys fear or the many ghostly traditions of this place or the crucifix itself i do not know but i am not feeling nearly as easy in my mind as usual.   whether it is the old ladys fear or the many ghostly traditions of this place or the crucifix itself i do not know but i am not feeling nearly as easy in my mind as usual.
if this book should ever reach mina before i do let it bring my goodbye.   if this book should ever reach mina before i do let it bring my goodbye.
here comes the coach.   here comes the coach.
5 may. <> 12 december.
the castle. = the castle.
the grey of the morning has passed and the sun is high over the distant horizon which seems jagged whether with trees or hills i know not for it is so far off that big things and little are mixed.   the grey of the morning has passed and the sun is high over the distant horizon which seems jagged whether with trees or hills i know not for it is so far off that big things and little are mixed.
i am not sleepy and as i am not to be called till i awake naturally i write till sleep comes.   i am not sleepy and as i am not to be called till i awake naturally i write till sleep comes.
there are many odd things to put down and lest who reads them may fancy that i dined too well before i left bistritz let me put down my dinner exactly.   there are many odd things to put down and lest who reads them may fancy that i dined too well before i left bistritz let me put down my dinner exactly.
i dined on what they called robber steakbits of bacon onion and beef seasoned with red pepper and strung on sticks and roasted over the fire in simple style of the london catsmeat.   i dined on what they called robber steakbits of bacon onion and beef seasoned with red pepper and strung on sticks and roasted over the fire in simple style of the london catsmeat.
the wine was golden mediasch which produces a queer sting on the tongue which is however not disagreeable.   the wine was golden mediasch which produces a queer sting on the tongue which is however not disagreeable.
  -+ the inn had slowly filled with people.
    at first i thought them fellow passengers though many were quite young.
    then i realised they assembled here for some festival as more wine and beer flowed and fiddlers played for dancing.
    i had only two glasses of the golden mediasch and nothing else and declined all offers to dance for minas sake.
    each girl had brought handfuls of garlic and when not dancing she rubbed the herb along the sills and lintels of the windows.
    each then gave her garlic to the landlady in exchange for a sachet of some kind.
    curiosity led me to ask the purpose of this exchange and my hostess replied this is the guarding of the garlic over night so that all may remain safe on saint andrews eve.
    i watch over their garlic and keep it safe and pure and give them grain to sleep on tomorrow so they may see in sleep the one they will marry.
    misunderstanding my question she added the dancing goes all nightperhaps you will stay tonight and one of these girls will dream of you.
    i demurred and took advantage of another girls approach with garlic to make my escape outside where the coach had arrived and where the horses were being watered.
when i got on the coach the driver had not taken his seat and i saw him talking to the landlady. = when i got on the coach the driver had not taken his seat and i saw him talking to the landlady.
they were evidently talking of me for every now and then they looked at me and some of the people who were sitting on the bench outside the doorwhich they call by a name meaning wordbearercame and listened and then looked at me most of them pityingly.   they were evidently talking of me for every now and then they looked at me and some of the people who were sitting on the bench outside the doorwhich they call by a name meaning wordbearercame and listened and then looked at me most of them pityingly.
i could hear a lot of words often repeated queer words for there were many nationalities in the crowd so i quietly got my polyglot dictionary from my bag and looked them out.   i could hear a lot of words often repeated queer words for there were many nationalities in the crowd so i quietly got my polyglot dictionary from my bag and looked them out.
i must say they were not cheering to me for amongst them were ordogsatan pokolhell stregoicawitch vrolok and vlkoslakboth mean the same thing one being slovak and the other servian for something that is either werewolf or vampire.   i must say they were not cheering to me for amongst them were ordogsatan pokolhell stregoicawitch vrolok and vlkoslakboth mean the same thing one being slovak and the other servian for something that is either werewolf or vampire.
mem i must ask the count about these superstitions.   mem i must ask the count about these superstitions.
when we started the crowd round the inn door which had by this time swelled to a considerable size all made the sign of the cross and pointed two fingers towards me.   when we started the crowd round the inn door which had by this time swelled to a considerable size all made the sign of the cross and pointed two fingers towards me.
with some difficulty i got a fellow passenger to tell me what they meant he would not answer at first but on learning that i was english he explained that it was a charm or guard against the evil eye.   with some difficulty i got a fellow passenger to tell me what they meant he would not answer at first but on learning that i was english he explained that it was a charm or guard against the evil eye.
this was not very pleasant for me just starting for an unknown place to meet an unknown man but everyone seemed so kindhearted and so sorrowful and so sympathetic that i could not but be touched.   this was not very pleasant for me just starting for an unknown place to meet an unknown man but everyone seemed so kindhearted and so sorrowful and so sympathetic that i could not but be touched.
i shall never forget the last glimpse which i had of the innyard and its crowd of picturesque figures and young revelers all crossing themselves as they stood round the wide archway with its background of rich foliage of oleander and orange trees in green tubs clustered in the centre of the yard.   i shall never forget the last glimpse which i had of the innyard and its crowd of picturesque figures and young revelers all crossing themselves as they stood round the wide archway with its background of rich foliage of oleander and orange trees in green tubs clustered in the centre of the yard.
then our driver whose wide linen drawers covered the whole front of the boxseatgotza they call themcracked his big whip over his four small horses which ran abreast and we set off on our journey.   then our driver whose wide linen drawers covered the whole front of the boxseatgotza they call themcracked his big whip over his four small horses which ran abreast and we set off on our journey.
i soon lost sight and recollection of ghostly fears in the beauty of the scene as we drove along although had i known the language or rather languages which my fellowpassengers were speaking i might not have been able to throw them off so easily.   i soon lost sight and recollection of ghostly fears in the beauty of the scene as we drove along although had i known the language or rather languages which my fellowpassengers were speaking i might not have been able to throw them off so easily.
before us lay a green sloping land full of forests and woods with here and there steep hills crowned with clumps of trees or with farmhouses the blank gable end to the road.   before us lay a green sloping land full of forests and woods with here and there steep hills crowned with clumps of trees or with farmhouses the blank gable end to the road.
there was everywhere a bewildering mass of fruit blossomapple plum pear cherry and as we drove by i could see the green grass under the trees spangled with the fallen petals.   there was everywhere a bewildering mass of fruit blossomapple plum pear cherry and as we drove by i could see the green grass under the trees spangled with the fallen petals.
in and out amongst these green hills of what they call here the mittel land ran the road losing itself as it swept round the grassy curve or was shut out by the straggling ends of pine woods which here and there ran down the hillside like tongues of flame.   in and out amongst these green hills of what they call here the mittel land ran the road losing itself as it swept round the grassy curve or was shut out by the straggling ends of pine woods which here and there ran down the hillside like tongues of flame.
the road was rugged but still we seemed to fly over it with a feverish haste.   the road was rugged but still we seemed to fly over it with a feverish haste.
i could not understand then what the haste meant but the driver was evidently bent on losing no time in reaching borgo prund.   i could not understand then what the haste meant but the driver was evidently bent on losing no time in reaching borgo prund.
i was told that this road is in summertime excellent but that it had not yet been put in order after the winter snows.   i was told that this road is in summertime excellent but that it had not yet been put in order after the winter snows.
in this respect it is different from the general run of roads in the carpathians for it is an old tradition that they are not to be kept in too good order.   in this respect it is different from the general run of roads in the carpathians for it is an old tradition that they are not to be kept in too good order.
of old the hospadars would not repair them lest the turks should think that they were preparing to bring in foreign troops and so hasten the war which was always really at loading point.   of old the hospadars would not repair them lest the turks should think that they were preparing to bring in foreign troops and so hasten the war which was always really at loading point.
beyond the green swelling hills of the mittel land rose mighty slopes of forest up to the lofty steeps of the carpathians themselves.   beyond the green swelling hills of the mittel land rose mighty slopes of forest up to the lofty steeps of the carpathians themselves.
right and left of us they towered with the afternoon sun falling full upon them and bringing out all the glorious colours of this beautiful range deep blue and purple in the shadows of the peaks green and brown where grass and rock mingled and an endless perspective of jagged rock and pointed crags till these were themselves lost in the distance where the snowy peaks rose grandly.   right and left of us they towered with the afternoon sun falling full upon them and bringing out all the glorious colours of this beautiful range deep blue and purple in the shadows of the peaks green and brown where grass and rock mingled and an endless perspective of jagged rock and pointed crags till these were themselves lost in the distance where the snowy peaks rose grandly.
here and there seemed mighty rifts in the mountains through which as the sun began to sink we saw now and again the white gleam of falling water.   here and there seemed mighty rifts in the mountains through which as the sun began to sink we saw now and again the white gleam of falling water.
one of my companions touched my arm as we swept round the base of a hill and opened up the lofty snowcovered peak of a mountain which seemed as we wound on our serpentine way to be right before us.   one of my companions touched my arm as we swept round the base of a hill and opened up the lofty snowcovered peak of a mountain which seemed as we wound on our serpentine way to be right before us.
  -+ look.
isten szek. = isten szek.
gods seat.   gods seat.
and he crossed himself reverently.   and he crossed himself reverently.
as we wound on our endless way and the sun sank lower and lower behind us the shadows of the evening began to creep round us.   as we wound on our endless way and the sun sank lower and lower behind us the shadows of the evening began to creep round us.
this was emphasised by the fact that the snowy mountaintop still held the sunset and seemed to glow out with a delicate cool pink.   this was emphasised by the fact that the snowy mountaintop still held the sunset and seemed to glow out with a delicate cool pink.
here and there we passed cszeks and slovaks all in picturesque attire but i noticed that goitre was painfully prevalent.   here and there we passed cszeks and slovaks all in picturesque attire but i noticed that goitre was painfully prevalent.
by the roadside were many crosses and as we swept by my companions all crossed themselves.   by the roadside were many crosses and as we swept by my companions all crossed themselves.
here and there was a peasant man or woman kneeling before a shrine who did not even turn round as we approached but seemed in the selfsurrender of devotion to have neither eyes nor ears for the outer world.   here and there was a peasant man or woman kneeling before a shrine who did not even turn round as we approached but seemed in the selfsurrender of devotion to have neither eyes nor ears for the outer world.
there were many things new to me for instance hayricks in the trees and here and there very beautiful masses of weeping birch their white stems shining like silver through the delicate green of the leaves.   there were many things new to me for instance hayricks in the trees and here and there very beautiful masses of weeping birch their white stems shining like silver through the delicate green of the leaves.
now and again we passed a leiterwagonthe ordinary peasants cart with its long snakelike vertebra calculated to suit the inequalities of the road.   now and again we passed a leiterwagonthe ordinary peasants cart with its long snakelike vertebra calculated to suit the inequalities of the road.
on this were sure to be seated quite a group of homecoming peasants the cszeks with their white and the slovaks with their coloured sheepskins the latter carrying lancefashion their long staves with axe at end.   on this were sure to be seated quite a group of homecoming peasants the cszeks with their white and the slovaks with their coloured sheepskins the latter carrying lancefashion their long staves with axe at end.
as the evening fell it began to get very cold and the growing twilight seemed to merge into one dark mistiness the gloom of the trees oak beech and pine though in the valleys which ran deep between the spurs of the hills as we ascended through the pass the dark firs stood out here and there against the background of winter snow.   as the evening fell it began to get very cold and the growing twilight seemed to merge into one dark mistiness the gloom of the trees oak beech and pine though in the valleys which ran deep between the spurs of the hills as we ascended through the pass the dark firs stood out here and there against the background of winter snow.
sometimes as the road was cut through the pine woods that seemed in the darkness to be closing down upon us great masses of greyness which here and there bestrewed the trees produced a peculiarly weird and solemn effect which carried on the thoughts and grim fancies engendered earlier in the evening when the falling sunset threw into strange relief the ghostlike clouds which amongst the carpathians seem to wind ceaselessly through the valleys.   sometimes as the road was cut through the pine woods that seemed in the darkness to be closing down upon us great masses of greyness which here and there bestrewed the trees produced a peculiarly weird and solemn effect which carried on the thoughts and grim fancies engendered earlier in the evening when the falling sunset threw into strange relief the ghostlike clouds which amongst the carpathians seem to wind ceaselessly through the valleys.
sometimes the hills were so steep that despite our drivers haste the horses could only go slowly.   sometimes the hills were so steep that despite our drivers haste the horses could only go slowly.
i wished to get down and walk up them as we do at home but the driver would not hear of it.   i wished to get down and walk up them as we do at home but the driver would not hear of it.
  <> no no he said.
and then he added with what he evidently meant for grim pleasantryfor he looked round to catch the approving smile of the restand you may have enough of such matters before you go to sleep.   you must not walk here the dogs are too fierce and then he added with what he evidently meant for grim pleasantryfor he looked round to catch the approving smile of the restand you may have enough of such matters before you go to sleep.
the only stop he would make was a moments pause to light his lamps. = the only stop he would make was a moments pause to light his lamps.
when it grew dark there seemed to be some excitement amongst the passengers and they kept speaking to him one after the other as though urging him to further speed.   when it grew dark there seemed to be some excitement amongst the passengers and they kept speaking to him one after the other as though urging him to further speed.
he lashed the horses unmercifully with his long whip and with wild cries of encouragement urged them on to further exertions.   he lashed the horses unmercifully with his long whip and with wild cries of encouragement urged them on to further exertions.
then through the darkness i could see a sort of patch of grey light ahead of us as though there were a cleft in the hills.   then through the darkness i could see a sort of patch of grey light ahead of us as though there were a cleft in the hills.
the excitement of the passengers grew greater the crazy coach rocked on its great leather springs and swayed like a boat tossed on a stormy sea.   the excitement of the passengers grew greater the crazy coach rocked on its great leather springs and swayed like a boat tossed on a stormy sea.
i had to hold on.   i had to hold on.
the road grew more level and we appeared to fly along.   the road grew more level and we appeared to fly along.
then the mountains seemed to come nearer to us on each side and to frown down upon us we were entering on the borgo pass.   then the mountains seemed to come nearer to us on each side and to frown down upon us we were entering on the borgo pass.
one by one several of the passengers offered me gifts which they pressed upon me with an earnestness which would take no denial these were certainly of an odd and varied kind but each was given in simple good faith with a kindly word and a blessing and that same strange mixture of fearmeaning movements which i had seen outside the hotel at bistritzthe sign of the cross and the guard against the evil eye.   one by one several of the passengers offered me gifts which they pressed upon me with an earnestness which would take no denial these were certainly of an odd and varied kind but each was given in simple good faith with a kindly word and a blessing and that same strange mixture of fearmeaning movements which i had seen outside the hotel at bistritzthe sign of the cross and the guard against the evil eye.
then as we flew along the driver leaned forward and on each side the passengers craning over the edge of the coach peered eagerly into the darkness.   then as we flew along the driver leaned forward and on each side the passengers craning over the edge of the coach peered eagerly into the darkness.
it was evident that something very exciting was either happening or expected but though i asked each passenger no one would give me the slightest explanation.   it was evident that something very exciting was either happening or expected but though i asked each passenger no one would give me the slightest explanation.
this state of excitement kept on for some little time and at last we saw before us the pass opening out on the eastern side.   this state of excitement kept on for some little time and at last we saw before us the pass opening out on the eastern side.
there were dark rolling clouds overhead and in the air the heavy oppressive sense of thunder.   there were dark rolling clouds overhead and in the air the heavy oppressive sense of thunder.
it seemed as though the mountain range had separated two atmospheres and that now we had got into the thunderous one.   it seemed as though the mountain range had separated two atmospheres and that now we had got into the thunderous one.
i was now myself looking out for the conveyance which was to take me to the count.   i was now myself looking out for the conveyance which was to take me to the count.
each moment i expected to see the glare of lamps through the blackness but all was dark.   each moment i expected to see the glare of lamps through the blackness but all was dark.
the only light was the flickering rays of our own lamps in which the steam from our harddriven horses rose in a white cloud.   the only light was the flickering rays of our own lamps in which the steam from our harddriven horses rose in a white cloud.
we could see now the sandy road lying white before us but there was on it no sign of a vehicle.   we could see now the sandy road lying white before us but there was on it no sign of a vehicle.
the passengers drew back with a sigh of gladness which seemed to mock my own disappointment.   the passengers drew back with a sigh of gladness which seemed to mock my own disappointment.
i was already thinking what i had best do when the driver looking at his watch said to the others something which i could hardly hear it was spoken so quietly and in so low a tone i thought it was an hour less than the time.   i was already thinking what i had best do when the driver looking at his watch said to the others something which i could hardly hear it was spoken so quietly and in so low a tone i thought it was an hour less than the time.
then turning to me he spoke in german worse than my own there is no carriage here.   then turning to me he spoke in german worse than my own there is no carriage here.
the herr is not expected after all.   the herr is not expected after all.
he will now come on to bukovina and return tomorrow or the next day better the next day.   he will now come on to bukovina and return tomorrow or the next day better the next day.
whilst he was speaking the horses began to neigh and snort and plunge wildly so that the driver had to hold them up.   whilst he was speaking the horses began to neigh and snort and plunge wildly so that the driver had to hold them up.
then amongst a chorus of screams from the peasants and a universal crossing of themselves a calèche with four horses drove up behind us overtook us and drew up beside the coach.   then amongst a chorus of screams from the peasants and a universal crossing of themselves a calèche with four horses drove up behind us overtook us and drew up beside the coach.
i could see from the flash of our lamps as the rays fell on them that the horses were coalblack and splendid animals.   i could see from the flash of our lamps as the rays fell on them that the horses were coalblack and splendid animals.
they were driven by a tall man with a long brown beard and a great black hat which seemed to hide his face from us.   they were driven by a tall man with a long brown beard and a great black hat which seemed to hide his face from us.
i could only see the gleam of a pair of very bright eyes which seemed red in the lamplight as he turned to us.   i could only see the gleam of a pair of very bright eyes which seemed red in the lamplight as he turned to us.
he said to the driveryou are early tonight my friend.   he said to the driveryou are early tonight my friend.
the man stammered in replythe english herr was in a hurry to which the stranger replied that is why i suppose you wished him to go on to bukovina.   the man stammered in replythe english herr was in a hurry to which the stranger replied that is why i suppose you wished him to go on to bukovina.
you cannot deceive me my friend i know too much and my horses are swift.   you cannot deceive me my friend i know too much and my horses are swift.
as he spoke he smiled and the lamplight fell on a hardlooking mouth with very red lips and sharplooking teeth as white as ivory.   as he spoke he smiled and the lamplight fell on a hardlooking mouth with very red lips and sharplooking teeth as white as ivory.
one of my companions whispered to another the line from burgers lenoredenn die todten reiten schnell for the dead travel fastthe strange driver evidently heard the words for he looked up with a gleaming smile.   one of my companions whispered to another the line from burgers lenoredenn die todten reiten schnell for the dead travel fastthe strange driver evidently heard the words for he looked up with a gleaming smile.
for the dead travel fastthe strange driver evidently heard the words for he looked up with a gleaming smile. +-  
the passenger turned his face away at the same time putting out his two fingers and crossing himself. = the passenger turned his face away at the same time putting out his two fingers and crossing himself.
give me the herrs luggage said the driver and with exceeding alacrity my bags were handed out and put in the calèche.   give me the herrs luggage said the driver and with exceeding alacrity my bags were handed out and put in the calèche.
then i descended from the side of the coach as the calèche was close alongside the driver helping me with a hand which caught my arm in a grip of steel his strength must have been prodigious.   then i descended from the side of the coach as the calèche was close alongside the driver helping me with a hand which caught my arm in a grip of steel his strength must have been prodigious.
without a word he shook his reins the horses turned and we swept into the darkness of the pass.   without a word he shook his reins the horses turned and we swept into the darkness of the pass.
as i looked back i saw the steam from the horses of the coach by the light of the lamps and projected against it the figures of my late companions crossing themselves.   as i looked back i saw the steam from the horses of the coach by the light of the lamps and projected against it the figures of my late companions crossing themselves.
then the driver cracked his whip and called to his horses and off they swept on their way to bukovina.   then the driver cracked his whip and called to his horses and off they swept on their way to bukovina.
as they sank into the darkness i felt a strange chill and a lonely feeling come over me but a cloak was thrown over my shoulders and a rug across my knees and the driver said in excellent german the night is chill mein herr and my master the count bade me take all care of you.   as they sank into the darkness i felt a strange chill and a lonely feeling come over me but a cloak was thrown over my shoulders and a rug across my knees and the driver said in excellent german the night is chill mein herr and my master the count bade me take all care of you.
there is a flask of slivovitz the plum brandy of the countryunderneath the seat if you should require it.   there is a flask of slivovitz the plum brandy of the countryunderneath the seat if you should require it.
i did not take any but it was a comfort to know it was there all the same.   i did not take any but it was a comfort to know it was there all the same.
i felt a little strangely and not a little frightened.   i felt a little strangely and not a little frightened.
i think had there been any alternative i should have taken it instead of prosecuting that unknown night journey.   i think had there been any alternative i should have taken it instead of prosecuting that unknown night journey.
the carriage went at a hard pace straight along then we made a complete turn and went along another straight road.   the carriage went at a hard pace straight along then we made a complete turn and went along another straight road.
it seemed to me that we were simply going over and over the same ground again and so i took note of some salient point and found that this was so.   it seemed to me that we were simply going over and over the same ground again and so i took note of some salient point and found that this was so.
i would have liked to have asked the driver what this all meant but i really feared to do so for i thought that placed as i was any protest would have had no effect in case there had been an intention to delay.   i would have liked to have asked the driver what this all meant but i really feared to do so for i thought that placed as i was any protest would have had no effect in case there had been an intention to delay.
byandby however as i was curious to know how time was passing i struck a match and by its flame looked at my watch it was within a few minutes of midnight.   byandby however as i was curious to know how time was passing i struck a match and by its flame looked at my watch it was within a few minutes of midnight.
this gave me a sort of shock for i suppose the general superstition about midnight was increased by my recent experiences.   this gave me a sort of shock for i suppose the general superstition about midnight was increased by my recent experiences.
i waited with a sick feeling of suspense.   i waited with a sick feeling of suspense.
then a dog began to howl somewhere in a farmhouse far down the roada long agonised wailing as if from fear.   then a dog began to howl somewhere in a farmhouse far down the roada long agonised wailing as if from fear.
the sound was taken up by another dog and then another and another till borne on the wind which now sighed softly through the pass a wild howling began which seemed to come from all over the country as far as the imagination could grasp it through the gloom of the night.   the sound was taken up by another dog and then another and another till borne on the wind which now sighed softly through the pass a wild howling began which seemed to come from all over the country as far as the imagination could grasp it through the gloom of the night.
at the first howl the horses began to strain and rear but the driver spoke to them soothingly and they quieted down but shivered and sweated as though after a runaway from sudden fright.   at the first howl the horses began to strain and rear but the driver spoke to them soothingly and they quieted down but shivered and sweated as though after a runaway from sudden fright.
  -+ then far off in the distance from the mountains on each side of us began a louder and a sharper howling almost human in sound.
it was the cry of wolves which affected both the horses and myself in the same wayfor i was minded to jump from the calèche and run whilst they reared again and plunged madly so that the driver had to use all his great strength to keep them from bolting. = it was the cry of wolves which affected both the horses and myself in the same wayfor i was minded to jump from the calèche and run whilst they reared again and plunged madly so that the driver had to use all his great strength to keep them from bolting.
in a few minutes however my own ears got accustomed to the sound and the horses so far became quiet that the driver was able to descend and to stand before them.   in a few minutes however my own ears got accustomed to the sound and the horses so far became quiet that the driver was able to descend and to stand before them.
he petted and soothed them and whispered something in their ears as i have heard of horsetamers doing and with extraordinary effect for under his caresses they became quite manageable again though they still trembled.   he petted and soothed them and whispered something in their ears as i have heard of horsetamers doing and with extraordinary effect for under his caresses they became quite manageable again though they still trembled.
the driver again took his seat and shaking his reins started off at a great pace.   the driver again took his seat and shaking his reins started off at a great pace.
this time after going to the far side of the pass he suddenly turned down a narrow roadway which ran sharply to the right.   this time after going to the far side of the pass he suddenly turned down a narrow roadway which ran sharply to the right.
soon we were hemmed in with trees which in places arched right over the roadway till we passed as through a tunnel and again great frowning rocks guarded us boldly on either side.   soon we were hemmed in with trees which in places arched right over the roadway till we passed as through a tunnel and again great frowning rocks guarded us boldly on either side.
though we were in shelter we could hear the rising wind for it moaned and whistled through the rocks and the branches of the trees crashed together as we swept along.   though we were in shelter we could hear the rising wind for it moaned and whistled through the rocks and the branches of the trees crashed together as we swept along.
it grew colder and colder still and fine powdery snow began to fall so that soon we and all around us were covered with a white blanket.   it grew colder and colder still and fine powdery snow began to fall so that soon we and all around us were covered with a white blanket.
the keen wind still carried the howling of the dogs though this grew fainter as we went on our way.   the keen wind still carried the howling of the dogs though this grew fainter as we went on our way.
the baying of the wolves sounded nearer and nearer as though they were closing round on us from every side.   the baying of the wolves sounded nearer and nearer as though they were closing round on us from every side.
i grew dreadfully afraid and the horses shared my fear but the driver was not in the least disturbed.   i grew dreadfully afraid and the horses shared my fear but the driver was not in the least disturbed.
he kept turning his head to left and right but i could not see anything through the darkness.   he kept turning his head to left and right but i could not see anything through the darkness.
suddenly away on our left i saw a faint flickering blue flame.   suddenly away on our left i saw a faint flickering blue flame.
the driver saw it at the same moment he at once checked the horses and jumping to the ground disappeared into the darkness.   the driver saw it at the same moment he at once checked the horses and jumping to the ground disappeared into the darkness.
i did not know what to do the less as the howling of the wolves grew closer but while i wondered the driver suddenly appeared again and without a word took his seat and we resumed our journey.   i did not know what to do the less as the howling of the wolves grew closer but while i wondered the driver suddenly appeared again and without a word took his seat and we resumed our journey.
i think i must have fallen asleep and kept dreaming of the incident for it seemed to be repeated endlessly and now looking back it is like a sort of awful nightmare.   i think i must have fallen asleep and kept dreaming of the incident for it seemed to be repeated endlessly and now looking back it is like a sort of awful nightmare.
once the flame appeared so near the road that even in the darkness around us i could watch the drivers motions.   once the flame appeared so near the road that even in the darkness around us i could watch the drivers motions.
he went rapidly to where the blue flame aroseit must have been very faint for it did not seem to illumine the place around it at alland gathering a few stones formed them into some device.   he went rapidly to where the blue flame aroseit must have been very faint for it did not seem to illumine the place around it at alland gathering a few stones formed them into some device.
once there appeared a strange optical effect when he stood between me and the flame he did not obstruct it for i could see its ghostly flicker all the same.   once there appeared a strange optical effect when he stood between me and the flame he did not obstruct it for i could see its ghostly flicker all the same.
this startled me but as the effect was only momentary i took it that my eyes deceived me straining through the darkness.   this startled me but as the effect was only momentary i took it that my eyes deceived me straining through the darkness.
then for a time there were no blue flames and we sped onwards through the gloom with the howling of the wolves around us as though they were following in a moving circle.   then for a time there were no blue flames and we sped onwards through the gloom with the howling of the wolves around us as though they were following in a moving circle.
at last there came a time when the driver went further afield than he had yet gone and during his absence the horses began to tremble worse than ever and to snort and scream with fright.   at last there came a time when the driver went further afield than he had yet gone and during his absence the horses began to tremble worse than ever and to snort and scream with fright.
i could not see any cause for it for the howling of the wolves had ceased altogether but just then the moon sailing through the black clouds appeared behind the jagged crest of a beetling pineclad rock and by its light i saw around us a ring of wolves with white teeth and lolling red tongues with long sinewy limbs and shaggy hair.   i could not see any cause for it for the howling of the wolves had ceased altogether but just then the moon sailing through the black clouds appeared behind the jagged crest of a beetling pineclad rock and by its light i saw around us a ring of wolves with white teeth and lolling red tongues with long sinewy limbs and shaggy hair.
they were a hundred times more terrible in the grim silence which held them than even when they howled.   they were a hundred times more terrible in the grim silence which held them than even when they howled.
for myself i felt a sort of paralysis of fear.   for myself i felt a sort of paralysis of fear.
it is only when a man feels himself face to face with such horrors that he can understand their true import.   it is only when a man feels himself face to face with such horrors that he can understand their true import.
all at once the wolves began to howl as though the moonlight had had some peculiar effect on them.   all at once the wolves began to howl as though the moonlight had had some peculiar effect on them.
the horses jumped about and reared and looked helplessly round with eyes that rolled in a way painful to see but the living ring of terror encompassed them on every side and they had perforce to remain within it.   the horses jumped about and reared and looked helplessly round with eyes that rolled in a way painful to see but the living ring of terror encompassed them on every side and they had perforce to remain within it.
i called to the coachman to come for it seemed to me that our only chance was to try to break out through the ring and to aid his approach.   i called to the coachman to come for it seemed to me that our only chance was to try to break out through the ring and to aid his approach.
i shouted and beat the side of the calèche hoping by the noise to scare the wolves from that side so as to give him a chance of reaching the trap.   i shouted and beat the side of the calèche hoping by the noise to scare the wolves from that side so as to give him a chance of reaching the trap.
how he came there i know not but i heard his voice raised in a tone of imperious command and looking towards the sound saw him stand in the roadway.   how he came there i know not but i heard his voice raised in a tone of imperious command and looking towards the sound saw him stand in the roadway.
as he swept his long arms as though brushing aside some impalpable obstacle the wolves fell back and back further still. <> he and the wolves snarled in the same accents but they quieted first as he swept his long arms as though brushing aside some impalpable obstacle the wolves fell back and back further still.
just then a heavy cloud passed across the face of the moon so that we were again in darkness. = just then a heavy cloud passed across the face of the moon so that we were again in darkness.
when i could see again the driver was climbing into the calèche and the wolves disappeared.   when i could see again the driver was climbing into the calèche and the wolves disappeared.
this was all so strange and uncanny that a dreadful fear came upon me and i was afraid to speak or move.   this was all so strange and uncanny that a dreadful fear came upon me and i was afraid to speak or move.
the time seemed interminable as we swept on our way now in almost complete darkness for the rolling clouds obscured the moon.   the time seemed interminable as we swept on our way now in almost complete darkness for the rolling clouds obscured the moon.
we kept on ascending with occasional periods of quick descent but in the main always ascending.   we kept on ascending with occasional periods of quick descent but in the main always ascending.
suddenly i became conscious of the fact that the driver was in the act of pulling up the horses in the courtyard of a vast ruined castle from whose tall black windows came no ray of light and whose broken battlements showed a jagged line against the sky.   suddenly i became conscious of the fact that the driver was in the act of pulling up the horses in the courtyard of a vast ruined castle from whose tall black windows came no ray of light and whose broken battlements showed a jagged line against the sky.
chapter ii   chapter ii
jonathan harkers journal continued.   jonathan harkers journal continued.
5 may. <> 12 december.
i must have been asleep for certainly if i had been fully awake i must have noticed the approach of such a remarkable place. = i must have been asleep for certainly if i had been fully awake i must have noticed the approach of such a remarkable place.
in the gloom the courtyard looked of considerable size and as several dark ways led from it under great round arches it perhaps seemed bigger than it really is.   in the gloom the courtyard looked of considerable size and as several dark ways led from it under great round arches it perhaps seemed bigger than it really is.
i have not yet been able to see it by daylight.   i have not yet been able to see it by daylight.
when the calèche stopped the driver jumped down and held out his hand to assist me to alight.   when the calèche stopped the driver jumped down and held out his hand to assist me to alight.
again i could not but notice his prodigious strength.   again i could not but notice his prodigious strength.
his hand actually seemed like a steel vice that could have crushed mine if he had chosen.   his hand actually seemed like a steel vice that could have crushed mine if he had chosen.
then he took my traps and placed them on the ground beside me as i stood close to a great door old and studded with large iron nails and set in a projecting doorway of massive stone.   then he took my traps and placed them on the ground beside me as i stood close to a great door old and studded with large iron nails and set in a projecting doorway of massive stone.
i could see even in the dim light that the stone was massively carved but that the carving had been much worn by time and weather.   i could see even in the dim light that the stone was massively carved but that the carving had been much worn by time and weather.
as i stood the driver jumped again into his seat and shook the reins the horses started forward and trap and all disappeared down one of the dark openings.   as i stood the driver jumped again into his seat and shook the reins the horses started forward and trap and all disappeared down one of the dark openings.
i stood in silence where i was for i did not know what to do.   i stood in silence where i was for i did not know what to do.
of bell or knocker there was no sign through these frowning walls and dark window openings it was not likely that my voice could penetrate.   of bell or knocker there was no sign through these frowning walls and dark window openings it was not likely that my voice could penetrate.
the time i waited seemed endless and i felt doubts and fears crowding upon me.   the time i waited seemed endless and i felt doubts and fears crowding upon me.
what sort of place had i come to and among what kind of people.   what sort of place had i come to and among what kind of people.
what sort of grim adventure was it on which i had embarked.   what sort of grim adventure was it on which i had embarked.
was this a customary incident in the life of a solicitors clerk sent out to explain the purchase of a london estate to a foreigner.   was this a customary incident in the life of a solicitors clerk sent out to explain the purchase of a london estate to a foreigner.
solicitors clerk.   solicitors clerk.
mina would not like that.   mina would not like that.
solicitorfor just before leaving london i got word that my examination was successful and i am now a fullblown solicitor.   solicitorfor just before leaving london i got word that my examination was successful and i am now a fullblown solicitor.
i began to rub my eyes and pinch myself to see if i were awake.   i began to rub my eyes and pinch myself to see if i were awake.
it all seemed like a horrible nightmare to me and i expected that i should suddenly awake and find myself at home with the dawn struggling in through the windows as i had now and again felt in the morning after a day of overwork.   it all seemed like a horrible nightmare to me and i expected that i should suddenly awake and find myself at home with the dawn struggling in through the windows as i had now and again felt in the morning after a day of overwork.
but my flesh answered the pinching test and my eyes were not to be deceived.   but my flesh answered the pinching test and my eyes were not to be deceived.
  -+ i was indeed awake and among the carpathians and as far as i knew miles and miles away from any human being except the man who had brought me here.
all i could do now was to be patient and to wait the coming of morning. = all i could do now was to be patient and to wait the coming of morning.
just as i had come to this conclusion i heard a heavy step approaching behind the great door and saw through the chinks the gleam of a coming light.   just as i had come to this conclusion i heard a heavy step approaching behind the great door and saw through the chinks the gleam of a coming light.
  -+ i do not think i was ever so glad to see anything in my life for the sense of loneliness and fear was becoming intolerable.
then there was the sound of rattling chains and the clanking of massive bolts drawn back. = then there was the sound of rattling chains and the clanking of massive bolts drawn back.
a key was turned with the loud grating noise of long disuse and the great door swung back.   a key was turned with the loud grating noise of long disuse and the great door swung back.
within stood a tall old man clean shaven save for a long white moustache and clad in black from head to foot without a single speck of colour about him anywhere.   within stood a tall old man clean shaven save for a long white moustache and clad in black from head to foot without a single speck of colour about him anywhere.
he held in his hand an antique silver lamp in which the flame burned without a chimney or globe of any kind throwing long quivering shadows as it flickered in the draught of the open door.   he held in his hand an antique silver lamp in which the flame burned without a chimney or globe of any kind throwing long quivering shadows as it flickered in the draught of the open door.
the old man motioned me in with his right hand with a courtly gesture saying in excellent english but with a strange intonationwelcome to my house.   the old man motioned me in with his right hand with a courtly gesture saying in excellent english but with a strange intonationwelcome to my house.
enter freely and of your own will.   enter freely and of your own will.
he made no motion of stepping to meet me but stood like a statue as though his gesture of welcome had fixed him into stone.   he made no motion of stepping to meet me but stood like a statue as though his gesture of welcome had fixed him into stone.
the instant however that i had stepped over the threshold he moved impulsively forward and holding out his hand grasped mine with a strength which made me wince an effect which was not lessened by the fact that it seemed cold as icemore like the hand of a dead than a living man.   the instant however that i had stepped over the threshold he moved impulsively forward and holding out his hand grasped mine with a strength which made me wince an effect which was not lessened by the fact that it seemed cold as icemore like the hand of a dead than a living man.
again he saidwelcome to my house.   again he saidwelcome to my house.
come freely.   come freely.
go safely and leave something of the happiness you bring.   go safely and leave something of the happiness you bring.
the strength of the handshake was so much akin to that which i had noticed in the driver whose face i had not seen that for a moment i doubted if it were not the same person to whom i was speaking so to make sure i said interrogativelycount dracula.   the strength of the handshake was so much akin to that which i had noticed in the driver whose face i had not seen that for a moment i doubted if it were not the same person to whom i was speaking so to make sure i said interrogativelycount dracula.
he bowed in a courtly way as he repliedi am dracula and i bid you welcome mr harker to my house.   he bowed in a courtly way as he repliedi am dracula and i bid you welcome mr harker to my house.
come in the night air is chill and you must need to eat and rest as he was speaking he put the lamp on a bracket on the wall and stepping out took my luggage he had carried it in before i could forestall him.   come in the night air is chill and you must need to eat and rest as he was speaking he put the lamp on a bracket on the wall and stepping out took my luggage he had carried it in before i could forestall him.
i protested but he insistednay sir you are my guest it is late and my people are not available.   i protested but he insistednay sir you are my guest it is late and my people are not available.
let me see to your comfort myself.   let me see to your comfort myself.
he insisted on carrying my traps along the passage and then up a great winding stair and along another great passage on whose stone floor our steps rang heavily.   he insisted on carrying my traps along the passage and then up a great winding stair and along another great passage on whose stone floor our steps rang heavily.
at the end of this he threw open a heavy door and i rejoiced to see within a welllit room in which a table was spread for supper and on whose mighty hearth a great fire of logs freshly replenished flamed and flared.   at the end of this he threw open a heavy door and i rejoiced to see within a welllit room in which a table was spread for supper and on whose mighty hearth a great fire of logs freshly replenished flamed and flared.
the count halted putting down my bags closed the door and crossing the room opened another door which led into a small octagonal room lit by a single lamp and seemingly without a window of any sort.   the count halted putting down my bags closed the door and crossing the room opened another door which led into a small octagonal room lit by a single lamp and seemingly without a window of any sort.
passing through this he opened another door and motioned me to enter.   passing through this he opened another door and motioned me to enter.
it was a welcome sight for here was a great bedroom well lighted and warmed with another log fire which sent a hollow roar up the wide chimney.   it was a welcome sight for here was a great bedroom well lighted and warmed with another log fire which sent a hollow roar up the wide chimney.
the count himself left my luggage inside and withdrew saying before he closed the dooryou will need after your journey to refresh yourself by making your toilet.   the count himself left my luggage inside and withdrew saying before he closed the dooryou will need after your journey to refresh yourself by making your toilet.
i trust you will find all you wish.   i trust you will find all you wish.
when you are ready come into the other room where you will find your supper prepared.   when you are ready come into the other room where you will find your supper prepared.
the light and warmth and the counts courteous welcome seemed to have dissipated all my doubts and fears.   the light and warmth and the counts courteous welcome seemed to have dissipated all my doubts and fears.
having then reached my normal state i discovered that i was half famished with hunger so making a hasty toilet i went into the other room.   having then reached my normal state i discovered that i was half famished with hunger so making a hasty toilet i went into the other room.
i found supper already laid out.   i found supper already laid out.
my host who stood on one side of the great fireplace leaning against the stonework made a graceful wave of his hand to the table and saidi pray you be seated and sup how you please.   my host who stood on one side of the great fireplace leaning against the stonework made a graceful wave of his hand to the table and saidi pray you be seated and sup how you please.
you will i trust excuse me that i do not join you but i have dined already and i do not sup.   you will i trust excuse me that i do not join you but i have dined already and i do not sup.
i handed to him the sealed letter which mr hawkins had entrusted to me.   i handed to him the sealed letter which mr hawkins had entrusted to me.
he opened it and read it gravely then with a charming smile he handed it to me to read.   he opened it and read it gravely then with a charming smile he handed it to me to read.
one passage of it at least gave me a thrill of pleasurei must regret that an attack of gout from which malady i am a constant sufferer forbids absolutely any travelling on my part for some time to come.   one passage of it at least gave me a thrill of pleasurei must regret that an attack of gout from which malady i am a constant sufferer forbids absolutely any travelling on my part for some time to come.
  -+ but i am happy to say i can send a sufficient substitute one in whom i have every possible confidence.
he is a young man full of energy and talent in his own way and of a very faithful disposition. = he is a young man full of energy and talent in his own way and of a very faithful disposition.
he is discreet and silent and has grown into manhood in my service.   he is discreet and silent and has grown into manhood in my service.
he shall be ready to attend on you when you will during his stay and shall take your instructions in all matters.   he shall be ready to attend on you when you will during his stay and shall take your instructions in all matters.
the count himself came forward and took off the cover of a dish and i fell to at once on an excellent roast chicken.   the count himself came forward and took off the cover of a dish and i fell to at once on an excellent roast chicken.
this with some cheese and a salad and a bottle of old tokay of which i had two glasses was my supper.   this with some cheese and a salad and a bottle of old tokay of which i had two glasses was my supper.
during the time i was eating it the count asked me many questions as to my journey and i told him by degrees all i had experienced.   during the time i was eating it the count asked me many questions as to my journey and i told him by degrees all i had experienced.
  -+ as i related my departure from england the count interrupted memy friend hawkins peter says in his letter that he has arranged a ship for me yes to go from varna to a place called whitby.
    in my many books i have read little of this place.
    tell me my friend did you depart from there.
    i replied no i crossed the channel from dover which is the more common route.
    i know whitby thoughit is a charming and scenic town famed for its ruined cathedral.
    i understand that mr hawkins felt it would be best for you to arrive discreetly and acclimatise yourself to england before proceeding onwards.
    there is a regular rail service between whitby and london so you shall not be delayed or inconveniced in the slightestthe count glanced at the letter again.
    the ship she is named demeter.
    queen of the harvest you must tell your master that he has a wicked sense of humour.
    i could not understand what the count implied but not wishing to seem rude i laughed and promised that i would relay his message to mr hawkins.
    i then resumed my narrative.
    the counts complete attention was fixed on me he was as rapt as a theatregoer when irving takes the stage.
by this time i had finished my supper and by my hosts desire had drawn up a chair by the fire and begun to smoke a cigar which he offered me at the same time excusing himself that he did not smoke. = by this time i had finished my supper and by my hosts desire had drawn up a chair by the fire and begun to smoke a cigar which he offered me at the same time excusing himself that he did not smoke.
i had now an opportunity of observing him and found him of a very marked physiognomy.   i had now an opportunity of observing him and found him of a very marked physiognomy.
his face was a stronga very strongaquiline with high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils with lofty domed forehead and hair growing scantily round the temples but profusely elsewhere.   his face was a stronga very strongaquiline with high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils with lofty domed forehead and hair growing scantily round the temples but profusely elsewhere.
his eyebrows were very massive almost meeting over the nose and with bushy hair that seemed to curl in its own profusion.   his eyebrows were very massive almost meeting over the nose and with bushy hair that seemed to curl in its own profusion.
the mouth so far as i could see it under the heavy moustache was fixed and rather cruellooking with peculiarly sharp white teeth these protruded over the lips whose remarkable ruddiness showed astonishing vitality in a man of his years.   the mouth so far as i could see it under the heavy moustache was fixed and rather cruellooking with peculiarly sharp white teeth these protruded over the lips whose remarkable ruddiness showed astonishing vitality in a man of his years.
for the rest his ears were pale and at the tops extremely pointed the chin was broad and strong and the cheeks firm though thin.   for the rest his ears were pale and at the tops extremely pointed the chin was broad and strong and the cheeks firm though thin.
the general effect was one of extraordinary pallor.   the general effect was one of extraordinary pallor.
hitherto i had noticed the backs of his hands as they lay on his knees in the firelight and they had seemed rather white and fine but seeing them now close to me i could not but notice that they were rather coarsebroad with squat fingers.   hitherto i had noticed the backs of his hands as they lay on his knees in the firelight and they had seemed rather white and fine but seeing them now close to me i could not but notice that they were rather coarsebroad with squat fingers.
strange to say there were hairs in the centre of the palm.   strange to say there were hairs in the centre of the palm.
the nails were long and fine and cut to a sharp point.   the nails were long and fine and cut to a sharp point.
as the count leaned over me and his hands touched me i could not repress a shudder.   as the count leaned over me and his hands touched me i could not repress a shudder.
it may have been that his breath was rank but a horrible feeling of nausea came over me which do what i would i could not conceal.   it may have been that his breath was rank but a horrible feeling of nausea came over me which do what i would i could not conceal.
the count evidently noticing it drew back and with a grim sort of smile which showed more than he had yet done his protruberant teeth sat himself down again on his own side of the fireplace.   the count evidently noticing it drew back and with a grim sort of smile which showed more than he had yet done his protruberant teeth sat himself down again on his own side of the fireplace.
we were both silent for a while and as i looked towards the window i saw the first dim streak of the coming dawn.   we were both silent for a while and as i looked towards the window i saw the first dim streak of the coming dawn.
there seemed a strange stillness over everything but as i listened i heard as if from down below in the valley the howling of many wolves.   there seemed a strange stillness over everything but as i listened i heard as if from down below in the valley the howling of many wolves.
the counts eyes gleamed and he saidlisten to themthe children of the night.   the counts eyes gleamed and he saidlisten to themthe children of the night.
what music they make.   what music they make.
seeing i suppose some expression in my face strange to him he addedah sir you dwellers in the city cannot enter into the feelings of the hunter.   seeing i suppose some expression in my face strange to him he addedah sir you dwellers in the city cannot enter into the feelings of the hunter.
then he rose and saidbut you must be tired.   then he rose and saidbut you must be tired.
your bedroom is all ready and tomorrow you shall sleep as late as you will.   your bedroom is all ready and tomorrow you shall sleep as late as you will.
i have to be away till the afternoon so sleep well and dream well.   i have to be away till the afternoon so sleep well and dream well.
and with a courteous bow he opened for me himself the door to the octagonal room and i entered my bedroom.   and with a courteous bow he opened for me himself the door to the octagonal room and i entered my bedroom.
i am all in a sea of wonders.   i am all in a sea of wonders.
i doubt i fear i think strange things which i dare not confess to my own soul.   i doubt i fear i think strange things which i dare not confess to my own soul.
god keep me if only for the sake of those dear to me.   god keep me if only for the sake of those dear to me.
7 may. <> 13 december.
it is again early morning but i have rested and enjoyed the last twentyfour hours. = it is again early morning but i have rested and enjoyed the last twentyfour hours.
i slept till late in the day and awoke of my own accord.   i slept till late in the day and awoke of my own accord.
when i had dressed myself i went into the room where we had supped and found a cold breakfast laid out with coffee kept hot by the pot being placed on the hearth.   when i had dressed myself i went into the room where we had supped and found a cold breakfast laid out with coffee kept hot by the pot being placed on the hearth.
there was a card on the table on which was writteni have to be absent for a while.   there was a card on the table on which was writteni have to be absent for a while.
do not wait for me.d. so i set to and enjoyed a hearty meal.   do not wait for me.d. so i set to and enjoyed a hearty meal.
when i had done i looked for a bell so that i might let the servants know i had finished but i could not find one.   when i had done i looked for a bell so that i might let the servants know i had finished but i could not find one.
there are certainly odd deficiencies in the house considering the extraordinary evidences of wealth which are round me.   there are certainly odd deficiencies in the house considering the extraordinary evidences of wealth which are round me.
the table service is of gold and so beautifully wrought that it must be of immense value.   the table service is of gold and so beautifully wrought that it must be of immense value.
the curtains and upholstery of the chairs and sofas and the hangings of my bed are of the costliest and most beautiful fabrics and must have been of fabulous value when they were made for they are centuries old though in excellent order.   the curtains and upholstery of the chairs and sofas and the hangings of my bed are of the costliest and most beautiful fabrics and must have been of fabulous value when they were made for they are centuries old though in excellent order.
i saw something like them in hampton court but they were worn and frayed and motheaten.   i saw something like them in hampton court but they were worn and frayed and motheaten.
but still in none of the rooms is there a mirror.   but still in none of the rooms is there a mirror.
there is not even a toilet glass on my table and i had to get the little shaving glass from my bag before i could either shave or brush my hair.   there is not even a toilet glass on my table and i had to get the little shaving glass from my bag before i could either shave or brush my hair.
i have not yet seen a servant anywhere or heard a sound near the castle except the howling of wolves.   i have not yet seen a servant anywhere or heard a sound near the castle except the howling of wolves.
when i had finished my meali do not know whether to call it breakfast or dinner for it was between five and six oclock when i had iti looked about for something to read for i did not like to go about the castle until i had asked the counts permission.   when i had finished my meali do not know whether to call it breakfast or dinner for it was between five and six oclock when i had iti looked about for something to read for i did not like to go about the castle until i had asked the counts permission.
there was absolutely nothing in the room book newspaper or even writing materials so i opened another door in the room and found a sort of library.   there was absolutely nothing in the room book newspaper or even writing materials so i opened another door in the room and found a sort of library.
the door opposite mine i tried but found locked.   the door opposite mine i tried but found locked.
in the library i found to my great delight a vast number of english books whole shelves full of them and bound volumes of magazines and newspapers.   in the library i found to my great delight a vast number of english books whole shelves full of them and bound volumes of magazines and newspapers.
a table in the centre was littered with english magazines and newspapers though none of them were of very recent date.   a table in the centre was littered with english magazines and newspapers though none of them were of very recent date.
the books were of the most varied kindhistory geography politics political economy botany geology lawall relating to england and english life and customs and manners.   the books were of the most varied kindhistory geography politics political economy botany geology lawall relating to england and english life and customs and manners.
there were even such books of reference as the london directory the red and blue books whitakers almanac the army and navy lists andit somehow gladdened my heart to see itthe law listwhilst i was looking at the books the door opened and the count entered.   there were even such books of reference as the london directory the red and blue books whitakers almanac the army and navy lists andit somehow gladdened my heart to see itthe law listwhilst i was looking at the books the door opened and the count entered.
he saluted me in a hearty way and hoped that i had had a good nights rest then he went oni am glad you found your way in here for i am sure there is much that will interest you.   he saluted me in a hearty way and hoped that i had had a good nights rest then he went oni am glad you found your way in here for i am sure there is much that will interest you.
these friendsand he laid his hand on some of the bookshave been good friends to me and for some years past ever since i had the idea of going to london have given me many many hours of pleasure.   these friendsand he laid his hand on some of the bookshave been good friends to me and for some years past ever since i had the idea of going to london have given me many many hours of pleasure.
through them i have come to know your great england and to know her is to love her.   through them i have come to know your great england and to know her is to love her.
i long to go through the crowded streets of your mighty london to be in the midst of the whirl and rush of humanity to share its life its change its death and all that makes it what it is.   i long to go through the crowded streets of your mighty london to be in the midst of the whirl and rush of humanity to share its life its change its death and all that makes it what it is.
but alas.   but alas.
as yet i only know your tongue through books.   as yet i only know your tongue through books.
to you my friend i look that i know it to speak.   to you my friend i look that i know it to speak.
but count i said you know and speak english thoroughly.   but count i said you know and speak english thoroughly.
he bowed gravely.   he bowed gravely.
i thank you my friend for your all too flattering estimate but yet i fear that i am but a little way on the road i would travel.   i thank you my friend for your all too flattering estimate but yet i fear that i am but a little way on the road i would travel.
true i know the grammar and the words but yet i know not how to speak them.   true i know the grammar and the words but yet i know not how to speak them.
indeed i said you speak excellently.   indeed i said you speak excellently.
not so he answered.   not so he answered.
well i know that did i move and speak in your london none there are who would not know me for a stranger.   well i know that did i move and speak in your london none there are who would not know me for a stranger.
that is not enough for me.   that is not enough for me.
here i am noble i am boyar the common people know me and i am master.   here i am noble i am boyar the common people know me and i am master.
but a stranger in a strange land he is no one men know him notand to know not is to care not for.   but a stranger in a strange land he is no one men know him notand to know not is to care not for.
i am content if i am like the rest so that no man stops if he sees me or pause in his speaking if he hears my words to say ha ha.   i am content if i am like the rest so that no man stops if he sees me or pause in his speaking if he hears my words to say ha ha.
a stranger.   a stranger.
i have been so long master that i would be master stillor at least that none other should be master of me.   i have been so long master that i would be master stillor at least that none other should be master of me.
you come to me not alone as agent of my friend peter hawkins of exeter to tell me all about my new estate in london.   you come to me not alone as agent of my friend peter hawkins of exeter to tell me all about my new estate in london.
you shall i trust rest here with me a while so that by our talking i may learn the english intonation and i would that you tell me when i make error even of the smallest in my speaking.   you shall i trust rest here with me a while so that by our talking i may learn the english intonation and i would that you tell me when i make error even of the smallest in my speaking.
i am sorry that i had to be away so long today but you will i know forgive one who has so many important affairs in hand.   i am sorry that i had to be away so long today but you will i know forgive one who has so many important affairs in hand.
of course i said all i could about being willing and asked if i might come into that room when i chose.   of course i said all i could about being willing and asked if i might come into that room when i chose.
he answered yes certainly and addedyou may go anywhere you wish in the castle except where the doors are locked where of course you will not wish to go.   he answered yes certainly and addedyou may go anywhere you wish in the castle except where the doors are locked where of course you will not wish to go.
there is reason that all things are as they are and did you see with my eyes and know with my knowledge you would perhaps better understand.   there is reason that all things are as they are and did you see with my eyes and know with my knowledge you would perhaps better understand.
i said i was sure of this and then he went onwe are in transylvania and transylvania is not england.   i said i was sure of this and then he went onwe are in transylvania and transylvania is not england.
our ways are not your ways and there shall be to you many strange things.   our ways are not your ways and there shall be to you many strange things.
nay from what you have told me of your experiences already you know something of what strange things here may be.   nay from what you have told me of your experiences already you know something of what strange things here may be.
this led to much conversation and as it was evident that he wanted to talk if only for talkings sake i asked him many questions regarding things that had already happened to me or come within my notice.   this led to much conversation and as it was evident that he wanted to talk if only for talkings sake i asked him many questions regarding things that had already happened to me or come within my notice.
sometimes he sheered off the subject or turned the conversation by pretending not to understand but generally he answered all i asked most frankly.   sometimes he sheered off the subject or turned the conversation by pretending not to understand but generally he answered all i asked most frankly.
then as time went on and i had got somewhat bolder i asked him of some of the strange things of the preceding night as for instance why the coachman went to the places where he had seen the blue flames.   then as time went on and i had got somewhat bolder i asked him of some of the strange things of the preceding night as for instance why the coachman went to the places where he had seen the blue flames.
was it indeed true that they showed where gold was hidden.   was it indeed true that they showed where gold was hidden.
he then explained to me that it was commonly believed that on those nights of the year such as last night in fact when all evil spirits are supposed to have unchecked sway a blue flame is seen over any place where treasure has been concealed.   he then explained to me that it was commonly believed that on those nights of the year such as last night in fact when all evil spirits are supposed to have unchecked sway a blue flame is seen over any place where treasure has been concealed.
  -+ on the eve of st george they flare up without calling but on the night before st andrews they burn where the dead travel.
that treasure has been hidden he went on in the region through which you came last night there can be but little doubt and hidden by the dead. = that treasure has been hidden he went on in the region through which you came last night there can be but little doubt and hidden by the dead.
  -+ for it was the ground fought over for centuries by the wallachian the saxon and the turk.
why there is hardly a foot of soil in all this region that has not been enriched by the blood and bones of men patriots or invaders. = why there is hardly a foot of soil in all this region that has not been enriched by the blood and bones of men patriots or invaders.
in old days there were stirring times when the austrian and the hungarian came up in hordes and the patriots went out to meet themmen and women the aged and the children tooand waited their coming on the rocks above the passes that they might sweep destruction on them with their artificial avalanches.   in old days there were stirring times when the austrian and the hungarian came up in hordes and the patriots went out to meet themmen and women the aged and the children tooand waited their coming on the rocks above the passes that they might sweep destruction on them with their artificial avalanches.
when the invader was triumphant he found but little for whatever there was had been sheltered in the friendly soil.   when the invader was triumphant he found but little for whatever there was had been sheltered in the friendly soil.
but how said i can it have remained so long undiscovered when there is a sure index to it if men will but take the trouble to look.   but how said i can it have remained so long undiscovered when there is a sure index to it if men will but take the trouble to look.
the count smiled and as his lips ran back over his gums the long sharp canine teeth showed out strangely he answeredbecause your peasant is at heart a coward and a fool.   the count smiled and as his lips ran back over his gums the long sharp canine teeth showed out strangely he answeredbecause your peasant is at heart a coward and a fool.
and on that night no man of this land will if he can help it stir without his doors. <> those flames only appear on the night of the dead and on such a night no man of this land will if he can help it stir without his doors.
and dear sir even if he did he would not know what to do. = and dear sir even if he did he would not know what to do.
why even the peasant that you tell me of who marked the place of the flame would not know where to look in daylight even for his own work.   why even the peasant that you tell me of who marked the place of the flame would not know where to look in daylight even for his own work.
you would not i dare be sworn be able to find these places again.   you would not i dare be sworn be able to find these places again.
there you are right i said.   there you are right i said.
  -+ i know no more than the dead where even to look for them but then it struck me as an odd thing that he should know of the episode for i was sure i had not told him of it.
then we drifted into other matters.come he said at last tell me of london and of the house which you have procured for me. = then we drifted into other matters.come he said at last tell me of london and of the house which you have procured for me.
with an apology for my remissness i went into my own room to get the papers from my bag.   with an apology for my remissness i went into my own room to get the papers from my bag.
whilst i was placing them in order i heard a rattling of china and silver in the next room and as i passed through noticed that the table had been cleared and the lamp lit for it was by this time deep into the dark.   whilst i was placing them in order i heard a rattling of china and silver in the next room and as i passed through noticed that the table had been cleared and the lamp lit for it was by this time deep into the dark.
the lamps were also lit in the study or library and i found the count lying on the sofa reading of all things in the world an english bradshaws guide.   the lamps were also lit in the study or library and i found the count lying on the sofa reading of all things in the world an english bradshaws guide.
when i came in he cleared the books and papers from the table and with him i went into plans and deeds and figures of all sorts.   when i came in he cleared the books and papers from the table and with him i went into plans and deeds and figures of all sorts.
he was interested in everything and asked me a myriad questions about the place and its surroundings.   he was interested in everything and asked me a myriad questions about the place and its surroundings.
he clearly had studied beforehand all he could get on the subject of the neighbourhood for he evidently at the end knew very much more than i did.   he clearly had studied beforehand all he could get on the subject of the neighbourhood for he evidently at the end knew very much more than i did.
when i remarked this he answeredwell but my friend is it not needful that i should.   when i remarked this he answeredwell but my friend is it not needful that i should.
when i go there i shall be all alone and my friend harker jonathannay pardon me i fall into my countrys habit of putting your patronymic firstmy friend jonathan harker will not be by my side to correct and aid me.   when i go there i shall be all alone and my friend harker jonathannay pardon me i fall into my countrys habit of putting your patronymic firstmy friend jonathan harker will not be by my side to correct and aid me.
he will be in exeter miles away probably working at papers of the law with my other friend peter hawkins.   he will be in exeter miles away probably working at papers of the law with my other friend peter hawkins.
so.   so.
we went thoroughly into the business of the purchase of the estate at purfleet. <> we went thoroughly into the business of the purchase of the estate at plaistow.
when i had told him the facts and got his signature to the necessary papers and had written a letter with them ready to post to mr hawkins he began to ask me how i had come across so suitable a place. = when i had told him the facts and got his signature to the necessary papers and had written a letter with them ready to post to mr hawkins he began to ask me how i had come across so suitable a place.
i read to him the notes which i had made at the time and which i inscribe hereat purfleet on a byroad i came across just such a place as seemed to be required and where was displayed a dilapidated notice that the place was for sale. <> i read to him the notes which i had made at the time and which i inscribe hereat plaistow on a byroad i came across just such a place as seemed to be required and where was displayed a dilapidated notice that the place was for sale.
it was surrounded by a high wall of ancient structure built of heavy stones and has not been repaired for a large number of years. = it was surrounded by a high wall of ancient structure built of heavy stones and has not been repaired for a large number of years.
the closed gates are of heavy old oak and iron all eaten with rustthe estate is called carfax no doubt a corruption of the old quatre face as the house is foursided agreeing with the cardinal points of the compass.   the closed gates are of heavy old oak and iron all eaten with rustthe estate is called carfax no doubt a corruption of the old quatre face as the house is foursided agreeing with the cardinal points of the compass.
it contains in all some twenty acres quite surrounded by the solid stone wall above mentioned.   it contains in all some twenty acres quite surrounded by the solid stone wall above mentioned.
there are many trees on it which make it in places gloomy and there is a deep darklooking pond or small lake evidently fed by some springs as the water is clear and flows away in a fairsized stream.   there are many trees on it which make it in places gloomy and there is a deep darklooking pond or small lake evidently fed by some springs as the water is clear and flows away in a fairsized stream.
the house is very large and of all periods back i should say to mediaeval times for one part is of stone immensely thick with only a few windows high up and heavily barred with iron.   the house is very large and of all periods back i should say to mediaeval times for one part is of stone immensely thick with only a few windows high up and heavily barred with iron.
it looks like part of a keep and is close to an old chapel or church.   it looks like part of a keep and is close to an old chapel or church.
i could not enter it as i had not the key of the door leading to it from the house but i have taken with my kodak views of it from various points.   i could not enter it as i had not the key of the door leading to it from the house but i have taken with my kodak views of it from various points.
the house had been added to but in a very straggling way and i can only guess at the amount of ground it covers which must be very great.   the house had been added to but in a very straggling way and i can only guess at the amount of ground it covers which must be very great.
there are but few houses close at hand one being a very large house only recently added to and formed into a private lunatic asylum.   there are but few houses close at hand one being a very large house only recently added to and formed into a private lunatic asylum.
it is not however visible from the grounds.   it is not however visible from the grounds.
when i had finished he saidi am glad that it is old and big.   when i had finished he saidi am glad that it is old and big.
i myself am of an old family and to live in a new house would kill me.   i myself am of an old family and to live in a new house would kill me.
a house cannot be made habitable in a day and after all how few days go to make up a century.   a house cannot be made habitable in a day and after all how few days go to make up a century.
i rejoice also that there is a chapel of old times.   i rejoice also that there is a chapel of old times.
we transylvanian nobles love not to think that our bones may lie amongst the common dead.   we transylvanian nobles love not to think that our bones may lie amongst the common dead.
i seek not gaiety nor mirth not the bright voluptuousness of much sunshine and sparkling waters which please the young and gay.   i seek not gaiety nor mirth not the bright voluptuousness of much sunshine and sparkling waters which please the young and gay.
i am no longer young and my heart through weary years of mourning over the dead is not attuned to mirth.   i am no longer young and my heart through weary years of mourning over the dead is not attuned to mirth.
moreover the walls of my castle are broken the shadows are many and the wind breathes cold through the broken battlements and casements.   moreover the walls of my castle are broken the shadows are many and the wind breathes cold through the broken battlements and casements.
i love the shade and the shadow and would be alone with my thoughts when i may.   i love the shade and the shadow and would be alone with my thoughts when i may.
somehow his words and his look did not seem to accord or else it was that his cast of face made his smile look malignant and saturnine.   somehow his words and his look did not seem to accord or else it was that his cast of face made his smile look malignant and saturnine.
presently with an excuse he left me asking me to pull my papers together.   presently with an excuse he left me asking me to pull my papers together.
he was some little time away and i began to look at some of the books around me.   he was some little time away and i began to look at some of the books around me.
one was an atlas which i found opened naturally to england as if that map had been much used.   one was an atlas which i found opened naturally to england as if that map had been much used.
on looking at it i found in certain places little rings marked and on examining these i noticed that one was near london on the east side manifestly where his new estate was situated the other two were exeter and whitby on the yorkshire coastit was the better part of an hour when the count returned. <> on looking at it i found in certain places little rings marked and on examining these i noticed that one was near london on the east side manifestly where his new estate was situated.
    the other two were exeter and whitby on the yorkshire coast the mark around whitby was still damp.
    it was the better part of an hour when the count returned.
aha. = aha.
he said still at your books.   he said still at your books.
good.   good.
but you must not work always.   but you must not work always.
come i am informed that your supper is ready.   come i am informed that your supper is ready.
he took my arm and we went into the next room where i found an excellent supper ready on the table.   he took my arm and we went into the next room where i found an excellent supper ready on the table.
the count again excused himself as he had dined out on his being away from home.   the count again excused himself as he had dined out on his being away from home.
but he sat as on the previous night and chatted whilst i ate.   but he sat as on the previous night and chatted whilst i ate.
after supper i smoked as on the last evening and the count stayed with me chatting and asking questions on every conceivable subject hour after hour.   after supper i smoked as on the last evening and the count stayed with me chatting and asking questions on every conceivable subject hour after hour.
i felt that it was getting very late indeed but i did not say anything for i felt under obligation to meet my hosts wishes in every way.   i felt that it was getting very late indeed but i did not say anything for i felt under obligation to meet my hosts wishes in every way.
i was not sleepy as the long sleep yesterday had fortified me but i could not help experiencing that chill which comes over one at the coming of the dawn which is like in its way the turn of the tide.   i was not sleepy as the long sleep yesterday had fortified me but i could not help experiencing that chill which comes over one at the coming of the dawn which is like in its way the turn of the tide.
they say that people who are near death die generally at the change to dawn or at the turn of the tide any one who has when tired and tied as it were to his post experienced this change in the atmosphere can well believe it.   they say that people who are near death die generally at the change to dawn or at the turn of the tide any one who has when tired and tied as it were to his post experienced this change in the atmosphere can well believe it.
all at once we heard the crow of a cock coming up with preternatural shrillness through the clear morning air count dracula jumping to his feet saidwhy there is the morning again.   all at once we heard the crow of a cock coming up with preternatural shrillness through the clear morning air count dracula jumping to his feet saidwhy there is the morning again.
how remiss i am to let you stay up so long.   how remiss i am to let you stay up so long.
you must make your conversation regarding my dear new country of england less interesting so that i may not forget how time flies by us and with a courtly bow he quickly left me.   you must make your conversation regarding my dear new country of england less interesting so that i may not forget how time flies by us and with a courtly bow he quickly left me.
i went into my room and drew the curtains but there was little to notice my window opened into the courtyard all i could see was the warm grey of quickening sky.   i went into my room and drew the curtains but there was little to notice my window opened into the courtyard all i could see was the warm grey of quickening sky.
so i pulled the curtains again and have written of this day.   so i pulled the curtains again and have written of this day.
8 may. <> 15 december.
i began to fear as i wrote in this book that i was getting too diffuse but now i am glad that i went into detail from the first for there is something so strange about this place and all in it that i cannot but feel uneasy. = i began to fear as i wrote in this book that i was getting too diffuse but now i am glad that i went into detail from the first for there is something so strange about this place and all in it that i cannot but feel uneasy.
i wish i were safe out of it or that i had never come.   i wish i were safe out of it or that i had never come.
it may be that this strange nightexistence is telling on me but would that that were all.   it may be that this strange nightexistence is telling on me but would that that were all.
if there were any one to talk to i could bear it but there is no one.   if there were any one to talk to i could bear it but there is no one.
i have only the count to speak with and he.   i have only the count to speak with and he.
i fear i am myself the only living soul within the place.   i fear i am myself the only living soul within the place.
let me be prosaic so far as facts can be it will help me to bear up and imagination must not run riot with me.   let me be prosaic so far as facts can be it will help me to bear up and imagination must not run riot with me.
if it does i am lost let me say at once how i standor seem to.   if it does i am lost let me say at once how i standor seem to.
i only slept a few hours when i went to bed and feeling that i could not sleep any more got up.   i only slept a few hours when i went to bed and feeling that i could not sleep any more got up.
i had hung my shaving glass by the window and was just beginning to shave.   i had hung my shaving glass by the window and was just beginning to shave.
suddenly i felt a hand on my shoulder and heard the counts voice saying to me good morning.   suddenly i felt a hand on my shoulder and heard the counts voice saying to me good morning.
i started for it amazed me that i had not seen him since the reflection of the glass covered the whole room behind me.   i started for it amazed me that i had not seen him since the reflection of the glass covered the whole room behind me.
in starting i had cut myself slightly but did not notice it at the moment.   in starting i had cut myself slightly but did not notice it at the moment.
having answered the counts salutation i turned to the glass again to see how i had been mistaken.   having answered the counts salutation i turned to the glass again to see how i had been mistaken.
this time there could be no error for the man was close to me and i could see him over my shoulder.   this time there could be no error for the man was close to me and i could see him over my shoulder.
but there was no reflection of him in the mirror.   but there was no reflection of him in the mirror.
the whole room behind me was displayed but there was no sign of a man in it except myself.   the whole room behind me was displayed but there was no sign of a man in it except myself.
this was startling and coming on the top of so many strange things was beginning to increase that vague feeling of uneasiness which i always have when the count is near but at the instant i saw that the cut had bled a little and the blood was trickling over my chin.   this was startling and coming on the top of so many strange things was beginning to increase that vague feeling of uneasiness which i always have when the count is near but at the instant i saw that the cut had bled a little and the blood was trickling over my chin.
i laid down the razor turning as i did so half round to look for some sticking plaster.   i laid down the razor turning as i did so half round to look for some sticking plaster.
when the count saw my face his eyes blazed with a sort of demoniac fury and he suddenly made a grab at my throat.   when the count saw my face his eyes blazed with a sort of demoniac fury and he suddenly made a grab at my throat.
i drew away and his hand touched the string of beads which held the crucifix.   i drew away and his hand touched the string of beads which held the crucifix.
it made an instant change in him for the fury passed so quickly that i could hardly believe that it was ever there.   it made an instant change in him for the fury passed so quickly that i could hardly believe that it was ever there.
take care he said take care how you cut yourself.   take care he said take care how you cut yourself.
it is more dangerous that you think in this country.   it is more dangerous that you think in this country.
then seizing the shaving glass he went on and this is the wretched thing that has done the mischief.   then seizing the shaving glass he went on and this is the wretched thing that has done the mischief.
it is a foul bauble of mans vanity.   it is a foul bauble of mans vanity.
away with it.   away with it.
and opening the window with one wrench of his terrible hand he flung out the glass which was shattered into a thousand pieces on the stones of the courtyard far below.   and opening the window with one wrench of his terrible hand he flung out the glass which was shattered into a thousand pieces on the stones of the courtyard far below.
then he withdrew without a word.   then he withdrew without a word.
it is very annoying for i do not see how i am to shave unless in my watchcase or the bottom of the shavingpot which is fortunately of metal.   it is very annoying for i do not see how i am to shave unless in my watchcase or the bottom of the shavingpot which is fortunately of metal.
when i went into the diningroom breakfast was prepared but i could not find the count anywhere.   when i went into the diningroom breakfast was prepared but i could not find the count anywhere.
so i breakfasted alone.   so i breakfasted alone.
it is strange that as yet i have not seen the count eat or drink.   it is strange that as yet i have not seen the count eat or drink.
he must be a very peculiar man.   he must be a very peculiar man.
after breakfast i did a little exploring in the castle.   after breakfast i did a little exploring in the castle.
i went out on the stairs and found a room looking towards the south.   i went out on the stairs and found a room looking towards the south.
the view was magnificent and from where i stood there was every opportunity of seeing it.   the view was magnificent and from where i stood there was every opportunity of seeing it.
the castle is on the very edge of a terrific precipice.   the castle is on the very edge of a terrific precipice.
a stone falling from the window would fall a thousand feet without touching anything.   a stone falling from the window would fall a thousand feet without touching anything.
as far as the eye can reach is a sea of green treetops with occasionally a deep rift where there is a chasm.   as far as the eye can reach is a sea of green treetops with occasionally a deep rift where there is a chasm.
here and there are silver threads where the rivers wind in deep gorges through the forests.   here and there are silver threads where the rivers wind in deep gorges through the forests.
but i am not in heart to describe beauty for when i had seen the view i explored further doors doors doors everywhere and all locked and bolted.   but i am not in heart to describe beauty for when i had seen the view i explored further doors doors doors everywhere and all locked and bolted.
in no place save from the windows in the castle walls is there an available exit.   in no place save from the windows in the castle walls is there an available exit.
the castle is a veritable prison and i am a prisoner.   the castle is a veritable prison and i am a prisoner.
chapter iii   chapter iii
jonathan harkers journal continued.   jonathan harkers journal continued.
when i found that i was a prisoner a sort of wild feeling came over me.   when i found that i was a prisoner a sort of wild feeling came over me.
i rushed up and down the stairs trying every door and peering out of every window i could find but after a little the conviction of my helplessness overpowered all other feelings.   i rushed up and down the stairs trying every door and peering out of every window i could find but after a little the conviction of my helplessness overpowered all other feelings.
when i look back after a few hours i think i must have been mad for the time for i behaved much as a rat does in a trap.   when i look back after a few hours i think i must have been mad for the time for i behaved much as a rat does in a trap.
when however the conviction had come to me that i was helpless i sat down quietlyas quietly as i have ever done anything in my lifeand began to think over what was best to be done.   when however the conviction had come to me that i was helpless i sat down quietlyas quietly as i have ever done anything in my lifeand began to think over what was best to be done.
i am thinking still and as yet have come to no definite conclusion.   i am thinking still and as yet have come to no definite conclusion.
of one thing only am i certain that it is no use making my ideas known to the count.   of one thing only am i certain that it is no use making my ideas known to the count.
he knows well that i am imprisoned and as he has done it himself and has doubtless his own motives for it he would only deceive me if i trusted him fully with the facts.   he knows well that i am imprisoned and as he has done it himself and has doubtless his own motives for it he would only deceive me if i trusted him fully with the facts.
so far as i can see my only plan will be to keep my knowledge and my fears to myself and my eyes open.   so far as i can see my only plan will be to keep my knowledge and my fears to myself and my eyes open.
i am i know either being deceived like a baby by my own fears or else i am in desperate straits and if the latter be so i need and shall need all my brains to get through.   i am i know either being deceived like a baby by my own fears or else i am in desperate straits and if the latter be so i need and shall need all my brains to get through.
i had hardly come to this conclusion when i heard the great door below shut and knew that the count had returned.   i had hardly come to this conclusion when i heard the great door below shut and knew that the count had returned.
he did not come at once into the library so i went cautiously to my own room and found him making the bed.   he did not come at once into the library so i went cautiously to my own room and found him making the bed.
this was odd but only confirmed what i had all along thoughtthat there are no servants in the house.   this was odd but only confirmed what i had all along thoughtthat there are no servants in the house.
when later i saw him through the chink of the hinges of the door laying the table in the diningroom i was assured of it for if he does himself all these menial offices surely it is proof that there is no one else to do them.   when later i saw him through the chink of the hinges of the door laying the table in the diningroom i was assured of it for if he does himself all these menial offices surely it is proof that there is no one else to do them.
this gave me a fright for if there is no one else in the castle it must have been the count himself who was the driver of the coach that brought me here.   this gave me a fright for if there is no one else in the castle it must have been the count himself who was the driver of the coach that brought me here.
this is a terrible thought for if so what does it mean that he could control the wolves as he did by only holding up his hand in silence.   this is a terrible thought for if so what does it mean that he could control the wolves as he did by only holding up his hand in silence.
how was it that all the people at bistritz and on the coach had some terrible fear for me.   how was it that all the people at bistritz and on the coach had some terrible fear for me.
what meant the giving of the crucifix of the garlic of the wild rose of the mountain ash.   what meant the giving of the crucifix of the garlic of the wild rose of the mountain ash.
bless that good good woman who hung the crucifix round my neck.   bless that good good woman who hung the crucifix round my neck.
for it is a comfort and a strength to me whenever i touch it.   for it is a comfort and a strength to me whenever i touch it.
it is odd that a thing which i have been taught to regard with disfavour and as idolatrous should in a time of loneliness and trouble be of help.   it is odd that a thing which i have been taught to regard with disfavour and as idolatrous should in a time of loneliness and trouble be of help.
is it that there is something in the essence of the thing itself or that it is a medium a tangible help in conveying memories of sympathy and comfort.   is it that there is something in the essence of the thing itself or that it is a medium a tangible help in conveying memories of sympathy and comfort.
some time if it may be i must examine this matter and try to make up my mind about it.   some time if it may be i must examine this matter and try to make up my mind about it.
in the meantime i must find out all i can about count dracula as it may help me to understand.   in the meantime i must find out all i can about count dracula as it may help me to understand.
tonight he may talk of himself if i turn the conversation that way.   tonight he may talk of himself if i turn the conversation that way.
i must be very careful however not to awake his suspicion.   i must be very careful however not to awake his suspicion.
midnight.   midnight.
i have had a long talk with the count.   i have had a long talk with the count.
i asked him a few questions on transylvania history and he warmed up to the subject wonderfully.   i asked him a few questions on transylvania history and he warmed up to the subject wonderfully.
in his speaking of things and people and especially of battles he spoke as if he had been present at them all.   in his speaking of things and people and especially of battles he spoke as if he had been present at them all.
this he afterwards explained by saying that to a boyar the pride of his house and name is his own pride that their glory is his glory that their fate is his fate.   this he afterwards explained by saying that to a boyar the pride of his house and name is his own pride that their glory is his glory that their fate is his fate.
whenever he spoke of his house he always said we and spoke almost in the plural like a king speaking.   whenever he spoke of his house he always said we and spoke almost in the plural like a king speaking.
i wish i could put down all he said exactly as he said it for to me it was most fascinating.   i wish i could put down all he said exactly as he said it for to me it was most fascinating.
it seemed to have in it a whole history of the country.   it seemed to have in it a whole history of the country.
he grew excited as he spoke and walked about the room pulling his great white moustache and grasping anything on which he laid his hands as though he would crush it by main strength.   he grew excited as he spoke and walked about the room pulling his great white moustache and grasping anything on which he laid his hands as though he would crush it by main strength.
one thing he said which i shall put down as nearly as i can for it tells in its way the story of his racewe szekelys have a right to be proud for in our veins flows the blood of many brave races who fought as the lion fights for lordship.   one thing he said which i shall put down as nearly as i can for it tells in its way the story of his racewe szekelys have a right to be proud for in our veins flows the blood of many brave races who fought as the lion fights for lordship.
here in the whirlpool of european races the ugric tribe bore down from iceland the fighting spirit which thor and wodin gave them which their berserkers displayed to such fell intent on the seaboards of europe ay and of asia and africa too till the peoples thought that the werewolves themselves had come.   here in the whirlpool of european races the ugric tribe bore down from iceland the fighting spirit which thor and wodin gave them which their berserkers displayed to such fell intent on the seaboards of europe ay and of asia and africa too till the peoples thought that the werewolves themselves had come.
here too when they came they found the huns whose warlike fury had swept the earth like a living flame till the dying peoples held that in their veins ran the blood of those old witches who expelled from scythia had mated with the devils in the desert.   here too when they came they found the huns whose warlike fury had swept the earth like a living flame till the dying peoples held that in their veins ran the blood of those old witches who expelled from scythia had mated with the devils in the desert.
fools fools.   fools fools.
what devil or what witch was ever so great as attila whose blood is in these veins.   what devil or what witch was ever so great as attila whose blood is in these veins.
he held up his arms is it a wonder that we were a conquering race that we were proud that when the magyar the lombard the avar the bulgar or the turk poured his thousands on our frontiers we drove them back.   he held up his arms is it a wonder that we were a conquering race that we were proud that when the magyar the lombard the avar the bulgar or the turk poured his thousands on our frontiers we drove them back.
is it strange that when arpad and his legions swept through the hungarian fatherland he found us here when he reached the frontier that the honfoglalas was completed there.   is it strange that when arpad and his legions swept through the hungarian fatherland he found us here when he reached the frontier that the honfoglalas was completed there.
and when the hungarian flood swept eastward the szekelys were claimed as kindred by the victorious magyars and to us for centuries was trusted the guarding of the frontier of turkeyland ay and more than that endless duty of the frontier guard for as the turks say water sleeps and enemy is sleepless.   and when the hungarian flood swept eastward the szekelys were claimed as kindred by the victorious magyars and to us for centuries was trusted the guarding of the frontier of turkeyland ay and more than that endless duty of the frontier guard for as the turks say water sleeps and enemy is sleepless.
who more gladly than we throughout the four nations received the bloody sword or at its warlike call flocked quicker to the standard of the king.   who more gladly than we throughout the four nations received the bloody sword or at its warlike call flocked quicker to the standard of the king.
when was redeemed that great shame of my nation the shame of cassova when the flags of the wallach and the magyar went down beneath the crescent who was it but one of my own race who as voivode crossed the danube and beat the turk on his own ground.   when was redeemed that great shame of my nation the shame of cassova when the flags of the wallach and the magyar went down beneath the crescent who was it but one of my own race who as voivode crossed the danube and beat the turk on his own ground.
this was a dracula indeed.   this was a dracula indeed.
woe was it that his own unworthy brother when he had fallen sold his people to the turk and brought the shame of slavery on them.   woe was it that his own unworthy brother when he had fallen sold his people to the turk and brought the shame of slavery on them.
was it not this dracula indeed who inspired that other of his race who in a later age again and again brought his forces over the great river into turkeyland who when he was beaten back came again and again and again though he had to come alone from the bloody field where his troops were being slaughtered since he knew that he alone could ultimately triumph.   was it not this dracula indeed who inspired that other of his race who in a later age again and again brought his forces over the great river into turkeyland who when he was beaten back came again and again and again though he had to come alone from the bloody field where his troops were being slaughtered since he knew that he alone could ultimately triumph.
they said that he thought only of himself.   they said that he thought only of himself.
bah.   bah.
what good are peasants without a leader.   what good are peasants without a leader.
where ends the war without a brain and heart to conduct it.   where ends the war without a brain and heart to conduct it.
again when after the battle of mohacs we threw off the hungarian yoke we of the dracula blood were amongst their leaders for our spirit would not brook that we were not free.   again when after the battle of mohacs we threw off the hungarian yoke we of the dracula blood were amongst their leaders for our spirit would not brook that we were not free.
ah young sir the szekelysand the dracula as their hearts blood their brains and their swordscan boast a record that mushroom growths like the hapsburgs and the romanoffs can never reach.   ah young sir the szekelysand the dracula as their hearts blood their brains and their swordscan boast a record that mushroom growths like the hapsburgs and the romanoffs can never reach.
the warlike days are over.   the warlike days are over.
blood is too precious a thing in these days of dishonourable peace and the glories of the great races are as a tale that is told.   blood is too precious a thing in these days of dishonourable peace and the glories of the great races are as a tale that is told.
it was by this time close on morning and we went to bed.   it was by this time close on morning and we went to bed.
mem this diary seems horribly like the beginning of the arabian nights for everything has to break off at cockcrowor like the ghost of hamlets father.   mem this diary seems horribly like the beginning of the arabian nights for everything has to break off at cockcrowor like the ghost of hamlets father.
12 may. <> 19 december.
let me begin with factsbare meager facts verified by books and figures and of which there can be no doubt. = let me begin with factsbare meager facts verified by books and figures and of which there can be no doubt.
i must not confuse them with experiences which will have to rest on my own observation or my memory of them.   i must not confuse them with experiences which will have to rest on my own observation or my memory of them.
last evening when the count came from his room he began by asking me questions on legal matters and on the doing of certain kinds of business.   last evening when the count came from his room he began by asking me questions on legal matters and on the doing of certain kinds of business.
i had spent the day wearily over books and simply to keep my mind occupied went over some of the matters i had been examined in at lincolns inn.   i had spent the day wearily over books and simply to keep my mind occupied went over some of the matters i had been examined in at lincolns inn.
there was a certain method in the counts inquiries so i shall try to put them down in sequence.   there was a certain method in the counts inquiries so i shall try to put them down in sequence.
  -+ the knowledge may somehow or some time be useful to me hereafteror to others.
first he asked if a man in england might have two solicitors or more. = first he asked if a man in england might have two solicitors or more.
i told him he might have a dozen if he wished but that it would not be wise to have more than one solicitor engaged in one transaction as only one could act at a time and that to change would be certain to militate against his interest he seemed thoroughly to understand and went on to ask if there would be any practical difficulty in having one man to attend say to banking and another to look after shipping in case local help were needed in a place far from the home of the banking solicitor.   i told him he might have a dozen if he wished but that it would not be wise to have more than one solicitor engaged in one transaction as only one could act at a time and that to change would be certain to militate against his interest he seemed thoroughly to understand and went on to ask if there would be any practical difficulty in having one man to attend say to banking and another to look after shipping in case local help were needed in a place far from the home of the banking solicitor.
i asked to explain more fully so that i might not by any chance mislead him so he saidi shall illustrate.   i asked to explain more fully so that i might not by any chance mislead him so he saidi shall illustrate.
your friend and mine mr peter hawkins from under the shadow of your beautiful cathedral at exeter which is far from london buys for me through your good self my place at london.   your friend and mine mr peter hawkins from under the shadow of your beautiful cathedral at exeter which is far from london buys for me through your good self my place at london.
good.   good.
now here let me say frankly lest you should think it strange that i have sought the services of one so far off from london instead of some one resident there that my motive was that no local interest might be served save my wish only and as one of london resident might perhaps have some purpose of himself or friend to serve i went thus afield to seek my agent whose labours should be only to my interest now suppose i who have much of affairs wish to ship goods say to newcastle or durham or harwich or dover might it not be that it could with more ease be done by consigning to one in these ports.   now here let me say frankly lest you should think it strange that i have sought the services of one so far off from london instead of some one resident there that my motive was that no local interest might be served save my wish only and as one of london resident might perhaps have some purpose of himself or friend to serve i went thus afield to seek my agent whose labours should be only to my interest now suppose i who have much of affairs wish to ship goods say to newcastle or durham or harwich or dover might it not be that it could with more ease be done by consigning to one in these ports.
i answered that certainly it would be most easy but that we solicitors had a system of agency one for the other so that local work could be done locally on instruction from any solicitor so that the client simply placing himself in the hands of one man could have his wishes carried out by him without further trouble.   i answered that certainly it would be most easy but that we solicitors had a system of agency one for the other so that local work could be done locally on instruction from any solicitor so that the client simply placing himself in the hands of one man could have his wishes carried out by him without further trouble.
but said he i could be at liberty to direct myself.   but said he i could be at liberty to direct myself.
is it not so.   is it not so.
of course i replied and such is often done by men of business who do not like the whole of their affairs to be known by any one person.   of course i replied and such is often done by men of business who do not like the whole of their affairs to be known by any one person.
good.   good.
he said and then went on to ask about the means of making consignments and the forms to be gone through and of all sorts of difficulties which might arise but by forethought could be guarded against i explained all these things to him to the best of my ability and he certainly left me under the impression that he would have made a wonderful solicitor for there was nothing that he did not think of or foresee.   he said and then went on to ask about the means of making consignments and the forms to be gone through and of all sorts of difficulties which might arise but by forethought could be guarded against i explained all these things to him to the best of my ability and he certainly left me under the impression that he would have made a wonderful solicitor for there was nothing that he did not think of or foresee.
for a man who was never in the country and who did not evidently do much in the way of business his knowledge and acumen were wonderful.   for a man who was never in the country and who did not evidently do much in the way of business his knowledge and acumen were wonderful.
when he had satisfied himself on these points of which he had spoken and i had verified all as well as i could by the books available he suddenly stood up and saidhave you written since your first letter to our friend mr peter hawkins or to any other.   when he had satisfied himself on these points of which he had spoken and i had verified all as well as i could by the books available he suddenly stood up and saidhave you written since your first letter to our friend mr peter hawkins or to any other.
it was with some bitterness in my heart that i answered that i had not that as yet i had not seen any opportunity of sending letters to anybody.   it was with some bitterness in my heart that i answered that i had not that as yet i had not seen any opportunity of sending letters to anybody.
then write now my young friend he said laying a heavy hand on my shoulder write to our friend and to any other and say if it will please you that you shall stay with me until a month from now.   then write now my young friend he said laying a heavy hand on my shoulder write to our friend and to any other and say if it will please you that you shall stay with me until a month from now.
do you wish me to stay so long.   do you wish me to stay so long.
i asked for my heart grew cold at the thought.   i asked for my heart grew cold at the thought.
i desire it much nay i will take no refusal.   i desire it much nay i will take no refusal.
when your master employer what you will engaged that someone should come on his behalf it was understood that my needs only were to be consulted.   when your master employer what you will engaged that someone should come on his behalf it was understood that my needs only were to be consulted.
i have not stinted.   i have not stinted.
is it not so.   is it not so.
what could i do but bow acceptance.   what could i do but bow acceptance.
it was mr hawkins interest not mine and i had to think of him not myself and besides while count dracula was speaking there was that in his eyes and in his bearing which made me remember that i was a prisoner and that if i wished it i could have no choice.   it was mr hawkins interest not mine and i had to think of him not myself and besides while count dracula was speaking there was that in his eyes and in his bearing which made me remember that i was a prisoner and that if i wished it i could have no choice.
the count saw his victory in my bow and his mastery in the trouble of my face for he began at once to use them but in his own smooth resistless wayi pray you my good young friend that you will not discourse of things other than business in your letters.   the count saw his victory in my bow and his mastery in the trouble of my face for he began at once to use them but in his own smooth resistless wayi pray you my good young friend that you will not discourse of things other than business in your letters.
it will doubtless please your friends to know that you are well and that you look forward to getting home to them.   it will doubtless please your friends to know that you are well and that you look forward to getting home to them.
is it not so.   is it not so.
as he spoke he handed me three sheets of notepaper and three envelopes.   as he spoke he handed me three sheets of notepaper and three envelopes.
they were all of the thinnest foreign post and looking at them then at him and noticing his quiet smile with the sharp canine teeth lying over the red underlip i understood as well as if he had spoken that i should be more careful what i wrote for he would be able to read it.   they were all of the thinnest foreign post and looking at them then at him and noticing his quiet smile with the sharp canine teeth lying over the red underlip i understood as well as if he had spoken that i should be more careful what i wrote for he would be able to read it.
so i determined to write only formal notes now but to write fully to mr hawkins in secret and also to mina for to her i could write shorthand which would puzzle the count if he did see it.   so i determined to write only formal notes now but to write fully to mr hawkins in secret and also to mina for to her i could write shorthand which would puzzle the count if he did see it.
when i had written my two letters i sat quiet reading a book whilst the count wrote several notes referring as he wrote them to some books on his table.   when i had written my two letters i sat quiet reading a book whilst the count wrote several notes referring as he wrote them to some books on his table.
then he took up my two and placed them with his own and put by his writing materials after which the instant the door had closed behind him i leaned over and looked at the letters which were face down on the table.   then he took up my two and placed them with his own and put by his writing materials after which the instant the door had closed behind him i leaned over and looked at the letters which were face down on the table.
i felt no compunction in doing so for under the circumstances i felt that i should protect myself in every way i could.   i felt no compunction in doing so for under the circumstances i felt that i should protect myself in every way i could.
one of the letters was directed to samuel f. billington no.   one of the letters was directed to samuel f. billington no.
7 the crescent whitby another to herr leutner varna the third was to coutts & co. <> 7 the crescent whitby another to herr leutner varna the third was to burdetts & co.
london and the fourth to herren klopstock & billreuth bankers budapesth. = london and the fourth to herren klopstock & billreuth bankers budapesth.
the second and fourth were unsealed.   the second and fourth were unsealed.
i was just about to look at them when i saw the doorhandle move.   i was just about to look at them when i saw the doorhandle move.
i sank back in my seat having just had time to resume my book before the count holding still another letter in his hand entered the room.   i sank back in my seat having just had time to resume my book before the count holding still another letter in his hand entered the room.
he took up the letters on the table and stamped them carefully and then turning to me saidi trust you will forgive me but i have much work to do in private this evening.   he took up the letters on the table and stamped them carefully and then turning to me saidi trust you will forgive me but i have much work to do in private this evening.
you will i hope find all things as you wish.   you will i hope find all things as you wish.
at the door he turned and after a moments pause saidlet me advise you my dear young friendnay let me warn you with all seriousness that should you leave these rooms you will not by any chance go to sleep in any other part of the castle.   at the door he turned and after a moments pause saidlet me advise you my dear young friendnay let me warn you with all seriousness that should you leave these rooms you will not by any chance go to sleep in any other part of the castle.
it is old and has many memories and there are bad dreams for those who sleep unwisely.   it is old and has many memories and there are bad dreams for those who sleep unwisely.
be warned.   be warned.
should sleep now or ever overcome you or be like to do then haste to your own chamber or to these rooms for your rest will then be safe.   should sleep now or ever overcome you or be like to do then haste to your own chamber or to these rooms for your rest will then be safe.
but if you be not careful in this respect thenhe finished his speech in a gruesome way for he motioned with his hands as if he were washing them.   but if you be not careful in this respect thenhe finished his speech in a gruesome way for he motioned with his hands as if he were washing them.
i quite understood my only doubt was as to whether any dream could be more terrible than the unnatural horrible net of gloom and mystery which seemed closing around me.   i quite understood my only doubt was as to whether any dream could be more terrible than the unnatural horrible net of gloom and mystery which seemed closing around me.
later.   later.
i endorse the last words written but this time there is no doubt in question.   i endorse the last words written but this time there is no doubt in question.
i shall not fear to sleep in any place where he is not.   i shall not fear to sleep in any place where he is not.
i have placed the crucifix over the head of my bedi imagine that my rest is thus freer from dreams and there it shall remain.   i have placed the crucifix over the head of my bedi imagine that my rest is thus freer from dreams and there it shall remain.
when he left me i went to my room.   when he left me i went to my room.
after a little while not hearing any sound i came out and went up the stone stair to where i could look out towards the south.   after a little while not hearing any sound i came out and went up the stone stair to where i could look out towards the south.
there was some sense of freedom in the vast expanse inaccessible though it was to me as compared with the narrow darkness of the courtyard.   there was some sense of freedom in the vast expanse inaccessible though it was to me as compared with the narrow darkness of the courtyard.
looking out on this i felt that i was indeed in prison and i seemed to want a breath of fresh air though it were of the night.   looking out on this i felt that i was indeed in prison and i seemed to want a breath of fresh air though it were of the night.
i am beginning to feel this nocturnal existence tell on me.   i am beginning to feel this nocturnal existence tell on me.
it is destroying my nerve.   it is destroying my nerve.
i start at my own shadow and am full of all sorts of horrible imaginings.   i start at my own shadow and am full of all sorts of horrible imaginings.
god knows that there is ground for any terrible fear in this accursed place.   god knows that there is ground for any terrible fear in this accursed place.
i looked out over the beautiful expanse bathed in soft yellow moonlight till it was almost as light as day.   i looked out over the beautiful expanse bathed in soft yellow moonlight till it was almost as light as day.
in the soft light the distant hills became melted and the shadows in the valleys and gorges of velvety blackness.   in the soft light the distant hills became melted and the shadows in the valleys and gorges of velvety blackness.
the mere beauty seemed to cheer me there was peace and comfort in every breath i drew.   the mere beauty seemed to cheer me there was peace and comfort in every breath i drew.
as i leaned from the window my eye was caught by something moving a storey below me and somewhat to my left where i imagined from the lie of the rooms that the windows of the counts own room would look out.   as i leaned from the window my eye was caught by something moving a storey below me and somewhat to my left where i imagined from the lie of the rooms that the windows of the counts own room would look out.
the window at which i stood was tall and deep stonemullioned and though weatherworn was still complete but it was evidently many a day since the case had been there.   the window at which i stood was tall and deep stonemullioned and though weatherworn was still complete but it was evidently many a day since the case had been there.
i drew back behind the stonework and looked carefully out.   i drew back behind the stonework and looked carefully out.
what i saw was the counts head coming out from the window.   what i saw was the counts head coming out from the window.
i did not see the face but i knew the man by the neck and the movement of his back and arms in any case i could not mistake the hands which i had had some many opportunities of studying.   i did not see the face but i knew the man by the neck and the movement of his back and arms in any case i could not mistake the hands which i had had some many opportunities of studying.
i was at first interested and somewhat amused for it is wonderful how small a matter will interest and amuse a man when he is a prisoner.   i was at first interested and somewhat amused for it is wonderful how small a matter will interest and amuse a man when he is a prisoner.
but my very feelings changed to repulsion and terror when i saw the whole man slowly emerge from the window and begin to crawl down the castle wall over the dreadful abyss face down with his cloak spreading out around him like great wings.   but my very feelings changed to repulsion and terror when i saw the whole man slowly emerge from the window and begin to crawl down the castle wall over the dreadful abyss face down with his cloak spreading out around him like great wings.
at first i could not believe my eyes.   at first i could not believe my eyes.
i thought it was some trick of the moonlight some weird effect of shadow but i kept looking and it could be no delusion.   i thought it was some trick of the moonlight some weird effect of shadow but i kept looking and it could be no delusion.
i saw the fingers and toes grasp the corners of the stones worn clear of the mortar by the stress of years and by thus using every projection and inequality move downwards with considerable speed just as a lizard moves along a wall.   i saw the fingers and toes grasp the corners of the stones worn clear of the mortar by the stress of years and by thus using every projection and inequality move downwards with considerable speed just as a lizard moves along a wall.
what manner of man is this or what manner of creature is it in the semblance of man.   what manner of man is this or what manner of creature is it in the semblance of man.
i feel the dread of this horrible place overpowering me i am in fearin awful fearand there is no escape for me i am encompassed about with terrors that i dare not think of .   i feel the dread of this horrible place overpowering me i am in fearin awful fearand there is no escape for me i am encompassed about with terrors that i dare not think of .
15 may. <> .
    .
    21 december.
    little time to write.
    i have found a hiding place for this diary in the library among the counts books as my belongings have doubtless been searched.
    fortunately mr hawkins has instilled in me the habit of keeping a notebook in my pocket at all times while awake.
22 december. = 22 december.
once more i have seen the count go out in his lizard fashion.   once more i have seen the count go out in his lizard fashion.
he moved downwards in a sidelong way some hundred feet down and a good deal to the left.   he moved downwards in a sidelong way some hundred feet down and a good deal to the left.
he vanished into some hole or window.   he vanished into some hole or window.
when his head had disappeared i leaned out to try and see more but without availthe distance was too great to allow a proper angle of sight.   when his head had disappeared i leaned out to try and see more but without availthe distance was too great to allow a proper angle of sight.
i knew he had left the castle now and thought to use the opportunity to explore more than i had dared to do as yet.   i knew he had left the castle now and thought to use the opportunity to explore more than i had dared to do as yet.
i went back to the room and taking a lamp tried all the doors.   i went back to the room and taking a lamp tried all the doors.
they were all locked as i had expected and the locks were comparatively new but i went down the stone stairs to the hall where i had entered originally.   they were all locked as i had expected and the locks were comparatively new but i went down the stone stairs to the hall where i had entered originally.
i found i could pull back the bolts easily enough and unhook the great chains but the door was locked and the key was gone.   i found i could pull back the bolts easily enough and unhook the great chains but the door was locked and the key was gone.
that key must be in the counts room i must watch should his door be unlocked so that i may get it and escape.   that key must be in the counts room i must watch should his door be unlocked so that i may get it and escape.
i went on to make a thorough examination of the various stairs and passages and to try the doors that opened from them.   i went on to make a thorough examination of the various stairs and passages and to try the doors that opened from them.
one or two small rooms near the hall were open but there was nothing to see in them except old furniture dusty with age and motheaten.   one or two small rooms near the hall were open but there was nothing to see in them except old furniture dusty with age and motheaten.
at last however i found one door at the top of the stairway which though it seemed locked gave a little under pressure.   at last however i found one door at the top of the stairway which though it seemed locked gave a little under pressure.
i tried it harder and found that it was not really locked but that the resistance came from the fact that the hinges had fallen somewhat and the heavy door rested on the floor.   i tried it harder and found that it was not really locked but that the resistance came from the fact that the hinges had fallen somewhat and the heavy door rested on the floor.
here was an opportunity which i might not have again so i exerted myself and with many efforts forced it back so that i could enter.   here was an opportunity which i might not have again so i exerted myself and with many efforts forced it back so that i could enter.
i was now in a wing of the castle further to the right than the rooms i knew and a storey lower down.   i was now in a wing of the castle further to the right than the rooms i knew and a storey lower down.
from the windows i could see that the suite of rooms lay along to the south of the castle the windows of the end room looking out both west and south.   from the windows i could see that the suite of rooms lay along to the south of the castle the windows of the end room looking out both west and south.
on the latter side as well as to the former there was a great precipice.   on the latter side as well as to the former there was a great precipice.
the castle was built on the corner of a great rock so that on three sides it was quite impregnable and great windows were placed here where sling or bow or culverin could not reach and consequently light and comfort impossible to a position which had to be guarded were secured.   the castle was built on the corner of a great rock so that on three sides it was quite impregnable and great windows were placed here where sling or bow or culverin could not reach and consequently light and comfort impossible to a position which had to be guarded were secured.
to the west was a great valley and then rising far away great jagged mountain fastnesses rising peak on peak the sheer rock studded with mountain ash and thorn whose roots clung in cracks and crevices and crannies of the stone.   to the west was a great valley and then rising far away great jagged mountain fastnesses rising peak on peak the sheer rock studded with mountain ash and thorn whose roots clung in cracks and crevices and crannies of the stone.
this was evidently the portion of the castle occupied in bygone days for the furniture had more an air of comfort than any i had seen.   this was evidently the portion of the castle occupied in bygone days for the furniture had more an air of comfort than any i had seen.
the windows were curtainless and the yellow moonlight flooding in through the diamond panes enabled one to see even colours whilst it softened the wealth of dust which lay over all and disguised in some measure the ravages of time and moth.   the windows were curtainless and the yellow moonlight flooding in through the diamond panes enabled one to see even colours whilst it softened the wealth of dust which lay over all and disguised in some measure the ravages of time and moth.
my lamp seemed to be of little effect in the brilliant moonlight but i was glad to have it with me for there was a dread loneliness in the place which chilled my heart and made my nerves tremble.   my lamp seemed to be of little effect in the brilliant moonlight but i was glad to have it with me for there was a dread loneliness in the place which chilled my heart and made my nerves tremble.
still it was better than living alone in the rooms which i had come to hate from the presence of the count and after trying a little to school my nerves i found a soft quietude come over me.   still it was better than living alone in the rooms which i had come to hate from the presence of the count and after trying a little to school my nerves i found a soft quietude come over me.
here i am sitting at a little oak table where in old times possibly some fair lady sat to pen with much thought and many blushes her illspelt loveletter and writing in my diary in shorthand all that has happened since i closed it last it is nineteenth century uptodate with a vengeance.   here i am sitting at a little oak table where in old times possibly some fair lady sat to pen with much thought and many blushes her illspelt loveletter and writing in my diary in shorthand all that has happened since i closed it last it is nineteenth century uptodate with a vengeance.
and yet unless my senses deceive me the old centuries had and have powers of their own which mere modernity cannot kill.   and yet unless my senses deceive me the old centuries had and have powers of their own which mere modernity cannot kill.
later the morning of 16 may. <> later the morning of 23 december.
god preserve my sanity for to this i am reduced. = god preserve my sanity for to this i am reduced.
safety and the assurance of safety are things of the past whilst i live on here there is but one thing to hope for that i may not go mad if indeed i be not mad already.   safety and the assurance of safety are things of the past whilst i live on here there is but one thing to hope for that i may not go mad if indeed i be not mad already.
if i be sane then surely it is maddening to think that of all the foul things that lurk in this hateful place the count is the least dreadful to me that to him alone i can look for safety even though this be only whilst i can serve his purpose.   if i be sane then surely it is maddening to think that of all the foul things that lurk in this hateful place the count is the least dreadful to me that to him alone i can look for safety even though this be only whilst i can serve his purpose.
great god.   great god.
merciful god.   merciful god.
let me be calm for out of that way lies madness indeed.   let me be calm for out of that way lies madness indeed.
i begin to get new lights on certain things which have puzzled me.   i begin to get new lights on certain things which have puzzled me.
up to now i never quite knew what shakespeare meant when he made hamlet saymy tablets.   up to now i never quite knew what shakespeare meant when he made hamlet saymy tablets.
quick my tablets.   quick my tablets.
tis meet that i put it down etc.   tis meet that i put it down etc.
for now feeling as though my own brain were unhinged or as if the shock had come which must end in its undoing i turn to my diary for repose.   for now feeling as though my own brain were unhinged or as if the shock had come which must end in its undoing i turn to my diary for repose.
the habit of entering accurately must help to soothe me.   the habit of entering accurately must help to soothe me.
the counts mysterious warning frightened me at the time it frightens me more not when i think of it for in the future he has a fearful hold upon me.   the counts mysterious warning frightened me at the time it frightens me more not when i think of it for in the future he has a fearful hold upon me.
i shall fear to doubt what he may say.   i shall fear to doubt what he may say.
when i had written in my diary and had fortunately replaced the book and pen in my pocket i felt sleepy.   when i had written in my diary and had fortunately replaced the book and pen in my pocket i felt sleepy.
the counts warning came into my mind but i took pleasure in disobeying it.   the counts warning came into my mind but i took pleasure in disobeying it.
the sense of sleep was upon me and with it the obstinacy which sleep brings as outrider.   the sense of sleep was upon me and with it the obstinacy which sleep brings as outrider.
the soft moonlight soothed and the wide expanse without gave a sense of freedom which refreshed me.   the soft moonlight soothed and the wide expanse without gave a sense of freedom which refreshed me.
i determined not to return tonight to the gloomhaunted rooms but to sleep here where of old ladies had sat and sung and lived sweet lives whilst their gentle breasts were sad for their menfolk away in the midst of remorseless wars.   i determined not to return tonight to the gloomhaunted rooms but to sleep here where of old ladies had sat and sung and lived sweet lives whilst their gentle breasts were sad for their menfolk away in the midst of remorseless wars.
i drew a great couch out of its place near the corner so that as i lay i could look at the lovely view to east and south and unthinking of and uncaring for the dust composed myself for sleep.   i drew a great couch out of its place near the corner so that as i lay i could look at the lovely view to east and south and unthinking of and uncaring for the dust composed myself for sleep.
i suppose i must have fallen asleep i hope so but i fear for all that followed was startlingly realso real that now sitting here in the broad full sunlight of the morning i cannot in the least believe that it was all sleep.   i suppose i must have fallen asleep i hope so but i fear for all that followed was startlingly realso real that now sitting here in the broad full sunlight of the morning i cannot in the least believe that it was all sleep.
i was not alone.   i was not alone.
the room was the same unchanged in any way since i came into it i could see along the floor in the brilliant moonlight my own footsteps marked where i had disturbed the long accumulation of dust in the moonlight opposite me were three young women ladies by their dress and manner.   the room was the same unchanged in any way since i came into it i could see along the floor in the brilliant moonlight my own footsteps marked where i had disturbed the long accumulation of dust in the moonlight opposite me were three young women ladies by their dress and manner.
i thought at the time that i must be dreaming when i saw them for though the moonlight was behind them they threw no shadow on the floor.   i thought at the time that i must be dreaming when i saw them for though the moonlight was behind them they threw no shadow on the floor.
they came close to me and looked at me for some time and then whispered together.   they came close to me and looked at me for some time and then whispered together.
two were dark and had high aquiline noses like the count and great dark piercing eyes that seemed to be almost red when contrasted with the pale yellow moon.   two were dark and had high aquiline noses like the count and great dark piercing eyes that seemed to be almost red when contrasted with the pale yellow moon.
the other was fair as fair as can be with great wavy masses of golden hair and eyes like pale sapphires.   the other was fair as fair as can be with great wavy masses of golden hair and eyes like pale sapphires.
i seemed somehow to know her face and to know it in connection with some dreamy fear but i could not recollect at the moment how or where.   i seemed somehow to know her face and to know it in connection with some dreamy fear but i could not recollect at the moment how or where.
all three had brilliant white teeth that shone like pearls against the ruby of their voluptuous lips.   all three had brilliant white teeth that shone like pearls against the ruby of their voluptuous lips.
there was something about them that made me uneasy some longing and at the same time some deadly fear.   there was something about them that made me uneasy some longing and at the same time some deadly fear.
i felt in my heart a wicked burning desire that they would kiss me with those red lips.   i felt in my heart a wicked burning desire that they would kiss me with those red lips.
it is not good to note this down lest some day it should meet minas eyes and cause her pain but it is the truth.   it is not good to note this down lest some day it should meet minas eyes and cause her pain but it is the truth.
they whispered together and then they all three laughedsuch a silvery musical laugh but as hard as though the sound never could have come through the softness of human lips.   they whispered together and then they all three laughedsuch a silvery musical laugh but as hard as though the sound never could have come through the softness of human lips.
it was like the intolerable tingling sweetness of waterglasses when played on by a cunning hand.   it was like the intolerable tingling sweetness of waterglasses when played on by a cunning hand.
the fair girl shook her head coquettishly and the other two urged her on.   the fair girl shook her head coquettishly and the other two urged her on.
one saidgo on.   one saidgo on.
you are first and we shall follow yours is the right to begin.   you are first and we shall follow yours is the right to begin.
the other addedhe is young and strong there are kisses for us all.   the other addedhe is young and strong there are kisses for us all.
i lay quiet looking out from under my eyelashes in an agony of delightful anticipation.   i lay quiet looking out from under my eyelashes in an agony of delightful anticipation.
the fair girl advanced and bent over me till i could feel the movement of her breath upon me.   the fair girl advanced and bent over me till i could feel the movement of her breath upon me.
sweet it was in one sense honeysweet and sent the same tingling through the nerves as her voice but with a bitter underlying the sweet a bitter offensiveness as one smells in blood.   sweet it was in one sense honeysweet and sent the same tingling through the nerves as her voice but with a bitter underlying the sweet a bitter offensiveness as one smells in blood.
i was afraid to raise my eyelids but looked out and saw perfectly under the lashes.   i was afraid to raise my eyelids but looked out and saw perfectly under the lashes.
the girl fair went on her knees and bent over me fairly gloating.   the girl fair went on her knees and bent over me fairly gloating.
there was a deliberate voluptuousness which was both thrilling and repulsive and as she arched her neck she actually licked her lips like an animal till i could see in the moonlight the moisture shining on the scarlet lips and on the red tongue as it lapped the white sharp teeth.   there was a deliberate voluptuousness which was both thrilling and repulsive and as she arched her neck she actually licked her lips like an animal till i could see in the moonlight the moisture shining on the scarlet lips and on the red tongue as it lapped the white sharp teeth.
lower and lower went her head as the lips went below the range of my mouth and chin and seemed to fasten on my throat.   lower and lower went her head as the lips went below the range of my mouth and chin and seemed to fasten on my throat.
then she paused and i could hear the churning sound of her tongue as it licked her teeth and lips and i could feel the hot breath on my neck.   then she paused and i could hear the churning sound of her tongue as it licked her teeth and lips and i could feel the hot breath on my neck.
then the skin of my throat began to tingle as ones flesh does when the hand that is to tickle it approaches nearernearer.   then the skin of my throat began to tingle as ones flesh does when the hand that is to tickle it approaches nearernearer.
i could feel the soft shivering touch of the lips on the supersensitive skin of my throat and the hard dents of two sharp teeth just touching and pausing there.   i could feel the soft shivering touch of the lips on the supersensitive skin of my throat and the hard dents of two sharp teeth just touching and pausing there.
i closed my eyes in languorous ecstasy and waitedwaited with beating heart.   i closed my eyes in languorous ecstasy and waitedwaited with beating heart.
but at that instant another sensation swept through me as quick as lightning.   but at that instant another sensation swept through me as quick as lightning.
i was conscious of the presence of the count and of his being as if lapped in a storm of fury.   i was conscious of the presence of the count and of his being as if lapped in a storm of fury.
as my eyes opened involuntarily i saw his strong hand grasp the slender neck of the fair woman and with giants power draw it back the blue eyes transformed with fury the white teeth champing with rage and the fair cheeks blazing red with passion.   as my eyes opened involuntarily i saw his strong hand grasp the slender neck of the fair woman and with giants power draw it back the blue eyes transformed with fury the white teeth champing with rage and the fair cheeks blazing red with passion.
but the count.   but the count.
never did i imagine such wrath and fury even to the demons of the pit.   never did i imagine such wrath and fury even to the demons of the pit.
his eyes were positively blazing.   his eyes were positively blazing.
the red light in them was lurid as if the flames of hellfire blazed behind them.   the red light in them was lurid as if the flames of hellfire blazed behind them.
his face was deathly pale and the lines of it were hard like drawn wires the thick eyebrows that met over the nose now seemed like a heaving bar of whitehot metal.   his face was deathly pale and the lines of it were hard like drawn wires the thick eyebrows that met over the nose now seemed like a heaving bar of whitehot metal.
with a fierce sweep of his arm he hurled the woman from him and then motioned to the others as though he were beating them back it was the same imperious gesture that i had seen used to the wolves.   with a fierce sweep of his arm he hurled the woman from him and then motioned to the others as though he were beating them back it was the same imperious gesture that i had seen used to the wolves.
in a voice which though low and almost in a whisper seemed to cut through the air and then ring round the room as he saidhow dare you touch him any of you.   in a voice which though low and almost in a whisper seemed to cut through the air and then ring round the room as he saidhow dare you touch him any of you.
how dare you cast eyes on him when i had forbidden it.   how dare you cast eyes on him when i had forbidden it.
back i tell you all.   back i tell you all.
this man belongs to me.   this man belongs to me.
beware how you meddle with him or youll have to deal with me.   beware how you meddle with him or youll have to deal with me.
the fair girl with a laugh of ribald coquetry turned to answer him you yourself never loved you never love.   the fair girl with a laugh of ribald coquetry turned to answer him you yourself never loved you never love.
on this the other women joined and such a mirthless hard soulless laughter rang through the room that it almost made me faint to hear it seemed like the pleasure of fiends.   on this the other women joined and such a mirthless hard soulless laughter rang through the room that it almost made me faint to hear it seemed like the pleasure of fiends.
then the count turned after looking at my face attentively and said in a soft whisperyes i too can love you yourselves can tell it from the past is it not so.   then the count turned after looking at my face attentively and said in a soft whisperyes i too can love you yourselves can tell it from the past is it not so.
well now i promise you that when i am done with him you shall kiss him at your will.   well now i promise you that when i am done with him you shall kiss him at your will.
now go.   now go.
go.   go.
i must awaken him for there is work to be done.   i must awaken him for there is work to be done.
are we to have nothing tonight.   are we to have nothing tonight.
said one of them with a low laugh as she pointed to the bag which he had thrown upon the floor and which moved as though there were some living thing within it.   said one of them with a low laugh as she pointed to the bag which he had thrown upon the floor and which moved as though there were some living thing within it.
for answer he nodded his head.   for answer he nodded his head.
one of the women jumped forward and opened it.   one of the women jumped forward and opened it.
if my ears did not deceive me there was a gasp and a low wail as of a halfsmothered child.   if my ears did not deceive me there was a gasp and a low wail as of a halfsmothered child.
the women closed round whilst i was aghast with horror but as i looked they disappeared and with them the dreadful bag.   the women closed round whilst i was aghast with horror but as i looked they disappeared and with them the dreadful bag.
there was no door near them and they could not have passed me without my noticing.   there was no door near them and they could not have passed me without my noticing.
they simply seemed to fade into the rays of the moonlight and pass out through the window for i could see outside the dim shadowy forms for a moment before they entirely faded away.   they simply seemed to fade into the rays of the moonlight and pass out through the window for i could see outside the dim shadowy forms for a moment before they entirely faded away.
then the horror overcame me and i sank down unconscious.   then the horror overcame me and i sank down unconscious.
chapter iv   chapter iv
jonathan harkers journal continued.   jonathan harkers journal continued.
i awoke in my own bed.   i awoke in my own bed.
if it be that i had not dreamt the count must have carried me here.   if it be that i had not dreamt the count must have carried me here.
i tried to satisfy myself on the subject but could not arrive at any unquestionable result.   i tried to satisfy myself on the subject but could not arrive at any unquestionable result.
to be sure there were certain small evidences such as that my clothes were folded and laid by in a manner which was not my habit.   to be sure there were certain small evidences such as that my clothes were folded and laid by in a manner which was not my habit.
my watch was still unwound and i am rigorously accustomed to wind it the last thing before going to bed and many such details.   my watch was still unwound and i am rigorously accustomed to wind it the last thing before going to bed and many such details.
but these things are no proof for they may have been evidences that my mind was not as usual and from some cause or another i had certainly been much upset.   but these things are no proof for they may have been evidences that my mind was not as usual and from some cause or another i had certainly been much upset.
i must watch for proof.   i must watch for proof.
of one thing i am glad if it was that the count carried me here and undressed me he must have been hurried in his task for my pockets are intact.   of one thing i am glad if it was that the count carried me here and undressed me he must have been hurried in his task for my pockets are intact.
i am sure this diary would have been a mystery to him which he would not have brooked.   i am sure this diary would have been a mystery to him which he would not have brooked.
he would have taken or destroyed it.   he would have taken or destroyed it.
as i look round this room although it has been to me so full of fear it is now a sort of sanctuary for nothing can be more dreadful than those awful women who werewho arewaiting to suck my blood.   as i look round this room although it has been to me so full of fear it is now a sort of sanctuary for nothing can be more dreadful than those awful women who werewho arewaiting to suck my blood.
18 may. <> 24 december.
i have been down to look at that room again in daylight for i must know the truth. = i have been down to look at that room again in daylight for i must know the truth.
when i got to the doorway at the top of the stairs i found it closed.   when i got to the doorway at the top of the stairs i found it closed.
it had been so forcibly driven against the jamb that part of the woodwork was splintered.   it had been so forcibly driven against the jamb that part of the woodwork was splintered.
i could see that the bolt of the lock had not been shot but the door is fastened from the inside.   i could see that the bolt of the lock had not been shot but the door is fastened from the inside.
i fear it was no dream and must act on this surmise.   i fear it was no dream and must act on this surmise.
19 may. <> 25 december.
i am surely in the toils. = i am surely in the toils.
last night the count asked me in the suavest tones to write three letters one saying that my work here was nearly done and that i should start for home within a few days another that i was starting on the next morning from the time of the letter and the third that i had left the castle and arrived at bistritz.   last night the count asked me in the suavest tones to write three letters one saying that my work here was nearly done and that i should start for home within a few days another that i was starting on the next morning from the time of the letter and the third that i had left the castle and arrived at bistritz.
i would fain have rebelled but felt that in the present state of things it would be madness to quarrel openly with the count whilst i am so absolutely in his power and to refuse would be to excite his suspicion and to arouse his anger.   i would fain have rebelled but felt that in the present state of things it would be madness to quarrel openly with the count whilst i am so absolutely in his power and to refuse would be to excite his suspicion and to arouse his anger.
he knows that i know too much and that i must not live lest i be dangerous to him my only chance is to prolong my opportunities.   he knows that i know too much and that i must not live lest i be dangerous to him my only chance is to prolong my opportunities.
something may occur which will give me a chance to escape.   something may occur which will give me a chance to escape.
i saw in his eyes something of that gathering wrath which was manifest when he hurled that fair woman from him.   i saw in his eyes something of that gathering wrath which was manifest when he hurled that fair woman from him.
he explained to me that posts were few and uncertain at this time of year with such feasting and merriment and that my writing now would ensure ease of mind to my friends and he assured me with so much impressiveness that he would countermand the later letters which would be held over at bistritz until due time in case chance would admit of my prolonging my stay that to oppose him would have been to create new suspicion.   he explained to me that posts were few and uncertain at this time of year with such feasting and merriment and that my writing now would ensure ease of mind to my friends and he assured me with so much impressiveness that he would countermand the later letters which would be held over at bistritz until due time in case chance would admit of my prolonging my stay that to oppose him would have been to create new suspicion.
i therefore pretended to fall in with his views and asked him what dates i should put on the letters.   i therefore pretended to fall in with his views and asked him what dates i should put on the letters.
he calculated a minute and then saidthe first should be june 12 the second june 19 and the third june 29. <> he calculated a minute and then saidthe first should be january 12 the second january 19 and the third january 29.
i know now the span of my life. = i know now the span of my life.
god help me.   god help me.
28 may. <> 4 january.
there is a chance of escape or at any rate of being able to send word home. = there is a chance of escape or at any rate of being able to send word home.
a band of szgany have come to the castle and are encamped in the courtyard.   a band of szgany have come to the castle and are encamped in the courtyard.
these szgany are gipsies i have notes of them in my book.   these szgany are gipsies i have notes of them in my book.
they are peculiar to this part of the world though allied to the ordinary gipsies all the world over.   they are peculiar to this part of the world though allied to the ordinary gipsies all the world over.
there are thousands of them in hungary and transylvania who are almost outside all law.   there are thousands of them in hungary and transylvania who are almost outside all law.
they attach themselves as a rule to some great noble or boyar and call themselves by his name.   they attach themselves as a rule to some great noble or boyar and call themselves by his name.
they are fearless and without religion save superstition and they talk only their own varieties of the romany tongue.   they are fearless and without religion save superstition and they talk only their own varieties of the romany tongue.
  -+ the band that is here is from strasba.
    i can tell from the marking on their wagon.
    thank god that the count does not know i speak german.
i shall write some letters home and shall try to get them to have them posted. = i shall write some letters home and shall try to get them to have them posted.
i have already spoken to them through my window to begin an acquaintanceship.   i have already spoken to them through my window to begin an acquaintanceship.
they took their hats off and made obeisance and many signs which however i could not understand any more than i could their spoken language .   they took their hats off and made obeisance and many signs which however i could not understand any more than i could their spoken language .
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i have written the letters. = i have written the letters.
minas is in shorthand and i simply ask mr hawkins to communicate with her.   minas is in shorthand and i simply ask mr hawkins to communicate with her.
to her i have explained my situation but without the horrors which i may only surmise.   to her i have explained my situation but without the horrors which i may only surmise.
it would shock and frighten her to death were i to expose my heart to her.   it would shock and frighten her to death were i to expose my heart to her.
should the letters not carry then the count shall not yet know my secret or the extent of my knowledge .   should the letters not carry then the count shall not yet know my secret or the extent of my knowledge .
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i have given the letters i threw them through the bars of my window with a gold piece and made what signs i could to have them posted. = i have given the letters i threw them through the bars of my window with a gold piece and made what signs i could to have them posted.
the man who took them pressed them to his heart and bowed and then put them in his cap.   the man who took them pressed them to his heart and bowed and then put them in his cap.
i could do no more.   i could do no more.
i stole back to the study and began to read.   i stole back to the study and began to read.
as the count did not come in i have written here .   as the count did not come in i have written here .
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the count has come. = the count has come.
he sat down beside me and said in his smoothest voice as he opened two letters the szgany has given me these of which though i know not whence they come i shall of course take care.   he sat down beside me and said in his smoothest voice as he opened two letters the szgany has given me these of which though i know not whence they come i shall of course take care.
see.   see.
he must have looked at itone is from you and to my friend peter hawkins the otherhere he caught sight of the strange symbols as he opened the envelope and the dark look came into his face and his eyes blazed wickedlythe other is a vile thing an outrage upon friendship and hospitality.   he must have looked at itone is from you and to my friend peter hawkins the otherhere he caught sight of the strange symbols as he opened the envelope and the dark look came into his face and his eyes blazed wickedlythe other is a vile thing an outrage upon friendship and hospitality.
it is not signed.   it is not signed.
well.   well.
so it cannot matter to us.   so it cannot matter to us.
and he calmly held letter and envelope in the flame of the lamp till they were consumed.   and he calmly held letter and envelope in the flame of the lamp till they were consumed.
then he went on the letter to hawkinsthat i shall of course send on since it is yours.   then he went on the letter to hawkinsthat i shall of course send on since it is yours.
your letters are sacred to me.   your letters are sacred to me.
your pardon my friend that unknowingly i did break the seal.   your pardon my friend that unknowingly i did break the seal.
will you not cover it again.   will you not cover it again.
he held out the letter to me and with a courteous bow handed me a clean envelope.   he held out the letter to me and with a courteous bow handed me a clean envelope.
i could only redirect it and hand it to him in silence.   i could only redirect it and hand it to him in silence.
when he went out of the room i could hear the key turn softly.   when he went out of the room i could hear the key turn softly.
a minute later i went over and tried it and the door was locked.   a minute later i went over and tried it and the door was locked.
when an hour or two after the count came quietly into the room his coming wakened me for i had gone to sleep on the sofa.   when an hour or two after the count came quietly into the room his coming wakened me for i had gone to sleep on the sofa.
he was very courteous and very cheery in his manner and seeing that i had been sleeping he saidso my friend you are tired.   he was very courteous and very cheery in his manner and seeing that i had been sleeping he saidso my friend you are tired.
get to bed.   get to bed.
there is the surest rest i may not have the pleasure of talk tonight since there are many labours to me but you will sleep i pray.   there is the surest rest i may not have the pleasure of talk tonight since there are many labours to me but you will sleep i pray.
i passed to my room and went to bed and strange to say slept without dreaming.   i passed to my room and went to bed and strange to say slept without dreaming.
despair has its own calms31 may. <> despair has its own calms7 january.
this morning when i woke i thought i would provide myself with some papers and envelopes from my bag and keep them in my pocket so that i might write in case i should get an opportunity but again a surprise again a shock. = this morning when i woke i thought i would provide myself with some papers and envelopes from my bag and keep them in my pocket so that i might write in case i should get an opportunity but again a surprise again a shock.
every scrap of paper was gone and with it all my notes my memoranda relating to railways and travel my letter of credit in fact all that might be useful to me were i once outside the castle.   every scrap of paper was gone and with it all my notes my memoranda relating to railways and travel my letter of credit in fact all that might be useful to me were i once outside the castle.
i sat and pondered awhile and then some thought occurred to me and i made search of my portmanteau and in the wardrobe where i had placed my clothes.   i sat and pondered awhile and then some thought occurred to me and i made search of my portmanteau and in the wardrobe where i had placed my clothes.
the suit in which i had travelled was gone and also my overcoat and rug i could find no trace of them anywhere.   the suit in which i had travelled was gone and also my overcoat and rug i could find no trace of them anywhere.
this looked like some new scheme of villainy.   this looked like some new scheme of villainy.
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17 june.   17 january.
this morning as i was sitting on the edge of my bed cudgelling my brains i heard without a cracking of whips and pounding and scraping of horses feet up the rocky path beyond the courtyard. = this morning as i was sitting on the edge of my bed cudgelling my brains i heard without a cracking of whips and pounding and scraping of horses feet up the rocky path beyond the courtyard.
with joy i hurried to the window and saw drive into the yard two great leiterwagons each drawn by eight sturdy horses and at the head of each pair a slovak with his wide hatgreat nailstudded belt dirty sheepskin and high boots.   with joy i hurried to the window and saw drive into the yard two great leiterwagons each drawn by eight sturdy horses and at the head of each pair a slovak with his wide hatgreat nailstudded belt dirty sheepskin and high boots.
they had also their long staves in hand.   they had also their long staves in hand.
i ran to the door intending to descend and try and join them through the main hall as i thought that way might be opened for them.   i ran to the door intending to descend and try and join them through the main hall as i thought that way might be opened for them.
again a shock my door was fastened on the outside.   again a shock my door was fastened on the outside.
then i ran to the window and cried to them.   then i ran to the window and cried to them.
they looked up at me stupidly and pointed but just then the hetman of the szgany came out and seeing them pointing to my window said something at which they laughed.   they looked up at me stupidly and pointed but just then the hetman of the szgany came out and seeing them pointing to my window said something at which they laughed.
henceforth no effort of mine no piteous cry or agonised entreaty would make them even look at me.   henceforth no effort of mine no piteous cry or agonised entreaty would make them even look at me.
they resolutely turned away.   they resolutely turned away.
the leiterwagons contained great square boxes with handles of thick rope these were evidently empty by the ease with which the slovaks handled them and by their resonance as they were roughly moved.   the leiterwagons contained great square boxes with handles of thick rope these were evidently empty by the ease with which the slovaks handled them and by their resonance as they were roughly moved.
when they were all unloaded and packed in a great heap in one corner of the yard the slovaks were given some money by the szgany and spitting on it for luck lazily went each to his horses head.   when they were all unloaded and packed in a great heap in one corner of the yard the slovaks were given some money by the szgany and spitting on it for luck lazily went each to his horses head.
shortly afterwards i heard the cracking of their whips die away in the distance.   shortly afterwards i heard the cracking of their whips die away in the distance.
24 june before morning. <> 24 january before morning.
last night the count left me early and locked himself into his own room. = last night the count left me early and locked himself into his own room.
as soon as i dared i ran up the winding stair and looked out of the window which opened south.   as soon as i dared i ran up the winding stair and looked out of the window which opened south.
i thought i would watch for the count for there is something going on.   i thought i would watch for the count for there is something going on.
the szgany are quartered somewhere in the castle and are doing work of some kind.   the szgany are quartered somewhere in the castle and are doing work of some kind.
i know it for now and then i hear a faraway muffled sound as of mattock and spade and whatever it is it must be the end of some ruthless villainy.   i know it for now and then i hear a faraway muffled sound as of mattock and spade and whatever it is it must be the end of some ruthless villainy.
i had been at the window somewhat less than half an hour when i saw something coming out of the counts window.   i had been at the window somewhat less than half an hour when i saw something coming out of the counts window.
i drew back and watched carefully and saw the whole man emerge.   i drew back and watched carefully and saw the whole man emerge.
it was a new shock to me to find that he had on the suit of clothes which i had worn whilst travelling here and slung over his shoulder the terrible bag which i had seen the women take away.   it was a new shock to me to find that he had on the suit of clothes which i had worn whilst travelling here and slung over his shoulder the terrible bag which i had seen the women take away.
there could be no doubt as to his quest and in my garb too.   there could be no doubt as to his quest and in my garb too.
this then is his new scheme of evil that he will allow others to see me as they think so that he may both leave evidence that i have been seen in the towns or villages posting my own letters and that any wickedness which he may do shall by the local people be attributed to me.   this then is his new scheme of evil that he will allow others to see me as they think so that he may both leave evidence that i have been seen in the towns or villages posting my own letters and that any wickedness which he may do shall by the local people be attributed to me.
it makes me rage to think that this can go on and whilst i am shut up here a veritable prisoner but without that protection of the law which is even a criminals right and consolation.   it makes me rage to think that this can go on and whilst i am shut up here a veritable prisoner but without that protection of the law which is even a criminals right and consolation.
i thought i would watch for the counts return and for a long time sat doggedly at the window.   i thought i would watch for the counts return and for a long time sat doggedly at the window.
then i began to notice that there were some quaint little specks floating in the rays of the moonlight.   then i began to notice that there were some quaint little specks floating in the rays of the moonlight.
they were like the tiniest grains of dust and they whirled round and gathered in clusters in a nebulous sort of way.   they were like the tiniest grains of dust and they whirled round and gathered in clusters in a nebulous sort of way.
i watched them with a sense of soothing and a sort of calm stole over me.   i watched them with a sense of soothing and a sort of calm stole over me.
i leaned back in the embrasure in a more comfortable position so that i could enjoy more fully the aerial gambolling.   i leaned back in the embrasure in a more comfortable position so that i could enjoy more fully the aerial gambolling.
something made me start up a low piteous howling of dogs somewhere far below in the valley which was hidden from my sight.   something made me start up a low piteous howling of dogs somewhere far below in the valley which was hidden from my sight.
louder it seemed to ring in my ears and the floating moats of dust to take new shapes to the sound as they danced in the moonlight.   louder it seemed to ring in my ears and the floating moats of dust to take new shapes to the sound as they danced in the moonlight.
i felt myself struggling to awake to some call of my instincts nay my very soul was struggling and my halfremembered sensibilities were striving to answer the call.   i felt myself struggling to awake to some call of my instincts nay my very soul was struggling and my halfremembered sensibilities were striving to answer the call.
i was becoming hypnotised.   i was becoming hypnotised.
quicker and quicker danced the dust and the moonbeams seemed to quiver as they went by me into the mass of gloom beyond.   quicker and quicker danced the dust and the moonbeams seemed to quiver as they went by me into the mass of gloom beyond.
more and more they gathered till they seemed to take dim phantom shapes.   more and more they gathered till they seemed to take dim phantom shapes.
and then i started broad awake and in full possession of my senses and ran screaming from the place.   and then i started broad awake and in full possession of my senses and ran screaming from the place.
the phantom shapes which were becoming gradually materialised from the moonbeams were those of the three ghostly women to whom i was doomed.   the phantom shapes which were becoming gradually materialised from the moonbeams were those of the three ghostly women to whom i was doomed.
i fled and felt somewhat safer in my own room where there was no moonlight and where the lamp was burning brightly.   i fled and felt somewhat safer in my own room where there was no moonlight and where the lamp was burning brightly.
when a couple of hours had passed i heard something stirring in the counts room something like a sharp wail quickly suppressed and then there was silence deep awful silence which chilled me.   when a couple of hours had passed i heard something stirring in the counts room something like a sharp wail quickly suppressed and then there was silence deep awful silence which chilled me.
with a beating heart i tried the door but i was locked in my prison and could do nothing.   with a beating heart i tried the door but i was locked in my prison and could do nothing.
i sat down and simply cried.   i sat down and simply cried.
as i sat i heard a sound in the courtyard withoutthe agonised cry of a woman.   as i sat i heard a sound in the courtyard withoutthe agonised cry of a woman.
i rushed to the window and throwing it up peered between the bars.   i rushed to the window and throwing it up peered between the bars.
there indeed was a woman with dishevelled hair holding her hands over her heart as one distressed with running.   there indeed was a woman with dishevelled hair holding her hands over her heart as one distressed with running.
she was leaning against the corner of the gateway.   she was leaning against the corner of the gateway.
when she saw my face at the window she threw herself forward and shouted in a voice laden with menacemonster give me my child.   when she saw my face at the window she threw herself forward and shouted in a voice laden with menacemonster give me my child.
she threw herself on her knees and raising up her hands cried the same words in tones which wrung my heart.   she threw herself on her knees and raising up her hands cried the same words in tones which wrung my heart.
then she tore her hair and beat her breast and abandoned herself to all the violences of extravagant emotion.   then she tore her hair and beat her breast and abandoned herself to all the violences of extravagant emotion.
finally she threw herself forward and though i could not see her i could hear the beating of her naked hands against the door.   finally she threw herself forward and though i could not see her i could hear the beating of her naked hands against the door.
somewhere high overhead probably on the tower i heard the voice of the count calling in his harsh metallic whisper.   somewhere high overhead probably on the tower i heard the voice of the count calling in his harsh metallic whisper.
his call seemed to be answered from far and wide by the howling of wolves.   his call seemed to be answered from far and wide by the howling of wolves.
before many minutes had passed a pack of them poured like a pentup dam when liberated through the wide entrance into the courtyard.   before many minutes had passed a pack of them poured like a pentup dam when liberated through the wide entrance into the courtyard.
there was no cry from the woman and the howling of the wolves was but short.   there was no cry from the woman and the howling of the wolves was but short.
before long they streamed away singly licking their lips.   before long they streamed away singly licking their lips.
i could not pity her for i knew now what had become of her child and she was better dead.   i could not pity her for i knew now what had become of her child and she was better dead.
what shall i do.   what shall i do.
what can i do.   what can i do.
how can i escape from this dreadful thing of night and gloom and fear.   how can i escape from this dreadful thing of night and gloom and fear.
25 june morning. <> 25 january morning.
no man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and dear to his heart and eye the morning can be. = no man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and dear to his heart and eye the morning can be.
when the sun grew so high this morning that it struck the top of the great gateway opposite my window the high spot which it touched seemed to me as if the dove from the ark had lighted there.   when the sun grew so high this morning that it struck the top of the great gateway opposite my window the high spot which it touched seemed to me as if the dove from the ark had lighted there.
my fear fell from me as if it had been a vaporous garment which dissolved in the warmth.   my fear fell from me as if it had been a vaporous garment which dissolved in the warmth.
i must take action of some sort whilst the courage of the day is upon me.   i must take action of some sort whilst the courage of the day is upon me.
last night one of my postdated letters went to post the first of that fatal series which is to blot out the very traces of my existence from the earth.   last night one of my postdated letters went to post the first of that fatal series which is to blot out the very traces of my existence from the earth.
let me not think of it.   let me not think of it.
action.   action.
it has always been at nighttime that i have been molested or threatened or in some way in danger or in fear.   it has always been at nighttime that i have been molested or threatened or in some way in danger or in fear.
i have not yet seen the count in the daylight.   i have not yet seen the count in the daylight.
can it be that he sleeps when others wake that he may be awake whilst they sleep.   can it be that he sleeps when others wake that he may be awake whilst they sleep.
if i could only get into his room.   if i could only get into his room.
but there is no possible way.   but there is no possible way.
the door is always locked no way for me.   the door is always locked no way for me.
yes there is a way if one dares to take it.   yes there is a way if one dares to take it.
where his body has gone why may not another body go.   where his body has gone why may not another body go.
i have seen him myself crawl from his window why should not i imitate him and go in by his window.   i have seen him myself crawl from his window why should not i imitate him and go in by his window.
the chances are desperate but my need is more desperate still.   the chances are desperate but my need is more desperate still.
i shall risk it.   i shall risk it.
at the worst it can only be death and a mans death is not a calfs and the dreaded hereafter may still be open to me.   at the worst it can only be death and a mans death is not a calfs and the dreaded hereafter may still be open to me.
god help me in my task.   god help me in my task.
goodbye mina if i fail goodbye my faithful friend and second father goodbye all and last of all mina.   goodbye mina if i fail goodbye my faithful friend and second father goodbye all and last of all mina.
same day later.   same day later.
i have made the effort and god helping me have come safely back to this room.   i have made the effort and god helping me have come safely back to this room.
i must put down every detail in order.   i must put down every detail in order.
i went whilst my courage was fresh straight to the window on the south side and at once got outside on the narrow ledge of stone which runs round the building on this side.   i went whilst my courage was fresh straight to the window on the south side and at once got outside on the narrow ledge of stone which runs round the building on this side.
the stones are big and roughly cut and the mortar has by process of time been washed away between them.   the stones are big and roughly cut and the mortar has by process of time been washed away between them.
i took off my boots and ventured out on the desperate way.   i took off my boots and ventured out on the desperate way.
i looked down once so as to make sure that a sudden glimpse of the awful depth would not overcome me but after that kept my eyes away from it.   i looked down once so as to make sure that a sudden glimpse of the awful depth would not overcome me but after that kept my eyes away from it.
i know pretty well the direction and distance of the counts window and made for it as well as i could having regard to the opportunities available.   i know pretty well the direction and distance of the counts window and made for it as well as i could having regard to the opportunities available.
i did not feel dizzyi suppose i was too excitedand the time seemed ridiculously short till i found myself standing on the windowsill and trying to raise up the sash.   i did not feel dizzyi suppose i was too excitedand the time seemed ridiculously short till i found myself standing on the windowsill and trying to raise up the sash.
i was filled with agitation however when i bent down and slid feet foremost in through the window.   i was filled with agitation however when i bent down and slid feet foremost in through the window.
then i looked around for the count but with surprise and gladness made a discovery.   then i looked around for the count but with surprise and gladness made a discovery.
the room was empty.   the room was empty.
it was barely furnished with odd things which seemed to have never been used the furniture was something the same style as that in the south rooms and was covered with dust i looked for the key but it was not in the lock and i could not find it anywhere.   it was barely furnished with odd things which seemed to have never been used the furniture was something the same style as that in the south rooms and was covered with dust i looked for the key but it was not in the lock and i could not find it anywhere.
the only thing i found was a great heap of gold in one cornergold of all kinds roman and british and austrian and hungarian and greek and turkish money covered with a film of dust as though it had lain long in the ground.   the only thing i found was a great heap of gold in one cornergold of all kinds roman and british and austrian and hungarian and greek and turkish money covered with a film of dust as though it had lain long in the ground.
none of it that i noticed was less than three hundred years old.   none of it that i noticed was less than three hundred years old.
there were also chains and ornaments some jewelled but all of them old and stained.   there were also chains and ornaments some jewelled but all of them old and stained.
at one corner of the room was a heavy door.   at one corner of the room was a heavy door.
i tried it for since i could not find the key of the room or the key of the outer door which was the main object of my search i must make further examination or all my efforts would be in vain.   i tried it for since i could not find the key of the room or the key of the outer door which was the main object of my search i must make further examination or all my efforts would be in vain.
it was open and led through a stone passage to a circular stairway which went steeply down.   it was open and led through a stone passage to a circular stairway which went steeply down.
i descended minding carefully where i went for the stairs were dark being only lit by loopholes in the heavy masonry.   i descended minding carefully where i went for the stairs were dark being only lit by loopholes in the heavy masonry.
at the bottom there was a dark tunnellike passage through which came a deathly sickly odour the odour of old earth newly turned.   at the bottom there was a dark tunnellike passage through which came a deathly sickly odour the odour of old earth newly turned.
as i went through the passage the smell grew closer and heavier.   as i went through the passage the smell grew closer and heavier.
at last i pulled open a heavy door which stood ajar and found myself in an old ruined chapel which had evidently been used as a graveyard.   at last i pulled open a heavy door which stood ajar and found myself in an old ruined chapel which had evidently been used as a graveyard.
the roof was broken and in two places were steps leading to vaults but the ground had recently been dug over and the earth placed in great wooden boxes manifestly those which had been brought by the slovaks.   the roof was broken and in two places were steps leading to vaults but the ground had recently been dug over and the earth placed in great wooden boxes manifestly those which had been brought by the slovaks.
there was nobody about and i made search for any further outlet but there was none.   there was nobody about and i made search for any further outlet but there was none.
then i went over every inch of the ground so as not to lose a chance.   then i went over every inch of the ground so as not to lose a chance.
i went down even into the vaults where the dim light struggled although to do so was a dread to my very soul.   i went down even into the vaults where the dim light struggled although to do so was a dread to my very soul.
into two of these i went but saw nothing except fragments of old coffins and piles of dust in the third however i made a discovery.   into two of these i went but saw nothing except fragments of old coffins and piles of dust in the third however i made a discovery.
there in one of the great boxes of which there were fifty in all on a pile of newly dug earth lay the count.   there in one of the great boxes of which there were fifty in all on a pile of newly dug earth lay the count.
he was either dead or asleep i could not say whichfor eyes were open and stony but without the glassiness of deathand the cheeks had the warmth of life through all their pallor and the lips were as red as ever.   he was either dead or asleep i could not say whichfor eyes were open and stony but without the glassiness of deathand the cheeks had the warmth of life through all their pallor and the lips were as red as ever.
but there was no sign of movement no pulse no breath no beating of the heart.   but there was no sign of movement no pulse no breath no beating of the heart.
i bent over him and tried to find any sign of life but in vain.   i bent over him and tried to find any sign of life but in vain.
he could not have lain there long for the earthy smell would have passed away in a few hours.   he could not have lain there long for the earthy smell would have passed away in a few hours.
by the side of the box was its cover pierced with holes here and there.   by the side of the box was its cover pierced with holes here and there.
i thought he might have the keys on him but when i went to search i saw the dead eyes and in them dead though they were such a look of hate though unconscious of me or my presence that i fled from the place and leaving the counts room by the window crawled again up the castle wall.   i thought he might have the keys on him but when i went to search i saw the dead eyes and in them dead though they were such a look of hate though unconscious of me or my presence that i fled from the place and leaving the counts room by the window crawled again up the castle wall.
regaining my room i threw myself panting upon the bed and tried to think .   regaining my room i threw myself panting upon the bed and tried to think .
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29 june.   27 january.
today is the date of my last letter and the count has taken steps to prove that it was genuine for again i saw him leave the castle by the same window and in my clothes. = today is the date of my last letter and the count has taken steps to prove that it was genuine for again i saw him leave the castle by the same window and in my clothes.
as he went down the wall lizard fashion i wished i had a gun or some lethal weapon that i might destroy him but i fear that no weapon wrought alone by mans hand would have any effect on him.   as he went down the wall lizard fashion i wished i had a gun or some lethal weapon that i might destroy him but i fear that no weapon wrought alone by mans hand would have any effect on him.
i dared not wait to see him return for i feared to see those weird sisters.   i dared not wait to see him return for i feared to see those weird sisters.
  -+ how right was shakespeare no one would believe that after three hundred years one should see in this fastness of europe the counterpart of the witches of macbeth.
i came back to the library and read there till i fell asleep. = i came back to the library and read there till i fell asleep.
i was awakened by the count who looked at me as grimly as a man could look as he saidtomorrow my friend we must part.   i was awakened by the count who looked at me as grimly as a man could look as he saidtomorrow my friend we must part.
you return to your beautiful england i to some work which may have such an end that we may never meet.   you return to your beautiful england i to some work which may have such an end that we may never meet.
your letter home has been despatched tomorrow i shall not be here but all shall be ready for your journey.   your letter home has been despatched tomorrow i shall not be here but all shall be ready for your journey.
in the morning come the szgany who have some labours of their own here and also come some slovaks.   in the morning come the szgany who have some labours of their own here and also come some slovaks.
when they have gone my carriage shall come for you and shall bear you to the borgo pass to meet the diligence from bukovina to bistritz.   when they have gone my carriage shall come for you and shall bear you to the borgo pass to meet the diligence from bukovina to bistritz.
but i am in hopes that i shall see more of you at castle dracula.   but i am in hopes that i shall see more of you at castle dracula.
i suspected him and determined to test his sincerity.   i suspected him and determined to test his sincerity.
sincerity.   sincerity.
it seems like a profanation of the word to write it in connection with such a monster so asked him pointblankwhy may i not go tonight.   it seems like a profanation of the word to write it in connection with such a monster so asked him pointblankwhy may i not go tonight.
because dear sir my coachman and horses are away on a mission.   because dear sir my coachman and horses are away on a mission.
but i would walk with pleasure.   but i would walk with pleasure.
i want to get away at once.   i want to get away at once.
he smiled such a soft smooth diabolical smile that i knew there was some trick behind his smoothness.   he smiled such a soft smooth diabolical smile that i knew there was some trick behind his smoothness.
he saidand your baggage.   he saidand your baggage.
i do not care about it.   i do not care about it.
i can send for it some other time.   i can send for it some other time.
the count stood up and said with a sweet courtesy which made me rub my eyes it seemed so realyou english have a saying which is close to my heart for its spirit is that which rules our boyars welcome the coming speed the parting guest come with me my dear young friend.   the count stood up and said with a sweet courtesy which made me rub my eyes it seemed so realyou english have a saying which is close to my heart for its spirit is that which rules our boyars welcome the coming speed the parting guest come with me my dear young friend.
not an hour shall you wait in my house against your will though sad am i at your going and that you so suddenly desire it.   not an hour shall you wait in my house against your will though sad am i at your going and that you so suddenly desire it.
come.   come.
with a stately gravity he with the lamp preceded me down the stairs and along the hall.   with a stately gravity he with the lamp preceded me down the stairs and along the hall.
suddenly he stopped.   suddenly he stopped.
hark.   hark.
close at hand came the howling of many wolves.   close at hand came the howling of many wolves.
it was almost as if the sound sprang up at the rising of his hand just as the music of a great orchestra seems to leap under the bâton of the conductor.   it was almost as if the sound sprang up at the rising of his hand just as the music of a great orchestra seems to leap under the bâton of the conductor.
after a pause of a moment he proceeded in his stately way to the door drew back the ponderous bolts unhooked the heavy chains and began to draw it open.   after a pause of a moment he proceeded in his stately way to the door drew back the ponderous bolts unhooked the heavy chains and began to draw it open.
to my intense astonishment i saw that it was unlocked.   to my intense astonishment i saw that it was unlocked.
suspiciously i looked all round but could see no key of any kind.   suspiciously i looked all round but could see no key of any kind.
as the door began to open the howling of the wolves without grew louder and angrier their red jaws with champing teeth and their bluntclawed feet as they leaped came in through the opening door.   as the door began to open the howling of the wolves without grew louder and angrier their red jaws with champing teeth and their bluntclawed feet as they leaped came in through the opening door.
i knew than that to struggle at the moment against the count was useless.   i knew than that to struggle at the moment against the count was useless.
with such allies as these at his command i could do nothing.   with such allies as these at his command i could do nothing.
but still the door continued slowly to open and only the counts body stood in the gap.   but still the door continued slowly to open and only the counts body stood in the gap.
suddenly it struck me that this might be the moment and means of my doom i was to be given to the wolves and at my own instigation.   suddenly it struck me that this might be the moment and means of my doom i was to be given to the wolves and at my own instigation.
there was a diabolical wickedness in the idea great enough for the count and as the last chance i cried outshut the door i shall wait till morning.   there was a diabolical wickedness in the idea great enough for the count and as the last chance i cried outshut the door i shall wait till morning.
and covered my face with my hands to hide my tears of bitter disappointment.   and covered my face with my hands to hide my tears of bitter disappointment.
with one sweep of his powerful arm the count threw the door shut and the great bolts clanged and echoed through the hall as they shot back into their places.   with one sweep of his powerful arm the count threw the door shut and the great bolts clanged and echoed through the hall as they shot back into their places.
in silence we returned to the library and after a minute or two i went to my own room.   in silence we returned to the library and after a minute or two i went to my own room.
the last i saw of count dracula was his kissing his hand to me with a red light of triumph in his eyes and with a smile that judas in hell might be proud of.   the last i saw of count dracula was his kissing his hand to me with a red light of triumph in his eyes and with a smile that judas in hell might be proud of.
when i was in my room and about to lie down i thought i heard a whispering at my door.   when i was in my room and about to lie down i thought i heard a whispering at my door.
i went to it softly and listened.   i went to it softly and listened.
unless my ears deceived me i heard the voice of the countback back to your own place.   unless my ears deceived me i heard the voice of the countback back to your own place.
your time is not yet come.   your time is not yet come.
wait.   wait.
have patience.   have patience.
tomorrow night tomorrow night is yours.   tomorrow night tomorrow night is yours.
there was a low sweet ripple of laughter and in a rage i threw open the door and saw without the three terrible women licking their lips.   there was a low sweet ripple of laughter and in a rage i threw open the door and saw without the three terrible women licking their lips.
as i appeared they all joined in a horrible laugh and ran away.   as i appeared they all joined in a horrible laugh and ran away.
i came back to my room and threw myself on my knees.   i came back to my room and threw myself on my knees.
it is then so near the end.   it is then so near the end.
tomorrow.   tomorrow.
tomorrow.   tomorrow.
lord help me and those to whom i am dear.   lord help me and those to whom i am dear.
30 june morning. <> 30 january morning.
these may be the last words i ever write in this diary. = these may be the last words i ever write in this diary.
i slept till just before the dawn and when i woke threw myself on my knees for i determined that if death came he should find me ready.   i slept till just before the dawn and when i woke threw myself on my knees for i determined that if death came he should find me ready.
at last i felt that subtle change in the air and knew that the morning had come.   at last i felt that subtle change in the air and knew that the morning had come.
then came the welcome cockcrow and i felt that i was safe.   then came the welcome cockcrow and i felt that i was safe.
with a glad heart i opened the door and ran down the hall.   with a glad heart i opened the door and ran down the hall.
i had seen that the door was unlocked and now escape was before me.   i had seen that the door was unlocked and now escape was before me.
with hands that trembled with eagerness i unhooked the chains and threw back the massive bolts.   with hands that trembled with eagerness i unhooked the chains and threw back the massive bolts.
but the door would not move.   but the door would not move.
despair seized me.   despair seized me.
i pulled and pulled at the door and shook it till massive as it was it rattled in its casement.   i pulled and pulled at the door and shook it till massive as it was it rattled in its casement.
i could see the bolt shot.   i could see the bolt shot.
it had been locked after i left the count.   it had been locked after i left the count.
then a wild desire took me to obtain the key at any risk and i determined then and there to scale the wall again and gain the counts room.   then a wild desire took me to obtain the key at any risk and i determined then and there to scale the wall again and gain the counts room.
he might kill me but death now seemed the happier choice of evils.   he might kill me but death now seemed the happier choice of evils.
without a pause i rushed up to the east window and scrambled down the wall as before into the counts room.   without a pause i rushed up to the east window and scrambled down the wall as before into the counts room.
it was empty but that was as i expected.   it was empty but that was as i expected.
i could not see a key anywhere but the heap of gold remained.   i could not see a key anywhere but the heap of gold remained.
i went through the door in the corner and down the winding stair and along the dark passage to the old chapel.   i went through the door in the corner and down the winding stair and along the dark passage to the old chapel.
i knew now well enough where to find the monster i sought.   i knew now well enough where to find the monster i sought.
the great box was in the same place close against the wall but the lid was laid on it not fastened down but with the nails ready in their places to be hammered home.   the great box was in the same place close against the wall but the lid was laid on it not fastened down but with the nails ready in their places to be hammered home.
i knew i must reach the body for the key so i raised the lid and laid it back against the wall and then i saw something which filled my very soul with horror.   i knew i must reach the body for the key so i raised the lid and laid it back against the wall and then i saw something which filled my very soul with horror.
there lay the count but looking as if his youth had been half renewed for the white hair and moustache were changed to dark irongrey the cheeks were fuller and the white skin seemed rubyred underneath the mouth was redder than ever for on the lips were gouts of fresh blood which trickled from the corners of the mouth and ran over the chin and neck.   there lay the count but looking as if his youth had been half renewed for the white hair and moustache were changed to dark irongrey the cheeks were fuller and the white skin seemed rubyred underneath the mouth was redder than ever for on the lips were gouts of fresh blood which trickled from the corners of the mouth and ran over the chin and neck.
even the deep burning eyes seemed set amongst swollen flesh for the lids and pouches underneath were bloated.   even the deep burning eyes seemed set amongst swollen flesh for the lids and pouches underneath were bloated.
it seemed as if the whole awful creature were simply gorged with blood he lay like a filthy leech exhausted with his repletion.   it seemed as if the whole awful creature were simply gorged with blood he lay like a filthy leech exhausted with his repletion.
i shuddered as i bent over to touch him and every sense in me revolted at the contact but i had to search or i was lost the coming night might see my own body a banquet in a similar war to those horrid three.   i shuddered as i bent over to touch him and every sense in me revolted at the contact but i had to search or i was lost the coming night might see my own body a banquet in a similar war to those horrid three.
i felt all over the body but no sign could i find of the key.   i felt all over the body but no sign could i find of the key.
then i stopped and looked at the count.   then i stopped and looked at the count.
there was a mocking smile on the bloated face which seemed to drive me mad.   there was a mocking smile on the bloated face which seemed to drive me mad.
this was the being i was helping to transfer to london where perhaps for centuries to come he might amongst its teeming millions satiate his lust for blood and create a new and everwidening circle of semidemons to batten on the helpless.   this was the being i was helping to transfer to london where perhaps for centuries to come he might amongst its teeming millions satiate his lust for blood and create a new and everwidening circle of semidemons to batten on the helpless.
the very thought drove me mad.   the very thought drove me mad.
a terrible desire came upon me to rid the world of such a monster.   a terrible desire came upon me to rid the world of such a monster.
there was no lethal weapon at hand but i seized a shovel which the workmen had been using to fill the cases and lifting it high struck with the edge downward at the hateful face.   there was no lethal weapon at hand but i seized a shovel which the workmen had been using to fill the cases and lifting it high struck with the edge downward at the hateful face.
but as i did so the head turned and the eyes fell full upon me with all their blaze of basilisk horror.   but as i did so the head turned and the eyes fell full upon me with all their blaze of basilisk horror.
the sight seemed to paralyse me and the shovel turned in my hand and glanced from the face merely making a deep gash above the forehead.   the sight seemed to paralyse me and the shovel turned in my hand and glanced from the face merely making a deep gash above the forehead.
the shovel fell from my hand across the box and as i pulled it away the flange of the blade caught the edge of the lid which fell over again and hid the horrid thing from my sight.   the shovel fell from my hand across the box and as i pulled it away the flange of the blade caught the edge of the lid which fell over again and hid the horrid thing from my sight.
the last glimpse i had was of the bloated face bloodstained and fixed with a grin of malice which would have held its own in the nethermost hell.   the last glimpse i had was of the bloated face bloodstained and fixed with a grin of malice which would have held its own in the nethermost hell.
i thought and thought what should be my next move but my brain seemed on fire and i waited with a despairing feeling growing over me.   i thought and thought what should be my next move but my brain seemed on fire and i waited with a despairing feeling growing over me.
as i waited i heard in the distance a gipsy song sung by merry voices coming closer and through their song the rolling of heavy wheels and the cracking of whips the szgany and the slovaks of whom the count had spoken were coming.   as i waited i heard in the distance a gipsy song sung by merry voices coming closer and through their song the rolling of heavy wheels and the cracking of whips the szgany and the slovaks of whom the count had spoken were coming.
with a last look around and at the box which contained the vile body i ran from the place and gained the counts room determined to rush out at the moment the door should be opened.   with a last look around and at the box which contained the vile body i ran from the place and gained the counts room determined to rush out at the moment the door should be opened.
with strained ears i listened and heard downstairs the grinding of the key in the great lock and the falling back of the heavy door.   with strained ears i listened and heard downstairs the grinding of the key in the great lock and the falling back of the heavy door.
there must have been some other means of entry or some one had a key for one of the locked doors.   there must have been some other means of entry or some one had a key for one of the locked doors.
then there came the sound of many feet tramping and dying away in some passage which sent up a clanging echo.   then there came the sound of many feet tramping and dying away in some passage which sent up a clanging echo.
i turned to run down again towards the vault where i might find the new entrance but at the moment there seemed to come a violent puff of wind and the door to the winding stair blew to with a shock that set the dust from the lintels flying.   i turned to run down again towards the vault where i might find the new entrance but at the moment there seemed to come a violent puff of wind and the door to the winding stair blew to with a shock that set the dust from the lintels flying.
when i ran to push it open i found that it was hopelessly fast i was again a prisoner and the net of doom was closing round me more closely.   when i ran to push it open i found that it was hopelessly fast i was again a prisoner and the net of doom was closing round me more closely.
as i write there is in the passage below a sound of many tramping feet and the crash of weights being set down heavily doubtless the boxes with their freight of earth.   as i write there is in the passage below a sound of many tramping feet and the crash of weights being set down heavily doubtless the boxes with their freight of earth.
there was a sound of hammering it is the box being nailed down.   there was a sound of hammering it is the box being nailed down.
now i can hear the heavy feet tramping again along the hall with with many other idle feet coming behind them.   now i can hear the heavy feet tramping again along the hall with with many other idle feet coming behind them.
the door is shut and the chains rattle there is a grinding of the key in the lock i can hear the key withdrawn then another door opens and shuts i hear the creaking of lock and bolt.   the door is shut and the chains rattle there is a grinding of the key in the lock i can hear the key withdrawn then another door opens and shuts i hear the creaking of lock and bolt.
hark.   hark.
in the courtyard and down the rocky way the roll of heavy wheels the crack of whips and the chorus of the szgany as they pass into the distance.   in the courtyard and down the rocky way the roll of heavy wheels the crack of whips and the chorus of the szgany as they pass into the distance.
i am alone in the castle with those horrible women.   i am alone in the castle with those horrible women.
faugh.   faugh.
mina is a woman and there is nought in common.   mina is a woman and there is nought in common.
they are devils of the pit.   they are devils of the pit.
i shall not remain alone with them i shall try to scale the castle wall farther than i have yet attempted.   i shall not remain alone with them i shall try to scale the castle wall farther than i have yet attempted.
i shall take some of the gold with me lest i want it later.   i shall take some of the gold with me lest i want it later.
i may find a way from this dreadful place.   i may find a way from this dreadful place.
and then away for home.   and then away for home.
away to the quickest and nearest train.   away to the quickest and nearest train.
away from the cursed spot from this cursed land where the devil and his children still walk with earthly feet.   away from the cursed spot from this cursed land where the devil and his children still walk with earthly feet.
at least gods mercy is better than that of those monsters and the precipice is steep and high.   at least gods mercy is better than that of those monsters and the precipice is steep and high.
at its foot a man may sleepas a man.   at its foot a man may sleepas a man.
goodbye all.   goodbye all.
mina.   mina.
chapter v   chapter v
letter from miss kate reed to miss mina murray.   letter from miss kate reed to miss mina murray.
17 chatham streetthursday.   17 chatham streetthursday.
  -+ my dearest minai have news.
    news i was bursting to tell you when last we met but then it was the merest inkling whereas now it is set in stoneor written in ink which is a sight more fitting.
    do you recall meeting my dear uncle james last spring.
    he was the terribly quiet one who only became animated when you started talking about train timetables.
    he has some awfully important but dull job in the government the clerk of brasspolishing or senior undersecretary for wig powdering but it means he lunches with all the editors and mentions my name favourably every time.
    this only took a little prompting on my part for i have always been his favourite.
    im sure some of them read my pieces in the review but james tipped the balance or undid the damage.
    and i have been invited to interview with the westminister gazette for their society pages.
    can you believe it.
    now that i write it down i realise that i am the one who has trouble believing it and you will have no such difficulties for you have always believed in me.
    you were the best teacher and the best friend i could have hoped for at st marys and i shall always be in your debt.
    o mina.
    i am snivelling into my blotter with the overwhelmingness of it all.
    what will my colleagues in the journalism trade think of me.
    i shall have to cultivate a hardnosed reputation as a scurrilous muckraker from now on.
    all hands to the muckrakes.
    ah perhaps st marys prepared me for the tough world of society journalism after all.
    how shall i put it.
    the young debutante miss l.w. attended last saturdays concert at st james hall in the company of a tall curly haired gentleman of excellent family perhaps.
    the interview is next week.
    i am beside myself with nerves.
    wish me luck.
    kate.
letter miss mina murray to miss lucy westenra. = letter miss mina murray to miss lucy westenra.
9 may. <> 16th december.
my dearest lucyforgive my long delay in writing but i have been simply overwhelmed with work. = my dearest lucyforgive my long delay in writing but i have been simply overwhelmed with work.
the life of an assistant schoolmistressis sometimes trying.   the life of an assistant schoolmistressis sometimes trying.
i am longing to be with you and by the sea where we can talk together freely and build our castles in the air.   i am longing to be with you and by the sea where we can talk together freely and build our castles in the air.
i have been working very hard lately because i want to keep up with jonathans studies and i have been practising shorthand very assiduously.   i have been working very hard lately because i want to keep up with jonathans studies and i have been practising shorthand very assiduously.
when we are married i shall be able to be useful to jonathan and if i can stenograph well enough i can take down what he wants to say in this way and write it out for him on the typewriter at which also i am practising very hard.   when we are married i shall be able to be useful to jonathan and if i can stenograph well enough i can take down what he wants to say in this way and write it out for him on the typewriter at which also i am practising very hard.
he and i sometimes write letters in shorthand and he is keeping a stenographic journal of his travels abroad.   he and i sometimes write letters in shorthand and he is keeping a stenographic journal of his travels abroad.
when i am with you i shall keep a diary in the same way.   when i am with you i shall keep a diary in the same way.
i dont mean one of those twopagestotheweekwithsundaysqueezedinacorner diaries but a sort of journal which i can write in whenever i feel inclined.   i dont mean one of those twopagestotheweekwithsundaysqueezedinacorner diaries but a sort of journal which i can write in whenever i feel inclined.
i do not suppose there will be much of interest to other people but it is not intended for them.   i do not suppose there will be much of interest to other people but it is not intended for them.
i may show it to jonathan some day if there is in it anything worth sharing but it is really an exercise book.   i may show it to jonathan some day if there is in it anything worth sharing but it is really an exercise book.
i shall try to do what i see lady journalists do interviewing and writing descriptions and trying to remember conversations.   i shall try to do what i see lady journalists do interviewing and writing descriptions and trying to remember conversations.
i am told that with a little practice one can remember all that goes on or that one hears said during a day.   i am told that with a little practice one can remember all that goes on or that one hears said during a day.
however we shall see.   however we shall see.
i shall tell you all my little plans when we meet.   i shall tell you all my little plans when we meet.
i have just had a few hurried lines from jonathan from transylvania.   i have just had a few hurried lines from jonathan from transylvania.
he is well and will be returning in about a week.   he is well and will be returning in about a week.
i am longing to hear all his news.   i am longing to hear all his news.
it must be nice to see strange countries.   it must be nice to see strange countries.
i wonder if wei mean jonathan and ishall ever see them together.   i wonder if wei mean jonathan and ishall ever see them together.
there is the ten oclock bell ringing.   there is the ten oclock bell ringing.
goodbye.   goodbye.
your lovingmina.   your lovingmina.
tell me all the news when you write.   tell me all the news when you write.
you have not told me anything for a long time.   you have not told me anything for a long time.
i hear rumours and especially of a tall handsome curlyhaired man.   i hear rumours and especially of a tall handsome curlyhaired man.
letter lucy westenra to mina murray.   letter lucy westenra to mina murray.
17 chatham streetwednesday.   17 chatham streetwednesday.
my dearest minai must say you tax me very unfairly with being a bad correspondent.   my dearest minai must say you tax me very unfairly with being a bad correspondent.
i wrote you twice since we parted and your last letter was only your second.   i wrote you twice since we parted and your last letter was only your second.
besides i have nothing to tell you.   besides i have nothing to tell you.
there is really nothing to interest you.   there is really nothing to interest you.
town is very pleasant just now and we go a great deal to picturegalleries and for walks and rides in the park.   town is very pleasant just now and we go a great deal to picturegalleries and for walks and rides in the park.
as to the tall curlyhaired man i suppose it was the one who was with me at the last pop.   as to the tall curlyhaired man i suppose it was the one who was with me at the last pop.
some one has evidently been telling tales.   some one has evidently been telling tales.
that was mr holmwood.   that was mr holmwood.
he often comes to see us and he and mamma get on very well together they have so many things to talk about in common.   he often comes to see us and he and mamma get on very well together they have so many things to talk about in common.
  -+ i almost envy mother sometimes for her knowledge when she can talk to people whilst i have to sit by like a dumb animal and smile a stereotyped smile till i find myself blushing at being an incarnate lie.
    and it is so silly and childish to blush and without reason too.
we met some time ago a man that would just do for you if you were not already engaged to jonathan. = we met some time ago a man that would just do for you if you were not already engaged to jonathan.
he is an excellent parti being handsome well off and of good birth.   he is an excellent parti being handsome well off and of good birth.
he is a doctor and really clever.   he is a doctor and really clever.
just fancy.   just fancy.
he is only nineandtwenty and he has an immense lunatic asylum all under his own care.   he is only nineandtwenty and he has an immense lunatic asylum all under his own care.
mr holmwood introduced him to me and he called here to see us and often comes now.   mr holmwood introduced him to me and he called here to see us and often comes now.
i think he is one of the most resolute men i ever saw and yet the most calm.   i think he is one of the most resolute men i ever saw and yet the most calm.
he seems absolutely imperturbable.   he seems absolutely imperturbable.
i can fancy what a wonderful power he must have over his patients.   i can fancy what a wonderful power he must have over his patients.
he has a curious habit of looking one straight in the face as if trying to read ones thoughts.   he has a curious habit of looking one straight in the face as if trying to read ones thoughts.
he tries this on very much with me but i flatter myself he has got a tough nut to crack.   he tries this on very much with me but i flatter myself he has got a tough nut to crack.
i know that from my glass.   i know that from my glass.
do you ever try to read your own face.   do you ever try to read your own face.
i do and i can tell you it is not a bad study and gives you more trouble than you can well fancy if you have never tried it.   i do and i can tell you it is not a bad study and gives you more trouble than you can well fancy if you have never tried it.
he says that i afford him a curious psychological study and i humbly think i do.   he says that i afford him a curious psychological study and i humbly think i do.
  -+ i enclose a circular for madame as you wish.
i do not as you know take sufficient interest in dress to be able to describe the new fashions. = i do not as you know take sufficient interest in dress to be able to describe the new fashions.
dress is a bore.   dress is a bore.
that is slang again but never mind arthur says that every day.   that is slang again but never mind arthur says that every day.
there it is all out.   there it is all out.
mina we have told all our secrets to each other since we were children we have slept together and eaten together and laughed and cried together and now though i have spoken i would like to speak more.   mina we have told all our secrets to each other since we were children we have slept together and eaten together and laughed and cried together and now though i have spoken i would like to speak more.
oh mina couldnt you guess.   oh mina couldnt you guess.
i love him.   i love him.
i am blushing as i write for although i think he loves me he has not told me so in words.   i am blushing as i write for although i think he loves me he has not told me so in words.
but oh mina i love him i love him i love him.   but oh mina i love him i love him i love him.
there that does me good.   there that does me good.
i wish i were with you dear sitting by the fire undressing as we used to sit and i would try to tell you what i feel.   i wish i were with you dear sitting by the fire undressing as we used to sit and i would try to tell you what i feel.
i do not know how i am writing this even to you.   i do not know how i am writing this even to you.
i am afraid to stop or i should tear up the letter and i dont want to stop for i do so want to tell you all.   i am afraid to stop or i should tear up the letter and i dont want to stop for i do so want to tell you all.
let me hear from you at once and tell me all that you think about it.   let me hear from you at once and tell me all that you think about it.
mina i must stop.   mina i must stop.
goodnight.   goodnight.
bless me in your prayers and mina pray for my happiness.   bless me in your prayers and mina pray for my happiness.
lucyp.s.i need not tell you this is a secret.   lucyp.s.i need not tell you this is a secret.
  <> goodnight again.l.letter from miss kate reed to mr james abbott esq.
    of exeter.
    17 chatham street29th december.
    dear uncle jamesi am delighted to report that my interview with the editor of the gazette went exceedingly well and i am to be employed as a journalist starting immediately.
    i can only credit this good fortune to your intercession on my behalf and am plunged ever deeper into your debt.
    though you are but an honorary uncle i promise you that you are dearer and closer to me than any of my blood relations and shall do my utmost to make you proud of me.
    i shall be writing for the society pages of course so there may at first be little scope for blazing rhetoric or fearless investigation but you have placed my foot upon the ladder and the rest is up to me.
    please let me know when you are next in london so that i may thank you in person.
    forgive too the brevity of this notealready my life is ruled by the printers clock and i must race to submit my first pieces to the editor.
    enclosing you the best wishes of the seasonyour loving niecekate.
goodnight again.l.letter lucy westenra to mina murray.   letter lucy westenra to mina murray.
24 may.   31st december.
my dearest minathanks and thanks and thanks again for your sweet letter. = my dearest minathanks and thanks and thanks again for your sweet letter.
it was so nice to be able to tell you and to have your sympathy.   it was so nice to be able to tell you and to have your sympathy.
my dear it never rains but it pours.   my dear it never rains but it pours.
how true the old proverbs are.   how true the old proverbs are.
here am i who will be twenty in september and yet i never had a proposal till today not a real proposal and today i have had three. <> here am i who shall be twenty in the new year and yet i never had a proposal till today not a real proposal and today i had three.
just fancy. = just fancy.
three proposals in one day.   three proposals in one day.
isnt it awful.   isnt it awful.
i feel sorry really and truly sorry for two of the poor fellows.   i feel sorry really and truly sorry for two of the poor fellows.
oh mina i am so happy that i dont know what to do with myself.   oh mina i am so happy that i dont know what to do with myself.
and three proposals.   and three proposals.
but for goodness sake dont tell any of the girls or they would be getting all sorts of extravagant ideas and imagining themselves injured and slighted if in their very first day at home they did not get six at least some girls are so vain.   but for goodness sake dont tell any of the girls or they would be getting all sorts of extravagant ideas and imagining themselves injured and slighted if in their very first day at home they did not get six at least some girls are so vain.
you and i mina dear who are engaged and are going to settle down soon soberly into old married women can despise vanity.   you and i mina dear who are engaged and are going to settle down soon soberly into old married women can despise vanity.
well i must tell you about the three but you must keep it a secret dear from every one except of course jonathan.   well i must tell you about the three but you must keep it a secret dear from every one except of course jonathan.
you will tell him because i would if i were in your place certainly tell arthur.   you will tell him because i would if i were in your place certainly tell arthur.
a woman ought to tell her husband everythingdont you think so dear.   a woman ought to tell her husband everythingdont you think so dear.
and i must be fair.   and i must be fair.
men like women certainly their wives to be quite as fair as they are and women i am afraid are not always quite as fair as they should be.   men like women certainly their wives to be quite as fair as they are and women i am afraid are not always quite as fair as they should be.
well my dear number one came just before lunch.   well my dear number one came just before lunch.
i told you of him dr john seward the lunaticasylum man with the strong jaw and the good forehead.   i told you of him dr john seward the lunaticasylum man with the strong jaw and the good forehead.
he was very cool outwardly but was nervous all the same.   he was very cool outwardly but was nervous all the same.
he had evidently been schooling himself as to all sorts of little things and remembered them but he almost managed to sit down on his silk hat which men dont generally do when they are cool and then when he wanted to appear at ease he kept playing with a lancet in a way that made me nearly scream.   he had evidently been schooling himself as to all sorts of little things and remembered them but he almost managed to sit down on his silk hat which men dont generally do when they are cool and then when he wanted to appear at ease he kept playing with a lancet in a way that made me nearly scream.
he spoke to me mina very straightforwardly.   he spoke to me mina very straightforwardly.
he told me how dear i was to him though he had known me so little and what his life would be with me to help and cheer him.   he told me how dear i was to him though he had known me so little and what his life would be with me to help and cheer him.
he was going to tell me how unhappy he would be if i did not care for him but when he saw me cry he said he was a brute and would not add to my present trouble.   he was going to tell me how unhappy he would be if i did not care for him but when he saw me cry he said he was a brute and would not add to my present trouble.
then he broke off and asked if i could love him in time and when i shook my head his hands trembled and then with some hesitation he asked me if i cared already for any one else.   then he broke off and asked if i could love him in time and when i shook my head his hands trembled and then with some hesitation he asked me if i cared already for any one else.
he put it very nicely saying that he did not want to wring my confidence from me but only to know because if a womans heart was free a man might have hope.   he put it very nicely saying that he did not want to wring my confidence from me but only to know because if a womans heart was free a man might have hope.
and then mina i felt a sort of duty to tell him that there was someone.   and then mina i felt a sort of duty to tell him that there was someone.
i only told him that much and then he stood up and he looked very strong and very grave as he took both my hands in his and said he hoped i would be happy and that if i ever wanted a friend i must count him one of my best and truest who would do for me anything a man might do.   i only told him that much and then he stood up and he looked very strong and very grave as he took both my hands in his and said he hoped i would be happy and that if i ever wanted a friend i must count him one of my best and truest who would do for me anything a man might do.
  -+ oh mina dear i cant help crying and you must excuse this letter being all blotted.
being proposed to is all very nice and all that sort of thing but it isnt at all a happy thing when you have to see a poor fellow whom you know loves you honestly going away and looking all brokenhearted and to know that no matter what he may say at the moment you are passing quite out of his life. = being proposed to is all very nice and all that sort of thing but it isnt at all a happy thing when you have to see a poor fellow whom you know loves you honestly going away and looking all brokenhearted and to know that no matter what he may say at the moment you are passing quite out of his life.
my dear i must stop here at present i feel so miserable though i am so happy.   my dear i must stop here at present i feel so miserable though i am so happy.
evening.   evening.
arthur has just gone and i feel in better spirits than when i left off so i can go on telling you about the day.   arthur has just gone and i feel in better spirits than when i left off so i can go on telling you about the day.
well my dear number two came after lunch.   well my dear number two came after lunch.
he is such a nice fellow an american from texas and he looks so young and so fresh that it seems almost impossible that he has been to so many places and has had such adventures.   he is such a nice fellow an american from texas and he looks so young and so fresh that it seems almost impossible that he has been to so many places and has had such adventures.
i sympathise with poor desdemona when she had such a stream poured in her ear even by a black man.   i sympathise with poor desdemona when she had such a stream poured in her ear even by a black man.
i suppose that we women are such cowards that we think a man will save us from fears and we marry him.   i suppose that we women are such cowards that we think a man will save us from fears and we marry him.
i know now what i would do if i were a man and wanted to make a girl love me.   i know now what i would do if i were a man and wanted to make a girl love me.
no i dont for there was mr morris telling us his stories and arthur never told any and yetmy dear i am somewhat previous.   no i dont for there was mr morris telling us his stories and arthur never told any and yetmy dear i am somewhat previous.
mr quincey p. morris found me alone.   mr quincey p. morris found me alone.
it seems that a man always does find a girl alone.   it seems that a man always does find a girl alone.
no he doesnt for arthur tried twice to make a chance and i helping him all i could i am not ashamed to say it now.   no he doesnt for arthur tried twice to make a chance and i helping him all i could i am not ashamed to say it now.
i must tell you beforehand that mr morris doesnt always speak slangthat is to say he never does so to strangers or before them for he is really well educated and has exquisite mannersbut he found out that it amused me to hear him talk american slang and whenever i was present and there was no one to be shocked he said such funny things.   i must tell you beforehand that mr morris doesnt always speak slangthat is to say he never does so to strangers or before them for he is really well educated and has exquisite mannersbut he found out that it amused me to hear him talk american slang and whenever i was present and there was no one to be shocked he said such funny things.
i am afraid my dear he has to invent it all for it fits exactly into whatever else he has to say.   i am afraid my dear he has to invent it all for it fits exactly into whatever else he has to say.
but this is a way slang has.   but this is a way slang has.
i do not know myself if i shall ever speak slang i do not know if arthur likes it as i have never heard him use any as yet.   i do not know myself if i shall ever speak slang i do not know if arthur likes it as i have never heard him use any as yet.
well mr morris sat down beside me and looked as happy and jolly as he could but i could see all the same that he was very nervous.   well mr morris sat down beside me and looked as happy and jolly as he could but i could see all the same that he was very nervous.
he took my hand in his and said ever so sweetlymiss lucy i know i aint good enough to regulate the fixins of your little shoes but i guess if you wait till you find a man that is you will go join them seven young women with the lamps when you quit.   he took my hand in his and said ever so sweetlymiss lucy i know i aint good enough to regulate the fixins of your little shoes but i guess if you wait till you find a man that is you will go join them seven young women with the lamps when you quit.
wont you just hitch up alongside of me and let us go down the long road together driving in double harness.   wont you just hitch up alongside of me and let us go down the long road together driving in double harness.
well he did look so goodhumoured and so jolly that it didnt seem half so hard to refuse him as it did poor dr seward so i said as lightly as i could that i did not know anything of hitching and that i wasnt broken to harness at all yet.   well he did look so goodhumoured and so jolly that it didnt seem half so hard to refuse him as it did poor dr seward so i said as lightly as i could that i did not know anything of hitching and that i wasnt broken to harness at all yet.
then he said that he had spoken in a light manner and he hoped that if he had made a mistake in doing so on so grave so momentous an occasion for him i would forgive him.   then he said that he had spoken in a light manner and he hoped that if he had made a mistake in doing so on so grave so momentous an occasion for him i would forgive him.
he really did look serious when he was saying it and i couldnt help feeling a bit serious tooi know mina you will think me a horrid flirtthough i couldnt help feeling a sort of exultation that he was number two in one day.   he really did look serious when he was saying it and i couldnt help feeling a bit serious tooi know mina you will think me a horrid flirtthough i couldnt help feeling a sort of exultation that he was number two in one day.
and then my dear before i could say a word he began pouring out a perfect torrent of lovemaking laying his very heart and soul at my feet.   and then my dear before i could say a word he began pouring out a perfect torrent of lovemaking laying his very heart and soul at my feet.
he looked so earnest over it that i shall never again think that a man must be playful always and never earnest because he is merry at times.   he looked so earnest over it that i shall never again think that a man must be playful always and never earnest because he is merry at times.
i suppose he saw something in my face which checked him for he suddenly stopped and said with a sort of manly fervour that i could have loved him for if i had been freelucy you are an honesthearted girl i know.   i suppose he saw something in my face which checked him for he suddenly stopped and said with a sort of manly fervour that i could have loved him for if i had been freelucy you are an honesthearted girl i know.
i should not be here speaking to you as i am now if i did not believe you clean grit right through to the very depths of your soul.   i should not be here speaking to you as i am now if i did not believe you clean grit right through to the very depths of your soul.
tell me like one good fellow to another is there any one else that you care for.   tell me like one good fellow to another is there any one else that you care for.
and if there is ill never trouble you a hairs breadth again but will be if you will let me a very faithful friend.   and if there is ill never trouble you a hairs breadth again but will be if you will let me a very faithful friend.
my dear mina why are men so noble when we women are so little worthy of them.   my dear mina why are men so noble when we women are so little worthy of them.
here was i almost making fun of this greathearted true gentleman.   here was i almost making fun of this greathearted true gentleman.
i burst into tearsi am afraid my dear you will think this a very sloppy letter in more ways than oneand i really felt very badly.   i burst into tearsi am afraid my dear you will think this a very sloppy letter in more ways than oneand i really felt very badly.
why cant they let a girl marry three men or as many as want her and save all this trouble.   why cant they let a girl marry three men or as many as want her and save all this trouble.
but this is heresy and i must not say it.   but this is heresy and i must not say it.
i am glad to say that though i was crying i was able to look into mr morris brave eyes and i told him out straightyes there is some one i love though he has not told me yet that he even loves me.   i am glad to say that though i was crying i was able to look into mr morris brave eyes and i told him out straightyes there is some one i love though he has not told me yet that he even loves me.
i was right to speak to him so frankly for quite a light came into his face and he put out both his hands and took minei think i put them into hisand said in a hearty waythats my brave girl.   i was right to speak to him so frankly for quite a light came into his face and he put out both his hands and took minei think i put them into hisand said in a hearty waythats my brave girl.
its better worth being late for a chance of winning you than being in time for any other girl in the world.   its better worth being late for a chance of winning you than being in time for any other girl in the world.
dont cry my dear.   dont cry my dear.
if its for me im a hard nut to crack and i take it standing up.   if its for me im a hard nut to crack and i take it standing up.
if that other fellow doesnt know his happiness well hed better look for it soon or hell have to deal with me.   if that other fellow doesnt know his happiness well hed better look for it soon or hell have to deal with me.
little girl your honesty and pluck have made me a friend and thats rarer than a lover its more unselfish anyhow.   little girl your honesty and pluck have made me a friend and thats rarer than a lover its more unselfish anyhow.
my dear im going to have a pretty lonely walk between this and kingdom come.   my dear im going to have a pretty lonely walk between this and kingdom come.
wont you give me one kiss.   wont you give me one kiss.
itll be something to keep off the darkness now and then.   itll be something to keep off the darkness now and then.
you can you know if you like for that other good fellowhe must be a good fellow my dear and a fine fellow or you could not love him hasnt spoken yet.   you can you know if you like for that other good fellowhe must be a good fellow my dear and a fine fellow or you could not love him hasnt spoken yet.
that quite won me mina for it was brave and sweet of him and noble too to a rivalwasnt it.   that quite won me mina for it was brave and sweet of him and noble too to a rivalwasnt it.
and he so sad so i leant over and kissed him.   and he so sad so i leant over and kissed him.
he stood up with my two hands in his and as he looked down into my facei am afraid i was blushing very muchhe saidlittle girl i hold your hand and youve kissed me and if these things dont make us friends nothing ever will.   he stood up with my two hands in his and as he looked down into my facei am afraid i was blushing very muchhe saidlittle girl i hold your hand and youve kissed me and if these things dont make us friends nothing ever will.
  -+ in my part of the world when one man takes anothers hand and calls him friend hell die for him if need be.
    i call you pard and by the almighty if ever need be ill die for you and yours.
thank you for your sweet honesty to me and goodbye. = thank you for your sweet honesty to me and goodbye.
he wrung my hand and taking up his hat went straight out of the room without looking back without a tear or a quiver or a pause and i am crying like a baby.   he wrung my hand and taking up his hat went straight out of the room without looking back without a tear or a quiver or a pause and i am crying like a baby.
oh why must a man like that be made unhappy when there are lots of girls about who would worship the very ground he trod on.   oh why must a man like that be made unhappy when there are lots of girls about who would worship the very ground he trod on.
i know i would if i were freeonly i dont want to be free.   i know i would if i were freeonly i dont want to be free.
my dear this quite upset me and i feel i cannot write of happiness just at once after telling you of it and i dont wish to tell of the number three till it can be all happy.   my dear this quite upset me and i feel i cannot write of happiness just at once after telling you of it and i dont wish to tell of the number three till it can be all happy.
ever your lovinglucy.p.s.oh about number threei neednt tell you of number three need i. besides it was all so confused it seemed only a moment from his coming into the room till both his arms were round me and he was kissing me.   ever your lovinglucy.p.s.oh about number threei neednt tell you of number three need i. besides it was all so confused it seemed only a moment from his coming into the room till both his arms were round me and he was kissing me.
i am very very happy and i dont know what i have done to deserve it.   i am very very happy and i dont know what i have done to deserve it.
i must only try in the future to show that i am not ungrateful for all his goodness to me in sending to me such a lover such a husband and such a friend.   i must only try in the future to show that i am not ungrateful for all his goodness to me in sending to me such a lover such a husband and such a friend.
goodbye. <> what a joyful auspicious beginning to this most wonderful of years.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
kept in phonograph.   kept in phonograph.
25 april. <> 1 january.
ebb tide in appetite today. = ebb tide in appetite today.
cannot eat cannot rest cannot make merry so diary instead.   cannot eat cannot rest cannot make merry so diary instead.
since my rebuff of yesterday i have a sort of empty feeling nothing in the world seems of sufficient importance to be worth the doing .   since my rebuff of yesterday i have a sort of empty feeling nothing in the world seems of sufficient importance to be worth the doing .
  -+ .
    .
as i knew that the only cure for this sort of thing was work i went down amongst the patients. = as i knew that the only cure for this sort of thing was work i went down amongst the patients.
i picked out one who has afforded me a study of much interest he is so quaint in his ideas and so unlike the normal lunatic that i have determined to understand him as well as i can.   i picked out one who has afforded me a study of much interest he is so quaint in his ideas and so unlike the normal lunatic that i have determined to understand him as well as i can.
today i seemed to get nearer than ever before to the heart of his mystery.   today i seemed to get nearer than ever before to the heart of his mystery.
i questioned him more fully than i had ever done with a view to making myself master of the facts of his hallucination.   i questioned him more fully than i had ever done with a view to making myself master of the facts of his hallucination.
in my manner of doing it there was i now see something of cruelty.   in my manner of doing it there was i now see something of cruelty.
i seemed to wish to keep him to the point of his madnessa thing which i avoid with the patients as i would the mouth of hell.   i seemed to wish to keep him to the point of his madnessa thing which i avoid with the patients as i would the mouth of hell.
mem under what circumstances would i not avoid the pit of hell.   mem under what circumstances would i not avoid the pit of hell.
  -+ omnia romæ venalia sunt.
hell has its price. = hell has its price.
verb.   verb.
sap.   sap.
if there be anything behind this instinct it will be valuable to trace it afterwards accurately so i had better commence to do so thereforer.   if there be anything behind this instinct it will be valuable to trace it afterwards accurately so i had better commence to do so thereforer.
m renfield ætat 59.   m renfield ætat 59.
sanguine temperament great physical strength morbidly excitable periods of gloom ending in some fixed idea which i cannot make out.   sanguine temperament great physical strength morbidly excitable periods of gloom ending in some fixed idea which i cannot make out.
i presume that the sanguine temperament itself and the disturbing influence end in a mentallyaccomplished finish a possibly dangerous man probably dangerous if unselfish.   i presume that the sanguine temperament itself and the disturbing influence end in a mentallyaccomplished finish a possibly dangerous man probably dangerous if unselfish.
in selfish men caution is as secure an armour for their foes as for themselves.   in selfish men caution is as secure an armour for their foes as for themselves.
what i think of on this point is when self is the fixed point the centripetal force is balanced with the centrifugal when duty a cause etc.   what i think of on this point is when self is the fixed point the centripetal force is balanced with the centrifugal when duty a cause etc.
is the fixed point the latter force is paramount and only accident or a series of accidents can balance it.   is the fixed point the latter force is paramount and only accident or a series of accidents can balance it.
letter quincey p. morris to hon arthur holmood.   letter quincey p. morris to hon arthur holmood.
25 may. <> 1st january.
my dear artweve told yarns by the campfire in the prairies and dressed one anothers wounds after trying a landing at the marquesas and drunk healths on the shore of titicaca. = my dear artweve told yarns by the campfire in the prairies and dressed one anothers wounds after trying a landing at the marquesas and drunk healths on the shore of titicaca.
there are more yarns to be told and other wounds to be healed and another health to be drunk.   there are more yarns to be told and other wounds to be healed and another health to be drunk.
wont you let this be at my campfire tomorrow night.   wont you let this be at my campfire tomorrow night.
i have no hesitation in asking you as i know a certain lady is engaged to a certain dinnerparty and that you are free.   i have no hesitation in asking you as i know a certain lady is engaged to a certain dinnerparty and that you are free.
there will only be one other our old pal at the korea jack seward.   there will only be one other our old pal at the korea jack seward.
hes coming too and we both want to mingle our weeps over the winecup and to drink a health with all our hearts to the happiest man in all the wide world who has won the noblest heart that god has made and best worth winning.   hes coming too and we both want to mingle our weeps over the winecup and to drink a health with all our hearts to the happiest man in all the wide world who has won the noblest heart that god has made and best worth winning.
we promise you a hearty welcome and a loving greeting and a health as true as your own right hand.   we promise you a hearty welcome and a loving greeting and a health as true as your own right hand.
we shall both swear to leave you at home if you drink too deep to a certain pair of eyes.   we shall both swear to leave you at home if you drink too deep to a certain pair of eyes.
come.   come.
  -+ happy new year.
quincey p. morris. = quincey p. morris.
telegram from hon arthur holmwood to quincey p. morris.   telegram from hon arthur holmwood to quincey p. morris.
26 may. <> 2nd january.
count me in every time. = count me in every time.
i bear messages which will make both your ears tingle.   i bear messages which will make both your ears tingle.
art.   art.
  -+ francis aytowns appointmentbook.
14 february. = 14 february.
  -+ the hon arthur holmwood client.
    miss lucy westenra subject.
    mr holmwood having retained me to paint the wedding portrait of his fiancée and his adored object being at the moment in deepest yorkshire i have entrained to whitby as i imagine something of a st valentines day surprise.
    for myself at the very least mr holmwood being good enough to provide a firstclass compartment and lodging for three days i may even get some studying done without jenkins distractions i have brought along ruskin and pater and hope to get a grip on their differences.
15 february. = 15 february.
  -+ this one room is bigger than my bedsit and these rooms are larger even than my half of the studio in floor space at any rate.
17 february. = 17 february.
  -+ the hon arthur holmwood client.
    miss lucy westenra subject.
    three days work.
    twenty fulllength photographs in various light from the forward arc.
    one preliminary study in watercolour to capture the light and colour mostly redgolds and yellows eyes grassemerald skin seafoam with rose and violet tones gown will be white of course.
    as always the sitter endlessly describes bone and ivory and eggshell and as always i shall get the pattern and swatches from the dressmaker mlle.
    doutour and paint it from that.
    flowers will be irish roses.
    followup photograph session tentatively scheduled for late march after miss lucy returns to london thank the saints and angels.
    i should have liked to photograph her friend mina however.
    i wonder if her astonishing air of intellect would come through in a sitting or merely her conventional beauty.
chapter vi = chapter vi
mina murrays journal.   mina murrays journal.
24 july. <> 16 feb.
whitby. = whitby.
lucy met me at the station looking sweeter and lovelier than ever and we drove up to the house at the crescent in which they have rooms this is a lovely place.   lucy met me at the station looking sweeter and lovelier than ever and we drove up to the house at the crescent in which they have rooms this is a lovely place.
the little river the esk runs through a deep valley which broadens out as it comes near the harbour.   the little river the esk runs through a deep valley which broadens out as it comes near the harbour.
a great viaduct runs across with high piers through which the view seems somehow further away than it really is.   a great viaduct runs across with high piers through which the view seems somehow further away than it really is.
the valley is beautifully green in summer and it is so steep that when you are on the high land on either side you look right across it unless you are near enough to see down.   the valley is beautifully green in summer and it is so steep that when you are on the high land on either side you look right across it unless you are near enough to see down.
the houses of the old townthe side away from usare all redroofed and seem piled up one over the other anyhow like the pictures we see of nuremberg.   the houses of the old townthe side away from usare all redroofed and seem piled up one over the other anyhow like the pictures we see of nuremberg.
right over the town is the ruin of whitby abbey which was sacked by the danes and which is the scene of part of marmion where the girl was built up in the wall.   right over the town is the ruin of whitby abbey which was sacked by the danes and which is the scene of part of marmion where the girl was built up in the wall.
it is a most noble ruin of immense size and full of beautiful and romantic bits there is a legend that a white lady is seen in one of the windows.   it is a most noble ruin of immense size and full of beautiful and romantic bits there is a legend that a white lady is seen in one of the windows.
between it and the town there is another church the parish one round which is a big graveyard all full of tombstones.   between it and the town there is another church the parish one round which is a big graveyard all full of tombstones.
this is to my mind the nicest spot in whitby for it lies right over the town and has a full view of the harbour and all up the bay to where the headland called kettleness stretches out into the sea.   this is to my mind the nicest spot in whitby for it lies right over the town and has a full view of the harbour and all up the bay to where the headland called kettleness stretches out into the sea.
it descends so steeply over the harbour that part of the bank has fallen away and some of the graves have been destroyed.   it descends so steeply over the harbour that part of the bank has fallen away and some of the graves have been destroyed.
in one place part of the stonework of the graves stretches out over the sandy pathway far below.   in one place part of the stonework of the graves stretches out over the sandy pathway far below.
there are walks with seats beside them through the churchyard and people go and sit there all day long looking at the beautiful view and enjoying the breeze.   there are walks with seats beside them through the churchyard and people go and sit there all day long looking at the beautiful view and enjoying the breeze.
i shall come and sit here very often myself and work.   i shall come and sit here very often myself and work.
indeed i am writing now with my book on my knee and listening to the talk of three old men who are sitting beside me.   indeed i am writing now with my book on my knee and listening to the talk of three old men who are sitting beside me.
they seem to do nothing all day but sit here and talk.   they seem to do nothing all day but sit here and talk.
the harbour lies below me with on the far side one long granite wall stretching out into the sea with a curve outwards at the end of it in the middle of which is a lighthouse.   the harbour lies below me with on the far side one long granite wall stretching out into the sea with a curve outwards at the end of it in the middle of which is a lighthouse.
a heavy seawall runs along outside of it.   a heavy seawall runs along outside of it.
on the near side the seawall makes an elbow crooked inversely and its end too has a lighthouse.   on the near side the seawall makes an elbow crooked inversely and its end too has a lighthouse.
between the two piers there is a narrow opening into the harbour which then suddenly widens.   between the two piers there is a narrow opening into the harbour which then suddenly widens.
it is nice at high tide but when the tide is out it shoals away to nothing and there is merely the stream of the esk running between banks of sand with rocks here and there.   it is nice at high tide but when the tide is out it shoals away to nothing and there is merely the stream of the esk running between banks of sand with rocks here and there.
outside the harbour on this side there rises for about half a mile a great reef the sharp of which runs straight out from behind the south lighthouse.   outside the harbour on this side there rises for about half a mile a great reef the sharp of which runs straight out from behind the south lighthouse.
at the end of it is a buoy with a bell which swings in bad weather and sends in a mournful sound on the wind.   at the end of it is a buoy with a bell which swings in bad weather and sends in a mournful sound on the wind.
they have a legend here that when a ship is lost bells are heard out at sea.   they have a legend here that when a ship is lost bells are heard out at sea.
i must ask the old man about this he is coming this way .   i must ask the old man about this he is coming this way .
  -+ .
    .
he is a funny old man. = he is a funny old man.
he must be awfully old for his face is all gnarled and twisted like the bark of a tree.   he must be awfully old for his face is all gnarled and twisted like the bark of a tree.
he tells me that he is nearly a hundred and that he was a sailor in the greenland fishing fleet when waterloo was fought.   he tells me that he is nearly a hundred and that he was a sailor in the greenland fishing fleet when waterloo was fought.
he is i am afraid a very sceptical person for when i asked him about the bells at sea and the white lady at the abbey he said very brusquelyi wouldnt fash masel about them miss.   he is i am afraid a very sceptical person for when i asked him about the bells at sea and the white lady at the abbey he said very brusquelyi wouldnt fash masel about them miss.
them things be all wore out.   them things be all wore out.
mind i dont say that they never was but i do say that they wasnt in my time.   mind i dont say that they never was but i do say that they wasnt in my time.
they be all very well for comers and trippers an the like but not for a nice young lady like you.   they be all very well for comers and trippers an the like but not for a nice young lady like you.
them feetfolks from york and leeds that be always eatin cured herrins and drinkin tea an lookin out to buy cheap jet would creed aught.   them feetfolks from york and leeds that be always eatin cured herrins and drinkin tea an lookin out to buy cheap jet would creed aught.
i wonder masel whod be bothered tellin lies to themeven the newspapers which is full of fooltalk.   i wonder masel whod be bothered tellin lies to themeven the newspapers which is full of fooltalk.
i thought he would be a good person to learn interesting things from so i asked him if he would mind telling me something about the whalefishing in the old days.   i thought he would be a good person to learn interesting things from so i asked him if he would mind telling me something about the whalefishing in the old days.
he was just settling himself to begin when the clock struck six whereupon he laboured to get up and said i must gang ageeanwards home now miss.   he was just settling himself to begin when the clock struck six whereupon he laboured to get up and said i must gang ageeanwards home now miss.
my granddaughter doesnt like to be kept waitin when the tea is ready for it takes me time to crammle aboon the grees for there be a many of em an miss i lack bellytimber sairly by the clock.   my granddaughter doesnt like to be kept waitin when the tea is ready for it takes me time to crammle aboon the grees for there be a many of em an miss i lack bellytimber sairly by the clock.
he hobbled away and i could see him hurrying as well as he could down the steps.   he hobbled away and i could see him hurrying as well as he could down the steps.
the steps are a great feature on the place.   the steps are a great feature on the place.
they lead from the town up to the church there are hundreds of themi do not know how manyand they wind up in a delicate curve the slope is so gentle that a horse could easily walk up and down them.   they lead from the town up to the church there are hundreds of themi do not know how manyand they wind up in a delicate curve the slope is so gentle that a horse could easily walk up and down them.
i think they must originally have had something to do with the abbey.   i think they must originally have had something to do with the abbey.
i shall go home too.   i shall go home too.
lucy went out visiting with her mother and as they were only duty calls i did not go.   lucy went out visiting with her mother and as they were only duty calls i did not go.
they will be home by this.   they will be home by this.
  <> 17 feb.
1 augusti came up here an hour ago with lucy and we had a most interesting talk with my old friend and the two others who always come and join him.   i came up here an hour ago with lucy and we had a most interesting talk with my old friend and the two others who always come and join him.
he is evidently the sir oracle of them and i should think must have been in his time a most dictatorial person. = he is evidently the sir oracle of them and i should think must have been in his time a most dictatorial person.
he will not admit anything and downfaces everybody.   he will not admit anything and downfaces everybody.
if he cant outargue them he bullies them and then takes their silence for agreement with his views.   if he cant outargue them he bullies them and then takes their silence for agreement with his views.
lucy was looking sweetly pretty in her white lawn frock she has got a beautiful colour since she has been here.   lucy was looking sweetly pretty in her white lawn frock she has got a beautiful colour since she has been here.
i noticed that the old men did not lose any time in coming and sitting near her when we sat down.   i noticed that the old men did not lose any time in coming and sitting near her when we sat down.
she is so sweet with old people i think they all fell in love with her on the spot.   she is so sweet with old people i think they all fell in love with her on the spot.
even my old man succumbed and did not contradict her but gave me double share instead.   even my old man succumbed and did not contradict her but gave me double share instead.
i got him on the subject of the legends and he went off at once into a sort of sermon.   i got him on the subject of the legends and he went off at once into a sort of sermon.
i must try to remember it and put it downit be all fooltalk lock stock and barrel thats what it be an nowt else.   i must try to remember it and put it downit be all fooltalk lock stock and barrel thats what it be an nowt else.
these bans an wafts an bohghosts an barguests an bogles an all anent them is only fit to set bairns an dizzy women abelderin.   these bans an wafts an bohghosts an barguests an bogles an all anent them is only fit to set bairns an dizzy women abelderin.
they be nowt but airblebs.   they be nowt but airblebs.
they an all grims an signs an warnins be all invented by parsons an illsome beukbodies an railway touters to skeer an scunner hafflins an to get folks to do somethin that they dont other incline to.   they an all grims an signs an warnins be all invented by parsons an illsome beukbodies an railway touters to skeer an scunner hafflins an to get folks to do somethin that they dont other incline to.
it makes me ireful to think o them.   it makes me ireful to think o them.
why its them that not content with printin lies on paper an preachin them out of pulpits does want to be cuttin them on the tombsteans.   why its them that not content with printin lies on paper an preachin them out of pulpits does want to be cuttin them on the tombsteans.
look here all around you in what airt ye will all them steans holdin up their heads as well as they can out of their pride is acantsimply tumblin down with the weight o the lies wrote on them here lies the body or sacred to the memory wrote on all of them an yet in nigh half of them there beant no bodies at all an the memories of them beant cared a pinch of snuff about much less sacred.   look here all around you in what airt ye will all them steans holdin up their heads as well as they can out of their pride is acantsimply tumblin down with the weight o the lies wrote on them here lies the body or sacred to the memory wrote on all of them an yet in nigh half of them there beant no bodies at all an the memories of them beant cared a pinch of snuff about much less sacred.
lies all of them nothin but lies of one kind or another.   lies all of them nothin but lies of one kind or another.
my gog but itll be a quare scowderment at the day of judgment when they come tumblin up in their deathsarks all jouped together an trying to drag their tombsteans with them to prove how good they was some of them trimmlin an ditherin with their hands that dozzened an slippery from lyin in the sea that they cant even keep their grup o them.   my gog but itll be a quare scowderment at the day of judgment when they come tumblin up in their deathsarks all jouped together an trying to drag their tombsteans with them to prove how good they was some of them trimmlin an ditherin with their hands that dozzened an slippery from lyin in the sea that they cant even keep their grup o them.
i could see from the old fellows selfsatisfied air and the way in which he looked round for the approval of his cronies that he was showing off so i put in a word to keep him goingoh mr swales you cant be serious.   i could see from the old fellows selfsatisfied air and the way in which he looked round for the approval of his cronies that he was showing off so i put in a word to keep him goingoh mr swales you cant be serious.
surely these tombstones are not all wrong.   surely these tombstones are not all wrong.
yabblins.   yabblins.
there may be a poorish few not wrong savin where they make out the people too good for there be folk that do think a balmbowl be like the sea if only it be their own.   there may be a poorish few not wrong savin where they make out the people too good for there be folk that do think a balmbowl be like the sea if only it be their own.
the whole thing be only lies.   the whole thing be only lies.
now look you here you come here a stranger an you see this kirkgarth.   now look you here you come here a stranger an you see this kirkgarth.
i nodded for i thought it better to assent though i did not quite understand his dialect.   i nodded for i thought it better to assent though i did not quite understand his dialect.
i knew it had something to do with the church.   i knew it had something to do with the church.
he went on and you consate that all these steans be aboon folk that be happed here snod an snog.   he went on and you consate that all these steans be aboon folk that be happed here snod an snog.
i assented again.   i assented again.
then that be just where the lie comes in.   then that be just where the lie comes in.
why there be scores of these laybeds that be toom as old duns baccabox on friday night.   why there be scores of these laybeds that be toom as old duns baccabox on friday night.
he nudged one of his companions and they all laughed.   he nudged one of his companions and they all laughed.
and my gog.   and my gog.
how could they be otherwise.   how could they be otherwise.
look at that one the aftest abaft the bierbank read it.   look at that one the aftest abaft the bierbank read it.
i went over and readedward spencelagh master mariner murdered by pirates off the coast of andres april 1854 æt.   i went over and readedward spencelagh master mariner murdered by pirates off the coast of andres april 1854 æt.
30.   30.
when i came back mr swales went on who brought him home i wonder to hap him here.   when i came back mr swales went on who brought him home i wonder to hap him here.
murdered off the coast of andres.   murdered off the coast of andres.
an you consated his body lay under.   an you consated his body lay under.
why i could name ye a dozen whose bones lie in the greenland seas abovehe pointed northwardsor where the currants may have drifted them.   why i could name ye a dozen whose bones lie in the greenland seas abovehe pointed northwardsor where the currants may have drifted them.
there be the steans around ye.   there be the steans around ye.
ye can with your young eyes read the smallprint of the lies from here.   ye can with your young eyes read the smallprint of the lies from here.
this braithwaite lowreyi knew his father lost in the lively off greenland in 20 or andrew woodhouse drowned in the same seas in 1777 or john paxton drowned off cape farewell a year later or old john rawlings whose grandfather sailed with me drowned in the gulf of finland in 50.   this braithwaite lowreyi knew his father lost in the lively off greenland in 20 or andrew woodhouse drowned in the same seas in 1777 or john paxton drowned off cape farewell a year later or old john rawlings whose grandfather sailed with me drowned in the gulf of finland in 50.
do ye think that all these men will have to make a rush to whitby when the trumpet sounds.   do ye think that all these men will have to make a rush to whitby when the trumpet sounds.
i have me antherums aboot it.   i have me antherums aboot it.
i tell ye that when they got here theyd be jommlin and jostlin one another that way that it ud be like a fight up on the ice in the old days when wed be at one another from daylight to dark an tryin to tie up our cuts by the aurora borealis.   i tell ye that when they got here theyd be jommlin and jostlin one another that way that it ud be like a fight up on the ice in the old days when wed be at one another from daylight to dark an tryin to tie up our cuts by the aurora borealis.
this was evidently local pleasantry for the old man cackled over it and his cronies joined in with gusto.   this was evidently local pleasantry for the old man cackled over it and his cronies joined in with gusto.
but i said surely you are not quite correct for you start on the assumption that all the poor people or their spirits will have to take their tombstones with them on the day of judgment.   but i said surely you are not quite correct for you start on the assumption that all the poor people or their spirits will have to take their tombstones with them on the day of judgment.
do you think that will be really necessary.   do you think that will be really necessary.
well what else be they tombsteans for.   well what else be they tombsteans for.
answer me that miss.   answer me that miss.
to please their relatives i suppose.   to please their relatives i suppose.
to please their relatives you suppose.   to please their relatives you suppose.
this he said with intense scorn.   this he said with intense scorn.
how will it pleasure their relatives to know that lies is wrote over them and that everybody in the place knows that they be lies.   how will it pleasure their relatives to know that lies is wrote over them and that everybody in the place knows that they be lies.
he pointed to a stone at our feet which had been laid down as a slab on which the seat was rested close to the edge of the cliff.   he pointed to a stone at our feet which had been laid down as a slab on which the seat was rested close to the edge of the cliff.
read the lies on that thruffstean he said.   read the lies on that thruffstean he said.
the letters were upside down to me from where i sat but lucy was more opposite to them so she leant over and readsacred to the memory of george canon who died in the hope of a glorious resurrection on july 29 1873 falling from the rocks at kettleness.   the letters were upside down to me from where i sat but lucy was more opposite to them so she leant over and readsacred to the memory of george canon who died in the hope of a glorious resurrection on july 29 1873 falling from the rocks at kettleness.
this tomb is erected by his sorrowing mother to her dearly beloved son.   this tomb is erected by his sorrowing mother to her dearly beloved son.
he was the only son of his mother and she was a widow.   he was the only son of his mother and she was a widow.
really mr swales i dont see anything very funny in that.   really mr swales i dont see anything very funny in that.
she spoke her comment very gravely and somewhat severely.   she spoke her comment very gravely and somewhat severely.
ye dont see aught funny.   ye dont see aught funny.
ha.   ha.
ha.   ha.
but thats because ye dont gawm the sorrowin mother was a hellcat that hated him because he was acrewkda regular lamiter he wasan he hated her so that he committed suicide in order that she mightnt get an insurance she put on his life.   but thats because ye dont gawm the sorrowin mother was a hellcat that hated him because he was acrewkda regular lamiter he wasan he hated her so that he committed suicide in order that she mightnt get an insurance she put on his life.
he blew nigh the top of his head off with an old musket that they had for scarin crows with.   he blew nigh the top of his head off with an old musket that they had for scarin crows with.
twarnt for crows then for it brought the clegs and the dowps to him.   twarnt for crows then for it brought the clegs and the dowps to him.
thats the way he fell off the rocks.   thats the way he fell off the rocks.
and as to hopes of a glorious resurrection ive often heard him say masel that he hoped hed go to hell for his mother was so pious that shed be sure to go to heaven an he didnt want to addle where she was.   and as to hopes of a glorious resurrection ive often heard him say masel that he hoped hed go to hell for his mother was so pious that shed be sure to go to heaven an he didnt want to addle where she was.
now isnt that stean at any ratehe hammered it with his stick as he spokea pack of lies.   now isnt that stean at any ratehe hammered it with his stick as he spokea pack of lies.
and wont it make gabriel keckle when geordie comes pantin ut the grees with the tompstean balanced on his hump and asks it to be took as evidence.   and wont it make gabriel keckle when geordie comes pantin ut the grees with the tompstean balanced on his hump and asks it to be took as evidence.
i did not know what to say but lucy turned the conversation as she said rising upoh why did you tell us of this.   i did not know what to say but lucy turned the conversation as she said rising upoh why did you tell us of this.
it is my favourite seat and i cannot leave it and now i find i must go on sitting over the grave of a suicide.   it is my favourite seat and i cannot leave it and now i find i must go on sitting over the grave of a suicide.
that wont harm ye my pretty an it may make poor geordie gladsome to have so trim a lass sittin on his lap.   that wont harm ye my pretty an it may make poor geordie gladsome to have so trim a lass sittin on his lap.
that wont hurt ye.   that wont hurt ye.
why ive sat here off an on for nigh twenty years past an it hasnt done me no harm.   why ive sat here off an on for nigh twenty years past an it hasnt done me no harm.
dont ye fash about them as lies under ye or that doesn lie there either.   dont ye fash about them as lies under ye or that doesn lie there either.
itll be time for ye to be getting scart when ye see the tombsteans all run away with and the place as bare as a stubblefield.   itll be time for ye to be getting scart when ye see the tombsteans all run away with and the place as bare as a stubblefield.
theres the clock an i must gang.   theres the clock an i must gang.
my service to ye ladies.   my service to ye ladies.
and off he hobbled.   and off he hobbled.
lucy and i sat awhile and it was all so beautiful before us that we took hands as we sat and she told me all over again about arthur and their coming marriage.   lucy and i sat awhile and it was all so beautiful before us that we took hands as we sat and she told me all over again about arthur and their coming marriage.
that made me just a little heartsick for i havent heard from jonathan for a whole month.   that made me just a little heartsick for i havent heard from jonathan for a whole month.
  -+ but she cheered me up describing how she teased the photographer who arthur had hired to paint her and even though i had seen him work and duly admired his very ingenious kodak arrangement she still has such an innocent yet naughty joy in her that i could not help laugh.
the same day. = the same day.
i came up here alone for i am very sad.   i came up here alone for i am very sad.
there was no letter for me.   there was no letter for me.
i hope there cannot be anything the matter with jonathan.   i hope there cannot be anything the matter with jonathan.
the clock has just struck nine.   the clock has just struck nine.
i see the lights scattered all over the town sometimes in rows where the streets are and sometimes singly they run right up the esk and die away in the curve of the valley.   i see the lights scattered all over the town sometimes in rows where the streets are and sometimes singly they run right up the esk and die away in the curve of the valley.
to my left the view is cut off by a black line of roof of the old house next the abbey.   to my left the view is cut off by a black line of roof of the old house next the abbey.
the sheep and lambs are bleating in the fields away behind me and there is a clatter of donkeys hoofs up the paved road below.   the sheep and lambs are bleating in the fields away behind me and there is a clatter of donkeys hoofs up the paved road below.
the band on the pier is playing a harsh waltz in good time and further along the quay there is a salvation army meeting in a back street.   the band on the pier is playing a harsh waltz in good time and further along the quay there is a salvation army meeting in a back street.
neither of the bands hears the other but up here i hear and see them both.   neither of the bands hears the other but up here i hear and see them both.
i wonder where jonathan is and if he is thinking of me.   i wonder where jonathan is and if he is thinking of me.
i wish he were here.   i wish he were here.
dr sewards diary.   dr sewards diary.
5 june. <> 9 january.
the case of renfield grows more interesting the more i get to understand the man. = the case of renfield grows more interesting the more i get to understand the man.
he has certain qualities very largely developed selfishness secrecy and purpose.   he has certain qualities very largely developed selfishness secrecy and purpose.
i wish i could get at what is the object of the latter.   i wish i could get at what is the object of the latter.
he seems to have some settled scheme of his own but what it is i do not yet know.   he seems to have some settled scheme of his own but what it is i do not yet know.
his redeeming quality is a love of animals though indeed he has such curious turns in it that i sometimes imagine he is only abnormally cruel.   his redeeming quality is a love of animals though indeed he has such curious turns in it that i sometimes imagine he is only abnormally cruel.
his pets are of odd sorts.   his pets are of odd sorts.
just now his hobby is catching flies.   just now his hobby is catching flies.
he has at present such a quantity that i have had myself to expostulate.   he has at present such a quantity that i have had myself to expostulate.
to my astonishment he did not break out into a fury as i expected but took the matter in simple seriousness.   to my astonishment he did not break out into a fury as i expected but took the matter in simple seriousness.
he thought for a moment and then said may i have three days.   he thought for a moment and then said may i have three days.
i shall clear them away.   i shall clear them away.
of course i said that would do.   of course i said that would do.
i must watch him.   i must watch him.
18 june. <> 18 january.
he has turned his mind now to spiders and has got several very big fellows in a box. = he has turned his mind now to spiders and has got several very big fellows in a box.
he keeps feeding them his flies and the number of the latter is becoming sensibly diminished although he has used half his food in attracting more flies from outside to his room.   he keeps feeding them his flies and the number of the latter is becoming sensibly diminished although he has used half his food in attracting more flies from outside to his room.
1 july. <> 24 january.
his spiders are now becoming as great a nuisance as his flies and today i told him that he must get rid of them. = his spiders are now becoming as great a nuisance as his flies and today i told him that he must get rid of them.
he looked very sad at this so i said that he must some of them at all events.   he looked very sad at this so i said that he must some of them at all events.
he cheerfully acquiesced in this and i gave him the same time as before for reduction.   he cheerfully acquiesced in this and i gave him the same time as before for reduction.
he disgusted me much while with him for when a horrid blowfly bloated with some carrion food buzzed into the room he caught it held it exultantly for a few moments between his finger and thumb and before i knew what he was going to do put it in his mouth and ate it.   he disgusted me much while with him for when a horrid blowfly bloated with some carrion food buzzed into the room he caught it held it exultantly for a few moments between his finger and thumb and before i knew what he was going to do put it in his mouth and ate it.
i scolded him for it but he argued quietly that it was very good and very wholesome that it was life strong life and gave life to him.   i scolded him for it but he argued quietly that it was very good and very wholesome that it was life strong life and gave life to him.
this gave me an idea or the rudiment of one.   this gave me an idea or the rudiment of one.
i must watch how he gets rid of his spiders.   i must watch how he gets rid of his spiders.
he has evidently some deep problem in his mind for he keeps a little notebook in which he is always jotting down something.   he has evidently some deep problem in his mind for he keeps a little notebook in which he is always jotting down something.
whole pages of it are filled with masses of figures generally single numbers added up in batches and then the totals added in batches again as though he was focusing some account as the auditors put it. <> whole pages of it are filled with masses of figures generally single numbers added up in batches and then the totals added in batches again as though he were focussing some account as the auditors put it.
8 july.   31 january.
there is a method in his madness and the rudimentary idea in my mind is growing. = there is a method in his madness and the rudimentary idea in my mind is growing.
it will be a whole idea soon and then oh unconscious cerebration.   it will be a whole idea soon and then oh unconscious cerebration.
you will have to give the wall to your conscious brother.   you will have to give the wall to your conscious brother.
i kept away from my friend for a few days so that i might notice if there were any change.   i kept away from my friend for a few days so that i might notice if there were any change.
things remain as they were except that he has parted with some of his pets and got a new one.   things remain as they were except that he has parted with some of his pets and got a new one.
he has managed to get a sparrow and has already partially tamed it.   he has managed to get a sparrow and has already partially tamed it.
his means of taming is simple for already the spiders have diminished.   his means of taming is simple for already the spiders have diminished.
those that do remain however are well fed for he still brings in the flies by tempting them with his food.   those that do remain however are well fed for he still brings in the flies by tempting them with his food.
19 july. <> 11 feb.
we are progressing. = we are progressing.
my friend has now a whole colony of sparrows and his flies and spiders are almost obliterated.   my friend has now a whole colony of sparrows and his flies and spiders are almost obliterated.
when i came in he ran to me and said he wanted to ask me a great favoura very very great favour and as he spoke he fawned on me like a dog.   when i came in he ran to me and said he wanted to ask me a great favoura very very great favour and as he spoke he fawned on me like a dog.
i asked him what it was and he said with a sort of rapture in his voice and bearinga kitten a nice little sleek playful kitten that i can play with and teach and feedand feedand feed.   i asked him what it was and he said with a sort of rapture in his voice and bearinga kitten a nice little sleek playful kitten that i can play with and teach and feedand feedand feed.
i was not unprepared for this request for i had noticed how his pets went on increasing in size and vivacity but i did not care that his pretty family of tame sparrows should be wiped out in the same manner as the flies and spiders so i said i would see about it and asked him if he would not rather have a cat than a kitten.   i was not unprepared for this request for i had noticed how his pets went on increasing in size and vivacity but i did not care that his pretty family of tame sparrows should be wiped out in the same manner as the flies and spiders so i said i would see about it and asked him if he would not rather have a cat than a kitten.
his eagerness betrayed him as he answeredoh yes i would like a cat.   his eagerness betrayed him as he answeredoh yes i would like a cat.
i only asked for a kitten lest you should refuse me a cat.   i only asked for a kitten lest you should refuse me a cat.
no one would refuse me a kitten would they.   no one would refuse me a kitten would they.
i shook my head and said that at present i feared it would not be possible but that i would see about it.   i shook my head and said that at present i feared it would not be possible but that i would see about it.
his face fell and i could see a warning of danger in it for there was a sudden fierce sidelong look which meant killing.   his face fell and i could see a warning of danger in it for there was a sudden fierce sidelong look which meant killing.
the man is an undeveloped homicidal maniac.   the man is an undeveloped homicidal maniac.
i shall test him with his present craving and see how it will work out then i shall know more.   i shall test him with his present craving and see how it will work out then i shall know more.
10 p.m.i have visited him again and found him sitting in a corner brooding.   10 p.m.i have visited him again and found him sitting in a corner brooding.
when i came in he threw himself on his knees before me and implored me to let him have a cat that his salvation depended upon it.   when i came in he threw himself on his knees before me and implored me to let him have a cat that his salvation depended upon it.
i was firm however and told him that he could not have it whereupon he went without a word and sat down gnawing his fingers in the corner where i had found him.   i was firm however and told him that he could not have it whereupon he went without a word and sat down gnawing his fingers in the corner where i had found him.
i shall see him in the morning early.   i shall see him in the morning early.
20 july. <> 12 feb.
visited renfield very early before the attendant went his rounds. = visited renfield very early before the attendant went his rounds.
found him up and humming a tune.   found him up and humming a tune.
he was spreading out his sugar which he had saved in the window and was manifestly beginning his flycatching again and beginning it cheerfully and with a good grace.   he was spreading out his sugar which he had saved in the window and was manifestly beginning his flycatching again and beginning it cheerfully and with a good grace.
i looked around for his birds and not seeing them asked him where they were.   i looked around for his birds and not seeing them asked him where they were.
he replied without turning round that they had all flown away.   he replied without turning round that they had all flown away.
there were a few feathers about the room and on his pillow a drop of blood.   there were a few feathers about the room and on his pillow a drop of blood.
i said nothing but went and told the keeper to report to me if there were anything odd about him during the day.   i said nothing but went and told the keeper to report to me if there were anything odd about him during the day.
i wonder at how many lives he values a manor if at only one.   i wonder at how many lives he values a manor if at only one.
11 a.m.the attendant has just been to see me to say that renfield has been very sick and has disgorged a whole lot of feathers.   11 a.m.the attendant has just been to see me to say that renfield has been very sick and has disgorged a whole lot of feathers.
my belief is doctor he said that he has eaten his birds and that he just took and ate them raw.   my belief is doctor he said that he has eaten his birds and that he just took and ate them raw.
11 p.m.i gave renfield a strong opiate tonight enough to make even him sleep and took away his pocketbook to look at it.   11 p.m.i gave renfield a strong opiate tonight enough to make even him sleep and took away his pocketbook to look at it.
the thought that has been buzzing about my brain lately is complete and the theory proved.   the thought that has been buzzing about my brain lately is complete and the theory proved.
my homicidal maniac is of a peculiar kind.   my homicidal maniac is of a peculiar kind.
i shall have to invent a new classification for him and call him a zoophagous lifeeating maniac what he desires is to absorb as many lives as he can and he has laid himself out to achieve it in a cumulative way.   i shall have to invent a new classification for him and call him a zoophagous lifeeating maniac what he desires is to absorb as many lives as he can and he has laid himself out to achieve it in a cumulative way.
he gave many flies to one spider and many spiders to one bird and then wanted a cat to eat the many birds.   he gave many flies to one spider and many spiders to one bird and then wanted a cat to eat the many birds.
what would have been his later steps.   what would have been his later steps.
it would almost be worth while to complete the experiment.   it would almost be worth while to complete the experiment.
it might be done if there were only a sufficient cause.   it might be done if there were only a sufficient cause.
men sneered at vivisection and yet look at its results today.   men sneered at vivisection and yet look at its results today.
why not advance science in its most difficult and vital aspectthe knowledge of the brain.   why not advance science in its most difficult and vital aspectthe knowledge of the brain.
had i even the secret of one such minddid i hold the key to the fancy of even one lunatici might advance my own branch of science to a pitch compared with which burdonsandersons physiology or ferriers brain knowledge would be as nothing.   had i even the secret of one such minddid i hold the key to the fancy of even one lunatici might advance my own branch of science to a pitch compared with which burdonsandersons physiology or ferriers brain knowledge would be as nothing.
if only there were a sufficient cause.   if only there were a sufficient cause.
i must not think too much of this or i may be tempted a good cause might turn the scale with me for may not i too be of an exceptional brain congenitally.   i must not think too much of this or i may be tempted a good cause might turn the scale with me for may not i too be of an exceptional brain congenitally.
how well the man reasoned lunatics always do within their own scope. <> how well the man reasoned lunatics always do within their own scope but with the simplicity of lunacy he valued all lives the same.
    his note book proves it.
    one fly is a life and the total of its lives go into one spiders but he only adds one for the spider when the total passes into the bird and the bird in turn is counted only one when it passed into him.
i wonder at how many lives he values a man or if at only one. = i wonder at how many lives he values a man or if at only one.
he has closed the account most accurately and today begun a new record.   he has closed the account most accurately and today begun a new record.
how many of us begin a new record with each day of our lives.   how many of us begin a new record with each day of our lives.
to me it seems only yesterday that my whole life ended with my new hope and that truly i began a new record.   to me it seems only yesterday that my whole life ended with my new hope and that truly i began a new record.
so it shall be until the great recorder sums me up and closes my ledger account with a balance to profit or loss.   so it shall be until the great recorder sums me up and closes my ledger account with a balance to profit or loss.
oh lucy lucy i cannot be angry with you nor can i be angry with my friend whose happiness is yours but i must only wait on hopeless and work.   oh lucy lucy i cannot be angry with you nor can i be angry with my friend whose happiness is yours but i must only wait on hopeless and work.
work.   work.
work.   work.
if i could have as strong a cause as my poor mad friend there a good unselfish cause to make me work that would be indeed happiness.   if i could have as strong a cause as my poor mad friend there a good unselfish cause to make me work that would be indeed happiness.
mina murrays journal.   mina murrays journal.
26 july. <> 18 feb.
i am anxious and it soothes me to express myself here it is like whispering to ones self and listening at the same time. = i am anxious and it soothes me to express myself here it is like whispering to ones self and listening at the same time.
and there is also something about the shorthand symbols that makes it different from writing.   and there is also something about the shorthand symbols that makes it different from writing.
i am unhappy about lucy and about jonathan.   i am unhappy about lucy and about jonathan.
i had not heard from jonathan for some time and was very concerned but yesterday dear mr hawkins who is always so kind sent me a letter from him.   i had not heard from jonathan for some time and was very concerned but yesterday dear mr hawkins who is always so kind sent me a letter from him.
i had written asking him if he had heard and he said the enclosed had just been received.   i had written asking him if he had heard and he said the enclosed had just been received.
it is only a line dated from castle dracula and says that he is just starting for home.   it is only a line dated from castle dracula and says that he is just starting for home.
that is not like jonathan.   that is not like jonathan.
i do not understand it and it makes me uneasy.   i do not understand it and it makes me uneasy.
then too lucy although she is so well has lately taken to her old habit of walking in her sleep.   then too lucy although she is so well has lately taken to her old habit of walking in her sleep.
her mother has spoken to me about it and we have decided that i am to lock the door of our room every night.   her mother has spoken to me about it and we have decided that i am to lock the door of our room every night.
mrs westenra has got an idea that sleepwalkers always go out on roofs of houses and along the edges of cliffs and then get suddenly wakened and fall over with a despairing cry that echoes all over the place.   mrs westenra has got an idea that sleepwalkers always go out on roofs of houses and along the edges of cliffs and then get suddenly wakened and fall over with a despairing cry that echoes all over the place.
poor dear she is naturally anxious about lucy and she tells me that her husband lucys father had the same habit that he would get up in the night and dress himself and go out if he were not stopped.   poor dear she is naturally anxious about lucy and she tells me that her husband lucys father had the same habit that he would get up in the night and dress himself and go out if he were not stopped.
lucy is to be married in the autumn and she is already planning out her dresses and how her house is to be arranged.   lucy is to be married in the autumn and she is already planning out her dresses and how her house is to be arranged.
i sympathise with her for i do the same only jonathan and i will start in life in a very simple way and shall have to try to make both ends meet.   i sympathise with her for i do the same only jonathan and i will start in life in a very simple way and shall have to try to make both ends meet.
mr holmwoodhe is the hon arthur holmwood only son of lord godalmingis coming up here very shortlyas soon as he can leave town for his father is not very well and i think dear lucy is counting the moments till he comes.   mr holmwoodhe is the hon arthur holmwood only son of lord godalmingis coming up here very shortlyas soon as he can leave town for his father is not very well and i think dear lucy is counting the moments till he comes.
she wants to take him up in the seat on the churchyard cliff and show him the beauty of whitby.   she wants to take him up in the seat on the churchyard cliff and show him the beauty of whitby.
i daresay it is the waiting which disturbs her she will be all right when he arrives.   i daresay it is the waiting which disturbs her she will be all right when he arrives.
27 july. <> 19 feb.
no news from jonathan. = no news from jonathan.
i am getting quite uneasy about him though why i should i do not know but i do wish that he would write if it were only a single line.   i am getting quite uneasy about him though why i should i do not know but i do wish that he would write if it were only a single line.
lucy walks more than ever and each night i am awakened by her moving about the room.   lucy walks more than ever and each night i am awakened by her moving about the room.
fortunately the weather is so hot that she cannot get cold but still the anxiety and the perpetually being wakened is beginning to tell on me and i am getting nervous and wakeful myself.   fortunately the weather is so hot that she cannot get cold but still the anxiety and the perpetually being wakened is beginning to tell on me and i am getting nervous and wakeful myself.
thank god lucys health keeps up.   thank god lucys health keeps up.
mr holmwood has been suddenly called to ring to see his father who has been taken seriously ill.   mr holmwood has been suddenly called to ring to see his father who has been taken seriously ill.
lucy frets at the postponement of seeing him but it does not touch her looks she is a trifle stouter and her cheeks are a lovely rose pink.   lucy frets at the postponement of seeing him but it does not touch her looks she is a trifle stouter and her cheeks are a lovely rose pink.
she has lost the anæmic look which she had.   she has lost the anæmic look which she had.
  <> i pray it will all last26 feb.
i pray it will all last3 augustanother week gone and no news from jonathan not even to mr hawkins from whom i have heard.   another week gone by and no news from jonathan not even to mr hawkins from whom i have heard.
oh i do hope he is not ill. = oh i do hope he is not ill.
he surely would have written.   he surely would have written.
i look at that last letter of his but somehow it does not satisfy me.   i look at that last letter of his but somehow it does not satisfy me.
it does not read like him and yet it is his writing.   it does not read like him and yet it is his writing.
there is no mistake of that.   there is no mistake of that.
lucy has not walked much in her sleep the last week but there is an odd concentration about her which i do not understand even in her sleep she seems to be watching me.   lucy has not walked much in her sleep the last week but there is an odd concentration about her which i do not understand even in her sleep she seems to be watching me.
she tries the door and finding it locked goes about the room searching for the key.   she tries the door and finding it locked goes about the room searching for the key.
6 augustanother three days and no news. <> 1 march.
another three days and no news. = another three days and no news.
this suspense is getting dreadful.   this suspense is getting dreadful.
if i only knew where to write to or where to go to i should feel easier but no one has heard a word of jonathan since that last letter.   if i only knew where to write to or where to go to i should feel easier but no one has heard a word of jonathan since that last letter.
i must only pray to god for patience.   i must only pray to god for patience.
lucy is more excitable than ever but is otherwise well.   lucy is more excitable than ever but is otherwise well.
last night was very threatening and the fishermen say that we are in for a storm.   last night was very threatening and the fishermen say that we are in for a storm.
i must try to watch it and learn the weather signs.   i must try to watch it and learn the weather signs.
today is a grey day and the sun as i write is hidden in thick clouds high over kettleness.   today is a grey day and the sun as i write is hidden in thick clouds high over kettleness.
everything is greyexcept the green grass which seems like emerald amongst it grey earthy rock grey clouds tinged with the sunburst at the far edge hang over the grey sea into which the sandpoints stretch like grey figures.   everything is greyexcept the green grass which seems like emerald amongst it grey earthy rock grey clouds tinged with the sunburst at the far edge hang over the grey sea into which the sandpoints stretch like grey figures.
the sea is tumbling in over the shallows and the sandy flats with a roar muffled in the seamists drifting inland.   the sea is tumbling in over the shallows and the sandy flats with a roar muffled in the seamists drifting inland.
the horizon is lost in a grey mist all vastness the clouds are piled up like giant rocks and there is a brool over the sea that sounds like some presage of doom.   the horizon is lost in a grey mist all vastness the clouds are piled up like giant rocks and there is a brool over the sea that sounds like some presage of doom.
dark figures are on the beach here and there sometimes half shrouded in the mist and seem men like trees walking.   dark figures are on the beach here and there sometimes half shrouded in the mist and seem men like trees walking.
the fishingboats are racing for home and rise and dip in the ground swell as they sweep into the harbour bending to the scuppers.   the fishingboats are racing for home and rise and dip in the ground swell as they sweep into the harbour bending to the scuppers.
here comes old mr swales.   here comes old mr swales.
he is making straight for me and i can see by the way he lifts his hat that he wants to talk .   he is making straight for me and i can see by the way he lifts his hat that he wants to talk .
  -+ .
    .
i have been quite touched by the change in the poor old man. = i have been quite touched by the change in the poor old man.
when he sat down beside me he said in a very gentle wayi want to say something to you miss.   when he sat down beside me he said in a very gentle wayi want to say something to you miss.
i could see he was not at ease so i took his poor old wrinkled hand in mine and asked him to speak fully so he said leaving his hand in mine im afraid my deary that i must have shocked you by all the wicked things ive been sayin about the dead and suchlike for weeks past but i didnt mean them and i want ye to remember that when im gone.   i could see he was not at ease so i took his poor old wrinkled hand in mine and asked him to speak fully so he said leaving his hand in mine im afraid my deary that i must have shocked you by all the wicked things ive been sayin about the dead and suchlike for weeks past but i didnt mean them and i want ye to remember that when im gone.
we aud folks that be daffled and with one foot abaft the krokhooal dont altogether like to think of it and we dont want to feel scart of it an thats why ive took to makin light of it so that id cheer up my own heart a bit.   we aud folks that be daffled and with one foot abaft the krokhooal dont altogether like to think of it and we dont want to feel scart of it an thats why ive took to makin light of it so that id cheer up my own heart a bit.
but lord love ye miss i aint afraid of dyin not a bit only i dont want to die if i can help it.   but lord love ye miss i aint afraid of dyin not a bit only i dont want to die if i can help it.
my time must be nigh at hand now for i be aud and a hundred years is too much for any man to expect and im so nigh it that the aud man is already whettin his scythe.   my time must be nigh at hand now for i be aud and a hundred years is too much for any man to expect and im so nigh it that the aud man is already whettin his scythe.
ye see i cant get out o the habit of caffin about it all at once the chafts will wag as they be used to.   ye see i cant get out o the habit of caffin about it all at once the chafts will wag as they be used to.
some day soon theangel of death will sound his trumpet for me.   some day soon theangel of death will sound his trumpet for me.
but dont ye dooal an greet my deary.   but dont ye dooal an greet my deary.
for he saw that i was cryingif he should come this very night id not refuse to answer his call.   for he saw that i was cryingif he should come this very night id not refuse to answer his call.
for life be after all only a waitin for somethin else than what were doin and death be all that we can rightly depend on.   for life be after all only a waitin for somethin else than what were doin and death be all that we can rightly depend on.
but im content for its comin to me my deary and comin quick.   but im content for its comin to me my deary and comin quick.
it may be comin while we be lookin and wonderin.   it may be comin while we be lookin and wonderin.
maybe its in that wind out over the sea thats bringin with it loss and wreck and sore distress and sad hearts.   maybe its in that wind out over the sea thats bringin with it loss and wreck and sore distress and sad hearts.
look.   look.
look.   look.
he cried suddenly.   he cried suddenly.
theres something in that wind and in the hoast beyont that sounds and looks and tastes and smells like death.   theres something in that wind and in the hoast beyont that sounds and looks and tastes and smells like death.
its in the air.   its in the air.
i feel it comin.   i feel it comin.
lord make me answer cheerful when my call comes.   lord make me answer cheerful when my call comes.
he held up his arms devoutly and raised his hat.   he held up his arms devoutly and raised his hat.
his mouth moved as though he were praying.   his mouth moved as though he were praying.
after a few minutes silence he got up shook hands with me and blessed me and said goodbye and hobbled off.   after a few minutes silence he got up shook hands with me and blessed me and said goodbye and hobbled off.
it all touched me and upset me very much.   it all touched me and upset me very much.
i was glad when the coastguard came along with his spyglass under his arm.   i was glad when the coastguard came along with his spyglass under his arm.
he stopped to talk with me as he always does but all the time kept looking at a strange ship.   he stopped to talk with me as he always does but all the time kept looking at a strange ship.
i cant make her out he said.   i cant make her out he said.
shes a russian by the look of her but shes knocking about in the queerest way.   shes a russian by the look of her but shes knocking about in the queerest way.
she doesnt know her mind a bit she seems to see the storm coming but cant decide whether to run up north in the open or to put in here.   she doesnt know her mind a bit she seems to see the storm coming but cant decide whether to run up north in the open or to put in here.
look there again.   look there again.
she is steered mighty strangely for she doesnt mind the hand on the wheel changes about with every puff of wind.   she is steered mighty strangely for she doesnt mind the hand on the wheel changes about with every puff of wind.
well hear more of her before this time tomorrow.   well hear more of her before this time tomorrow.
chapter vii   chapter vii
  -+ cutting from the dailygraph 3rd march 1894.
    pasted in mina murrays journal.
from a correspondent. = from a correspondent.
whitby.   whitby.
one of the greatest and suddenest storms on record has just been experienced here with results both strange and unique.   one of the greatest and suddenest storms on record has just been experienced here with results both strange and unique.
  <> the weather had been somewhat unsettled but not to any degree uncommon in the month of march.
the weather had been somewhat sultry but not to any degree uncommon in the month of august saturday evening was as fine as ever was known and the great body of holidaymakers set out yesterday for visits to mulgrave woods robin hoods bay rig mill runswick staithes and the various trips in the neighbourhood of whitby.   saturday evening was as fine as was ever known and the great body of holidaymakers laid out yesterday for visits to mulgrave woods robin hoods bay rig mill runswick staithes and the various trips in the neighbourhood of whitby.
the steamers emma and scarborough made excursions along the coast and there was an unusual amount of tripping both to and from whitby.   the steamers emma and scarborough made trips up and down the coast and there was an unusual amount of tripping both to and from whitby.
the day was unusually fine till the afternoon when some of the gossips who frequent the east cliff churchyard and from the commanding eminence watch the wide sweep of sea visible to the north and east called attention to a sudden show of marestails high in the sky to the northwest the wind was then blowing from the southwest in the mild degree which in barometrical language is ranked no. = the day was unusually fine till the afternoon when some of the gossips who frequent the east cliff churchyard and from the commanding eminence watch the wide sweep of sea visible to the north and east called attention to a sudden show of marestails high in the sky to the northwest the wind was then blowing from the southwest in the mild degree which in barometrical language is ranked no.
2 light breeze.   2 light breeze.
the coastguard on duty at once made report and one old fisherman who for more than half a century has kept watch on weather signs from the east cliff foretold in an emphatic manner the coming of a sudden storm.   the coastguard on duty at once made report and one old fisherman who for more than half a century has kept watch on weather signs from the east cliff foretold in an emphatic manner the coming of a sudden storm.
the approach of sunset was so very beautiful so grand in its masses of splendidlycoloured clouds that there was quite an assemblage on the walk along the cliff in the old churchyard to enjoy the beauty.   the approach of sunset was so very beautiful so grand in its masses of splendidlycoloured clouds that there was quite an assemblage on the walk along the cliff in the old churchyard to enjoy the beauty.
before the sun dipped below the black mass of kettleness standing boldly athwart the western sky its downward way was marked by myriad clouds of every sunsetcolourflame purple pink green violet and all the tints of gold with here and there masses not large but of seemingly absolute blackness in all sorts of shapes as well outlined as colossal silhouettes.   before the sun dipped below the black mass of kettleness standing boldly athwart the western sky its downward way was marked by myriad clouds of every sunsetcolourflame purple pink green violet and all the tints of gold with here and there masses not large but of seemingly absolute blackness in all sorts of shapes as well outlined as colossal silhouettes.
the experience was not lost on the painters and doubtless some of the sketches of the prelude to the great storm will grace the r.a and r.i. walls in may next.   the experience was not lost on the painters and doubtless some of the sketches of the prelude to the great storm will grace the r.a and r.i. walls in may next.
more than one captain made up his mind then and there that his cobble or his mule as they term the different classes of boats would remain in the harbour till the storm had passed.   more than one captain made up his mind then and there that his cobble or his mule as they term the different classes of boats would remain in the harbour till the storm had passed.
the wind fell away entirely during the evening and at midnight there was a dead calm a sultry heat and that prevailing intensity which on the approach of thunder affects persons of a sensitive nature.   the wind fell away entirely during the evening and at midnight there was a dead calm a sultry heat and that prevailing intensity which on the approach of thunder affects persons of a sensitive nature.
there were but few lights in sight at sea for even the coasting steamers which usually hug the shore so closely kept well to seaward and but few fishingboats were in sight.   there were but few lights in sight at sea for even the coasting steamers which usually hug the shore so closely kept well to seaward and but few fishingboats were in sight.
the only sail noticeable was a foreign schooner with all sails set which was seemingly going westwards.   the only sail noticeable was a foreign schooner with all sails set which was seemingly going westwards.
the foolhardiness or ignorance of her officers was a prolific theme for comment whilst she remained in sight and efforts were made to signal her to reduce sail in the face of her danger.   the foolhardiness or ignorance of her officers was a prolific theme for comment whilst she remained in sight and efforts were made to signal her to reduce sail in the face of her danger.
before the night shut down she was seen with sails idly flapping as she gently rolled on the undulating swell of the seaas idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean.   before the night shut down she was seen with sails idly flapping as she gently rolled on the undulating swell of the seaas idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean.
shortly before ten oclock the stillness of the air grew quite oppressive and the silence was so marked that the bleating of a sheep inland or the barking of a dog in the town was distinctly heard and the band on the pier with its lively french air was like a dischord in the great harmony of natures silence.   shortly before ten oclock the stillness of the air grew quite oppressive and the silence was so marked that the bleating of a sheep inland or the barking of a dog in the town was distinctly heard and the band on the pier with its lively french air was like a dischord in the great harmony of natures silence.
a little after midnight came a strange sound from over the sea and high overhead the air began to carry a strange faint hollow booming.   a little after midnight came a strange sound from over the sea and high overhead the air began to carry a strange faint hollow booming.
then without warning the tempest broke.   then without warning the tempest broke.
with a rapidity which at the time seemed incredible and even afterwards is impossible to realise the whole aspect of nature at once became convulsed.   with a rapidity which at the time seemed incredible and even afterwards is impossible to realise the whole aspect of nature at once became convulsed.
the waves rose in growing fury each overtopping its fellow till in a very few minutes the lately glassy sea was like a roaring and devouring monster.   the waves rose in growing fury each overtopping its fellow till in a very few minutes the lately glassy sea was like a roaring and devouring monster.
whitecrested waves beat madly on the level sands and rushed up the shelving cliffs others broke over the piers and with their spume swept the lanthorns of the lighthouses which rise from the end of either pier of whitby harbour.   whitecrested waves beat madly on the level sands and rushed up the shelving cliffs others broke over the piers and with their spume swept the lanthorns of the lighthouses which rise from the end of either pier of whitby harbour.
the wind roared like thunder and blew with such force that it was with difficulty that even strong men kept their feet or clung with grim clasp to the iron stanchions.   the wind roared like thunder and blew with such force that it was with difficulty that even strong men kept their feet or clung with grim clasp to the iron stanchions.
it was found necessary to clear the entire piers from the mass of onlookers or else the fatalities of the night would have increased manifold.   it was found necessary to clear the entire piers from the mass of onlookers or else the fatalities of the night would have increased manifold.
  -+ she must fetch up somewhere if it was only in hell.
to add to the difficulties and dangers of the time masses of seafog came drifting inlandwhite wet clouds which swept by in ghostly fashion so dank and damp and cold that it needed but little effort of imagination to think that the spirits of those lost at sea were touching their living brethren with the clammy hands of death and many a one shuddered as the wreaths of seamist swept by. = to add to the difficulties and dangers of the time masses of seafog came drifting inlandwhite wet clouds which swept by in ghostly fashion so dank and damp and cold that it needed but little effort of imagination to think that the spirits of those lost at sea were touching their living brethren with the clammy hands of death and many a one shuddered as the wreaths of seamist swept by.
at times the mist cleared and the sea for some distance could be seen in the glare of the lightning which now came thick and fast followed by such peals of thunder that the whole sky overhead seemed trembling under the shock of the footsteps of the storm.   at times the mist cleared and the sea for some distance could be seen in the glare of the lightning which now came thick and fast followed by such peals of thunder that the whole sky overhead seemed trembling under the shock of the footsteps of the storm.
some of the scenes thus revealed were of immeasurable grandeur and of absorbing interestthe sea running mountains high threw skywards with each wave mighty masses of white foam which the tempest seemed to snatch at and whirl away into space here and there a fishingboat with a rag of sail running madly for shelter before the blast now and again the white wings of a stormtossed seabird.   some of the scenes thus revealed were of immeasurable grandeur and of absorbing interestthe sea running mountains high threw skywards with each wave mighty masses of white foam which the tempest seemed to snatch at and whirl away into space here and there a fishingboat with a rag of sail running madly for shelter before the blast now and again the white wings of a stormtossed seabird.
on the summit of the east cliff the new searchlight was ready for experiment but had not yet been tried.   on the summit of the east cliff the new searchlight was ready for experiment but had not yet been tried.
the officers in charge of it got it into working order and in the pauses of the inrushing mist swept with it the surface of the sea.   the officers in charge of it got it into working order and in the pauses of the inrushing mist swept with it the surface of the sea.
once or twice its service was most effective as when a fishingboat with gunwale under water rushed into the harbour able by the guidance of the sheltering light to avoid the danger of dashing against the piers.   once or twice its service was most effective as when a fishingboat with gunwale under water rushed into the harbour able by the guidance of the sheltering light to avoid the danger of dashing against the piers.
as each boat achieved the safety of the port there was a shout of joy from the mass of people on the shore a shout which for a moment seemed to cleave the gale and was then swept away in its rush.   as each boat achieved the safety of the port there was a shout of joy from the mass of people on the shore a shout which for a moment seemed to cleave the gale and was then swept away in its rush.
before long the searchlight discovered some distance away a schooner with all sails set apparently the same vessel which had been noticed earlier in the evening.   before long the searchlight discovered some distance away a schooner with all sails set apparently the same vessel which had been noticed earlier in the evening.
the wind had by this time backed to the east and there was a shudder amongst the watchers on the cliff as they realised the terrible danger in which she now was.   the wind had by this time backed to the east and there was a shudder amongst the watchers on the cliff as they realised the terrible danger in which she now was.
between her and the port lay the great flat reef on which so many good ships have from time to time suffered and with the wind blowing from its present quarter it would be quite impossible that she should fetch the entrance of the harbour.   between her and the port lay the great flat reef on which so many good ships have from time to time suffered and with the wind blowing from its present quarter it would be quite impossible that she should fetch the entrance of the harbour.
it was now nearly the hour of high tide but the waves were so great that in their troughs the shallows of the shore were almost visible and the schooner with all sails set was rushing with such speed that in the words of one old salt she must fetch up somewhere if it was only in hell.   it was now nearly the hour of high tide but the waves were so great that in their troughs the shallows of the shore were almost visible and the schooner with all sails set was rushing with such speed that in the words of one old salt she must fetch up somewhere if it was only in hell.
then came another rush of seafog greater than any hithertoa mass of dank mist which seemed to close on all things like a grey pall and left available to men only the organ of hearing for the roar of the tempest and the crash of the thunder and the booming of the mighty billows came through the damp oblivion even louder than before.   then came another rush of seafog greater than any hithertoa mass of dank mist which seemed to close on all things like a grey pall and left available to men only the organ of hearing for the roar of the tempest and the crash of the thunder and the booming of the mighty billows came through the damp oblivion even louder than before.
the rays of the searchlight were kept fixed on the harbour mouth across the east pier where the shock was expected and men waited breathless.   the rays of the searchlight were kept fixed on the harbour mouth across the east pier where the shock was expected and men waited breathless.
the wind suddenly shifted to the northeast and the remnant of the sea fog melted in the blast and then mirabile dictu between the piers leaping from wave to wave as it rushed at headlong speed swept the strange schooner before the blast with all sail set and gained the safety of the harbour.   the wind suddenly shifted to the northeast and the remnant of the sea fog melted in the blast and then mirabile dictu between the piers leaping from wave to wave as it rushed at headlong speed swept the strange schooner before the blast with all sail set and gained the safety of the harbour.
the searchlight followed her and a shudder ran through all who saw her for lashed to the helm was a corpse with drooping head which swung horribly to and fro at each motion of the ship.   the searchlight followed her and a shudder ran through all who saw her for lashed to the helm was a corpse with drooping head which swung horribly to and fro at each motion of the ship.
no other form could be seen on the deck at all.   no other form could be seen on the deck at all.
a great awe came on all as they realised that the ship as if by a miracle had found the harbour unsteered save by the hand of a dead man.   a great awe came on all as they realised that the ship as if by a miracle had found the harbour unsteered save by the hand of a dead man.
however all took place more quickly than it takes to write these words.   however all took place more quickly than it takes to write these words.
the schooner paused not but rushing across the harbour pitched herself on that accumulation of sand and gravel washed by many tides and many storms into the southeast corner of the pier jutting under the east cliff known locally as tate hill pier.   the schooner paused not but rushing across the harbour pitched herself on that accumulation of sand and gravel washed by many tides and many storms into the southeast corner of the pier jutting under the east cliff known locally as tate hill pier.
  -+ the method of her arrival is thus graphically given in the words of a bystandermerely reduced into conventional phrase for the benefit of those to whom the yorkshire accent is not familiar.
    she ran in as soft as a seal flappin under an icefloe.
there was of course a considerable concussion as the vessel drove up on the sand heap. = there was of course a considerable concussion as the vessel drove up on the sand heap.
every spar rope and stay was strained and some of the tophammer came crashing down.   every spar rope and stay was strained and some of the tophammer came crashing down.
but strangest of all the very instant the shore was touched an immense dog sprang up on deck from below as if shot up by the concussion and running forward jumped from the bow on the sand.   but strangest of all the very instant the shore was touched an immense dog sprang up on deck from below as if shot up by the concussion and running forward jumped from the bow on the sand.
making straight for the steep cliff where the churchyard hangs over the laneway to the east pier so steeply that some of the flat tombstonesthruffsteans or throughstones as they call them in the whitby vernacularactually project over where the sustaining cliff has fallen away it disappeared in the darkness which seemed intensified just beyond the focus of the searchlight.   making straight for the steep cliff where the churchyard hangs over the laneway to the east pier so steeply that some of the flat tombstonesthruffsteans or throughstones as they call them in the whitby vernacularactually project over where the sustaining cliff has fallen away it disappeared in the darkness which seemed intensified just beyond the focus of the searchlight.
it so happened that there was no one at the moment on tate hill pier as all those whose houses are in close proximity were either in bed or were out on the heights above.   it so happened that there was no one at the moment on tate hill pier as all those whose houses are in close proximity were either in bed or were out on the heights above.
thus the coastguard on duty on the eastern side of the harbour who at once ran down to the little pier was the first to climb aboard.   thus the coastguard on duty on the eastern side of the harbour who at once ran down to the little pier was the first to climb aboard.
the men working the searchlight after scouring the entrance of the harbour without seeing anything then turned the light on the derelict and kept it there.   the men working the searchlight after scouring the entrance of the harbour without seeing anything then turned the light on the derelict and kept it there.
the coastguard ran aft and when he came beside the wheel bent over to examine it and recoiled at once as though under some sudden emotion.   the coastguard ran aft and when he came beside the wheel bent over to examine it and recoiled at once as though under some sudden emotion.
this seemed to pique general curiosity and quite a number of people began to run.   this seemed to pique general curiosity and quite a number of people began to run.
it is a good way round from the west cliff by the drawbridge to tate hill pier but your correspondent is a fairly good runner and came well ahead of the crowd.   it is a good way round from the west cliff by the drawbridge to tate hill pier but your correspondent is a fairly good runner and came well ahead of the crowd.
when i arrived however i found already assembled on the pier a crowd whom the coastguard and police refused to allow to come on board.   when i arrived however i found already assembled on the pier a crowd whom the coastguard and police refused to allow to come on board.
by the courtesy of the chief boatman i was as your correspondent permitted to climb on deck and was one of a small group who saw the dead seaman whilst actually lashed to the wheel.   by the courtesy of the chief boatman i was as your correspondent permitted to climb on deck and was one of a small group who saw the dead seaman whilst actually lashed to the wheel.
it was no wonder that the coastguard was surprised or even awed for not often can such a sight have been seen.   it was no wonder that the coastguard was surprised or even awed for not often can such a sight have been seen.
the man was simply fastened by his hands tied one over the other to a spoke of the wheel.   the man was simply fastened by his hands tied one over the other to a spoke of the wheel.
between the inner hand and the wood was a crucifix the set of beads on which it was fastened being around both wrists and wheel and all kept fast by the binding cords.   between the inner hand and the wood was a crucifix the set of beads on which it was fastened being around both wrists and wheel and all kept fast by the binding cords.
the poor fellow may have been seated at one time but the flapping and buffeting of the sails had worked through the rudder of the wheel and had dragged him to and fro so that the cords with which he was tied had cut the flesh to the bone.   the poor fellow may have been seated at one time but the flapping and buffeting of the sails had worked through the rudder of the wheel and had dragged him to and fro so that the cords with which he was tied had cut the flesh to the bone.
accurate note was made of the state of things and a doctorsurgeon j. m. caffyn of 33 east elliot placewho came immediately after me declared after making examination that the man must have been dead for quite two days.   accurate note was made of the state of things and a doctorsurgeon j. m. caffyn of 33 east elliot placewho came immediately after me declared after making examination that the man must have been dead for quite two days.
in his pocket was a bottle carefully corked empty save for a little roll of paper which proved to be the addendum to the log.   in his pocket was a bottle carefully corked empty save for a little roll of paper which proved to be the addendum to the log.
the coastguard said the man must have tied up his own hands fastening the knots with his teeth.   the coastguard said the man must have tied up his own hands fastening the knots with his teeth.
the fact that a coastguard was the first on board may save some complications later on in the admiralty court for coastguards cannot claim the salvage which is the right of the first civilian entering on a derelict.   the fact that a coastguard was the first on board may save some complications later on in the admiralty court for coastguards cannot claim the salvage which is the right of the first civilian entering on a derelict.
already however the legal tongues are wagging and one young law student is loudly asserting that the rights of the owner are already completely sacrificed his property being held in contravention of the statutes of mortmain since the tiller as emblemship if not proof of delegated possession is held in a dead hand.   already however the legal tongues are wagging and one young law student is loudly asserting that the rights of the owner are already completely sacrificed his property being held in contravention of the statutes of mortmain since the tiller as emblemship if not proof of delegated possession is held in a dead hand.
it is needless to say that the dead steersman has been reverently removed from the place where he held his honourable watch and ward till deatha steadfastness as noble as that of the young casabiancaand placed in the mortuary to await inquestalready the sudden storm is passing and its fierceness is abating crowds are scattering backward and the sky is beginning to redden over the yorkshire wolds.   it is needless to say that the dead steersman has been reverently removed from the place where he held his honourable watch and ward till deatha steadfastness as noble as that of the young casabiancaand placed in the mortuary to await inquestalready the sudden storm is passing and its fierceness is abating crowds are scattering backward and the sky is beginning to redden over the yorkshire wolds.
i shall send in time for your next issue further details of the derelict ship which found her way so miraculously into harbour in the storm.   i shall send in time for your next issue further details of the derelict ship which found her way so miraculously into harbour in the storm.
whitby.   whitby.
9 augustthe sequel to the strange arrival of the derelict in the storm last night is almost more startling than the thing itself. <> 4 march.
the sequel to the strange arrival of the derelict in the storm last night is almost more startling than the thing itself. = the sequel to the strange arrival of the derelict in the storm last night is almost more startling than the thing itself.
it turns out that the schooner is a russian from varna and is called the demeter.   it turns out that the schooner is a russian from varna and is called the demeter.
she is almost entirely in ballast of silver sand with only a small amount of cargoa number of great wooden boxes filled with mould.   she is almost entirely in ballast of silver sand with only a small amount of cargoa number of great wooden boxes filled with mould.
this cargo was consigned to a whitby solicitor mr s. f. billington of 7 the crescent who this morning went aboard and formally took possession of the goods consigned to him.   this cargo was consigned to a whitby solicitor mr s. f. billington of 7 the crescent who this morning went aboard and formally took possession of the goods consigned to him.
the russian consul too acting for the charterparty took formal possession of the ship and paid all harbour dues etc.   the russian consul too acting for the charterparty took formal possession of the ship and paid all harbour dues etc.
nothing is talked about here today except the strange coincidence the officials of the board of trade have been most exacting in seeing that every compliance has been made with existing regulations.   nothing is talked about here today except the strange coincidence the officials of the board of trade have been most exacting in seeing that every compliance has been made with existing regulations.
as the matter is to be a nine days wonder they are evidently determined that there shall be no cause of after complaint.   as the matter is to be a nine days wonder they are evidently determined that there shall be no cause of after complaint.
a good deal of interest was abroad concerning the dog which landed when the ship struck and more than a few of the members of the spca which is very strong in whitby have tried to befriend the animal.   a good deal of interest was abroad concerning the dog which landed when the ship struck and more than a few of the members of the spca which is very strong in whitby have tried to befriend the animal.
to the general disappointment however it was not to be found it seems to have disappeared entirely from the town.   to the general disappointment however it was not to be found it seems to have disappeared entirely from the town.
it may be that it was frightened and made its way on to the moors where it is still hiding in terror.   it may be that it was frightened and made its way on to the moors where it is still hiding in terror.
there are some who look with dread on such a possibility lest later on it should in itself become a danger for it is evidently a fierce brute.   there are some who look with dread on such a possibility lest later on it should in itself become a danger for it is evidently a fierce brute.
early this morning a large dog a halfbred mastiff belonging to a coal merchant close to tate hill pier was found dead in the roadway opposite its masters yard.   early this morning a large dog a halfbred mastiff belonging to a coal merchant close to tate hill pier was found dead in the roadway opposite its masters yard.
it had been fighting and manifestly had had a savage opponent for its throat was torn away and its belly slit open as if with a savage claw. <> it had been fighting and manifestly had had a savage opponent for its throat was torn away and its belly was slit open as if with a savage claw such as a tiger wields.
    one of our local scientists has photographed its eyes in the hopes he may be able to reproduce the image of the last thing it saw whilst alive.
    the dogs death is generally attributed to the newcomer and a close watch is being kept for the latter lest it should cause further harm to either brute or human.
later. = later.
by the kindness of the board of trade inspector i have been permitted to look over the logbook of the demeter which was in order up to within three days but contained nothing of special interest except as to facts of missing men.   by the kindness of the board of trade inspector i have been permitted to look over the logbook of the demeter which was in order up to within three days but contained nothing of special interest except as to facts of missing men.
the greatest interest however is with regard to the paper found in the bottle which was today produced at the inquest and a more strange narrative than the two between them unfold it has not been my lot to come across.   the greatest interest however is with regard to the paper found in the bottle which was today produced at the inquest and a more strange narrative than the two between them unfold it has not been my lot to come across.
as there is no motive for concealment i am permitted to use them and accordingly send you a rescript simply omitting technical details of seamanship and supercargo.   as there is no motive for concealment i am permitted to use them and accordingly send you a rescript simply omitting technical details of seamanship and supercargo.
it almost seems as though the captain had been seized with some kind of mania before he had got well into blue water and that this had developed persistently throughout the voyage.   it almost seems as though the captain had been seized with some kind of mania before he had got well into blue water and that this had developed persistently throughout the voyage.
of course my statement must be taken cum grano since i am writing from the dictation of a clerk of the russian consul who kindly translated for me time being short.   of course my statement must be taken cum grano since i am writing from the dictation of a clerk of the russian consul who kindly translated for me time being short.
log of the demeter.   log of the demeter.
varna to whitby.   varna to whitby.
written 18 july things so strange happening that i shall keep accurate note henceforth till we land. <> written 10 feb things so strange happening that i shall keep accurate note henceforth till we land.
on 6 july we finished taking in cargo silver sand and boxes of earth.   on 29 jan we finished taking in cargo silver sand and boxes of earth.
at noon set sail. = at noon set sail.
east wind fresh.   east wind fresh.
crew five hands .   crew five hands .
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two mates cook and myself captain. = two mates cook and myself captain.
on 11 july at dawn entered bosphorus. <> on 3 feb at dawn entered bosphorus.
boarded by turkish customs officers. = boarded by turkish customs officers.
backsheesh.   backsheesh.
all correct.   all correct.
under way at 4 p.m.on 12 july through dardanelles. <> under way at 4 p.m.on 4 feb through dardanelles.
more customs officers and flagboat of guarding squadron. = more customs officers and flagboat of guarding squadron.
backsheesh again.   backsheesh again.
work of officers thorough but quick.   work of officers thorough but quick.
want us off soon.   want us off soon.
at dark passed into archipelago.   at dark passed into archipelago.
on 13 july passed cape matapan. <> on 5 feb passed cape matapan.
crew dissatisfied about something. = crew dissatisfied about something.
seemed scared but would not speak out.   seemed scared but would not speak out.
on 14 july was somewhat anxious about crew. <> on 6 feb was somewhat anxious about crew.
men all steady fellows who sailed with me before. = men all steady fellows who sailed with me before.
mate could not make out what was wrong they only told him there was something and crossed themselves.   mate could not make out what was wrong they only told him there was something and crossed themselves.
mate lost temper with one of them that day and struck him.   mate lost temper with one of them that day and struck him.
expected fierce quarrel but all was quiet.   expected fierce quarrel but all was quiet.
on 16 july mate reported in the morning that one of crew petrofsky was missing. <> on 8 feb mate reported in the morning that one of the crew petrofsky was missing.
could not account for it. = could not account for it.
took larboard watch eight bells last night was relieved by abramoff but did not go to bunk.   took larboard watch eight bells last night was relieved by abramoff but did not go to bunk.
men more downcast than ever.   men more downcast than ever.
all said they expected something of the kind but would not say more than there was something aboard.   all said they expected something of the kind but would not say more than there was something aboard.
mate getting very impatient with them feared some trouble ahead.   mate getting very impatient with them feared some trouble ahead.
on 17 july yesterday one of the men olgaren came to my cabin and in an awestruck way confided to me that he thought there was a strange man aboard the ship. <> on 9 feb yesterday one of the men olgaren came to my cabin and in an awestruck way confided to me that he thought there was a strange man aboard the ship.
he said that in his watch he had been sheltering behind the deckhouse as there was a rainstorm when he saw a tall thin man who was not like any of the crew come up the companionway and go along the deck forward and disappear. = he said that in his watch he had been sheltering behind the deckhouse as there was a rainstorm when he saw a tall thin man who was not like any of the crew come up the companionway and go along the deck forward and disappear.
he followed cautiously but when he got to bows found no one and the hatchways were all closed.   he followed cautiously but when he got to bows found no one and the hatchways were all closed.
he was in a panic of superstitious fear and i am afraid the panic may spread.   he was in a panic of superstitious fear and i am afraid the panic may spread.
to allay it i shall today search the entire ship carefully from stem to stern.   to allay it i shall today search the entire ship carefully from stem to stern.
later in the day i got together the whole crew and told them as they evidently thought there was some one in the ship we would search from stem to stern.   later in the day i got together the whole crew and told them as they evidently thought there was some one in the ship we would search from stem to stern.
first mate angry said it was folly and to yield to such foolish ideas would demoralise the men said he would engage to keep them out of trouble with a handspike.   first mate angry said it was folly and to yield to such foolish ideas would demoralise the men said he would engage to keep them out of trouble with a handspike.
i let him take the helm while the rest began a thorough search all keeping abreast with lanterns we left no corner unsearched.   i let him take the helm while the rest began a thorough search all keeping abreast with lanterns we left no corner unsearched.
as there were only the big wooden boxes there were no odd corners where a man could hide.   as there were only the big wooden boxes there were no odd corners where a man could hide.
men much relieved when search over and went back to work cheerfully.   men much relieved when search over and went back to work cheerfully.
first mate scowled but said nothing.   first mate scowled but said nothing.
22 july. <> 14 feb.
rough weather last three days and all hands busy with sailsno time to be frightened. = rough weather last three days and all hands busy with sailsno time to be frightened.
men seem to have forgotten their dread.   men seem to have forgotten their dread.
mate cheerful again and all on good terms praised men for work in bad weather.   mate cheerful again and all on good terms praised men for work in bad weather.
passed gibraltar and out through straits.   passed gibraltar and out through straits.
all well.   all well.
24 july. <> 16 feb.
there seems some doom over this ship. = there seems some doom over this ship.
already a hand short and entering on the bay of biscay with wild weather ahead and yet last night another man lostdisappeared.   already a hand short and entering on the bay of biscay with wild weather ahead and yet last night another man lostdisappeared.
like the first he came off his watch and was not seen again.   like the first he came off his watch and was not seen again.
men all in a panic of fear sent a round robin asking to have double watch as they fear to be alone.   men all in a panic of fear sent a round robin asking to have double watch as they fear to be alone.
mate violent.   mate violent.
fear there will be some trouble as either he or the men will do some violence.   fear there will be some trouble as either he or the men will do some violence.
28 july. <> 20 feb.
four days in hell knocking about in a sort of maelstrom and the wind a tempest no sleep for any one. = four days in hell knocking about in a sort of maelstrom and the wind a tempest no sleep for any one.
men all worn out.   men all worn out.
hardly know how to set a watch since no one fit to go on.   hardly know how to set a watch since no one fit to go on.
second mate volunteered to steer and watch and let men snatch a few hours sleep.   second mate volunteered to steer and watch and let men snatch a few hours sleep.
wind abating seas still terrific but feel them less as ship is steadier.   wind abating seas still terrific but feel them less as ship is steadier.
29 july. <> 21 feb.
another tragedy. = another tragedy.
had single watch tonight as crew too tired to double.   had single watch tonight as crew too tired to double.
when morning watch came on deck could find no one except steersman.   when morning watch came on deck could find no one except steersman.
raised outcry and all came on deck.   raised outcry and all came on deck.
thorough search but no one found.   thorough search but no one found.
are now without second mate and crew in a panic.   are now without second mate and crew in a panic.
mate and i agreed to go armed henceforth and wait for any sign of cause.   mate and i agreed to go armed henceforth and wait for any sign of cause.
30 july. <> 22 feb.
last night. = last night.
rejoiced we are nearing england.   rejoiced we are nearing england.
weather fine all sails set.   weather fine all sails set.
retired worn out slept soundly awaked by mate telling me that both man of watch and steersman missing.   retired worn out slept soundly awaked by mate telling me that both man of watch and steersman missing.
only self and mate and two hands left to work ship.   only self and mate and two hands left to work ship.
  <> 24 feb.
1 augusttwo days of fog and not a sail sighted.   two days of fog and not a sail sighted.
had hoped when in the english channel to be able to signal for help or get in somewhere. = had hoped when in the english channel to be able to signal for help or get in somewhere.
not having power to work sails have to run before wind.   not having power to work sails have to run before wind.
dare not lower as could not raise them again.   dare not lower as could not raise them again.
we seem to be drifting to some terrible doom.   we seem to be drifting to some terrible doom.
mate now more demoralised than either of men.   mate now more demoralised than either of men.
his stronger nature seems to have worked inwardly against himself.   his stronger nature seems to have worked inwardly against himself.
men are beyond fear working stolidly and patiently with minds made up to worst they are russian he roumanian.   men are beyond fear working stolidly and patiently with minds made up to worst they are russian he roumanian.
2 august midnight. <> 25 feb midnight.
woke up from few minutes sleep by hearing a cry seemingly outside my port. = woke up from few minutes sleep by hearing a cry seemingly outside my port.
could see nothing in fog.   could see nothing in fog.
rushed on deck and ran against mate.   rushed on deck and ran against mate.
tells me he heard cry and ran but no sign of man on watch.   tells me he heard cry and ran but no sign of man on watch.
one more gone.   one more gone.
lord help us.   lord help us.
mate says we must be past straits of dover as in a moment of fog lifting he saw north foreland just as he heard the man cry out.   mate says we must be past straits of dover as in a moment of fog lifting he saw north foreland just as he heard the man cry out.
if so we are now off in the north sea and only god can guide us in the fog which seems to move with us and god seems to have deserted us.   if so we are now off in the north sea and only god can guide us in the fog which seems to move with us and god seems to have deserted us.
  <> 26 feb.
3 augustat midnight i went to relieve the man at the wheel but when i got to it found no one there.   at midnight i went to relieve the man at the wheel but when i got to it found no one there.
the wind was steady and as we ran before it there was no yawing. = the wind was steady and as we ran before it there was no yawing.
i dared not leave it so shouted for the mate.   i dared not leave it so shouted for the mate.
after a few seconds he rushed up on deck in his flannels.   after a few seconds he rushed up on deck in his flannels.
he looked wildeyed and haggard and i greatly fear his reason has given way.   he looked wildeyed and haggard and i greatly fear his reason has given way.
he came close to me and whispered hoarsely with his mouth to my ear as though fearing the very air might hear it is here i know it now.   he came close to me and whispered hoarsely with his mouth to my ear as though fearing the very air might hear it is here i know it now.
on the watch last night i saw it like a man tall and thin and ghastly pale.   on the watch last night i saw it like a man tall and thin and ghastly pale.
it was in the bows and looking out.   it was in the bows and looking out.
i crept behind it and gave it my knife but the knife went through it empty as the air.   i crept behind it and gave it my knife but the knife went through it empty as the air.
and as he spoke he took the knife and drove it savagely into space.   and as he spoke he took the knife and drove it savagely into space.
then he went on but it is here and ill find it.   then he went on but it is here and ill find it.
it is in the hold perhaps in one of those boxes.   it is in the hold perhaps in one of those boxes.
ill unscrew them one by one and see.   ill unscrew them one by one and see.
you work the helm.   you work the helm.
and with a warning look and his finger on his lip he went below.   and with a warning look and his finger on his lip he went below.
there was springing up a choppy wind and i could not leave the helm.   there was springing up a choppy wind and i could not leave the helm.
i saw him come out on deck again with a toolchest and a lantern and go down the forward hatchway.   i saw him come out on deck again with a toolchest and a lantern and go down the forward hatchway.
he is mad stark raving mad and its no use my trying to stop him.   he is mad stark raving mad and its no use my trying to stop him.
he cant hurt those big boxes they are invoiced as clay and to pull them about is as harmless a thing as he can do.   he cant hurt those big boxes they are invoiced as clay and to pull them about is as harmless a thing as he can do.
so here i stay and mind the helm and write these notes.   so here i stay and mind the helm and write these notes.
i can only trust in god and wait till the fog clears.   i can only trust in god and wait till the fog clears.
then if i cant steer to any harbour with the wind that is i shall cut down sails and lie by and signal for help .   then if i cant steer to any harbour with the wind that is i shall cut down sails and lie by and signal for help .
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it is nearly all over now. = it is nearly all over now.
just as i was beginning to hope that the mate would come out calmerfor i heard him knocking away at something in the hold and work is good for himthere came up the hatchway a sudden startled scream which made my blood run cold and up on the deck he came as if shot from a guna raging madman with his eyes rolling and his face convulsed with fear.   just as i was beginning to hope that the mate would come out calmerfor i heard him knocking away at something in the hold and work is good for himthere came up the hatchway a sudden startled scream which made my blood run cold and up on the deck he came as if shot from a guna raging madman with his eyes rolling and his face convulsed with fear.
save me.   save me.
save me.   save me.
he cried and then looked round on the blanket of fog.   he cried and then looked round on the blanket of fog.
his horror turned to despair and in a steady voice he said you had better come too captain before it is too late.   his horror turned to despair and in a steady voice he said you had better come too captain before it is too late.
he is there.   he is there.
i know the secret now.   i know the secret now.
the sea will save me from him and it is all that is left.   the sea will save me from him and it is all that is left.
before i could say a word or move forward to seize him he sprang on the bulwark and deliberately threw himself into the sea.   before i could say a word or move forward to seize him he sprang on the bulwark and deliberately threw himself into the sea.
i suppose i know the secret too now.   i suppose i know the secret too now.
it was this madman who had got rid of the men one by one and now he has followed them himself.   it was this madman who had got rid of the men one by one and now he has followed them himself.
god help me.   god help me.
how am i to account for all these horrors when i get to port.   how am i to account for all these horrors when i get to port.
when i get to port.   when i get to port.
will that ever be.   will that ever be.
  <> 27 feb.
4 auguststill fog which the sunrise cannot pierce.   still fog which the sunrise cannot pierce.
i know there is sunrise because i am a sailor why else i know not. = i know there is sunrise because i am a sailor why else i know not.
i dared not go below i dared not leave the helm so here all night i stayed and in the dimness of the night i saw ithim.   i dared not go below i dared not leave the helm so here all night i stayed and in the dimness of the night i saw ithim.
god forgive me but the mate was right to jump overboard.   god forgive me but the mate was right to jump overboard.
it was better to die like a man to die like a sailor in blue water no man can object.   it was better to die like a man to die like a sailor in blue water no man can object.
but i am captain and i must not leave my ship.   but i am captain and i must not leave my ship.
but i shall baffle this fiend or monster for i shall tie my hands to the wheel when my strength begins to fail and along with them i shall tie that which heit.   but i shall baffle this fiend or monster for i shall tie my hands to the wheel when my strength begins to fail and along with them i shall tie that which heit.
dare not touch and then come good wind or foul i shall save my soul and my honour as a captain.   dare not touch and then come good wind or foul i shall save my soul and my honour as a captain.
i am growing weaker and the night is coming on.   i am growing weaker and the night is coming on.
if he can look me in the face again i may not have time to act .   if he can look me in the face again i may not have time to act .
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if we are wrecked mayhap this bottle may be found and those who find it may understand if not . = if we are wrecked mayhap this bottle may be found and those who find it may understand if not .
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well then all men shall know that i have been true to my trust god and the blessed virgin and the saints help a poor ignorant soul trying to do his duty . = well then all men shall know that i have been true to my trust god and the blessed virgin and the saints help a poor ignorant soul trying to do his duty .
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of course the verdict was an open one. = of course the verdict was an open one.
there is no evidence to adduce and whether or not the man himself committed the murders there is now none to say.   there is no evidence to adduce and whether or not the man himself committed the murders there is now none to say.
the folk here hold almost universally that the captain is simply a hero and he is to be given a public funeral.   the folk here hold almost universally that the captain is simply a hero and he is to be given a public funeral.
already it is arranged that his body is to be taken with a train of boats up the esk for a piece and then brought back to tate hill pier and up the abbey steps for he is to be buried in the churchyard on the cliff.   already it is arranged that his body is to be taken with a train of boats up the esk for a piece and then brought back to tate hill pier and up the abbey steps for he is to be buried in the churchyard on the cliff.
the owners of more than a hundred boats have already given in their names as wishing to follow him to the grave.   the owners of more than a hundred boats have already given in their names as wishing to follow him to the grave.
no trace has ever been found of the great dog at which there is much mourning for with public opinion in its present state he would i believe be adopted by the town.   no trace has ever been found of the great dog at which there is much mourning for with public opinion in its present state he would i believe be adopted by the town.
tomorrow will see the funeral and so will end this one more mystery of the sea.   tomorrow will see the funeral and so will end this one more mystery of the sea.
  <> westminster gazette 3rd march 1894.
    partonbridgewaterthe engagement of miss juliette parton daughter sir & lady robert parton to lieutenant geoffrey bridgewater of the coldstream guards son of the general deceased & mrs arnold bridgewater has been announced.
    no date has been set for the wedding due to lieutenant bridgewaters military duties but it is expected to be within the year.
    francis aytowns appointmentbook.
    6 march.
    sir robert parton client.
    miss juliette parton subject.
    spring is the time for wedding portraits never mind that it should be the time for preparing the academy or salon show piece.
    there is never money when there is time to create though and never time enough when you can buy new brushes to use them.
mina murrays journal8 augustlucy was very restless all night and i too could not sleep.   assuming ones studiomate doesnt leave them all paint everywhere in either case.
    jenkins is useless as an artist and worse as anything else but he does pay his half of the rental somehow.
    sir robert is the sort of man who would rise high in a society completely composed of lawyers.
    his daughter is quite vivacious which makes one wonder.
    his brother has more in the way of natural animal spirits enough for three partons.
    professor darwin has much to answer for.
    one afternoons work.
    four fulllength photographs in afternoon light from the forward and dexter arcs.
    one preliminary watercoloursketch black and cobalt hair eyes seagreen skin very fine nutmeg or old ivory with claret tones.
    gown white worth.
    flowers still subject of controversy apparently to be considered at followup appointment for midapril.
    no date for the wedding which may let me get two daubs in on the salon piece instead of yet another glowing bride.
    the hon arthur holmwoods name opens many doors it seems when i mentioned miss westenra in conversation so very hard to keep the subject looking vivacious and interested during a photograph miss partons guest lady carradine unbent so far as to accept my carte dvisite.
    perhaps a society portrait or a niece or granddaughter .
    coming out.
    there goes that salon piece.
    mina murrays journal.
3 march. = 3 march.
lucy was very restless all night and i too could not sleep.   lucy was very restless all night and i too could not sleep.
the storm was fearful and as it boomed loudly among the chimneypots it made me shudder.   the storm was fearful and as it boomed loudly among the chimneypots it made me shudder.
when a sharp puff came it seemed to be like a distant gun.   when a sharp puff came it seemed to be like a distant gun.
strangely enough lucy did not wake but she got up twice and dressed herself.   strangely enough lucy did not wake but she got up twice and dressed herself.
fortunately each time i awoke in time and managed to undress her without waking her and got her back to bed.   fortunately each time i awoke in time and managed to undress her without waking her and got her back to bed.
it is a very strange thing this sleepwalking for as soon as her will is thwarted in any physical way her intention if there be any disappears and she yields herself almost exactly to the routine of her life.   it is a very strange thing this sleepwalking for as soon as her will is thwarted in any physical way her intention if there be any disappears and she yields herself almost exactly to the routine of her life.
early in the morning we both got up and went down to the harbour to see if anything had happened in the night.   early in the morning we both got up and went down to the harbour to see if anything had happened in the night.
there were very few people about and though the sun was bright and the air clear and fresh the big grimlooking waves that seemed dark themselves because the foam that topped them was like snow forced themselves in through the mouth of the harbourlike a bullying man going through a crowd.   there were very few people about and though the sun was bright and the air clear and fresh the big grimlooking waves that seemed dark themselves because the foam that topped them was like snow forced themselves in through the mouth of the harbourlike a bullying man going through a crowd.
somehow i felt glad that jonathan was not on the sea last night but on land.   somehow i felt glad that jonathan was not on the sea last night but on land.
but oh is he on land or sea.   but oh is he on land or sea.
where is he and how.   where is he and how.
i am getting fearfully anxious about him.   i am getting fearfully anxious about him.
if i only knew what to do and could do anything.   if i only knew what to do and could do anything.
5 march.   5 march.
the funeral of the poor seacaptain today was most touching.   the funeral of the poor seacaptain today was most touching.
every boat in the harbour seemed to be there and the coffin was carried by captains all the way from tate hill pier up to the churchyard.   every boat in the harbour seemed to be there and the coffin was carried by captains all the way from tate hill pier up to the churchyard.
lucy came with me and we went early to our old seat whilst the cortège of boats went up the river to the viaduct and came down again.   lucy came with me and we went early to our old seat whilst the cortège of boats went up the river to the viaduct and came down again.
we had a lovely view and saw the procession nearly all the way.   we had a lovely view and saw the procession nearly all the way.
the poor fellow was laid to rest quite near our seat so that we stood on it when the time came and saw everything.   the poor fellow was laid to rest quite near our seat so that we stood on it when the time came and saw everything.
poor lucy seemed much upset.   poor lucy seemed much upset.
she was restless and uneasy all the time and i cannot but think that her dreaming at night is telling on her.   she was restless and uneasy all the time and i cannot but think that her dreaming at night is telling on her.
she is quite odd in one thing she will not admit to me that there is any cause for restlessness or if there be she does not understand it herself.   she is quite odd in one thing she will not admit to me that there is any cause for restlessness or if there be she does not understand it herself.
there is an additional cause in that poor mr swales was found dead this morning on our seat his neck being broken.   there is an additional cause in that poor mr swales was found dead this morning on our seat his neck being broken.
he had evidently as the doctor said fallen back in the seat in some sort of fright for there was a look of fear and horror on his face that the men said made them shudder.   he had evidently as the doctor said fallen back in the seat in some sort of fright for there was a look of fear and horror on his face that the men said made them shudder.
poor dear old man.   poor dear old man.
perhaps he had seen death with his dying eyes.   perhaps he had seen death with his dying eyes.
lucy is so sweet and sensitive that she feels influences more acutely than other people do.   lucy is so sweet and sensitive that she feels influences more acutely than other people do.
just now she was quite upset by a little thing which i did not much heed though i am myself very fond of animals.   just now she was quite upset by a little thing which i did not much heed though i am myself very fond of animals.
one of the men who came up here often to look for the boats was followed by his dog.   one of the men who came up here often to look for the boats was followed by his dog.
the dog is always with him.   the dog is always with him.
they are both quiet persons and i never saw the man angry nor heard the dog bark.   they are both quiet persons and i never saw the man angry nor heard the dog bark.
during the service the dog would not come to its master who was on the seat with us but kept a few yards off barking and howling.   during the service the dog would not come to its master who was on the seat with us but kept a few yards off barking and howling.
its master spoke to it gently and then harshly and then angrily but it would neither come nor cease to make a noise.   its master spoke to it gently and then harshly and then angrily but it would neither come nor cease to make a noise.
it was in a sort of fury with its eyes savage and all its hairs bristling out like a cats tail when puss is on the warpath.   it was in a sort of fury with its eyes savage and all its hairs bristling out like a cats tail when puss is on the warpath.
finally the man too got angry and jumped down and kicked the dog and then took it by the scruff of the neck and half dragged and half threw it on the tombstone on which the seat is fixed.   finally the man too got angry and jumped down and kicked the dog and then took it by the scruff of the neck and half dragged and half threw it on the tombstone on which the seat is fixed.
the moment it touched the stone the poor thing became quiet and fell all into a tremble.   the moment it touched the stone the poor thing became quiet and fell all into a tremble.
it did not try to get away but crouched down quivering and cowering and was in such a pitiable state of terror that i tried though without effect to comfort it.   it did not try to get away but crouched down quivering and cowering and was in such a pitiable state of terror that i tried though without effect to comfort it.
lucy was full of pity too but she did not attempt to touch the dog but looked at it in an agonised sort of way.   lucy was full of pity too but she did not attempt to touch the dog but looked at it in an agonised sort of way.
i greatly fear that she is of too supersensitive a nature to go through the world without trouble.   i greatly fear that she is of too supersensitive a nature to go through the world without trouble.
she will be dreaming of this tonight i am sure.   she will be dreaming of this tonight i am sure.
the whole agglomeration of thingsthe ship steered into port by a dead man his attitude tied to the wheel with a crucifix and beads the touching funeral the dog now furious and now in terrorwill all afford material for her dreamsi think it will be best for her to go to bed tired out physically so i shall take her for a long walk by the cliffs to robin hoods bay and back.   the whole agglomeration of thingsthe ship steered into port by a dead man his attitude tied to the wheel with a crucifix and beads the touching funeral the dog now furious and now in terrorwill all afford material for her dreamsi think it will be best for her to go to bed tired out physically so i shall take her for a long walk by the cliffs to robin hoods bay and back.
she ought not to have much inclination for sleepwalking then.   she ought not to have much inclination for sleepwalking then.
chapter viii   chapter viii
mina murrays journal.   mina murrays journal.
same day 11 oclock p.m.oh but i am tired.   same day 11 oclock p.m.oh but i am tired.
if it were not that i had made my diary a duty i should not open it tonight.   if it were not that i had made my diary a duty i should not open it tonight.
we had a lovely walk.   we had a lovely walk.
lucy after a while was in gay spirits owing i think to some dear cows who came nosing towards us in a field close to the lighthouse and frightened the wits out of us.   lucy after a while was in gay spirits owing i think to some dear cows who came nosing towards us in a field close to the lighthouse and frightened the wits out of us.
i believe we forgot everything except of course personal fear and it seemed to wipe the slate clean and give us a fresh start.   i believe we forgot everything except of course personal fear and it seemed to wipe the slate clean and give us a fresh start.
we had a capital severe tea at robin hoods bay in a sweet little oldfashioned inn with a bowwindow right over the seaweedcovered rocks of the strand.   we had a capital severe tea at robin hoods bay in a sweet little oldfashioned inn with a bowwindow right over the seaweedcovered rocks of the strand.
i believe we should have shocked the new woman with our appetites.   i believe we should have shocked the new woman with our appetites.
men are more tolerant bless them.   men are more tolerant bless them.
then we walked home with some or rather many stoppages to rest and with our hearts full of a constant dread of wild bulls.   then we walked home with some or rather many stoppages to rest and with our hearts full of a constant dread of wild bulls.
lucy was really tired and we intended to creep off to bed as soon as we could.   lucy was really tired and we intended to creep off to bed as soon as we could.
the young curate came in however and mrs westenra asked him to stay for supper.   the young curate came in however and mrs westenra asked him to stay for supper.
lucy and i had both a fight for it with the dusty miller i know it was a hard fight on my part and i am quite heroic.   lucy and i had both a fight for it with the dusty miller i know it was a hard fight on my part and i am quite heroic.
i think that some day the bishops must get together and see about breeding up a new class of curates who dont take supper no matter how hard they may be pressed to and who will know when girls are tired.   i think that some day the bishops must get together and see about breeding up a new class of curates who dont take supper no matter how hard they may be pressed to and who will know when girls are tired.
lucy is asleep and breathing softly.   lucy is asleep and breathing softly.
she has more colour in her cheeks than usual and looks oh so sweet.   she has more colour in her cheeks than usual and looks oh so sweet.
if mr holmwood fell in love with her seeing her only in the drawingroom i wonder what he would say if he saw her now.   if mr holmwood fell in love with her seeing her only in the drawingroom i wonder what he would say if he saw her now.
some of the new women writers will some day start an idea that men and women should be allowed to see each other asleep before proposing or accepting.   some of the new women writers will some day start an idea that men and women should be allowed to see each other asleep before proposing or accepting.
but i suppose the new woman wont condescend in future to accept she will do the proposing herself.   but i suppose the new woman wont condescend in future to accept she will do the proposing herself.
and a nice job she will make of it too.   and a nice job she will make of it too.
theres some consolation in that.   theres some consolation in that.
i am so happy tonight because dear lucy seems better.   i am so happy tonight because dear lucy seems better.
i really believe she has turned the corner and that we are over her troubles with dreaming.   i really believe she has turned the corner and that we are over her troubles with dreaming.
i should be quite happy if i only knew if jonathan .   i should be quite happy if i only knew if jonathan .
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god bless and keep him. = god bless and keep him.
11 august 3 a.m.diary again. <> 6 march 3 a.m.diary again.
no sleep now so i may as well write. = no sleep now so i may as well write.
i am too agitated to sleep.   i am too agitated to sleep.
we have had such an adventure such an agonising experience.   we have had such an adventure such an agonising experience.
i fell asleep as soon as i had closed my diary .   i fell asleep as soon as i had closed my diary .
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suddenly i became broad awake and sat up with a horrible sense of fear upon me and of some feeling of emptiness around me. = suddenly i became broad awake and sat up with a horrible sense of fear upon me and of some feeling of emptiness around me.
the room was dark so i could not see lucys bed i stole across and felt for her.   the room was dark so i could not see lucys bed i stole across and felt for her.
the bed was empty.   the bed was empty.
i lit a match and found that she was not in the room.   i lit a match and found that she was not in the room.
the door was shut but not locked as i had left it.   the door was shut but not locked as i had left it.
i feared to wake her mother who has been more than usually ill lately so threw on some clothes and got ready to look for her.   i feared to wake her mother who has been more than usually ill lately so threw on some clothes and got ready to look for her.
as i was leaving the room it struck me that the clothes she wore might give me some clue to her dreaming intention.   as i was leaving the room it struck me that the clothes she wore might give me some clue to her dreaming intention.
dressinggown would mean house dress outside.   dressinggown would mean house dress outside.
dressinggown and dress were both in their places.   dressinggown and dress were both in their places.
thank god i said to myself she cannot be far as she is only in her nightdress.   thank god i said to myself she cannot be far as she is only in her nightdress.
i ran downstairs and looked in the sittingroom.   i ran downstairs and looked in the sittingroom.
not there.   not there.
then i looked in all the other open rooms of the house with an evergrowing fear chilling my heart.   then i looked in all the other open rooms of the house with an evergrowing fear chilling my heart.
finally i came to the hall door and found it open.   finally i came to the hall door and found it open.
it was not wide open but the catch of the lock had not caught.   it was not wide open but the catch of the lock had not caught.
the people of the house are careful to lock the door every night so i feared that lucy must have gone out as she was.   the people of the house are careful to lock the door every night so i feared that lucy must have gone out as she was.
there was no time to think of what might happen a vague overmastering fear obscured all details.   there was no time to think of what might happen a vague overmastering fear obscured all details.
i took a big heavy shawl and ran out.   i took a big heavy shawl and ran out.
the clock was striking one as i was in the crescent and there was not a soul in sight.   the clock was striking one as i was in the crescent and there was not a soul in sight.
i ran along the north terrace but could see no sign of the white figure which i expected.   i ran along the north terrace but could see no sign of the white figure which i expected.
at the edge of the west cliff above the pier i looked across the harbour to the east cliff in the hope or feari dont know whichof seeing lucy in our favourite seat.   at the edge of the west cliff above the pier i looked across the harbour to the east cliff in the hope or feari dont know whichof seeing lucy in our favourite seat.
there was no moon and heavy black driving clouds across the stars which threw the whole scene into a miasma of darkness.   there was no moon and heavy black driving clouds across the stars which threw the whole scene into a miasma of darkness.
for a moment or two i could see nothing as the shadow of a cloud obscured st marys church and all around it.   for a moment or two i could see nothing as the shadow of a cloud obscured st marys church and all around it.
then as the cloud passed i could see the ruins of the abbey coming into view and as the edge of a narrow band of light as sharp as a swordcut moved along the church and churchyard became gradually visible.   then as the cloud passed i could see the ruins of the abbey coming into view and as the edge of a narrow band of light as sharp as a swordcut moved along the church and churchyard became gradually visible.
whatever my expectation was it was not disappointed for there on our favourite seat the silver light of the moon struck a halfreclining figure snowy white. <> whatever my expectation was it was not disappointed for there on our favourite seat the wan light of the stars struck a halfreclining figure snowy white.
the coming of the cloud was too quick for me to see much for shadow shut down on light almost immediately but it seemed to me as though something dark stood behind the seat where the white figure shone and bent over it. = the coming of the cloud was too quick for me to see much for shadow shut down on light almost immediately but it seemed to me as though something dark stood behind the seat where the white figure shone and bent over it.
what it was whether man or beast i could not tell i did not wait to catch another glance but flew down the steep steps to the pier and along by the fishmarket to the bridge which was the only way to reach the east cliff.   what it was whether man or beast i could not tell i did not wait to catch another glance but flew down the steep steps to the pier and along by the fishmarket to the bridge which was the only way to reach the east cliff.
the town seemed as dead for not a soul did i see i rejoiced that it was so for i wanted no witness of poor lucys condition.   the town seemed as dead for not a soul did i see i rejoiced that it was so for i wanted no witness of poor lucys condition.
the time and distance seemed endless and my knees trembled and my breath came laboured as i toiled up the endless steps to the abbey.   the time and distance seemed endless and my knees trembled and my breath came laboured as i toiled up the endless steps to the abbey.
i must have gone fast and yet it seemed to me as if my feet were weighted with lead and as though every joint in my body were rusty.   i must have gone fast and yet it seemed to me as if my feet were weighted with lead and as though every joint in my body were rusty.
when i got almost to the top i could see the seat and the white figure for i was now close enough to distinguish it even through the spells of shadow.   when i got almost to the top i could see the seat and the white figure for i was now close enough to distinguish it even through the spells of shadow.
there was undoubtedly something long and black bending over the halfreclining white figure.   there was undoubtedly something long and black bending over the halfreclining white figure.
i called in fright lucy.   i called in fright lucy.
lucy.   lucy.
and something raised a head and from where i was i could see a white face and red gleaming eyes.   and something raised a head and from where i was i could see a white face and red gleaming eyes.
lucy did not answer and i ran on to the entrance of the churchyard.   lucy did not answer and i ran on to the entrance of the churchyard.
as i entered the church was between me and the seat and for a minute or so i lost sight of her.   as i entered the church was between me and the seat and for a minute or so i lost sight of her.
when i came in view again the cloud had passed and the moonlight struck so brilliantly that i could see lucy half reclining with her head lying over the back of the seat. <> when i came in view again the cloud had passed and i could dimly make out lucy half reclining with her head lying over the back of the seat.
she was quite alone and there was not a sign of any living thing about. = she was quite alone and there was not a sign of any living thing about.
when i bent over her i could see that she was still asleep.   when i bent over her i could see that she was still asleep.
her lips were parted and she was breathingnot softly as usual with her but in long heavy gasps as though striving to get her lungs full at every breath.   her lips were parted and she was breathingnot softly as usual with her but in long heavy gasps as though striving to get her lungs full at every breath.
as i came close she put up her hand in her sleep and pulled the collar of her nightdress close round her throat.   as i came close she put up her hand in her sleep and pulled the collar of her nightdress close round her throat.
whilst she did so there came a little shudder through her as though she felt the cold.   whilst she did so there came a little shudder through her as though she felt the cold.
i flung the warm shawl over her and drew the edges tight around her neck for i dreaded lest she should get some deadly chill from the night air unclad as she was.   i flung the warm shawl over her and drew the edges tight around her neck for i dreaded lest she should get some deadly chill from the night air unclad as she was.
i feared to wake her all at once so in order to have my hands free to help her i fastened the shawl at her throat with a black brooch on a long pin but i must have been clumsy in my anxiety and pinched or pricked her with it for byandby when her breathing became quieter she put her hand to her throat again and moaned.   i feared to wake her all at once so in order to have my hands free to help her i fastened the shawl at her throat with a black brooch on a long pin but i must have been clumsy in my anxiety and pinched or pricked her with it for byandby when her breathing became quieter she put her hand to her throat again and moaned.
when i had her carefully wrapped up i put my shoes on her feet and then began very gently to wake her.   when i had her carefully wrapped up i put my shoes on her feet and then began very gently to wake her.
at first she did not respond but gradually she became more and more uneasy in her sleep moaning and sighing occasionally.   at first she did not respond but gradually she became more and more uneasy in her sleep moaning and sighing occasionally.
at last as time was passing fast and for many other reasons i wished to get her home at once i shook her forcibly till finally she opened her eyes and awoke.   at last as time was passing fast and for many other reasons i wished to get her home at once i shook her forcibly till finally she opened her eyes and awoke.
she did not seem surprised to see me as of course she did not realise all at once where she was.   she did not seem surprised to see me as of course she did not realise all at once where she was.
lucy always wakes prettily and even at such a time when her body must have been chilled with cold and her mind somewhat appalled at waking unclad in a churchyard at night she did not lose her grace.   lucy always wakes prettily and even at such a time when her body must have been chilled with cold and her mind somewhat appalled at waking unclad in a churchyard at night she did not lose her grace.
she trembled a little and clung to me when i told her to come at once with me home she rose without a word with the obedience of a child.   she trembled a little and clung to me when i told her to come at once with me home she rose without a word with the obedience of a child.
as we passed along the gravel hurt my feet and lucy noticed me wince.   as we passed along the gravel hurt my feet and lucy noticed me wince.
she stopped and wanted to insist upon my taking my shoes but i would not.   she stopped and wanted to insist upon my taking my shoes but i would not.
however when we got to the pathway outside the churchyard where there was a puddle of water remaining from the storm i daubed my feet with mud using each foot in turn on the other so that as we went home no one in case we should meet any one should notice my bare feet.   however when we got to the pathway outside the churchyard where there was a puddle of water remaining from the storm i daubed my feet with mud using each foot in turn on the other so that as we went home no one in case we should meet any one should notice my bare feet.
fortune favoured us and we got home without meeting a soul.   fortune favoured us and we got home without meeting a soul.
once we saw a man who seemed not quite sober passing along a street in front of us but we hid in a door till he had disappeared up an opening such as there are here steep little closes or wynds as they call them in scotland.   once we saw a man who seemed not quite sober passing along a street in front of us but we hid in a door till he had disappeared up an opening such as there are here steep little closes or wynds as they call them in scotland.
my heart beat so loud all the time sometimes i thought i should faint.   my heart beat so loud all the time sometimes i thought i should faint.
i was filled with anxiety about lucy not only for her health lest she should suffer from the exposure but for her reputation in case the story should get wind.   i was filled with anxiety about lucy not only for her health lest she should suffer from the exposure but for her reputation in case the story should get wind.
when we got in and had washed our feet and had said a prayer of thankfulness together i tucked her into bed.   when we got in and had washed our feet and had said a prayer of thankfulness together i tucked her into bed.
before falling asleep she askedeven imploredme not to say a word to any one even her mother about her sleepwalking adventure.   before falling asleep she askedeven imploredme not to say a word to any one even her mother about her sleepwalking adventure.
i hesitated at first to promise but on thinking of the state of her mothers health and how the knowledge of such a thing would fret her and thinking too of how such a story might become distortednay infallibly wouldin case it should leak out i thought it wiser to do so.   i hesitated at first to promise but on thinking of the state of her mothers health and how the knowledge of such a thing would fret her and thinking too of how such a story might become distortednay infallibly wouldin case it should leak out i thought it wiser to do so.
i hope i did right.   i hope i did right.
i have locked the door and the key is tied to my wrist so perhaps i shall not be again disturbed.   i have locked the door and the key is tied to my wrist so perhaps i shall not be again disturbed.
lucy is sleeping soundly the reflex of the dawn is high and far over the sea .   lucy is sleeping soundly the reflex of the dawn is high and far over the sea .
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same day noon. = same day noon.
all goes well.   all goes well.
lucy slept till i woke her and seemed not to have even changed her side.   lucy slept till i woke her and seemed not to have even changed her side.
the adventure of the night does not seem to have harmed her on the contrary it has benefited her for she looks better this morning than she has done for weeks.   the adventure of the night does not seem to have harmed her on the contrary it has benefited her for she looks better this morning than she has done for weeks.
i was sorry to notice that my clumsiness with the broochpin hurt her.   i was sorry to notice that my clumsiness with the broochpin hurt her.
indeed it might have been serious for the skin of her throat was pierced.   indeed it might have been serious for the skin of her throat was pierced.
i must have pinched up a piece of loose skin and have transfixed it for there are two little red points like pinpricks and on the band of her nightdress was a drop of blood.   i must have pinched up a piece of loose skin and have transfixed it for there are two little red points like pinpricks and on the band of her nightdress was a drop of blood.
when i apologised and was concerned about it she laughed and petted me and said she did not even feel it.   when i apologised and was concerned about it she laughed and petted me and said she did not even feel it.
fortunately it cannot leave a scar as it is so tiny.   fortunately it cannot leave a scar as it is so tiny.
same day night.   same day night.
we passed a happy day.   we passed a happy day.
the air was clear and the sun bright and there was a cool breeze.   the air was clear and the sun bright and there was a cool breeze.
we took our lunch to mulgrave woods mrs westenra driving by the road and lucy and i walking by the cliffpath and joining her at the gate.   we took our lunch to mulgrave woods mrs westenra driving by the road and lucy and i walking by the cliffpath and joining her at the gate.
i felt a little sad myself for i could not but feel how absolutely happy it would have been had jonathan been with me.   i felt a little sad myself for i could not but feel how absolutely happy it would have been had jonathan been with me.
but there.   but there.
i must only be patient.   i must only be patient.
in the evening we strolled in the casino terrace and heard some good music by spohr and mackenzie and went to bed early.   in the evening we strolled in the casino terrace and heard some good music by spohr and mackenzie and went to bed early.
lucy seems more restful than she has been for some time and fell asleep at once.   lucy seems more restful than she has been for some time and fell asleep at once.
i shall lock the door and secure the key the same as before though i do not expect any trouble tonight.   i shall lock the door and secure the key the same as before though i do not expect any trouble tonight.
12 augustmy expectations were wrong for twice during the night i was awakened by lucy trying to get out. <> 7 march.
my expectations were wrong for twice during the night i was wakened by lucy trying to get out. = my expectations were wrong for twice during the night i was wakened by lucy trying to get out.
she seemed even in her sleep to be a little impatient at finding the door shut and went back to bed under a sort of protest i woke with the dawn and heard the birds chirping outside of the window.   she seemed even in her sleep to be a little impatient at finding the door shut and went back to bed under a sort of protest i woke with the dawn and heard the birds chirping outside of the window.
lucy woke too and i was glad to see was even better than on the previous morning.   lucy woke too and i was glad to see was even better than on the previous morning.
all her old gaiety of manner seemed to have come back and she came and snuggled in beside me and told me all about arthur i told her how anxious i was about jonathan and then she tried to comfort me.   all her old gaiety of manner seemed to have come back and she came and snuggled in beside me and told me all about arthur i told her how anxious i was about jonathan and then she tried to comfort me.
well she succeeded somewhat for though sympathy cant alter facts it can make them more bearable.   well she succeeded somewhat for though sympathy cant alter facts it can make them more bearable.
13 augustanother quiet day and to bed with the key on my wrist as before. <> 8 march.
another quiet day and to bed with the key on my wrist as before. = another quiet day and to bed with the key on my wrist as before.
again i awoke in the night and found lucy sitting up in bed still asleep pointing to the window.   again i awoke in the night and found lucy sitting up in bed still asleep pointing to the window.
i got up quietly and pulling aside the blind looked out.   i got up quietly and pulling aside the blind looked out.
it was brilliant moonlight and the soft effect of the light over the sea and skymerged together in one great silent mysterywas beautiful beyond words. <> it was just before dawn and the soft effect of the light over the sea and skymerged together in one great silent mysterywas beautiful beyond words.
between me and the moonlight flitted a great bat coming and going in great whirling circles.   between me and the brightening horizon flitted a great bat coming and going in great whirling circles.
once or twice it came quite close but was i suppose frightened at seeing me and flitted away across the harbour towards the abbey. = once or twice it came quite close but was i suppose frightened at seeing me and flitted away across the harbour towards the abbey.
when i came back from the window lucy had lain down again and was sleeping peacefully.   when i came back from the window lucy had lain down again and was sleeping peacefully.
she did not stir again all night. <> she did not stir again for hours.
14 auguston the east cliff reading and writing all day.   9 march.
on the east cliff reading and writing all day. = on the east cliff reading and writing all day.
lucy seems to have become as much in love with the spot as i am and it is hard to get her away from it when it is time to come home for lunch or tea or dinner.   lucy seems to have become as much in love with the spot as i am and it is hard to get her away from it when it is time to come home for lunch or tea or dinner.
this afternoon she made a funny remark.   this afternoon she made a funny remark.
we were coming home for dinner and had come to the top of the steps up from the west pier and stopped to look at the view as we generally do.   we were coming home for dinner and had come to the top of the steps up from the west pier and stopped to look at the view as we generally do.
the setting sun low down in the sky was just dropping behind kettleness the red light was thrown over on the east cliff and the old abbey and seemed to bathe everything in a beautiful rosy glow.   the setting sun low down in the sky was just dropping behind kettleness the red light was thrown over on the east cliff and the old abbey and seemed to bathe everything in a beautiful rosy glow.
we were silent for a while and suddenly lucy murmured as if to herselfhis red eyes again.   we were silent for a while and suddenly lucy murmured as if to herselfhis red eyes again.
they are just the same.   they are just the same.
it was such an odd expression coming apropos of nothing that it quite startled me.   it was such an odd expression coming apropos of nothing that it quite startled me.
i slewed round a little so as to see lucy well without seeming to stare at her and saw that she was in a halfdreamy state with an odd look on her face that i could not quite make out so i said nothing but followed her eyes.   i slewed round a little so as to see lucy well without seeming to stare at her and saw that she was in a halfdreamy state with an odd look on her face that i could not quite make out so i said nothing but followed her eyes.
she appeared to be looking over at our own seat whereon was a dark figure seated alone.   she appeared to be looking over at our own seat whereon was a dark figure seated alone.
i was quite a little startled myself for it seemed for an instant as if the stranger had great eyes like burning flames but a second look dispelled the illusion.   i was quite a little startled myself for it seemed for an instant as if the stranger had great eyes like burning flames but a second look dispelled the illusion.
the red sunlight was shining on the windows of st marys church behind our seat and as the sun dipped there was just sufficient change in the refraction and reflection to make it appear as if the light moved.   the red sunlight was shining on the windows of st marys church behind our seat and as the sun dipped there was just sufficient change in the refraction and reflection to make it appear as if the light moved.
i called lucys attention to the peculiar effect and she became herself with a start but she looked sad all the same it may have been that she was thinking of that terrible night up there.   i called lucys attention to the peculiar effect and she became herself with a start but she looked sad all the same it may have been that she was thinking of that terrible night up there.
we never refer to it so i said nothing and we went home to dinner.   we never refer to it so i said nothing and we went home to dinner.
lucy had a headache and went early to bed.   lucy had a headache and went early to bed.
i saw her asleep and went out for a little stroll myself i walked along the cliffs to the westward and was full of sweet sadness for i was thinking of jonathan.   i saw her asleep and went out for a little stroll myself i walked along the cliffs to the westward and was full of sweet sadness for i was thinking of jonathan.
when coming homeit was then bright moonlight so bright that though the front of our part of the crescent was in shadow everything could be well seeni threw a glance up at our window and saw lucys head leaning out.   when coming homeit was then bright moonlight so bright that though the front of our part of the crescent was in shadow everything could be well seeni threw a glance up at our window and saw lucys head leaning out.
i thought that perhaps she was looking out for me so i opened my handkerchief and waved it.   i thought that perhaps she was looking out for me so i opened my handkerchief and waved it.
she did not notice or make any movement whatever.   she did not notice or make any movement whatever.
just then the moonlight crept round an angle of the building and the light fell on the window.   just then the moonlight crept round an angle of the building and the light fell on the window.
there distinctly was lucy with her head lying up against the side of the windowsill and her eyes shut.   there distinctly was lucy with her head lying up against the side of the windowsill and her eyes shut.
she was fast asleep and by her seated on the window sill was something that looked like a goodsized bird.   she was fast asleep and by her seated on the window sill was something that looked like a goodsized bird.
i was afraid she might get a chill so i ran upstairs but as i came into the room she was moving back to her bed fast asleep and breathing heavily she was holding her hand to her throat as though to protect if from the cold.   i was afraid she might get a chill so i ran upstairs but as i came into the room she was moving back to her bed fast asleep and breathing heavily she was holding her hand to her throat as though to protect if from the cold.
i did not wake her but tucked her up warmly i have taken care that the door is locked and the window securely fastened.   i did not wake her but tucked her up warmly i have taken care that the door is locked and the window securely fastened.
she looks so sweet as she sleeps but she is paler than is her wont and there is a drawn haggard look under her eyes which i do not like.   she looks so sweet as she sleeps but she is paler than is her wont and there is a drawn haggard look under her eyes which i do not like.
i fear she is fretting about something.   i fear she is fretting about something.
i wish i could find out what it is.   i wish i could find out what it is.
15 augustrose later than usual. <> 10 march.
rose later than usual. = rose later than usual.
lucy was languid and tired and slept on after we had been called.   lucy was languid and tired and slept on after we had been called.
we had a happy surprise at breakfast arthurs father is better and wants the marriage to come off soon.   we had a happy surprise at breakfast arthurs father is better and wants the marriage to come off soon.
lucy is full of quiet joy and her mother is glad and sorry at once.   lucy is full of quiet joy and her mother is glad and sorry at once.
later on in the day she told me the cause.   later on in the day she told me the cause.
she is grieved to lose lucy as her very own but she is rejoiced that she is soon to have some one to protect her.   she is grieved to lose lucy as her very own but she is rejoiced that she is soon to have some one to protect her.
poor dear sweet lady.   poor dear sweet lady.
she confided to me that she has got her deathwarrant.   she confided to me that she has got her deathwarrant.
she has not told lucy and made me promise secrecy her doctor told her that within a few months at most she must die for her heart is weakening.   she has not told lucy and made me promise secrecy her doctor told her that within a few months at most she must die for her heart is weakening.
at any time even now a sudden shock would be almost sure to kill her.   at any time even now a sudden shock would be almost sure to kill her.
ah we were wise to keep from her the affair of the dreadful night of lucys sleepwalking.   ah we were wise to keep from her the affair of the dreadful night of lucys sleepwalking.
17 augustno diary for two whole days. <> 12 march.
no diary for two whole days. = no diary for two whole days.
i have not had the heart to write.   i have not had the heart to write.
some sort of shadowy pall seems to be coming over our happiness.   some sort of shadowy pall seems to be coming over our happiness.
no news from jonathan and lucy seems to be growing weaker whilst her mothers hours are numbering to a close.   no news from jonathan and lucy seems to be growing weaker whilst her mothers hours are numbering to a close.
i do not understand lucys fading away as she is doing.   i do not understand lucys fading away as she is doing.
she eats well and sleeps well and enjoys the fresh air but all the time the roses in her cheeks are fading and she gets weaker and more languid day by day at night i hear her gasping as if for air.   she eats well and sleeps well and enjoys the fresh air but all the time the roses in her cheeks are fading and she gets weaker and more languid day by day at night i hear her gasping as if for air.
i keep the key of our door always fastened to my wrist at night but she gets up and walks about the room and sits at the open window.   i keep the key of our door always fastened to my wrist at night but she gets up and walks about the room and sits at the open window.
last night i found her leaning out when i woke up and when i tried to wake her i could not she was in a faint.   last night i found her leaning out when i woke up and when i tried to wake her i could not she was in a faint.
when i managed to restore her she was weak as water and cried silently between long painful struggles for breath.   when i managed to restore her she was weak as water and cried silently between long painful struggles for breath.
when i asked her how she came to be at the window she shook her head and turned away.   when i asked her how she came to be at the window she shook her head and turned away.
i trust her feeling ill may not be from that unlucky prick of the broochpin.   i trust her feeling ill may not be from that unlucky prick of the broochpin.
i looked at her throat just now as she lay asleep and the tiny wounds seem not to have healed.   i looked at her throat just now as she lay asleep and the tiny wounds seem not to have healed.
they are still open and if anything larger than before and the edges of them are faintly white.   they are still open and if anything larger than before and the edges of them are faintly white.
they are like little white dots with red centres.   they are like little white dots with red centres.
unless they heal within a day or two i shall insist on the doctor seeing about them.   unless they heal within a day or two i shall insist on the doctor seeing about them.
letter samuel f. billington & son solicitors whitby to messrs.   letter samuel f. billington & son solicitors whitby to messrs.
carter paterson & co.   carter paterson & co.
london.   london.
  <> 12 march.
17 augustdear sirsherewith please receive invoice of goods sent by great northern railway.   dear sirsherewith please receive invoice of goods sent by great northern railway.
same are to be delivered to carfax near purfleet immediately on receipt at goods station kings cross.    
same are to be delivered at carfax near plaistow immediately on receipt at goods station kings cross. = same are to be delivered at carfax near plaistow immediately on receipt at goods station kings cross.
the house is at present empty but enclosed please find keys all of which are labelled.   the house is at present empty but enclosed please find keys all of which are labelled.
you will please deposit the boxes fifty in number which form the consignment in the partially ruined building forming part of the house and marked a on rough diagrams enclosed.   you will please deposit the boxes fifty in number which form the consignment in the partially ruined building forming part of the house and marked a on rough diagrams enclosed.
your agent will easily recognise the locality as it is the ancient chapel of the mansion.   your agent will easily recognise the locality as it is the ancient chapel of the mansion.
the goods leave by the train at 9:30 tonight and will be due at kings cross at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon.   the goods leave by the train at 9:30 tonight and will be due at kings cross at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon.
as our client wishes the delivery made as soon as possible we shall be obliged by your having teams ready at kings cross at the time named and forthwith conveying the goods to destination.   as our client wishes the delivery made as soon as possible we shall be obliged by your having teams ready at kings cross at the time named and forthwith conveying the goods to destination.
in order to obviate any delays possible through any routine requirements as to payment in your departments we enclose cheque herewith for ten pounds ₤10 receipt of which please acknowledge.   in order to obviate any delays possible through any routine requirements as to payment in your departments we enclose cheque herewith for ten pounds ₤10 receipt of which please acknowledge.
should the charge be less than this amount you can return balance if greater we shall at once send cheque for difference on hearing from you.   should the charge be less than this amount you can return balance if greater we shall at once send cheque for difference on hearing from you.
you are to leave the keys on coming away in the main hall of the house where the proprietor may get them on his entering the house by means of his duplicate key.   you are to leave the keys on coming away in the main hall of the house where the proprietor may get them on his entering the house by means of his duplicate key.
pray do not take us as exceeding the bounds of business courtesy in pressing you in all ways to use the utmost expedition.   pray do not take us as exceeding the bounds of business courtesy in pressing you in all ways to use the utmost expedition.
we are dear sirsfaithfully yourssamuel f. billington & son.   we are dear sirsfaithfully yourssamuel f. billington & son.
letter messrs.   letter messrs.
carter paterson & co.   carter paterson & co.
london to messrs.   london to messrs.
billington & son whitby21 augustdear sirswe beg to acknowledge £10 received and to return cheque £1 17s. <> billington & son whitby.
16 march. = 16 march.
dear sirswe beg to acknowledge ₤10 received and to return cheque of ₤1 17s.   dear sirswe beg to acknowledge ₤10 received and to return cheque of ₤1 17s.
9d.   9d.
amount of overplus as shown in receipted account herewith.   amount of overplus as shown in receipted account herewith.
goods are delivered in exact accordance with instructions and keys left in parcel in main hall as directed.   goods are delivered in exact accordance with instructions and keys left in parcel in main hall as directed.
we are dear sirsyours respectfullypro carter paterson & co.   we are dear sirsyours respectfullypro carter paterson & co.
  -+ inspector george cotfords police notebook.
16 march. = 16 march.
  -+ alarum raised at kings cross station by the goods handlers there one of whom reported a huge dog that sprang from one of the cars and prowled through the yard.
    there were several large animals in the yard as a wildwest circus show is in transit but all of their beasts were confirmed to be safely locked up.
    examination of the car in question showed no sign of damage and representatives of carter paterson & co were happy to accept custody of the freight.
    francis aytowns appointmentbook.
17 march. = 17 march.
  -+ lady carradine client.
    her guests subjects sub rosae.
    this commission is entirely photographic and i may venture a guess not entirely public.
    her ladyship herself met me at the door of her mayfair place at 5:30 p.m. of all times.
    she wished she said to ensure that my arrival was unseen by anyone.
    certainly her ladyships circle is in no danger of hearsay spread by anyone walking the street at this unfashionably early time of day.
    i was instructed to assemble my apparatus in a kind of vestibule off the ballroom and aim it through some underbrush strategically placed by an underbutler.
    the idea was to capture candid images of her guests enjoying themselveswith whom being the unstated instruction in all of this.
    the chandelier lights are electrical and the lamps are gas though with excellent reflectors and with no mirrors in the room ah your ladyship craquelure takes us all from botticelli on down and no flash it requires very long exposure times to get anything like a clear image.
    fortunately the guests could often be caught threequarter face for some minutes admiring the new tapestries her ladyship has hung across the east windows.
    one evenings work.
    seventyeight portrait images i had the footman carry the plates to the hansom in uncertain light usually from a threequarter angle in the sinister arc.
    i recognised a number of eminent personages and some of their imminent companions.
    general f. for example and the hon james l. an ambassadorial wife or two.
    one guest caught my eye as he entered after midnight and escorted no companion.
    his best feature was his aquiline nose and high skull he wisely wore a dark moustache over an almost lupine jaw.
    despite these handicaps her ladyship positively fawned over him as did several other of her particular set.
    he admired the tapestries for some time certainly for long enough to leave a good portrait on the plate.
18 march. = 18 march.
  -+ or perhaps not every image of the gentleman a mr de ville i overheard appeared instead as a shadowy blotch of radiating patterns like mould had grown on the plate or as if the plate had been exposed to a crookes tube in operation.
    on one portrait the clearest and longest the blots and striations resembled a skull.
    lady carradine wished to receive all plates and copies of the images but i made enough views of mr de ville that she wont miss this one.
    i need to retain this one to determine whether the fault lay in the plate the lighting the emulsion or heaven forfend in my kodak.
    i certainly cannot afford to replace it at this juncture not before the salon shows or the holmwood wedding at any rate.
    not that i shall get much work done on either if i must develop seventyeight prints without them being seen by jenkins or his bosom friend or a model or anyone else who barges into the studio unannounced at all hours.
mina murrays journal. = mina murrays journal.
18 augusti am happy today and write sitting on the seat in the churchyard. <> 13 march.
i am happy today and write sitting on the seat in the churchyard. = i am happy today and write sitting on the seat in the churchyard.
lucy is ever so much better.   lucy is ever so much better.
last night she slept well all night and did not disturb me once.   last night she slept well all night and did not disturb me once.
the roses seem coming back already to her cheeks though she is still sadly pale and wanlooking.   the roses seem coming back already to her cheeks though she is still sadly pale and wanlooking.
if she were in any way anæmic i could understand it but she is not.   if she were in any way anæmic i could understand it but she is not.
she is in gay spirits and full of life and cheerfulness.   she is in gay spirits and full of life and cheerfulness.
all the morbid reticence seems to have passed from her and she has just reminded me as if i needed any reminding of that night and that it was here on this very seat i found her asleep.   all the morbid reticence seems to have passed from her and she has just reminded me as if i needed any reminding of that night and that it was here on this very seat i found her asleep.
as she told me she tapped playfully with the heel of her boot on the stone slab and saidmy poor little feet didnt make much noise then.   as she told me she tapped playfully with the heel of her boot on the stone slab and saidmy poor little feet didnt make much noise then.
i daresay poor old mr swales would have told me that it was because i didnt want to wake up geordie.   i daresay poor old mr swales would have told me that it was because i didnt want to wake up geordie.
as she was in such a communicative humour i asked her if she had dreamed at all that night.   as she was in such a communicative humour i asked her if she had dreamed at all that night.
before she answered that sweet puckered look came into her forehead which arthuri call him arthur from her habitsays he loves and indeed i dont wonder that he does.   before she answered that sweet puckered look came into her forehead which arthuri call him arthur from her habitsays he loves and indeed i dont wonder that he does.
then she went on in a halfdreaming kind of way as if trying to recall it to herselfi didnt quite dream but it all seemed to be real.   then she went on in a halfdreaming kind of way as if trying to recall it to herselfi didnt quite dream but it all seemed to be real.
i only wanted to be here in this spoti dont know why for i was afraid of somethingi dont know what.   i only wanted to be here in this spoti dont know why for i was afraid of somethingi dont know what.
i remember though i suppose i was asleep passing through the streets and over the bridge.   i remember though i suppose i was asleep passing through the streets and over the bridge.
a fish leaped as i went by and i leaned over to look at it and i heard a lot of dogs howlingthe whole town seemed as if it must be full of dogs all howling at onceas i went up the steps.   a fish leaped as i went by and i leaned over to look at it and i heard a lot of dogs howlingthe whole town seemed as if it must be full of dogs all howling at onceas i went up the steps.
then i have a vague memory of something long and dark with red eyes just as we saw in the sunset and something very sweet and very bitter all around me at once and then i seemed sinking into deep green water and there was a singing in my ears as i have heard there is to drowning men and then everything seemed passing away from me my soul seemed to go out from my body and float about the air.   then i have a vague memory of something long and dark with red eyes just as we saw in the sunset and something very sweet and very bitter all around me at once and then i seemed sinking into deep green water and there was a singing in my ears as i have heard there is to drowning men and then everything seemed passing away from me my soul seemed to go out from my body and float about the air.
i seem to remember that once the west lighthouse was right under me and then there was a sort of agonising feeling as if i were in an earthquake and i came back and found you shaking my body.   i seem to remember that once the west lighthouse was right under me and then there was a sort of agonising feeling as if i were in an earthquake and i came back and found you shaking my body.
i saw you do it before i felt you.   i saw you do it before i felt you.
then she began to laugh.   then she began to laugh.
it seemed a little uncanny to me and i listened to her breathlessly.   it seemed a little uncanny to me and i listened to her breathlessly.
i did not quite like it and thought it better not to keep her mind on the subject so we drifted on to another subject and lucy was like her old self again.   i did not quite like it and thought it better not to keep her mind on the subject so we drifted on to another subject and lucy was like her old self again.
when we got home the fresh breeze had braced her up and her pale cheeks were really more rosy.   when we got home the fresh breeze had braced her up and her pale cheeks were really more rosy.
her mother rejoiced when she saw her and we all spent a very happy evening together.   her mother rejoiced when she saw her and we all spent a very happy evening together.
14 march.   14 march.
  -+ lucy seems much improved again.
    we ate an early breakfast and she insisted on walking with me down to the train station.
    she quite outpaced me at times so my fears about her health are somewhat diminished.
    as we approached the station i think she could tell that my thoughts had turned to jonathan for she saidim quite sure that therell be a letter from dear jonathan waiting for you when you arrive home.
    i can only imagine how awfully slow the post in transylvania must be.
    he might even beat his own letters back to england.
    the important thing is that you mustnt worry.
    you worry about everyone dont you you poor sweet thing.
    and i do.
    i worry about jonathan and wonder why there has been no word from him in weeks.
    i worry about lucy and her sleepwalking and strange behaviour and about what she will do when her mother passesand that day cannot be far off.
15 march. = 15 march.
  -+ stayed overnight at the great western hotel.
    london hubbub after quiet of whitby.
    terribly poor meal.
16 march. = 16 march.
  -+ arrived exeter.
    no letter from jonathan or from mr hawkins.
    no word.
    no word for weeks.
    i am already worrying about jonathan.
    at what point to do i begin to fear for him.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
19 auguststrange and sudden change in renfield last night. <> 14 march.
strange and sudden change in renfield last night. = strange and sudden change in renfield last night.
about eight oclock he began to get excited and sniff about as a dog does when setting.   about eight oclock he began to get excited and sniff about as a dog does when setting.
the attendant was struck by his manner and knowing my interest in him encouraged him to talk.   the attendant was struck by his manner and knowing my interest in him encouraged him to talk.
he is usually respectful to the attendant and at times servile but tonight the man tells me he was quite haughty.   he is usually respectful to the attendant and at times servile but tonight the man tells me he was quite haughty.
would not condescend to talk with him at all.   would not condescend to talk with him at all.
all he would say wasi dont want to talk to you you dont count now the master is at hand.   all he would say wasi dont want to talk to you you dont count now the master is at hand.
the attendant thinks it is some sudden form of religious mania which has seized him.   the attendant thinks it is some sudden form of religious mania which has seized him.
if so we must look out for squalls for a strong man with homicidal and religious mania at once might be dangerous.   if so we must look out for squalls for a strong man with homicidal and religious mania at once might be dangerous.
the combination is a dreadful one.   the combination is a dreadful one.
at nine oclock i visited him myself.   at nine oclock i visited him myself.
his attitude to me was the same as that to the attendant in his sublime selffeeling the difference between myself and the attendant seemed to him as nothing.   his attitude to me was the same as that to the attendant in his sublime selffeeling the difference between myself and the attendant seemed to him as nothing.
it looks like religious mania and he will soon think that he himself is god.   it looks like religious mania and he will soon think that he himself is god.
these infinitesimal distinctions between man and man are too paltry for an omnipotent being.   these infinitesimal distinctions between man and man are too paltry for an omnipotent being.
how these madmen give themselves away.   how these madmen give themselves away.
the real god taketh heed lest a sparrow fall but the god created from human vanity sees no difference between an eagle and a sparrow.   the real god taketh heed lest a sparrow fall but the god created from human vanity sees no difference between an eagle and a sparrow.
oh if men only knew.   oh if men only knew.
for half an hour or more renfield kept getting excited in greater and greater degree.   for half an hour or more renfield kept getting excited in greater and greater degree.
i did not pretend to be watching him but i kept strict observation all the same.   i did not pretend to be watching him but i kept strict observation all the same.
all at once that shifty look came into his eyes which we always see when a madman has seized an idea and with it the shifty movement of the head and back which asylum attendants come to know so well.   all at once that shifty look came into his eyes which we always see when a madman has seized an idea and with it the shifty movement of the head and back which asylum attendants come to know so well.
he became quite quiet and went and sat on the edge of his bed resignedly and looked into space with lacklustre eyes.   he became quite quiet and went and sat on the edge of his bed resignedly and looked into space with lacklustre eyes.
i thought i would find out if his apathy were real or only assumed and tried to lead him to talk of his pets a theme which had never failed to excite his attention.   i thought i would find out if his apathy were real or only assumed and tried to lead him to talk of his pets a theme which had never failed to excite his attention.
at first he made no reply but at length said testilybother them all.   at first he made no reply but at length said testilybother them all.
i dont care a pin about them.   i dont care a pin about them.
what.   what.
i said.   i said.
you dont mean to tell me you dont care about spiders.   you dont mean to tell me you dont care about spiders.
spiders at present are his hobby and the notebook is filling up with columns of small figures.   spiders at present are his hobby and the notebook is filling up with columns of small figures.
to this he answered enigmaticallythe bridemaidens rejoice the eyes that wait the coming of the bride but when the bride draweth nigh then the maidens shine not to the eyes that are filled.   to this he answered enigmaticallythe bridemaidens rejoice the eyes that wait the coming of the bride but when the bride draweth nigh then the maidens shine not to the eyes that are filled.
he would not explain himself but remained obstinately seated on his bed all the time i remained with him.   he would not explain himself but remained obstinately seated on his bed all the time i remained with him.
i am weary tonight and low in spirits.   i am weary tonight and low in spirits.
i cannot but think of lucy and how different things might have been.   i cannot but think of lucy and how different things might have been.
if i dont sleep at oncechloral the modern morpheus c2hcl3o·h2o.   if i dont sleep at oncechloral the modern morpheus c2hcl3o·h2o.
i must be careful not to let it grow into a habit.   i must be careful not to let it grow into a habit.
no i shall take none tonight.   no i shall take none tonight.
i have thought of lucy and i shall not dishonour her by mixing the two.   i have thought of lucy and i shall not dishonour her by mixing the two.
if need be tonight shall be sleepless .   if need be tonight shall be sleepless .
  -+ .
    .
    later.
glad i made the resolution gladder that i kept to it. = glad i made the resolution gladder that i kept to it.
i had lain tossing about and had heard the clock strike only twice when the night watchman came to me sent up from the ward to say that renfield had escaped.   i had lain tossing about and had heard the clock strike only twice when the night watchman came to me sent up from the ward to say that renfield had escaped.
i threw on my clothes and ran down at once my patient is too dangerous a person to be roaming about.   i threw on my clothes and ran down at once my patient is too dangerous a person to be roaming about.
those ideas of his might work out dangerously with strangers.   those ideas of his might work out dangerously with strangers.
the attendant was waiting for me.   the attendant was waiting for me.
he said he had seen him not ten minutes before seemingly asleep in his bed when he had looked through the observationtrap in the door.   he said he had seen him not ten minutes before seemingly asleep in his bed when he had looked through the observationtrap in the door.
his attention was called by the sound of the window being wrenched out.   his attention was called by the sound of the window being wrenched out.
he ran back and saw his feet disappear through the window and had at once sent up for me.   he ran back and saw his feet disappear through the window and had at once sent up for me.
he was only in his nightgear and cannot be far off.   he was only in his nightgear and cannot be far off.
the attendant thought it would be more useful to watch where he should go than to follow him as he might lose sight of him whilst getting out of the building by the door.   the attendant thought it would be more useful to watch where he should go than to follow him as he might lose sight of him whilst getting out of the building by the door.
he is a bulky man and couldnt get through the window.   he is a bulky man and couldnt get through the window.
i am thin so with his aid i got out but feet foremost and as we were only a few feet above ground landed unhurt.   i am thin so with his aid i got out but feet foremost and as we were only a few feet above ground landed unhurt.
the attendant told me the patient had gone to the left and had taken a straight line so i ran as quickly as i could.   the attendant told me the patient had gone to the left and had taken a straight line so i ran as quickly as i could.
as i got through the belt of trees i saw a white figure scale the high wall which separates our grounds from those of the deserted house.   as i got through the belt of trees i saw a white figure scale the high wall which separates our grounds from those of the deserted house.
i ran back at once told the watchman to get three or four men immediately and follow me into the grounds of carfax in case our friend might be dangerous.   i ran back at once told the watchman to get three or four men immediately and follow me into the grounds of carfax in case our friend might be dangerous.
i got a ladder myself and crossing the wall dropped down on the other side.   i got a ladder myself and crossing the wall dropped down on the other side.
i could see renfields figure just disappearing behind the angle of the house so i ran after him.   i could see renfields figure just disappearing behind the angle of the house so i ran after him.
on the far side of the house i found him pressed close against the old ironbound oak door of the chapel.   on the far side of the house i found him pressed close against the old ironbound oak door of the chapel.
he was talking apparently to some one but i was afraid to go near enough to hear what he was saying lest i might frighten him and he should run off.   he was talking apparently to some one but i was afraid to go near enough to hear what he was saying lest i might frighten him and he should run off.
chasing an errant swarm of bees is nothing to following a naked lunatic when the fit of escaping is upon him.   chasing an errant swarm of bees is nothing to following a naked lunatic when the fit of escaping is upon him.
after a few minutes however i could see that he did not take note of anything around him and so ventured to draw nearer to himthe more so as my men had now crossed the wall and were closing him in.   after a few minutes however i could see that he did not take note of anything around him and so ventured to draw nearer to himthe more so as my men had now crossed the wall and were closing him in.
i heard him sayi am here to do your bidding master.   i heard him sayi am here to do your bidding master.
i am your slave and you will reward me for i shall be faithful.   i am your slave and you will reward me for i shall be faithful.
i have worshipped you long and afar off.   i have worshipped you long and afar off.
now that you are near i await your commands and you will not pass me by will you dear master in your distribution of good things.   now that you are near i await your commands and you will not pass me by will you dear master in your distribution of good things.
he is a selfish old beggar anyhow.   he is a selfish old beggar anyhow.
he thinks of the loaves and fishes even when he believes his is in a real presence.   he thinks of the loaves and fishes even when he believes his is in a real presence.
his manias make a startling combination.   his manias make a startling combination.
when we closed in on him he fought like a tiger.   when we closed in on him he fought like a tiger.
he is immensely strong and he was more like a wild beast than a man.   he is immensely strong and he was more like a wild beast than a man.
i never saw a lunatic in such a paroxysm of rage before and i hope i shall not again.   i never saw a lunatic in such a paroxysm of rage before and i hope i shall not again.
it is a mercy that we have found out his strength and his danger in good time.   it is a mercy that we have found out his strength and his danger in good time.
with strength and determination like his he might have done wild work before he was caged.   with strength and determination like his he might have done wild work before he was caged.
he is safe now at any rate.   he is safe now at any rate.
jack sheppard himself couldnt get free from the straitwaistcoat that keeps him restrained and hes chained to the wall in the padded room.   jack sheppard himself couldnt get free from the straitwaistcoat that keeps him restrained and hes chained to the wall in the padded room.
his cries are at times awful but the silences that follow are more deadly still for he means murder in every turn and movement.   his cries are at times awful but the silences that follow are more deadly still for he means murder in every turn and movement.
just now he spoke coherent words for the first timei shall be patient master.   just now he spoke coherent words for the first timei shall be patient master.
it is comingcomingcoming.   it is comingcomingcoming.
so i took the hint and came too.   so i took the hint and came too.
i was too excited to sleep but this diary has quieted me and i feel i shall get some sleep tonight.   i was too excited to sleep but this diary has quieted me and i feel i shall get some sleep tonight.
chapter ix   chapter ix
letter mina harker to lucy westenra. <> letter lucy westenra to mina murray.
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lucy the time has come and gone.    
well my dear what could i say.   whitby 22 march.
letter lucy westenra to mina harker.   my dearest minayou must not dare lose hope not even for an instant.
    there are any number of perfectly likely circumstances that might have delayed jonathan.
    arthur has told me all sorts of stories about his adventures overseas with quincey and the rest where they faced all sorts of peril and came through it all utterly unscathed.
    all will be well.
i wish you could be coming home soon enough to stay with us here.   i wish you were coming home soon enough to stay with us here.
    the strong air would soon restore your spirits.
    it has quite restored mine.
i have an appetite like a cormorant am full of life and sleep well. = i have an appetite like a cormorant am full of life and sleep well.
you will be glad to know that i have quite given up walking in my sleep.   you will be glad to know that i have quite given up walking in my sleep.
i think i have not stirred out of my bed for a week that is when i once got into it at night.   i think i have not stirred out of my bed for a week that is when i once got into it at night.
arthur says i am getting fat.   arthur says i am getting fat.
we have such walks and drives and rides and rowing and tennis and fishing together and i love him more than ever.   we have such walks and drives and rides and rowing and tennis and fishing together and i love him more than ever.
he tells me that he loves me more but i doubt that for at first he told me that he couldnt love me more than he did then.   he tells me that he loves me more but i doubt that for at first he told me that he couldnt love me more than he did then.
but this is nonsense.   but this is nonsense.
there he is calling to me.   there he is calling to me.
so no more just at present from your lovinglucy.p.s.mother sends her love.   so no more just at present from your lovinglucy.p.s.mother sends her love.
she seems better poor dear.p.p.s.   she seems better poor dear.p.p.s.
we are to be married on 28 september. <> we are to be married on 14 may.
dr sewards diary20 augustthe case of renfield grows even more interesting.   letter abraham van helsing m.d. d. ph.
    d. lit.
etc. = etc.
  -+ to regent vandermeer het dolhuys utrecht.
    translated from dutchbegijnhof amsterdam10 march.
    kind siri wish first to congratulate you on your promotion.
    the former regent was a dear and close friend of mine and i was saddened to hear of his unexpected death.
    if you do nothing but carry on his policies and regimen then you shall do more good than half the doctors in europe.
    as you are no doubt aware my wife is under your care and has been an inmate of the dolhuys for some twentytwo years next may.
    there are certain peculiarities to her case that are not noted down in her records and that i would prefer to discuss in person with you.
    i shall be in utrecht on business at the start of next month please let me know a convenient time that i may visit you and discuss the matter at some length.
van helsing. = van helsing.
dr sewards diary.   dr sewards diary.
15 march.   15 march.
the case of renfield grows even more interesting.   the case of renfield grows even more interesting.
he has now so far quieted that there are spells of cessation from his passion.   he has now so far quieted that there are spells of cessation from his passion.
for the first week after his attack he was perpetually violent.   for the first week after his attack he was perpetually violent.
then one night just as the moon rose he grew quiet and kept murmuring to himself now i can wait now i can wait.   then one night just as the moon rose he grew quiet and kept murmuring to himself now i can wait now i can wait.
the attendant came to tell me so i ran down at once to have a look at him.   the attendant came to tell me so i ran down at once to have a look at him.
he was still in the straitwaistcoat and in the padded room but the suffused look had gone from his face and his eyes had something of their old pleadingi might almost say cringingsoftness.   he was still in the straitwaistcoat and in the padded room but the suffused look had gone from his face and his eyes had something of their old pleadingi might almost say cringingsoftness.
i was satisfied with his present condition and directed him to be relieved.   i was satisfied with his present condition and directed him to be relieved.
the attendants hesitated but finally carried out my wishes without protest it was a strange thing that the patient had humour enough to see their distrust for coming close to me he said in a whisper all the while looking furtively at themthey think i could hurt you.   the attendants hesitated but finally carried out my wishes without protest it was a strange thing that the patient had humour enough to see their distrust for coming close to me he said in a whisper all the while looking furtively at themthey think i could hurt you.
fancy me hurting you.   fancy me hurting you.
the fools.   the fools.
it was soothing somehow to the feelings to find myself disassociated even in the mind of this poor madman from the others but all the same i do not follow his thought.   it was soothing somehow to the feelings to find myself disassociated even in the mind of this poor madman from the others but all the same i do not follow his thought.
am i to take it that i have anything in common with him so that we are as it were to stand together or has he to gain from me some good so stupendous that my wellbeing is needful to him.   am i to take it that i have anything in common with him so that we are as it were to stand together or has he to gain from me some good so stupendous that my wellbeing is needful to him.
i must find out later on.   i must find out later on.
tonight he will not speak.   tonight he will not speak.
even the offer of a kitten or even a fullgrown cat will not tempt him.   even the offer of a kitten or even a fullgrown cat will not tempt him.
he will only say i dont take any stock in cats.   he will only say i dont take any stock in cats.
i have more to think of now and i can wait i can wait.   i have more to think of now and i can wait i can wait.
after a while i left him.   after a while i left him.
the attendant tells me that he was quiet until just before dawn and that then he began to get uneasy and at length violent until at last he fell into a paroxysm which exhausted him so that he swooned into a sort of coma..   the attendant tells me that he was quiet until just before dawn and that then he began to get uneasy and at length violent until at last he fell into a paroxysm which exhausted him so that he swooned into a sort of coma..
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three nights has the same thing happenedviolent all day then quiet from moonrise to sunrise.   three nights has the same thing happenedviolent all day then quiet from moonrise to sunrise.
i wish i could get some clue to the cause.   i wish i could get some clue to the cause.
it would almost seem as if there was some influence which came and went.   it would almost seem as if there was some influence which came and went.
happy thought.   happy thought.
we shall tonight play sane wits against mad ones.   we shall tonight play sane wits against mad ones.
he escaped before without our help tonight he shall escape with it.   he escaped before without our help tonight he shall escape with it.
we shall give him a chance and have the men ready to follow in case they are required .   we shall give him a chance and have the men ready to follow in case they are required .
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18 march.   18 march.
  -+ the expected always happens.
how well disraeli knew life. = how well disraeli knew life.
our bird when he found the cage open would not fly so all our subtle arrangements were for nought.   our bird when he found the cage open would not fly so all our subtle arrangements were for nought.
at any rate we have proved one thing that the spells of quietness last a reasonable time.   at any rate we have proved one thing that the spells of quietness last a reasonable time.
we shall in future be able to ease his bonds for a few hours each day.   we shall in future be able to ease his bonds for a few hours each day.
i have given orders to the night attendant merely to shut him in the padded room when once he is quiet until an hour before sunrise.   i have given orders to the night attendant merely to shut him in the padded room when once he is quiet until an hour before sunrise.
the poor souls body will enjoy the relief even if his mind cannot appreciate it.   the poor souls body will enjoy the relief even if his mind cannot appreciate it.
hark.   hark.
the unexpected again.   the unexpected again.
i am called the patient has once more escaped.   i am called the patient has once more escaped.
later.   later.
another night adventure.   another night adventure.
renfield artfully waited until the attendant was entering the room to inspect.   renfield artfully waited until the attendant was entering the room to inspect.
then he dashed out past him and flew down the passage.   then he dashed out past him and flew down the passage.
i sent word for the attendants to follow.   i sent word for the attendants to follow.
  -+ i took my pistol and sent words for the keepers to take their nets and follow.
again he went into the grounds of the deserted house and we found him in the same place pressed against the old chapel door. = again he went into the grounds of the deserted house and we found him in the same place pressed against the old chapel door.
when he saw me he became furious and had not the attendants seized him in time he would have tried to kill me or i should have had to shoot him in selfdefence.   when he saw me he became furious and had not the attendants seized him in time he would have tried to kill me or i should have had to shoot him in selfdefence.
as we were holding him a strange thing happened.   as we were holding him a strange thing happened.
he suddenly redoubled his efforts and then as suddenly grew calm.   he suddenly redoubled his efforts and then as suddenly grew calm.
i looked round instinctively but could see nothing.   i looked round instinctively but could see nothing.
then i caught the patients eye and followed it but could trace nothing as it looked into the moonlight sky except a big bat which was flapping its silent and ghostly way to the west bats usually wheel about but this one seemed to go straight on as if it knew where it was bound for or had some intention of its own.   then i caught the patients eye and followed it but could trace nothing as it looked into the moonlight sky except a big bat which was flapping its silent and ghostly way to the west bats usually wheel about but this one seemed to go straight on as if it knew where it was bound for or had some intention of its own.
the patient grew calmer every instant and presently saidyou neednt tie me i shall go quietly.   the patient grew calmer every instant and presently saidyou neednt tie me i shall go quietly.
without trouble we came back to the house.   without trouble we came back to the house.
i feel there is something ominous in his calm and shall not forget this night .   i feel there is something ominous in his calm and shall not forget this night .
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  -+ note from peter hawkins esq.
    to an unnamed party.
    exeter20th march 1894.
    siryour inference is correct.
    the whitby house is no longer of any use and we suspect the personage has moved south to london.
    this is in contravention of prior agreement to say the least i reiterate that this office has treated the personage with complete respect and cooperation throughout and we have been repaid shabbily.
    by your standing instruction i have consulted virgil and this time book ii line 363 indicates the danger we face without immediate corrective actionan ancient and imperial city fallsthe streets are filld with frequent funeralsi confess i was taken aback.
    my finger then slipped slightly down the page to line 369and grisly death in sundry shapes appears.
    i request the use of three picked men from special branch to begin sifting the capital and propose to alert our friends in fleet street to beat the ground from that angle.
    this could be worse than cornwall.
    i have the pleasure to remainyour humble and obedient servantp.
    kate reeds journal.
22 march. = 22 march.
  -+ ed the ed.
    called me into his office this morning for a special assignment.
    from his pallor i thought that war had broken out or the government fallen but it was nothing of the sorti am to learn all i can about the comings and goings of a secretive gentleman who arrived recently in london by the name of mr de ville.
    this gentleman does not club or dine or attend the theatre but he is whispered of in many quarters as a man of considerable wealth influence and importance.
    i confessed that i had not heard of this de ville and wondered if his fame had not been somewhat overstated.
    mr cook expressed his fullest confidence in me and my capability to ferret out the truth about the count but he did so in a tone of voice that rather suggested the complete opposite.
    so now i dont know what to thinkhas he entrusted me with an important task or is this a wild goose chase.
    even stranger there was a letter on his desk when i came in and i recognised the handwriting immediately to be that of uncle james but ed snatched it up and hurriedly locked it away in a drawer before i could ask him about it.
    the beastly doubt knocks at my door again and tells me that i am employed only as a favour to j. and that everything i do is just pointless busywork.
    i am in a rotten mood now and in poor form to do anything about mr de ville or to go out at all.
    i was supposed to call to see lucy and get all the news from whitby but the thought of listening to her prattle on about her arthur and all the rest of her former beaus is so abhorrent that i shall have to avoid it.
    i am a terrible friend on top of everything else.
    to bed to sleep to knit up the ravelled sleeve.
letter from kate reed to lucy westenra. = letter from kate reed to lucy westenra.
  -+ 17 chatham street22 march evening.
    my dearest lucyforgive me for not calling on you this evening as we had planned.
    i was kept late at the newspaper office by a new assignment and was much too tired to contemplate crossing the city to visit you at hillingham.
    it is simply unacceptable that i hear more of you through the society pages than in person and we have i fear both been much too caught up in our own affairs of late.
    we must make a regular appointment to meet and laugh together.
    at the very least i must see you well before the weddingweddings.
    i know you and arthur are set for 14th may but has mina set a date yet.
    i am missing all the news from whitby.
    let us have tea next week or the week after or even dinner if arthur is amiable to the suggestion.
    your neglectful and waywardkate.p.s. please ask arthur if he knows a gentleman by the name of de ville recently arrived in town.
lucy westenras diary. = lucy westenras diary.
hillingham 24 augusti must imitate mina and keep writing things down. <> hillingham 23 march.
i must imitate mina and keep writing things down. = i must imitate mina and keep writing things down.
then we can have long talks when we do meet.   then we can have long talks when we do meet.
i wonder when it will be.   i wonder when it will be.
i wish she were with me again for i feel so unhappy.   i wish she were with me again for i feel so unhappy.
last night i seemed to be dreaming again just as i was at whitby.   last night i seemed to be dreaming again just as i was at whitby.
perhaps it is the change of air or getting home again.   perhaps it is the change of air or getting home again.
it is all dark and horrid to me for i can remember nothing but i am full of vague fear and i feel so weak and worn out.   it is all dark and horrid to me for i can remember nothing but i am full of vague fear and i feel so weak and worn out.
when arthur came to lunch he looked quite grieved when he saw me and i hadnt the spirit to try to be cheerful.   when arthur came to lunch he looked quite grieved when he saw me and i hadnt the spirit to try to be cheerful.
i wonder if i could sleep in mothers room tonight.   i wonder if i could sleep in mothers room tonight.
i shall make an excuse to try.   i shall make an excuse to try.
25 augustanother bad night. <> her room is higher up and as mine looks out onto the verandah i seem to hear every sound that goes on round the house.
    24 march.
another bad night. = another bad night.
mother did not seem to take to my proposal.   mother did not seem to take to my proposal.
she seems not too well herself and doubtless she fears to worry me.   she seems not too well herself and doubtless she fears to worry me.
i tried to keep awake and succeeded for a while but when the clock struck twelve it waked me from a doze so i must have been falling asleep.   i tried to keep awake and succeeded for a while but when the clock struck twelve it waked me from a doze so i must have been falling asleep.
there was a sort of scratching or flapping at the window but i did not mind it and as i remember no more i suppose i must have fallen asleep.   there was a sort of scratching or flapping at the window but i did not mind it and as i remember no more i suppose i must have fallen asleep.
more bad dreams i wish i could remember them.   more bad dreams i wish i could remember them.
this morning i am horribly weak.   this morning i am horribly weak.
my face is ghastly pale and my throat pains me.   my face is ghastly pale and my throat pains me.
it must be something wrong with my lungs for i dont seem ever to get air enough.   it must be something wrong with my lungs for i dont seem ever to get air enough.
i shall try to cheer up when arthur comes or else i know he will be miserable to see me so.   i shall try to cheer up when arthur comes or else i know he will be miserable to see me so.
  -+ inspector cotfords notebook.
24 march. = 24 march.
  -+ called to the kensington home of sir robert parton of the incorporated law society after an alarm was by telephone & telegraph raised shortly after dawn.
    sir robert was not present but i interviewed his brother quentin and his wife judith as well as their servants about the incident.
    mr quentin parton age 28 currently resident as a guest of his elder brother.
    a legal clerk by trade not presently employed.
    mr parton reports that he was awoken around dawn by the sound of unfamiliar footsteps in the corridor outside.
    he sprang up from his bed and went to confront the stranger but he discovered the corridor to be empty.
    however a small skylight was open and he speculates that the intruder might have heard his approach and sprung out through the narrow window.
    fetching a ladder from the gardener i made an examination of the skylight and the adjoining roof of the house.
    to reach the window the thief would have had to jump four to five feet into the air and scramble out through a gap scarcely large enough to admit a cat.
    from conversations with the servants i ascertained that mr q. parton is of excitable character and may have fallen prey to his overactive imagination.
    none of the servants heard anything amiss nor did mrs parton or her daughter juliette.
letter hon arthur holmwood to dr seward. = letter hon arthur holmwood to dr seward.
albemarle hotel 31 augustmy dear jacki want you to do me a favour. <> albemarle hotel 25 march.
my dear jacki want you to do me a favour. = my dear jacki want you to do me a favour.
lucy is ill that is she has no special disease but she looks awful and is getting worse every day.   lucy is ill that is she has no special disease but she looks awful and is getting worse every day.
  -+ i almost cancelled her photographic session tomorrow except that her mother would ask the reason.
i have asked lucy if there is any cause i do not dare to ask her mother for to disturb the poor ladys mind about her daughter in her present state of health would be fatal. = i have asked lucy if there is any cause i do not dare to ask her mother for to disturb the poor ladys mind about her daughter in her present state of health would be fatal.
mrs westenra has confided to me that her doom is spokendisease of the heartthough poor lucy does not know it yet.   mrs westenra has confided to me that her doom is spokendisease of the heartthough poor lucy does not know it yet.
i am sure that there is something preying on my dear girls mind.   i am sure that there is something preying on my dear girls mind.
i am most distracted when i think of her to look at her gives me a pang.   i am most distracted when i think of her to look at her gives me a pang.
i told her i should ask you to see her and though she demurred at firsti know why old fellowshe finally consented.   i told her i should ask you to see her and though she demurred at firsti know why old fellowshe finally consented.
it will be a painful task for you i know old friend but it is for her sake and i must not hesitate to ask or you to act.   it will be a painful task for you i know old friend but it is for her sake and i must not hesitate to ask or you to act.
you are to come to lunch at hillingham tomorrow two oclock so as not to arouse any suspicion in mrs westenra and after lunch and the photographartist lucy will take an opportunity of being alone with you.   you are to come to lunch at hillingham tomorrow two oclock so as not to arouse any suspicion in mrs westenra and after lunch and the photographartist lucy will take an opportunity of being alone with you.
i am filled with anxiety and want to consult with you alone as soon as i can after you have seen her.   i am filled with anxiety and want to consult with you alone as soon as i can after you have seen her.
do not fail.   do not fail.
arthur.   arthur.
telegram hon arthur holmwood to dr seward.   telegram hon arthur holmwood to dr seward.
1 september. <> 25 march.
am summoned to see my father who is worse. = am summoned to see my father who is worse.
am writing.   am writing.
write me fully by tonights post to ring.   write me fully by tonights post to ring.
wire me if necessary.   wire me if necessary.
  -+ francis aytowns appointmentbook.
26 march. = 26 march.
  -+ the hon arthur holmwood client.
    miss lucy westenra subject.
    the girl must be dying of consumption.
    her decline from only last month is staggering.
    i should wonder that her intimates have not noticed save that seeing the change by slow degrees may inure them to it.
    there was a doctor of some kind hovering around although i gathered that he was a rejected suitor and a maddoctor to boot.
    perhaps its company of that kind that has drained the womans vital spirits.
    two hours work.
    five fulllength photographs eventually in afternoon light and by flash miss lucy has also developed an unbecoming wince at the flash she who instinctively beamed back at it in february from the forward arc.
    no followup scheduled but i should be able to recreate her original self from my earlier studies.
27 march. = 27 march.
  -+ damn and blast i think it must be the kodak somehow.
    nothing at all wrong for almost ten days and now miss westenras images are noticeably spidery and black as well.
    i shall try to wash out the plates and experiment with different emulsions.
    until then i shall have to write to mr holmwood and tell him i cannot in good conscience charge for this afternoons session enclosing the prints as my explanation.
    so much for society.
letter from dr seward to hon arthur holmwood. = letter from dr seward to hon arthur holmwood.
2 september. <> 26 march.
my dear old fellowwith regard to miss westenras health i hasten to let you know at once that in my opinion there is not any functional disturbance or any malady that i know of. = my dear old fellowwith regard to miss westenras health i hasten to let you know at once that in my opinion there is not any functional disturbance or any malady that i know of.
at the same time i am not by any means satisfied with her appearance she is woefully different from what she was when i saw her last of course you must bear in mind that i did not have full opportunity of examination such as i should wish our very friendship makes a little difficulty which not even medical science or custom can bridge over.   at the same time i am not by any means satisfied with her appearance she is woefully different from what she was when i saw her last of course you must bear in mind that i did not have full opportunity of examination such as i should wish our very friendship makes a little difficulty which not even medical science or custom can bridge over.
i had better tell you exactly what happened leaving you to draw in a measure your own conclusions.   i had better tell you exactly what happened leaving you to draw in a measure your own conclusions.
i shall then say what i have done and propose doing.   i shall then say what i have done and propose doing.
i found miss westenra in seemingly gay spirits.   i found miss westenra in seemingly gay spirits.
her mother was present and in a few seconds i made up my mind that she was trying all she knew to mislead her mother and prevent her from being anxious.   her mother was present and in a few seconds i made up my mind that she was trying all she knew to mislead her mother and prevent her from being anxious.
i have no doubt she guesses if she does not know what need of caution there is.   i have no doubt she guesses if she does not know what need of caution there is.
we lunched alone and as we all exerted ourselves to be cheerful we got as some kind of reward for our labours some real cheerfulness amongst us.   we lunched alone and as we all exerted ourselves to be cheerful we got as some kind of reward for our labours some real cheerfulness amongst us.
then mrs westenra went to lie down and lucy was left with me.   then mrs westenra went to lie down and lucy was left with me.
we went into her boudoir and till we got there her gaiety remained for the servants were coming and going. <> we went into her boudoir and till we got there her gaiety remained for the servants were coming and going and the photographer was there for the wedding portrait.
as soon as the door was closed however the mask fell from her face and she sank down into a chair with a great sigh and hid her eyes with her hand.   as soon as the door was closed and the camerafellow left however the mask fell from her face and she sank down into a chair with a great sigh and hid her eyes with her hand.
when i saw that her high spirits had failed i at once took advantage of her reaction to make a diagnosis. = when i saw that her high spirits had failed i at once took advantage of her reaction to make a diagnosis.
she said to me very sweetlyi cannot tell you how i loathe talking about myself.   she said to me very sweetlyi cannot tell you how i loathe talking about myself.
i reminded her that a doctors confidence was sacred but that you were grievously anxious about her.   i reminded her that a doctors confidence was sacred but that you were grievously anxious about her.
she caught on to my meaning at once and settled that matter in a word.   she caught on to my meaning at once and settled that matter in a word.
tell arthur everything you choose.   tell arthur everything you choose.
i do not care for myself but all for him.   i do not care for myself but all for him.
so i am quite free.   so i am quite free.
i could easily see that she was somewhat bloodless but i could not see the usual anæmic signs and by a chance i was able to test the actual quality of her blood for in opening a window which was stiff a cord gave way and she cut her hand slightly with broken glass.   i could easily see that she was somewhat bloodless but i could not see the usual anæmic signs and by a chance i was able to test the actual quality of her blood for in opening a window which was stiff a cord gave way and she cut her hand slightly with broken glass.
it was a slight matter in itself but it gave me an evident chance and i secured a few drops of the blood and have analysed them.   it was a slight matter in itself but it gave me an evident chance and i secured a few drops of the blood and have analysed them.
the qualitative analysis give a quite normal condition and shows i should infer in itself a vigorous state of health.   the qualitative analysis give a quite normal condition and shows i should infer in itself a vigorous state of health.
in other physical matters i was quite satisfied that there is no need for anxiety but as there must be a cause somewhere i have come to the conclusion that it must be something mental.   in other physical matters i was quite satisfied that there is no need for anxiety but as there must be a cause somewhere i have come to the conclusion that it must be something mental.
she complains of difficulty breathing satisfactorily at times and of heavy lethargic sleep with dreams that frighten her but regarding which she can remember nothing.   she complains of difficulty breathing satisfactorily at times and of heavy lethargic sleep with dreams that frighten her but regarding which she can remember nothing.
she says that as a child she used to walk in her sleep and that when in whitby the habit came back and that once she walked out in the night and went to east cliff where miss murray found her but she assures me that of late the habit has not returned.   she says that as a child she used to walk in her sleep and that when in whitby the habit came back and that once she walked out in the night and went to east cliff where miss murray found her but she assures me that of late the habit has not returned.
i am in doubt and so have done the best thing i know of i have written to my old friend and master professor van helsing of amsterdam who knows as much about obscure diseases as any one in the world.   i am in doubt and so have done the best thing i know of i have written to my old friend and master professor van helsing of amsterdam who knows as much about obscure diseases as any one in the world.
i have asked him to come over and as you told me that all things were to be at your charge i have mentioned to him who you are and your relations to miss westenra.   i have asked him to come over and as you told me that all things were to be at your charge i have mentioned to him who you are and your relations to miss westenra.
this my dear fellow is in obedience to your wishes for i am only too proud and happy to do anything i can for her.   this my dear fellow is in obedience to your wishes for i am only too proud and happy to do anything i can for her.
van helsing would i know do anything for me for a personal reason.   van helsing would i know do anything for me for a personal reason.
so no matter on what ground he comes we must accept his wishes.   so no matter on what ground he comes we must accept his wishes.
he is a seemingly arbitrary man but this is because he knows what he is talking about better than any one else.   he is a seemingly arbitrary man but this is because he knows what he is talking about better than any one else.
he is a philosopher and a metaphysician and one of the most advanced scientists of his day and he has i believe an absolutely open mind.   he is a philosopher and a metaphysician and one of the most advanced scientists of his day and he has i believe an absolutely open mind.
this with an iron nerve a temper of the icebrook an indomitable resolution selfcommand and toleration exalted from virtues to blessings and the kindliest and truest heart that beatsthese form his equipment for the noble work that he is doing for mankindwork both in theory and practice for his views are as wide as his allembracing sympathy.   this with an iron nerve a temper of the icebrook an indomitable resolution selfcommand and toleration exalted from virtues to blessings and the kindliest and truest heart that beatsthese form his equipment for the noble work that he is doing for mankindwork both in theory and practice for his views are as wide as his allembracing sympathy.
i tell you these facts that you may know why i have such confidence in him.   i tell you these facts that you may know why i have such confidence in him.
i have asked him to come at once.   i have asked him to come at once.
i shall see miss westenra tomorrow again.   i shall see miss westenra tomorrow again.
she is to meet me at the stores so that i may not alarm her mother by too early a repetition of my call.   she is to meet me at the stores so that i may not alarm her mother by too early a repetition of my call.
yours alwaysjohn seward.   yours alwaysjohn seward.
letter abraham van helsing m.d. d. ph.   letter abraham van helsing m.d. d. ph.
etc. <> d. lit.
etc. = etc.
to dr seward.   to dr seward.
2 september. <> 27 march.
my good friendwhen i received your letter i am already coming to you. = my good friendwhen i received your letter i am already coming to you.
by good fortune i can leave just at once without wrong to any of those who have trusted me.   by good fortune i can leave just at once without wrong to any of those who have trusted me.
were fortune other then it were bad for those who have trusted for i come to my friend when he call me to aid those he holds dear.   were fortune other then it were bad for those who have trusted for i come to my friend when he call me to aid those he holds dear.
tell your friend that when that time you suck from my wound so swiftly the poison of the gangrene from that knife that our other friend too nervous let slip you did more for him when he wants my aids and you call for them than all his great fortune could do.   tell your friend that when that time you suck from my wound so swiftly the poison of the gangrene from that knife that our other friend too nervous let slip you did more for him when he wants my aids and you call for them than all his great fortune could do.
but it is pleasure added to do for him your friend it is to you that i come.   but it is pleasure added to do for him your friend it is to you that i come.
have then rooms for me at the great eastern hotel so that i may be near to hand and please it so arrange that we may see the young lady not too late on tomorrow for it is likely that i may have to return here that night.   have then rooms for me at the great eastern hotel so that i may be near to hand and please it so arrange that we may see the young lady not too late on tomorrow for it is likely that i may have to return here that night.
but if need be i shall come again in three days and stay longer if it must till then goodbye my friend john.   but if need be i shall come again in three days and stay longer if it must till then goodbye my friend john.
van helsing.   van helsing.
  <> letter from francis aytown to hon arthur holmwood.
    delivered to hillingham not opened28 march.
    mr holmwoodi regret to inform you that some fault in the apparatus ori do hopemy photographic emulsion has wasted yesterday afternoons session with your fiancée miss westenra.
    i noticed the effect earlier while photographing an entirely different subject which is how i have determined where the fault must lie.
    i enclose the prints from that session as an indication of the severity of the flaw i am endeavouring to alter the emulsion to reduce the blackening effect you will observe there but i cannot honestly promise success.
    for that reason i cannot honestly accept a fee for that session.
    should you wish to schedule a further photographic session for your fiancée i am of course alwaysyour obedient servantfrancis aytown.
letter hon arthur holmwood to dr seward.   letter dr seward fo hon arthur holmwood.
3 september.    
28 march. = 28 march.
my dear artvan helsing has come and gone.   my dear artvan helsing has come and gone.
he came on with me to hillingham and found that by lucys discretion her mother was lunching out so that we were alone with her.   he came on with me to hillingham and found that by lucys discretion her mother was lunching out so that we were alone with her.
van helsing made a very careful examination of the patient.   van helsing made a very careful examination of the patient.
he is to report to me and i shall advise you for of course i was not present all the time.   he is to report to me and i shall advise you for of course i was not present all the time.
he is i fear much concerned but says he must think.   he is i fear much concerned but says he must think.
when i told him of our friendship and how you trust to me in the matter he said you must tell him all you think.   when i told him of our friendship and how you trust to me in the matter he said you must tell him all you think.
tell him him what i think if you can guess it if you will.   tell him him what i think if you can guess it if you will.
nay i am not jesting.   nay i am not jesting.
this is no jest but life and death perhaps more.   this is no jest but life and death perhaps more.
i asked what he meant by that for he was very serious.   i asked what he meant by that for he was very serious.
this was when we had come back to town and he was having a cup of tea before starting on his return to amsterdam.   this was when we had come back to town and he was having a cup of tea before starting on his return to amsterdam.
he would not give me any further clue.   he would not give me any further clue.
you must not be angry with me art because his very reticence means that all his brains are working for her good.   you must not be angry with me art because his very reticence means that all his brains are working for her good.
he will speak plainly enough when the time comes be sure.   he will speak plainly enough when the time comes be sure.
so i told him i would simply write an account of our visit just as if i were doing a descriptive special article for the daily telegraph.   so i told him i would simply write an account of our visit just as if i were doing a descriptive special article for the daily telegraph.
he seemed not to notice but remarked that the smuts in london were not quite so bad as they used to be when he was a student here.   he seemed not to notice but remarked that the smuts in london were not quite so bad as they used to be when he was a student here.
i am to get his report tomorrow if he can possibly make it.   i am to get his report tomorrow if he can possibly make it.
in any case i am to have a letter.   in any case i am to have a letter.
well as to the visit.   well as to the visit.
lucy was more cheerful than on the day i first saw her and certainly looked better.   lucy was more cheerful than on the day i first saw her and certainly looked better.
she had lost something of the ghastly look that so upset you and her breathing was normal.   she had lost something of the ghastly look that so upset you and her breathing was normal.
she was very sweet to the professor as she always is and tried to make him feel at ease though i could see the poor girl was making a hard struggle for it.   she was very sweet to the professor as she always is and tried to make him feel at ease though i could see the poor girl was making a hard struggle for it.
i believe van helsing saw it too for i saw the quick look under his bushy brows that i knew of old.   i believe van helsing saw it too for i saw the quick look under his bushy brows that i knew of old.
then he began to chat of all things except ourselves and diseases and with such an infinite geniality that i could see poor lucys pretense of animation merge into reality.   then he began to chat of all things except ourselves and diseases and with such an infinite geniality that i could see poor lucys pretense of animation merge into reality.
then without any seeming change he brought the conversation gently round to his visit and suavely saidmy dear young miss i have the so great pleasure because you are much beloved.   then without any seeming change he brought the conversation gently round to his visit and suavely saidmy dear young miss i have the so great pleasure because you are much beloved.
that is much my dear even were there that which i do not see.   that is much my dear even were there that which i do not see.
they told me you were down in the spirit and that you were of a ghastly pale.   they told me you were down in the spirit and that you were of a ghastly pale.
to them i say pouf.   to them i say pouf.
and he snapped his fingers at me and went on but you and i shall show them how wrong they are.   and he snapped his fingers at me and went on but you and i shall show them how wrong they are.
how can heand he pointed at me with the same look and gesture as that with which once he pointed me out in his class on or rather after a particular occasion which he never fails to remind me ofknow anything of a young ladies.   how can heand he pointed at me with the same look and gesture as that with which once he pointed me out in his class on or rather after a particular occasion which he never fails to remind me ofknow anything of a young ladies.
he has his madmans to play with and to bring them back to happiness and to those that love them.   he has his madmans to play with and to bring them back to happiness and to those that love them.
it is much to do and oh but there are rewards in that we can bestow such happiness.   it is much to do and oh but there are rewards in that we can bestow such happiness.
but the young ladies.   but the young ladies.
he has no wife nor daughter and the young do not tell themselves to the young but to the old like me who have known so many sorrows and the causes of them.   he has no wife nor daughter and the young do not tell themselves to the young but to the old like me who have known so many sorrows and the causes of them.
so my dear we will send him away to smoke the cigarette in the garden whiles you and i have little talk all to ourselves.   so my dear we will send him away to smoke the cigarette in the garden whiles you and i have little talk all to ourselves.
i took the hint and strolled about and presently the professor came to the window and called me in.   i took the hint and strolled about and presently the professor came to the window and called me in.
he looked grave but said i have made careful examination but there is no functional cause.   he looked grave but said i have made careful examination but there is no functional cause.
with you i agree that there has been much blood lost it has been but is not.   with you i agree that there has been much blood lost it has been but is not.
but the conditions of her are in no way anæmic.   but the conditions of her are in no way anæmic.
i have asked her to send me her maid that i may ask just one or two question that so i may not chance to miss nothing.   i have asked her to send me her maid that i may ask just one or two question that so i may not chance to miss nothing.
i know well what she will say.   i know well what she will say.
and yet there is cause there is always cause for everything.   and yet there is cause there is always cause for everything.
i must go back home and think.   i must go back home and think.
you must send me the telegram every day and if there be cause i shall come again.   you must send me the telegram every day and if there be cause i shall come again.
the diseasefor not to be well is a diseaseinterest me and the sweet young dear she interest me too.   the diseasefor not to be well is a diseaseinterest me and the sweet young dear she interest me too.
she charm me and for her if not for you or disease i come.   she charm me and for her if not for you or disease i come.
as i tell you he would not say a word more even when we were alone.   as i tell you he would not say a word more even when we were alone.
and so now art you know all i know.   and so now art you know all i know.
i shall keep stern watch.   i shall keep stern watch.
i trust your poor father is rallying.   i trust your poor father is rallying.
it must be a terrible thing to you my dear old fellow to be placed in such a position between two people who are both so dear to you.   it must be a terrible thing to you my dear old fellow to be placed in such a position between two people who are both so dear to you.
i know your idea of duty to your father and you are right to stick to it but if need be i shall send you word to come at once to lucy so do not be overanxious unless you hear from me.   i know your idea of duty to your father and you are right to stick to it but if need be i shall send you word to come at once to lucy so do not be overanxious unless you hear from me.
letter abraham van helsing m.d. d. ph.   letter abraham van helsing m.d. d. ph.
  -+ d. lit.
etc. = etc.
  -+ to arminius vambery budapesth university translated from german.
    begijnhof amsterdam29 march.
    old friendi trust you are well and remain untroubled by those russians of our regrettable acquaintance.
    a former student of mine called me to london to consult on a patient a young woman suffering apparent blood loss but not anæmic also somnambulism.
    no apparent wounds or marks though i could not make a full examination.
    it put me in mind of your reports from the bulgarian war that you shared with me as well as with your british patrons.
    if this is like to what you encountered in the east it may be that you will have to come to england and aid me and make sure they see the peril of such a contagion.
    i pray you let me know if any of your instruments tells you of anything amiss.
    i have instructed my student to signal me if the patients condition changes.
    let us hope he writes with good news and there shall be no need to call on rome.
van helsing. = van helsing.
  -+ inspector cotfords notebook.
29 march. = 29 march.
  -+ this mornings station book noted a second incident at sir robert partons home in kensington.
    again mr quentin parton had reported an intruder by telephone and telegraph and again a search was carried out to no avail.
    i resolved to call on sir robert parton to discuss the matter in the evening.
    i visited him in his offices on chancery lane.
    when i arrived he was closeted with a client so i was obliged to wait.
    after a few minutes the door opened and a singular gentleman emerged.
    he was tall and very pale with a thick black moustache and a long black beard with hints of white.
    he was dressed in a fine savile row suit of the latest cut but he carried his papers in a bundle done up with string and butcherspaper.
    instinctively i halfrose from my seat out of courtesy and he stopped.
    he regarded me from beneath his heavy eyebrows and saidyou are a soldier.
    his accent was thick but comprehensible.
    a former soldier sir.
    i served with the 4th battalion of the rifle brigade in afghanistan.
    now i am a policeman.
    his eyes narrowed and he came a little closer to me.
    his breath was noticeably foul.
    he said you do not wear a uniform.
    i thought it was customary for british policemen to wear a helmet yes and a blue uniform.
    i informed him that i was part of the criminal investigation department and therefore not obliged to wear a uniform in the course of my duties.
    i addedof course there is also the special branch who also work in what we call plainclothes.
    a secret police he said thoughtfully.
    what is their purpose.
    to arrest fenians anarchists bombthrowers foreign spies conspirators and other enemies of the crown.
    it is good you have such a thing he said for there are many unseen dangers.
    sir robert then called me in and i took my leave of the foreign gentleman.
    i asked sir robert about his previous visitor and he saidthat was mr de ville.
    he wished to inquire about the procedure for making a complaint about a solicitor.
    he is a foreigner i take it.
    sir robert agreed and told me that de ville had recently arrived in london on business.
    my curiosity sated i turned to the matter of sir roberts brother.
    the metropolitan police sir are always at your disposal but we cannot have your brother raising the hue and cry every time he sees his own shadow.
    perhaps you could induce him not to use the telephone so readily.
    sir robert agreed that he would take steps to curtail the brothers use of the device.
    after passing on my congratulations on the announcement of sir roberts daughters engagement i took my leave of him.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
4 september. <> 29 march.
zoophagous patient still keeps up our interest in him. = zoophagous patient still keeps up our interest in him.
he had only one outburst and that was yesterday at an unusual time.   he had only one outburst and that was yesterday at an unusual time.
just before the stroke of noon he began to grow restless.   just before the stroke of noon he began to grow restless.
the attendant knew the symptoms and at once summoned aid.   the attendant knew the symptoms and at once summoned aid.
fortunately the men came at a run and were just in time for at the stroke of noon he became so violent that it took all their strength to hold him.   fortunately the men came at a run and were just in time for at the stroke of noon he became so violent that it took all their strength to hold him.
in about five minutes however he began to get more quiet and finally sank into a sort of melancholy in which state he has remained up to now.   in about five minutes however he began to get more quiet and finally sank into a sort of melancholy in which state he has remained up to now.
the attendant tells me that his screams whilst in the paroxysm were really appalling i found my hands full when i got in attending to some of the other patients who were frightened by him.   the attendant tells me that his screams whilst in the paroxysm were really appalling i found my hands full when i got in attending to some of the other patients who were frightened by him.
indeed i can quite understand the effect for the sounds disturbed even me though i was some distance away.   indeed i can quite understand the effect for the sounds disturbed even me though i was some distance away.
it is now after the dinnerhour of the asylum and as yet my patient sits in a corner brooding with a dull sullen woebegone look in his face which seems rather to indicate than to show something directly.   it is now after the dinnerhour of the asylum and as yet my patient sits in a corner brooding with a dull sullen woebegone look in his face which seems rather to indicate than to show something directly.
i cannot quite understand it.   i cannot quite understand it.
later.   later.
another change in my patient.   another change in my patient.
at five oclock i looked in on him and found him seemingly as happy and contented as he used to be.   at five oclock i looked in on him and found him seemingly as happy and contented as he used to be.
he was catching flies and eating them and was keeping note of his capture by making nailmarks on the edge of the door between the ridges of padding.   he was catching flies and eating them and was keeping note of his capture by making nailmarks on the edge of the door between the ridges of padding.
when he saw me he came over and apologised for his bad conduct and asked me in a very humble cringing way to be led back to his own room and to have his notebook again.   when he saw me he came over and apologised for his bad conduct and asked me in a very humble cringing way to be led back to his own room and to have his notebook again.
i thought it well to humour him so he is back in his room with the window open.   i thought it well to humour him so he is back in his room with the window open.
he has the sugar of his tea spread out on the windowsill and is reaping quite a harvest of flies.   he has the sugar of his tea spread out on the windowsill and is reaping quite a harvest of flies.
he is not now eating them but putting them into a box as of old and is already examining the corners of his room to find a spider.   he is not now eating them but putting them into a box as of old and is already examining the corners of his room to find a spider.
i tried to get him to talk about the past few days for any clue to his thoughts would be of immense help to me but he would not rise.   i tried to get him to talk about the past few days for any clue to his thoughts would be of immense help to me but he would not rise.
for a moment or two he looked very sad and said in a sort of faraway voice as though saying it rather to himself than to meall over.   for a moment or two he looked very sad and said in a sort of faraway voice as though saying it rather to himself than to meall over.
all over.   all over.
he has deserted me.   he has deserted me.
no hope for me now unless i do it myself.   no hope for me now unless i do it myself.
then suddenly turning to me in a resolute way he said doctor wont you be very good to me and let me have a little more sugar.   then suddenly turning to me in a resolute way he said doctor wont you be very good to me and let me have a little more sugar.
i think it would be very good for me.   i think it would be very good for me.
and the flies.   and the flies.
i said.   i said.
yes.   yes.
the flies like it too and i like the flies therefore i like it.   the flies like it too and i like the flies therefore i like it.
and there are people who know so little as to think that madmen do not argue.   and there are people who know so little as to think that madmen do not argue.
i procured him a double supply and left him as happy a man as i suppose any in the world.   i procured him a double supply and left him as happy a man as i suppose any in the world.
i wish i could fathom his mind.   i wish i could fathom his mind.
midnight.   midnight.
another change in him.   another change in him.
i had been to see miss westenra whom i found much better and had just returned and was standing at our own gate looking at the sunset when once more i heard him yelling.   i had been to see miss westenra whom i found much better and had just returned and was standing at our own gate looking at the sunset when once more i heard him yelling.
as his room is on this side of the house i could hear it better than in the morning.   as his room is on this side of the house i could hear it better than in the morning.
it was a shock to me to turn from the wonderful smoky beauty of a sunset over london with its lurid lights and inky shadows and all the marvellous tints that come on foul clouds even as on foul water and to realize all the grim sternness of my own cold stone building with its wealth of breathing misery and my own desolate heart to endure it all.   it was a shock to me to turn from the wonderful smoky beauty of a sunset over london with its lurid lights and inky shadows and all the marvellous tints that come on foul clouds even as on foul water and to realize all the grim sternness of my own cold stone building with its wealth of breathing misery and my own desolate heart to endure it all.
i reached him just as the sun was going down and from his window saw the red disc sink.   i reached him just as the sun was going down and from his window saw the red disc sink.
as it sank he became less and less frenzied and just as it dipped he slid from the hands that held him an inert mass on the floor.   as it sank he became less and less frenzied and just as it dipped he slid from the hands that held him an inert mass on the floor.
it is wonderful however what intellectual recuperative power lunatics have for within a few minutes he stood up quite calmly and looked around him.   it is wonderful however what intellectual recuperative power lunatics have for within a few minutes he stood up quite calmly and looked around him.
i signalled to the attendants not to hold him for i was anxious to see what he would do.   i signalled to the attendants not to hold him for i was anxious to see what he would do.
he went straight over to the window and brushed out the crumbs of sugar then he took his flybox and emptied it outside and threw away the box then he shut the window and crossing over sat down on his bed.   he went straight over to the window and brushed out the crumbs of sugar then he took his flybox and emptied it outside and threw away the box then he shut the window and crossing over sat down on his bed.
all this surprised me so i asked him are you going to keep flies any more.   all this surprised me so i asked him are you going to keep flies any more.
  -+ no said he.
i am sick of all that rubbish. = i am sick of all that rubbish.
he certainly is a wonderfully interesting study.   he certainly is a wonderfully interesting study.
i wish i could get some glimpse of his mind or of the cause of his sudden passion.   i wish i could get some glimpse of his mind or of the cause of his sudden passion.
stop there may be a clue after all if we can find why today his paroxysms came on at high noon and at sunset.   stop there may be a clue after all if we can find why today his paroxysms came on at high noon and at sunset.
can it be that there is a malign influence of the sun at periods which affects certain naturesas at times the moon does others.   can it be that there is a malign influence of the sun at periods which affects certain naturesas at times the moon does others.
we shall see.   we shall see.
  <> telegram.
telegram seward london to van helsing amsterdam4 september.   seward london to van helsing amsterdam.
30 march. = 30 march.
patient still better today.   patient still better today.
telegram seward london to van helsing amsterdam5 september. <> telegram seward london to van helsing amsterdam.
31 march. = 31 march.
patient greatly improved.   patient greatly improved.
good appetite sleeps naturally good spirits colour coming back.   good appetite sleeps naturally good spirits colour coming back.
telegram seward london to van helsing amsterdam6 september. <> telegram seward london to van helsing amsterdam.
1 april. = 1 april.
terrible change for the worse.   terrible change for the worse.
come at once do not lose an hour.   come at once do not lose an hour.
i hold over telegram to holmwood till have seen you.   i hold over telegram to holmwood till have seen you.
  -+ telegram van helsing amsterdam to vambery budapesth.
1 april. = 1 april.
  -+ bad news from london.
    watch for tremors.
chapter x = chapter x
letter dr seward to hon arthur holmwood.   letter dr seward to hon arthur holmwood.
6 september. <> 2 april.
my dear artmy news today is not so good. = my dear artmy news today is not so good.
lucy this morning had gone back a bit.   lucy this morning had gone back a bit.
  -+ i had to send her friend miss reed away to avoid disturbing her.
there is however one good thing which has arisen from it mrs westenra was naturally anxious concerning lucy and has consulted me professionally about her. = there is however one good thing which has arisen from it mrs westenra was naturally anxious concerning lucy and has consulted me professionally about her.
i took advantage of the opportunity and told her that my old master van helsing the great specialist was coming to stay with me and that i would put her in his charge conjointly with myself so now we can come and go without alarming her unduly for a shock to her would mean sudden death and this in lucys weak condition might be disastrous to her.   i took advantage of the opportunity and told her that my old master van helsing the great specialist was coming to stay with me and that i would put her in his charge conjointly with myself so now we can come and go without alarming her unduly for a shock to her would mean sudden death and this in lucys weak condition might be disastrous to her.
we are hedged in with difficulties all of us my poor old fellow but please god we shall come through them all right.   we are hedged in with difficulties all of us my poor old fellow but please god we shall come through them all right.
if any need i shall write so that if you do not hear from me take it for granted that i am simply waiting for news.   if any need i shall write so that if you do not hear from me take it for granted that i am simply waiting for news.
in hasteyours everjohn seward.   in hasteyours everjohn seward.
dr sewards diary.   dr sewards diary.
7 september. <> 2 april.
the first thing van helsing said to me when we met at liverpool street washave you said anything to our young friend the lover of her. = the first thing van helsing said to me when we met at liverpool street washave you said anything to our young friend the lover of her.
no i said.   no i said.
i waited till i had seen you as i said in my telegram.   i waited till i had seen you as i said in my telegram.
i wrote him a letter simply telling him that you were coming as miss westenra was not so well and that i should let him know if need be.   i wrote him a letter simply telling him that you were coming as miss westenra was not so well and that i should let him know if need be.
right my friend he said quite right.   right my friend he said quite right.
better he not know as yet perhaps he shall never know.   better he not know as yet perhaps he shall never know.
i pray so but if it be needed then he shall know all.   i pray so but if it be needed then he shall know all.
and my good friend john let me caution you.   and my good friend john let me caution you.
you deal with the madmen.   you deal with the madmen.
all men are mad in some way or the other and inasmuch as you deal discreetly with your madmen so deal with gods madmen toothe rest of the world.   all men are mad in some way or the other and inasmuch as you deal discreetly with your madmen so deal with gods madmen toothe rest of the world.
you tell not your madmen what you do nor why you do it you tell them not what you think.   you tell not your madmen what you do nor why you do it you tell them not what you think.
so you shall keep knowledge in its place where it may restwhere it may gather its kind around it and breed.   so you shall keep knowledge in its place where it may restwhere it may gather its kind around it and breed.
you and i shall keep as yet what we know here and here.   you and i shall keep as yet what we know here and here.
he touched me on the heart and on the forehead and then touched himself the same way.   he touched me on the heart and on the forehead and then touched himself the same way.
i have for myself thoughts at the present.   i have for myself thoughts at the present.
later i shall unfold to you.   later i shall unfold to you.
why not now.   why not now.
i asked.   i asked.
it may do some good we may arrive at some decision.   it may do some good we may arrive at some decision.
he stopped and looked at me and saidmy friend john when the corn is grown even before it has ripenedwhile the milk of its motherearth is in him and the sunshine has not yet begun to paint him with his gold the husbandman he pull the ear and rub him between his rough hands and blow away the green chaff and say to you look.   he stopped and looked at me and saidmy friend john when the corn is grown even before it has ripenedwhile the milk of its motherearth is in him and the sunshine has not yet begun to paint him with his gold the husbandman he pull the ear and rub him between his rough hands and blow away the green chaff and say to you look.
hes good corn he will make a good crop when the time comes.   hes good corn he will make a good crop when the time comes.
i did not see the application and told him so.   i did not see the application and told him so.
for reply he reached over and took my ear in his hand and pulled it playfully as he used long ago to do at lectures and said the good husbandman tell you so then because he knows but not till then.   for reply he reached over and took my ear in his hand and pulled it playfully as he used long ago to do at lectures and said the good husbandman tell you so then because he knows but not till then.
but you do not find the good husbandman dig up his planted corn to see if he grow that is for the children who play at husbandry and not for those who take it as of the work of their life.   but you do not find the good husbandman dig up his planted corn to see if he grow that is for the children who play at husbandry and not for those who take it as of the work of their life.
see you now friend john.   see you now friend john.
i have sown my corn and nature has her work to do in making it sprout if he sprout at all theres some promise and i wait till the ear begins to swell.   i have sown my corn and nature has her work to do in making it sprout if he sprout at all theres some promise and i wait till the ear begins to swell.
he broke off for he evidently saw that i understood.   he broke off for he evidently saw that i understood.
then he went on and very gravelyyou were always a careful student and your casebook was ever more full than the rest you were only student then now you are master and i trust that good habit have not fail.   then he went on and very gravelyyou were always a careful student and your casebook was ever more full than the rest you were only student then now you are master and i trust that good habit have not fail.
remember my friend that knowledge is stronger than memory and we should not trust the weaker.   remember my friend that knowledge is stronger than memory and we should not trust the weaker.
even if you have not kept the good practice let me tell you that this case of our dear miss is one that may bemind i say may beof such interest to us and others that all the rest may not make him kick the beam as your peoples say.   even if you have not kept the good practice let me tell you that this case of our dear miss is one that may bemind i say may beof such interest to us and others that all the rest may not make him kick the beam as your peoples say.
take then good note of it.   take then good note of it.
nothing is too small.   nothing is too small.
i counsel you put down in record even your doubts and surmises.   i counsel you put down in record even your doubts and surmises.
hereafter it may be of interest to you to see how true you guess.   hereafter it may be of interest to you to see how true you guess.
we learn from failure not from success.   we learn from failure not from success.
when i described lucys symptomsthe same as before but infinitely more markedhe looked very grave but said nothing.   when i described lucys symptomsthe same as before but infinitely more markedhe looked very grave but said nothing.
he took with him a bag in which were many instruments and drugs the ghastly paraphernalia of our beneficial trade as he once called in one of his lectures the equipment of a professor of the healing craft.   he took with him a bag in which were many instruments and drugs the ghastly paraphernalia of our beneficial trade as he once called in one of his lectures the equipment of a professor of the healing craft.
when we were shown in mrs westenra met us.   when we were shown in mrs westenra met us.
she was alarmed but not nearly so much as i expected to find her.   she was alarmed but not nearly so much as i expected to find her.
nature in one of her beneficient moods has ordained that even death has some antidote to its own terrors.   nature in one of her beneficient moods has ordained that even death has some antidote to its own terrors.
here in a case where any shock may prove fatal matters are so ordered that from some cause or other the things not personaleven the terrible change in her daughter to whom she is so attacheddo not seem to reach her.   here in a case where any shock may prove fatal matters are so ordered that from some cause or other the things not personaleven the terrible change in her daughter to whom she is so attacheddo not seem to reach her.
it is something like the way dame nature gathers round a foreign body an envelope of some insensitive tissue which can protect from evil that which it would otherwise harm by contact.   it is something like the way dame nature gathers round a foreign body an envelope of some insensitive tissue which can protect from evil that which it would otherwise harm by contact.
if this be an ordered selfishness then we should pause before we condemn any one for the vice of egoism for there may be deeper root for its causes than we have knowledge of.   if this be an ordered selfishness then we should pause before we condemn any one for the vice of egoism for there may be deeper root for its causes than we have knowledge of.
i used my knowledge of this phase of spiritual pathology and laid down a rule that she should not be present with lucy or think of her illness more than was absolutely required.   i used my knowledge of this phase of spiritual pathology and laid down a rule that she should not be present with lucy or think of her illness more than was absolutely required.
she assented readily so readily that i saw again the hand of nature fighting for life.   she assented readily so readily that i saw again the hand of nature fighting for life.
van helsing and i were shown up to lucys room.   van helsing and i were shown up to lucys room.
if i was shocked when i saw her yesterday i was horrified when i saw her today.   if i was shocked when i saw her yesterday i was horrified when i saw her today.
she was ghastly chalkily pale the red seemed to have gone even from her lips and gums and the bones of her face stood out prominently her breathing was painful to see or hear.   she was ghastly chalkily pale the red seemed to have gone even from her lips and gums and the bones of her face stood out prominently her breathing was painful to see or hear.
van helsings face grew set as marble and his eyebrows converged till they almost touched over his nose.   van helsings face grew set as marble and his eyebrows converged till they almost touched over his nose.
lucy lay motionless and did not seem to have strength to speak so for a while we were all silent.   lucy lay motionless and did not seem to have strength to speak so for a while we were all silent.
then van helsing beckoned to me and we went gently out of the room.   then van helsing beckoned to me and we went gently out of the room.
the instant we had closed the door he stepped quickly along the passage to the next door which was open.   the instant we had closed the door he stepped quickly along the passage to the next door which was open.
then he pulled me quickly in with him and closed the door.   then he pulled me quickly in with him and closed the door.
my god.   my god.
he said this is dreadful.   he said this is dreadful.
  -+ she is as bismarck said germany would be if another war with france.
there is no time to be lost she will die for sheer want of blood to keep the hearts action as it should be. = there is no time to be lost she will die for sheer want of blood to keep the hearts action as it should be.
there must be a transfusion of blood at once.   there must be a transfusion of blood at once.
is it you or me.   is it you or me.
i am younger and stronger professor.   i am younger and stronger professor.
it must be me.   it must be me.
then get ready at once.   then get ready at once.
i will bring up my bag.   i will bring up my bag.
i am prepared.   i am prepared.
i went downstairs with him and as we were going there was a knock at the hall door.   i went downstairs with him and as we were going there was a knock at the hall door.
when we reached the hall the maid had just opened the door and arthur was stepping quickly in.   when we reached the hall the maid had just opened the door and arthur was stepping quickly in.
he rushed up to me saying in an eager whisperjack i was so anxious.   he rushed up to me saying in an eager whisperjack i was so anxious.
i read between the lines of your letter and have been in an agony.   i read between the lines of your letter and have been in an agony.
the dad was better so i ran down here to see for myself.   the dad was better so i ran down here to see for myself.
is not that gentleman dr van helsing.   is not that gentleman dr van helsing.
i am so thankful to you sir for coming.   i am so thankful to you sir for coming.
when first the professors eye had lit upon him he had been angry at any interruption at such a time but now as he took in his stalwart proportions and recognised the strong young manhood which seemed to emanate from him his eyes gleamed.   when first the professors eye had lit upon him he had been angry at any interruption at such a time but now as he took in his stalwart proportions and recognised the strong young manhood which seemed to emanate from him his eyes gleamed.
without a pause he said to him gravely as he held out his handsir you have come in time.   without a pause he said to him gravely as he held out his handsir you have come in time.
you are the lover of our dear miss.   you are the lover of our dear miss.
she is bad very very bad.   she is bad very very bad.
nay my child do not go like that.   nay my child do not go like that.
for he suddenly grew pale and sat down in a chair almost fainting.   for he suddenly grew pale and sat down in a chair almost fainting.
you are to help her.   you are to help her.
you can do more than any that live and your courage is your best help.   you can do more than any that live and your courage is your best help.
what can i do.   what can i do.
asked arthur hoarsely.   asked arthur hoarsely.
tell me and i shall do it.   tell me and i shall do it.
my life is hers and i would give the last drop of blood in my body for her.   my life is hers and i would give the last drop of blood in my body for her.
the professor has a strongly humorous side and i could from old knowledge detect a trace of its origin in his answermy young sir i do not ask so much as thatnot the last.   the professor has a strongly humorous side and i could from old knowledge detect a trace of its origin in his answermy young sir i do not ask so much as thatnot the last.
what shall i do.   what shall i do.
there was fire in his eyes and his open nostrils quivered with intent.   there was fire in his eyes and his open nostrils quivered with intent.
van helsing slapped him on the shoulder.   van helsing slapped him on the shoulder.
come.   come.
he said.   he said.
you are a man and it is a man we want.   you are a man and it is a man we want.
you are better than me better than my friend john.   you are better than me better than my friend john.
arthur looked bewildered and the professor went on by explaining in a kindly wayyoung miss is bad very bad.   arthur looked bewildered and the professor went on by explaining in a kindly wayyoung miss is bad very bad.
she wants blood and blood she must have or die.   she wants blood and blood she must have or die.
my friend john and i have consulted and we are about to perform what we call transfusion of bloodto transfer from full veins of one to the empty veins which pine for him.   my friend john and i have consulted and we are about to perform what we call transfusion of bloodto transfer from full veins of one to the empty veins which pine for him.
john was to give his blood as he is the more young and strong than mehere arthur took my hand and wrung it hard in silencebut now you are here you are more good than us old or young who toil much in the world of thought.   john was to give his blood as he is the more young and strong than mehere arthur took my hand and wrung it hard in silencebut now you are here you are more good than us old or young who toil much in the world of thought.
our nerves are not so calm and our blood not so bright than yours.   our nerves are not so calm and our blood not so bright than yours.
arthur turned to him and saidif you only knew how gladly i would die for her you would understandhe stopped with a sort of choke in his voice.   arthur turned to him and saidif you only knew how gladly i would die for her you would understandhe stopped with a sort of choke in his voice.
good boy.   good boy.
said van helsing.   said van helsing.
in the notsofaroff you will be happy that you have done all for her you love.   in the notsofaroff you will be happy that you have done all for her you love.
come now and be silent.   come now and be silent.
you shall kiss her once before it is done but then you must go and you must leave at my sign.   you shall kiss her once before it is done but then you must go and you must leave at my sign.
say no word to madame you know how it is with her.   say no word to madame you know how it is with her.
there must be no shock any knowledge of this would be one.   there must be no shock any knowledge of this would be one.
come.   come.
we all went up to lucys room.   we all went up to lucys room.
arthur by direction remained outside.   arthur by direction remained outside.
lucy turned her head and looked at us but said nothing.   lucy turned her head and looked at us but said nothing.
she was not asleep but she was simply too weak to make the effort.   she was not asleep but she was simply too weak to make the effort.
her eyes spoke to us that was all.   her eyes spoke to us that was all.
van helsing took some things from his bag and laid them on a little table out of sight.   van helsing took some things from his bag and laid them on a little table out of sight.
then he mixed a narcotic and coming over to the bed said cheerilynow little miss here is your medicine.   then he mixed a narcotic and coming over to the bed said cheerilynow little miss here is your medicine.
drink it off like a good child.   drink it off like a good child.
see i lift you so that to swallow is easy.   see i lift you so that to swallow is easy.
yes.   yes.
she had made the effort with success.   she had made the effort with success.
it astonished me how long the drug took to act.   it astonished me how long the drug took to act.
this in fact marked the extent of her weakness.   this in fact marked the extent of her weakness.
the time seemed endless until sleep began to flicker in her eyelids.   the time seemed endless until sleep began to flicker in her eyelids.
at last however the narcotic began to manifest its potency and she fell into a deep sleep.   at last however the narcotic began to manifest its potency and she fell into a deep sleep.
when the professor was satisfied he called arthur into the room and bade him strip off his coat.   when the professor was satisfied he called arthur into the room and bade him strip off his coat.
then he added you may take that one little kiss whiles i bring over the table.   then he added you may take that one little kiss whiles i bring over the table.
friend john help to me.   friend john help to me.
so neither of us looked whilst he bent over her.   so neither of us looked whilst he bent over her.
van helsing turning to me saidhe is so young and strong and of blood so pure that we need not defibrinate it.   van helsing turning to me saidhe is so young and strong and of blood so pure that we need not defibrinate it.
then with swiftness but with absolute method van helsing performed the operation.   then with swiftness but with absolute method van helsing performed the operation.
as the transfusion went on something like life seemed to come back to poor lucys cheeks and through arthurs growing pallor the joy of his face seemed absolutely to shine.   as the transfusion went on something like life seemed to come back to poor lucys cheeks and through arthurs growing pallor the joy of his face seemed absolutely to shine.
after a bit i began to grow anxious for the loss of blood was telling on arthur strong man as he was.   after a bit i began to grow anxious for the loss of blood was telling on arthur strong man as he was.
it gave me an idea of what terrible strain lucys system must have undergone that what weakened arthur only partially restored her.   it gave me an idea of what terrible strain lucys system must have undergone that what weakened arthur only partially restored her.
but the professors face was set and he stood watch in hand and with his eyes fixed now on the patient and now on arthur.   but the professors face was set and he stood watch in hand and with his eyes fixed now on the patient and now on arthur.
i could hear my own heart beat.   i could hear my own heart beat.
presently he said in a soft voice do not stir an instant.   presently he said in a soft voice do not stir an instant.
it is enough.   it is enough.
you attend him i will look to her.   you attend him i will look to her.
when all was over i could see how much arthur was weakened.   when all was over i could see how much arthur was weakened.
i dressed the wound and took his arm to bring him away when van helsing spoke without turning roundthe man seems to have eyes in the back of his headthe brave lover i think deserve another kiss which he shall have presently.   i dressed the wound and took his arm to bring him away when van helsing spoke without turning roundthe man seems to have eyes in the back of his headthe brave lover i think deserve another kiss which he shall have presently.
and as he had now finished his operation he adjusted the pillow to the patients head.   and as he had now finished his operation he adjusted the pillow to the patients head.
as he did so the narrow black velvet band which she seems always to wear round her throat buckled with an old diamond buckle which her lover had given her was dragged a little up and showed a red mark on her throat.   as he did so the narrow black velvet band which she seems always to wear round her throat buckled with an old diamond buckle which her lover had given her was dragged a little up and showed a red mark on her throat.
arthur did not notice it but i could hear the deep hiss of indrawn breath which is one of van helsings ways of betraying emotion.   arthur did not notice it but i could hear the deep hiss of indrawn breath which is one of van helsings ways of betraying emotion.
he said nothing at the moment but turned to me saying now take down our brave young lover give him of the port wine and let him lie down a while.   he said nothing at the moment but turned to me saying now take down our brave young lover give him of the port wine and let him lie down a while.
he must then go home and rest sleep much and eat much that he may be recruited of what he has so given to his love.   he must then go home and rest sleep much and eat much that he may be recruited of what he has so given to his love.
he must not stay here.   he must not stay here.
hold.   hold.
a moment.   a moment.
i may take it sir that you are anxious of result.   i may take it sir that you are anxious of result.
then bring it with you that in all ways the operation is successful.   then bring it with you that in all ways the operation is successful.
you have saved her life this time and you can go home and rest easy in mind that all that can be is.   you have saved her life this time and you can go home and rest easy in mind that all that can be is.
i shall tell her all when she is well she shall love you none the less for what you have done.   i shall tell her all when she is well she shall love you none the less for what you have done.
goodbye.   goodbye.
when arthur had gone i went back to the room.   when arthur had gone i went back to the room.
lucy was sleeping gently but her breathing was stronger i could see the counterpane move as her breast heaved.   lucy was sleeping gently but her breathing was stronger i could see the counterpane move as her breast heaved.
by the bedside sat van helsing looking at her intently.   by the bedside sat van helsing looking at her intently.
the velvet band again covered the red mark.   the velvet band again covered the red mark.
i asked the professor in a whisperwhat do you make of that mark on her throat.   i asked the professor in a whisperwhat do you make of that mark on her throat.
what do you make of it.   what do you make of it.
i have not seen it yet i answered and then and there proceeded to loose the band.   i have not seen it yet i answered and then and there proceeded to loose the band.
just over the external jugular vein there were two punctures not large but not wholesomelooking.   just over the external jugular vein there were two punctures not large but not wholesomelooking.
there was no sign of disease but the edges were white and wornlooking as if by some trituration.   there was no sign of disease but the edges were white and wornlooking as if by some trituration.
it at once occurred to me that that this wound or whatever it was might be the means of that manifest loss of blood but i abandoned the idea as soon as formed for such a thing could not be.   it at once occurred to me that that this wound or whatever it was might be the means of that manifest loss of blood but i abandoned the idea as soon as formed for such a thing could not be.
the whole bed would have been drenched to a scarlet with the blood which the girl must have lost to leave such a pallor as she had before the transfusion.   the whole bed would have been drenched to a scarlet with the blood which the girl must have lost to leave such a pallor as she had before the transfusion.
well.   well.
said van helsing.   said van helsing.
well. +-  
well said i i can make nothing of it. = well said i i can make nothing of it.
the professor stood up.   the professor stood up.
i must go back to amsterdam tonight he said there are books and things there which i want.   i must go back to amsterdam tonight he said there are books and things there which i want.
there are books and things there which i want. +-  
you must remain here all night and you must not let your sight pass from her. = you must remain here all night and you must not let your sight pass from her.
shall i have a nurse.   shall i have a nurse.
i asked.   i asked.
we are the best nurses you and i. you keep watch all night see that she is well fed and that nothing disturbs her.   we are the best nurses you and i. you keep watch all night see that she is well fed and that nothing disturbs her.
you must not sleep all the night.   you must not sleep all the night.
later on we can sleep you and i. i shall be back so soon as possible.   later on we can sleep you and i. i shall be back so soon as possible.
and then we may begin.   and then we may begin.
may begin.   may begin.
i said.   i said.
what on earth do you mean.   what on earth do you mean.
we shall see.   we shall see.
he answered as he hurried out.   he answered as he hurried out.
he came back a moment later and put his head inside the door and said with warning finger held upremember she is your charge.   he came back a moment later and put his head inside the door and said with warning finger held upremember she is your charge.
if you leave her and harm befall you shall not sleep easy hereafter.   if you leave her and harm befall you shall not sleep easy hereafter.
  -+ letter abraham van helsing m.d. d. ph.
    d. lit.
    etc.
    to regent vandermeer het dolhuys utrecht.
    translated from dutchbegijnhof amsterdam3 april.
    kind siri regret that i shall not be able to meet with you as previously discussed.
    a patient in england requires my complete attention and so i must postpone my business in utrecht and our meeting.
    though you have not met me i trust you know me by reputation as a man of science a doctor and physician of i think no small repute.
    therefore i ask that you set aside any doubts or concerns and follow my instructions precisely.
    i am sending you a box of garlic flowers from a supplier in haarlem.
    these blooms you must place in my wifes room especially around the window.
    they are to be replaced daily.
    i also need to you keep a close watch on her at midnight.
    she is likely to sleepwalk at that timedo not let her leave her room.
    place writing materials close at hand no sharp pens of course.
    as she may write down things in her sleep that seem to you nonsense.
    if she does send them to me care of dr seward of plaistow london.
    also if she speaks in her sleep have an orderly write it down word for word and send me the transcript.
    i will explain the purpose and necessity of all these arrangements when i visit.
    until then believe me when i say this is life and death.
van helsing. = van helsing.
  -+ letter abraham van helsing m.d. d. ph.
    d. lit.
    etc.
    to johannes vanderpool haarlem.
    translated from dutchbegijnhof amsterdam3 march.
    dear friendi have need of your special crop again.
    until further notice send one box daily to hillingham house hampstead london and one box daily to the dolhuys as before.
    if you would do me further kindness ask among the flowersellers and the gypsies and the mandrakemen and learn what they know.
van helsing. = van helsing.
  -+ telegram van helsing amsterdam to vambery budapesth.
1 april. = 1 april.
  -+ i have need of you.
    come to london as soon as you can.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
8 september. <> 3 april.
i sat up all night with lucy. = i sat up all night with lucy.
the opiate worked itself off towards dusk and she waked naturally she looked a different being from what she had been before the operation.   the opiate worked itself off towards dusk and she waked naturally she looked a different being from what she had been before the operation.
her spirits even were good and she was full of a happy vivacity but i could see evidences of the absolute prostration which she had undergone.   her spirits even were good and she was full of a happy vivacity but i could see evidences of the absolute prostration which she had undergone.
when i told mrs westenra that dr van helsing had directed that i should sit up with her she almost poohpoohed the idea pointing out her daughters renewed strength and excellent spirits.   when i told mrs westenra that dr van helsing had directed that i should sit up with her she almost poohpoohed the idea pointing out her daughters renewed strength and excellent spirits.
i was firm however and made preparations for my long vigil.   i was firm however and made preparations for my long vigil.
when her maid had prepared her for the night i came in having in the meantime had supper and took a seat by the bedside.   when her maid had prepared her for the night i came in having in the meantime had supper and took a seat by the bedside.
she did not in any way make objection but looked at me gratefully whenever i caught her eye.   she did not in any way make objection but looked at me gratefully whenever i caught her eye.
after a long spell she seemed sinking off to sleep but with an effort seemed to pull herself together and shook it off.   after a long spell she seemed sinking off to sleep but with an effort seemed to pull herself together and shook it off.
it was apparent that she did not want to sleep so i tackled the subject at onceyou do not want to go to sleep.   it was apparent that she did not want to sleep so i tackled the subject at onceyou do not want to go to sleep.
no i am afraid.   no i am afraid.
afraid to go to sleep.   afraid to go to sleep.
why so.   why so.
it is the boon we all crave for.   it is the boon we all crave for.
ah not if you were like meif sleep was to you a presage of horror.   ah not if you were like meif sleep was to you a presage of horror.
a presage of horror.   a presage of horror.
what on earth do you mean.   what on earth do you mean.
i dont know oh i dont know.   i dont know oh i dont know.
and that is what is so terrible.   and that is what is so terrible.
all this weakness comes to me in sleep until i dread the very thought.   all this weakness comes to me in sleep until i dread the very thought.
but my dear girl you may sleep tonight.   but my dear girl you may sleep tonight.
i am here watching you and i can promise that nothing will happen.   i am here watching you and i can promise that nothing will happen.
ah i can trust you.   ah i can trust you.
i seized the opportunity and said i promise that if i see any evidence of bad dreams i will wake you at once.   i seized the opportunity and said i promise that if i see any evidence of bad dreams i will wake you at once.
you will.   you will.
oh will you really.   oh will you really.
how good you are to me.   how good you are to me.
then i will sleep.   then i will sleep.
and almost at the word she gave a deep sigh of relief and sank back asleep.   and almost at the word she gave a deep sigh of relief and sank back asleep.
all night long i watched by her.   all night long i watched by her.
she never stirred but slept on and on in a deep tranquil lifegiving healthgiving sleep.   she never stirred but slept on and on in a deep tranquil lifegiving healthgiving sleep.
her lips were slightly parted and her breast rose and fell with the regularity of a pendulum.   her lips were slightly parted and her breast rose and fell with the regularity of a pendulum.
there was a smile on her face and it was evident that no bad dreams had come to disturb her peace of mind.   there was a smile on her face and it was evident that no bad dreams had come to disturb her peace of mind.
in the early morning her maid came and i left her in her care and took myself back home for i was anxious about many things.   in the early morning her maid came and i left her in her care and took myself back home for i was anxious about many things.
i sent a short wire to van helsing and to arthur telling them of the excellent result of the operation.   i sent a short wire to van helsing and to arthur telling them of the excellent result of the operation.
my own work with its manifold arrears took me all day to clear off it was dark when i was able to inquire about my zoophagous patient.   my own work with its manifold arrears took me all day to clear off it was dark when i was able to inquire about my zoophagous patient.
the report was good he had been quite quiet for the past day and night.   the report was good he had been quite quiet for the past day and night.
a telegram came from van helsing at amsterdam whilst i was at dinner suggesting that i should be at hillingham tonight as it might be well to be at hand and stating that he was leaving by the night mail and would join me early in the morning.   a telegram came from van helsing at amsterdam whilst i was at dinner suggesting that i should be at hillingham tonight as it might be well to be at hand and stating that he was leaving by the night mail and would join me early in the morning.
9 september. <> 4 april.
i was pretty tired and worn out when i got to hillingham. = i was pretty tired and worn out when i got to hillingham.
for two nights i had hardly had a wink of sleep and my brain was beginning to feel that numbness which marks cerebral exhaustion.   for two nights i had hardly had a wink of sleep and my brain was beginning to feel that numbness which marks cerebral exhaustion.
lucy was up and in cheerful spirits.   lucy was up and in cheerful spirits.
when she shook hands with me she looked sharply in my face and saidno sitting up tonight for you.   when she shook hands with me she looked sharply in my face and saidno sitting up tonight for you.
you are worn out.   you are worn out.
i am quite well again indeed i am and if there is to be any sitting up it is i who will sit up with you.   i am quite well again indeed i am and if there is to be any sitting up it is i who will sit up with you.
i would not argue the point but went and had my supper.   i would not argue the point but went and had my supper.
lucy came with me and enlivened by her charming presence i made an excellent meal and had a couple of glasses of the more than excellent port.   lucy came with me and enlivened by her charming presence i made an excellent meal and had a couple of glasses of the more than excellent port.
then lucy took me upstairs and showed me a room next to her own where a cosy fire was burning.   then lucy took me upstairs and showed me a room next to her own where a cosy fire was burning.
now she said you must stay here.   now she said you must stay here.
i shall leave this door open and my door too.   i shall leave this door open and my door too.
you can lie on the sofa for i know that nothing would induce any of you doctors to go to bed whilst there is a patient above the horizon.   you can lie on the sofa for i know that nothing would induce any of you doctors to go to bed whilst there is a patient above the horizon.
if i want anything i shall call out and you can come to me at once.   if i want anything i shall call out and you can come to me at once.
i could not but acquiesce for i was dogtired and could not have sat up had i tried.   i could not but acquiesce for i was dogtired and could not have sat up had i tried.
so on her renewing her promise to call me if she should want anything i lay on the sofa and forgot all about everything.   so on her renewing her promise to call me if she should want anything i lay on the sofa and forgot all about everything.
lucy westenras diary9 september. <> lucy westenras diary.
4 april. = 4 april.
i feel so happy tonight.   i feel so happy tonight.
i have been so miserably weak that to be able to think and move about is like feeling sunshine after a long spell of east wind out of a steel sky.   i have been so miserably weak that to be able to think and move about is like feeling sunshine after a long spell of east wind out of a steel sky.
somehow arthur feels very very close to me.   somehow arthur feels very very close to me.
i seem to feel his presence warm about me.   i seem to feel his presence warm about me.
i suppose it is that sickness and weakness are selfish things and turn our inner eyes and sympathy on ourselves whilst health and strength give love rein and in thought and feeling he can wander where he wills.   i suppose it is that sickness and weakness are selfish things and turn our inner eyes and sympathy on ourselves whilst health and strength give love rein and in thought and feeling he can wander where he wills.
i know where my thoughts are.   i know where my thoughts are.
if only arthur knew.   if only arthur knew.
my dear my dear your ears must tingle as you sleep as mine do waking.   my dear my dear your ears must tingle as you sleep as mine do waking.
oh the blissful rest of last night.   oh the blissful rest of last night.
how i slept with that dear good dr seward watching me.   how i slept with that dear good dr seward watching me.
and tonight i shall not fear to sleep since he is close at hand and within call.   and tonight i shall not fear to sleep since he is close at hand and within call.
thank everybody for being so good to me.   thank everybody for being so good to me.
thank god.   thank god.
  -+ good night arthur.
    letter from lucy westerna to kate reed.
    transcribed by dr sewardhillingham 4th april.
    my dear katei have been terribly ill and too sick to write.
    i manage this letter only with the help of the wonderful dr seward who writes that last line under protest no doubt.
    he tells me i must rest please come and see me again when i am awake and not sleeping like the dead.
    lucy.
    letter from kate reed to lucy westenra.
    17 chatham street5 april.
    my dearest lucyhow my spirits leapt when i saw your letter.
    i have been terribly worried ever since i called and your dear mother told me you were ill.
    i did peek in at you but you were asleep and looked so exhausted that i thought it best not to wake you.
    no doubt you are in the best of care with arthur and the good dr seward to tend to you.
    i cannot visit tomorrow.
    the game is afoot as they say in those terrible amusing mysteries in the strand have you read them.
    if not i shall bring them over and you can read them as you recuperate.
    i must meet with a young clerk from an auction house and grill him about one of his clients.
    all terribly exciting you might think but i fear i shall just have to sit there making idle conversation about the theatre until he finally tells me where i might find my quarry.
    i would much prefer to just glance at the mud on his boots and know in an instant where hed been that day and if you have not read those stories you now think me madder than ever.
    your darling consulting journalistkate.
    westminster gazette 31st march 1894.
    noticeauctions.
    sothebys auction house announces a late addition to tomorrows auction of antiques and treasuresa jewelled dagger of 16th century design bearing the crest of the house of basarab.
    to be sold by a private collector.
    letter from kate reed to robert lewes.
    17 chatham street4 april.
    dear mr lewesthank you for your kind invitation.
    i shall be delighted to see you at the old queens head tomorrow evening at 7 oclock.
    yours trulykatherine reed.
    kate reeds journal.
5 april. = 5 april.
  -+ i think even sherlock holmes would be a little impressed with me for my deductions were correct.
    mr de ville you cannot hide forever.
    i called on one of the clerks from sothebys a mr lewes pretending that i wished to write a piece about the antiques trade.
    he mentioned that a lot of their custom these days comes from older landed gentry the sort with titles going back to the norman invasion and big country houses but no regular incomes so they have to sell the family silver to pay the bills for roof repair or whathaveyou.
    i kept him talking along those lines and he let slip that the seller of the jewelled dagger was indeed the mysterious mr de ville.
    clearly he had made quite an impression on lewes.
    he described de ville as a man of tremendous erudition and as a nobleman in truth a count of an ancient lineage who had studied historical events and artefacts so thoroughly it was like he had firsthand experience of battling the ottoman empire with swords and pikes.
    he also mentioned that the gentleman intended to put more business his way and so lewes would be meeting him again.
    with a little patience i am sure i can parlay my acquaintance with mr lewes into a meeting with de ville.
    westminister gazette 6th april 1894.
    societyarrivals.
    intelligence has reached our ears of the affairs of mr de ville recently arrived in london from points east the count a speculator in the london property market is said to be seeking investors and interested parties for a business venture aimed at exploiting the vast untapped mineral and oil reserves of his homeland.
    is a nomination to the oriental club on the cards.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
10 september. <> 5 april.
i was conscious of the professors hand on my head and started awake all in a second. = i was conscious of the professors hand on my head and started awake all in a second.
that is one of the things that we learn in an asylum at any rate.   that is one of the things that we learn in an asylum at any rate.
and how is our patient.   and how is our patient.
well when i left her or rather when she left me i answered.come let us see he said.   well when i left her or rather when she left me i answered.come let us see he said.
and together we went into the room.   and together we went into the room.
the blind was down and i went over to raise it gently whilst van helsing stepped with his soft catlike tread over to the bed.   the blind was down and i went over to raise it gently whilst van helsing stepped with his soft catlike tread over to the bed.
as i raised the blind and the morning sunlight flooded the room i heard the professors low hiss of inspiration and knowing its rarity a deadly fear shot through my heart.   as i raised the blind and the morning sunlight flooded the room i heard the professors low hiss of inspiration and knowing its rarity a deadly fear shot through my heart.
as i passed over he moved back and his exclamation of horror gott in himmel.   as i passed over he moved back and his exclamation of horror gott in himmel.
needed no enforcement from his agonised face.   needed no enforcement from his agonised face.
he raised his hand and pointed to the bed and his iron face was drawn and ashen white.   he raised his hand and pointed to the bed and his iron face was drawn and ashen white.
i felt my knees begin to tremble.   i felt my knees begin to tremble.
there on the bed seemingly in a swoon lay poor lucy more horribly white and wanlooking than ever.   there on the bed seemingly in a swoon lay poor lucy more horribly white and wanlooking than ever.
even the lips were white and the gums seemed to have shrunken back from the teeth as we sometimes see in a corpse after a prolonged illness.   even the lips were white and the gums seemed to have shrunken back from the teeth as we sometimes see in a corpse after a prolonged illness.
van helsing raised his foot to stamp in anger but the instinct of his life and all the long years of habit stood to him and he put it down again softly.   van helsing raised his foot to stamp in anger but the instinct of his life and all the long years of habit stood to him and he put it down again softly.
quick.   quick.
he said.   he said.
bring the brandy.   bring the brandy.
i flew to the diningroom and returned with the decanter.   i flew to the diningroom and returned with the decanter.
he wetted the poor white lips with it and together we rubbed palm and wrist and heart.   he wetted the poor white lips with it and together we rubbed palm and wrist and heart.
he felt her heart and after a few moments of agonising suspense saidit is not too late.   he felt her heart and after a few moments of agonising suspense saidit is not too late.
it beats though but feebly.   it beats though but feebly.
all our work is undone we must begin again.   all our work is undone we must begin again.
there is no young arthur here now i have to call on you yourself this time friend john.   there is no young arthur here now i have to call on you yourself this time friend john.
as he spoke he was dipping into his bag and producing the instruments of transfusion i had taken off my coat and rolled up my shirtsleeve.   as he spoke he was dipping into his bag and producing the instruments of transfusion i had taken off my coat and rolled up my shirtsleeve.
there was no possibility of an opiate just at present and no need of one and so without a moments delay we began the operation.   there was no possibility of an opiate just at present and no need of one and so without a moments delay we began the operation.
after a timeit did not seem a short time either for the draining away of ones blood no matter how willingly it be given is a terrible feelingvan helsing held up a warning finger.   after a timeit did not seem a short time either for the draining away of ones blood no matter how willingly it be given is a terrible feelingvan helsing held up a warning finger.
do not stir he said but i fear that with growing strength she may wake and that would make danger oh so much danger.   do not stir he said but i fear that with growing strength she may wake and that would make danger oh so much danger.
but i shall precaution take.   but i shall precaution take.
i shall give hypodermic injection of morphia.   i shall give hypodermic injection of morphia.
he proceeded then swiftly and deftly to carry out his intent.   he proceeded then swiftly and deftly to carry out his intent.
the effect on lucy was not bad for the faint seemed to merge subtly into the narcotic sleep.   the effect on lucy was not bad for the faint seemed to merge subtly into the narcotic sleep.
it was with a feeling of personal pride that i could see a faint tinge of colour steal back into the pallid cheeks and lips.   it was with a feeling of personal pride that i could see a faint tinge of colour steal back into the pallid cheeks and lips.
no man knows till he experiences it what it is to feel his own lifeblood drawn away into the veins of the woman he loves.   no man knows till he experiences it what it is to feel his own lifeblood drawn away into the veins of the woman he loves.
the professor watched me critically.   the professor watched me critically.
that will do he said.   that will do he said.
already.   already.
i remonstrated.   i remonstrated.
you took a great deal more from art.   you took a great deal more from art.
to which he smiled a sad sort of smile as he repliedhe is her lover her fiancé.   to which he smiled a sad sort of smile as he repliedhe is her lover her fiancé.
you have work much work to do for her and for others and the present will suffice.   you have work much work to do for her and for others and the present will suffice.
when we stopped the operation he attended to lucy whilst i applied digital pressure to my own incision.   when we stopped the operation he attended to lucy whilst i applied digital pressure to my own incision.
i lay down while i waited his leisure to attend to me for i felt faint and a little sick.   i lay down while i waited his leisure to attend to me for i felt faint and a little sick.
byandby he bound up my wound and sent me downstairs to get a glass of wine for myself.   byandby he bound up my wound and sent me downstairs to get a glass of wine for myself.
as i was leaving the room he came after me and half whisperedmind nothing must be said of this.   as i was leaving the room he came after me and half whisperedmind nothing must be said of this.
if our young lover should turn up unexpected as before no word to him.   if our young lover should turn up unexpected as before no word to him.
it would at once frighten him and enjealous him too.   it would at once frighten him and enjealous him too.
there must be none.   there must be none.
so.   so.
when i came back he looked at me carefully and then saidyou are not much the worse.   when i came back he looked at me carefully and then saidyou are not much the worse.
go into the room and lie on your sofa and rest awhile then have much breakfast and come here to me.   go into the room and lie on your sofa and rest awhile then have much breakfast and come here to me.
i followed out his orders for i knew how right and wise they were.   i followed out his orders for i knew how right and wise they were.
i had done my part and now my next duty was to keep up my strength.   i had done my part and now my next duty was to keep up my strength.
i felt very weak and in the weakness lost something of the amazement at what had occurred.   i felt very weak and in the weakness lost something of the amazement at what had occurred.
i fell asleep on the sofa however wondering over and over again how lucy had made such a retrograde movement and how she could have been drained of so much blood with no sign anywhere to show for it.   i fell asleep on the sofa however wondering over and over again how lucy had made such a retrograde movement and how she could have been drained of so much blood with no sign anywhere to show for it.
i think i must have continued my wonder in my dreams for sleeping and waking my thoughts always came back to the little punctures in her throat and the ragged exhausted appearance of their edgestiny though they were.   i think i must have continued my wonder in my dreams for sleeping and waking my thoughts always came back to the little punctures in her throat and the ragged exhausted appearance of their edgestiny though they were.
lucy slept well into the day and when she woke she was fairly well and strong though not nearly so much so as the day before.   lucy slept well into the day and when she woke she was fairly well and strong though not nearly so much so as the day before.
when van helsing had seen her he went out for a walk leaving me in charge with strict injunctions that i was not to leave her for a moment.   when van helsing had seen her he went out for a walk leaving me in charge with strict injunctions that i was not to leave her for a moment.
i could hear his voice in the hall asking the way to the nearest telegraph office.   i could hear his voice in the hall asking the way to the nearest telegraph office.
lucy chatted with me freely and seemed quite unconscious that anything had happened.   lucy chatted with me freely and seemed quite unconscious that anything had happened.
i tried to keep her amused and interested.   i tried to keep her amused and interested.
when her mother came up to see her she did not seem to notice any change whatever but said to me gratefullywe owe you so much dr seward for all you have done but you really must now take care not to overwork yourself.   when her mother came up to see her she did not seem to notice any change whatever but said to me gratefullywe owe you so much dr seward for all you have done but you really must now take care not to overwork yourself.
you are looking pale yourself.   you are looking pale yourself.
you want a wife to nurse and look after you a bit that you do.   you want a wife to nurse and look after you a bit that you do.
as she spoke lucy turned crimson though it was only momentarily for her poor wasted veins could not stand for long an unwonted drain to the head.   as she spoke lucy turned crimson though it was only momentarily for her poor wasted veins could not stand for long an unwonted drain to the head.
the reaction came in excessive pallor as she turned imploring eyes on me.   the reaction came in excessive pallor as she turned imploring eyes on me.
i smiled and nodded and laid my finger on my lips with a sigh she sank back amid her pillows.   i smiled and nodded and laid my finger on my lips with a sigh she sank back amid her pillows.
van helsing returned in a couple of hours and presently said to me now you go home and eat much and drink enough.   van helsing returned in a couple of hours and presently said to me now you go home and eat much and drink enough.
make yourself strong.   make yourself strong.
i stay here tonight and i shall sit up with little miss myself.   i stay here tonight and i shall sit up with little miss myself.
you and i must watch the case and we must have none other to know.   you and i must watch the case and we must have none other to know.
i have grave reasons.   i have grave reasons.
no do not ask them think what you will.   no do not ask them think what you will.
do not fear to think even the most notprobable.   do not fear to think even the most notprobable.
  -+ good night.
in the hall two of the maids came to me and asked if they or either of them might not sit up with miss lucy. = in the hall two of the maids came to me and asked if they or either of them might not sit up with miss lucy.
they implored me to let them and when i said it was dr van helsings wish that either he or i should sit up they asked me quite piteously to intercede with the foreign gentleman.   they implored me to let them and when i said it was dr van helsings wish that either he or i should sit up they asked me quite piteously to intercede with the foreign gentleman.
i was much touched by their kindness.   i was much touched by their kindness.
perhaps it is because i am weak at present and perhaps because it was on lucys account that their devotion was manifested for over and over again have i seen similar instances of womans kindness.   perhaps it is because i am weak at present and perhaps because it was on lucys account that their devotion was manifested for over and over again have i seen similar instances of womans kindness.
i got back here in time for a late dinner went my roundsall well and set this down whilst waiting for sleep.   i got back here in time for a late dinner went my roundsall well and set this down whilst waiting for sleep.
it is coming.   it is coming.
11 september. <> 7 april.
this afternoon i went over to hillingham. = this afternoon i went over to hillingham.
found van helsing in excellent spirits and lucy much better.   found van helsing in excellent spirits and lucy much better.
shortly after i had arrived a big parcel from abroad came for the professor.   shortly after i had arrived a big parcel from abroad came for the professor.
he opened it with much impressmentassumed of courseand showed a great bundle of white flowers.   he opened it with much impressmentassumed of courseand showed a great bundle of white flowers.
these are for you miss lucy he said.   these are for you miss lucy he said.
for me.   for me.
oh dr van helsing.   oh dr van helsing.
yes my dear but not for you to play with.   yes my dear but not for you to play with.
these are medicines.   these are medicines.
here lucy made a wry face.   here lucy made a wry face.
nay but they are not to take in a decoction or in nauseous form so you need not snub that so charming nose or i shall point out to my friend arthur what woes he may have to endure in seeing so much beauty that he so loves so much distort.   nay but they are not to take in a decoction or in nauseous form so you need not snub that so charming nose or i shall point out to my friend arthur what woes he may have to endure in seeing so much beauty that he so loves so much distort.
aha my pretty miss that bring the so nice nose all straight again.   aha my pretty miss that bring the so nice nose all straight again.
this is medicinal but you do not know how.   this is medicinal but you do not know how.
i put him in your window i make pretty wreath and hang him round your neck so that you sleep well.   i put him in your window i make pretty wreath and hang him round your neck so that you sleep well.
oh yes.   oh yes.
they like the lotus flower make your trouble forgotten.   they like the lotus flower make your trouble forgotten.
it smell so like the waters of lethe and of that fountain of youth that the conquistadores sought for in the floridas and find him all too late.   it smell so like the waters of lethe and of that fountain of youth that the conquistadores sought for in the floridas and find him all too late.
whilst he was speaking lucy had been examining the flowers and smelling them.   whilst he was speaking lucy had been examining the flowers and smelling them.
now she threw them down saying with halflaughter and halfdisgustoh professor i believe you are only putting up a joke on me.   now she threw them down saying with halflaughter and halfdisgustoh professor i believe you are only putting up a joke on me.
why these flowers are only common garlic.   why these flowers are only common garlic.
  -+ no sugar in mine thank you as mr morris would say.
to my surprise van helsing rose up and said with all his sternness his iron jaw set and his bushy eyebrows meetingno trifling with me. = to my surprise van helsing rose up and said with all his sternness his iron jaw set and his bushy eyebrows meetingno trifling with me.
i never jest.   i never jest.
there is grim purpose in all i do and i warn you that you do not thwart me.   there is grim purpose in all i do and i warn you that you do not thwart me.
take care for the sake of others if not for your own.   take care for the sake of others if not for your own.
then seeing poor lucy scared as she might well be he went on more gently oh little miss my dear do not fear me.   then seeing poor lucy scared as she might well be he went on more gently oh little miss my dear do not fear me.
i only do for your good but there is much virtue to you in those so common flowers.   i only do for your good but there is much virtue to you in those so common flowers.
see i place them myself in your room.   see i place them myself in your room.
i make myself the wreath that you are to wear.   i make myself the wreath that you are to wear.
but hush.   but hush.
no telling to others that make so inquisitive questions.   no telling to others that make so inquisitive questions.
we must obey and silence is a part of obedience and obedience is to bring you strong and well into loving arms that wait for you.   we must obey and silence is a part of obedience and obedience is to bring you strong and well into loving arms that wait for you.
now sit still a while.   now sit still a while.
come with me friend john and you shall help me deck the room with my garlic which is all the way from haarlem where my friend vanderpool raise herb in his glasshouses all the year.   come with me friend john and you shall help me deck the room with my garlic which is all the way from haarlem where my friend vanderpool raise herb in his glasshouses all the year.
i had to telegraph yesterday or they would not have been here.   i had to telegraph yesterday or they would not have been here.
we went into the room taking the flowers with us.   we went into the room taking the flowers with us.
the professors actions were certainly odd and not to be found in any pharmacopoeia that i ever heard of.   the professors actions were certainly odd and not to be found in any pharmacopoeia that i ever heard of.
first he fastened up the windows and latched them securely next taking a handful of the flowers he rubbed them all over the sashes as though to ensure that every whiff of air that might get in would be laden with the garlic smell.   first he fastened up the windows and latched them securely next taking a handful of the flowers he rubbed them all over the sashes as though to ensure that every whiff of air that might get in would be laden with the garlic smell.
then with the wisp he rubbed all over the jamb of the door above below and at each side and round the fireplace in the same way.   then with the wisp he rubbed all over the jamb of the door above below and at each side and round the fireplace in the same way.
it all seemed grotesque to me and presently i saidwell professor i know you always have a reason for what you do but this certainly puzzles me.   it all seemed grotesque to me and presently i saidwell professor i know you always have a reason for what you do but this certainly puzzles me.
it is well we have no sceptic here or he would say that you were working some spell to keep out an evil spirit.   it is well we have no sceptic here or he would say that you were working some spell to keep out an evil spirit.
perhaps i am.   perhaps i am.
he answered quietly as he began to make the wreath which lucy was to wear round her neck.   he answered quietly as he began to make the wreath which lucy was to wear round her neck.
we then waited whilst lucy made her toilet for the night and when she was in bed he came and himself fixed the wreath of garlic round her neck.   we then waited whilst lucy made her toilet for the night and when she was in bed he came and himself fixed the wreath of garlic round her neck.
the last words he said to her weretake care you do not disturb it and even if the room feel close do not tonight open the window or the door.   the last words he said to her weretake care you do not disturb it and even if the room feel close do not tonight open the window or the door.
i promise said lucy and thank you both a thousand times for all your kindness to me.   i promise said lucy and thank you both a thousand times for all your kindness to me.
oh what have i done to be blessed with such friends.   oh what have i done to be blessed with such friends.
as we left the house in my fly which was waiting van helsing saidtonight i can sleep in peace and sleep i wanttwo nights of travel much reading in the day between and much anxiety on the day to follow and a night to sit up without to wink.   as we left the house in my fly which was waiting van helsing saidtonight i can sleep in peace and sleep i wanttwo nights of travel much reading in the day between and much anxiety on the day to follow and a night to sit up without to wink.
tomorrow in the morning early you call for me and we come together to see our pretty miss so much more strong for my spell which i have work.   tomorrow in the morning early you call for me and we come together to see our pretty miss so much more strong for my spell which i have work.
ho.   ho.
ho.   ho.
he seemed so confident that i remembering my own confidence two nights before and with the baneful result felt awe and vague terror.   he seemed so confident that i remembering my own confidence two nights before and with the baneful result felt awe and vague terror.
it must have been my weakness that made me hesitate to tell it to my friend but i felt it all the more like unshed tears.   it must have been my weakness that made me hesitate to tell it to my friend but i felt it all the more like unshed tears.
  -+ letter abraham van helsing m.d. d. ph.
    d. lit.
    etc.
    to arminius vambery university of budapesth.
    translated from germangreat eastern hotel london6 april.
    old friendyour letter fills me with dismay.
    to not have your aid in dealing with the british authorities is an inconvenience to lack your wisdom is a grievous wound.
    worst of all though is the thought that a shadow falls across all europe not just england.
    you say that the woman you hunt is long known in your nation though you think it not the bloody countess.
    whence did she come then.
    out of the same devils pot that stirred up the monster that plagues my young friends here.
    if these two cases are connected then it is a terror beyond measure that we face.
    you shall do what you can there and i shall work here and pray god we shall meet again in munich.
    i shall visit the learned gentlemen you spoke of this society of scientific investigation and philosophy that you esteem so highly.
    with the aid of the documents you sent i trust i will be able to convince them of the truth of the matter and if necessary through them reach others.
    my patient here improves after a second drastic intervention.
    i have placed such things in her rooms that our foes like not.
    i fear though that heor she.
    may go hunting for easier prey elsewhere in this great city.
    in your experience do these creatures always fixate on a single victim at a time returning night after night like a bee to a flower or can they feed on many at once.
    write when you can.
    your friendvan helsing.
    inspector cotfords notebook.
4 april. = 4 april.
  -+ following my meeting with sir robert parton of the law society i have made it my business to patrol the vicinity of his house every few days in the hopes of setting his brothers mind at rest this evening as i went about my usual round i saw a suspicious figure loitering in the privet.
    he was a rotund man of middle age crouching huddled in a navy raincoat with eyes fixed on the windows of the parton home.
    he was so intent on watching the house that he did not notice me until i accosted him and demanded that he identify himself.
    he stammeredi am i am that is to sayi have done nothing wrong.
    you are spying on peoples houses and peeping through hedgerows i replied.
    i have half a mind to arrest you for vagrancy.
    be off with you.
    i kept my voice low for the evening was still and i had no wish to alarm the household.
i shall go i shall go. = i shall go i shall go.
  -+ but pleasewho lives there.
    he pointed at the house behind him.
    what business is it of yours.
    none at all he admitted nothing but a bad dream.
    with that he hurried off down the street casting nervous glances back at me and sometimes up at the darkening sky.
6 april. = 6 april.
  -+ while i broke my fast in the kings head a runner from the station arrived and informed me of another incident at sir robert partons home.
    i proceeded to kensington immediately.
    sir robert himself answered the door and greeted me.
    his face was very pale and he said in a low voicemy daughter is ill and must not be disturbed.
    please keep your voice down.
    i followed him into the parlour where i discovered his brother quentin.
    he stood up to greet me but swayed so much i feared he was about to faint.
    pray sit down sir i said and tell me what happened.
    sir robert signaled to a servant to bring us some tea then sat down on a chair behind his brother.
    i am a very light sleeper said mr parton and count myself lucky if i wake only six or seven times in a night.
    my physician prescribes chloral but i hate the taste of the stuff and what if i were to fall into such a deep sleep that i could not awaken should a fire break out or a murderous lunatic break in.
    my brother has enemies you know.
    at this point sir robert leaned forward and laid a hand on his brothers shoulder and saidquietly q. dont wake juliette.
    chastened mr parton continued in a whisper so quiet that i could scarcely make out half of what he said.
    last night i woke sometime after midnight.
    i thought that john had come home late from his club but then i heard the dogs barking in terror and knew it couldnt be him.
    from my window i can see out over the back of the house and the mews but not the front and the main road.
    i put on my dressing gown and went out into the corridor.
    thats where i saw him.
    i thought he was a shadow at first but he came towards me and i saw that he was a man.
    his eyes were red as blazing coals and his mouth was red too with gore running all down his chin and plastering his moustache to his lips like fat black leeches.
    he looked at me and i found myself unable to move as though my legs had turned to stone.
    he walked past me so close i could smell his stench like the floor of a slaughterhouse.
    with a tremendous effort of will i grabbed at him tearing at his coat and i laid hands on a knife that he had concealed in a pocketwith some murderous intent no doubt.
    i stabbed at him.
    slash slash.
    mr parton demonstrated his prowess with a teaspoon.
    he was not hurt and the blade seemed to pass through his flesh like smoke.
    he turned and wrestled the knife out of my handslook.
    he presented his hands to me and i noted there were fresh contusions and small deep cuts like clawwounds.
    what happened then mr parton.
i asked. = i asked.
  -+ he took the knife in one hand then pushed me in the chest with the other.
    i fell back against the doorframe with great force and struck my head against the corner.
    i fell unconscious.
    when i awoke robert was there.
    was there any sign of how this intruder gained entrance to the house.
    i asked but sir robert shook his head and said gently to his brotherthere now q. youve told the police what happened and they shall take it from here.
    you must be exhaustedgo and lie down.
    i can answer the inspectors other queries.
    a servant stationed outside the door entered and helped mr parton up from his chair.
    as he left he thanked me very humbly for coming so promptly.
    i should not wish to be thought the boy who cried wolf after all.
    sir robert and i waited in silence for a few moments until we heard a distant tread on the stairs.
    to my surprise sir john then unbuttoned his jacket and removed it then rolled back his sleeve.
    his left arm was wrapped in a linen bandage and a little blood had soaked through it suggesting the wound beneath was fresh and still suppurating.
    the poor fellow has no idea that he attacked me last night said sir robert.
    i came home and found him wandering upstairs in a daze.
    he slashed at me with a carving knife.
    i was able to disarm him and he fell back asleep.
    i thank god that he didnt break into my daughters room.
    in her weakened condition it could have been an unthinkable tragedy.
    your brother attacked you believing you to be an intruder in your own home.
i asked. = i asked.
  -+ he is unwell.
    i had hoped that he would recover but it appears that his delusions are growing.
    i have sent for the family physician i shall discuss with him what it is to be done for poor quentin.
    i should not have bothered you at all if i could have avoided it but quentin would not understand why i had not called the police.
    if you do not wish to press charges against your brother then i have nothing more to add i said.
    i must ask that you inform me of the physicians findings and if your brother is not committed into care you must take steps to ensure your own safety and that of others.
    i took my leave of sir robert and assured him of the utmost discretion on the part of the police.
7 april. = 7 april.
  -+ i was summoned to the home of mr archibald wintersuffield by a constable who had been alerted by a deliverydriver.
    on arrival at the premises i discovered it to be a somewhat dilapidated townhouse at 347 piccadilly.
    i knocked on the front door and was admitted by constable brown who saidthe bodys around the back sir in the yard.
    i followed brown through the house which was crammed with all manner of books curios antiques and so forth.
    it was in disarray but the layer of dust on so many of the scattered items implied that this was the result of the owners neglectful habits and not some hasty burglary.
    the corpse of mr wintersuffield lay sprawled in a corner of the yard near some barrels.
    the assistant coroner was already present.
    he reportedhis neck is broken as is his right arm and most of the fingers on his left hand.
    i should guess he was thrown from a horse.
    he is quite cold and his clothes are wet.
    it last rained yesterday afternoon so it must have happened on the night of the 5th.
    i knelt beside him and examined the body for myself.
    the coroner had closed the dead mans eyes but could do nothing for his twisted limbs or for the way his head lolled bonelessly when i moved the corpse.
    curiously he was wearing a long leather apron stained with unusual colours over a nightgown.
    one foot was slippered i found its mate discarded near the back door of the house.
    thrown from a horsein his nightgown.
    i opined and the coroner repliedit would not be the strangest thing hes said to have done.
    you knew the deceased.
    i asked for i was unfamiliar with mr wintersuffield.
    putting away the tools of his grisly trade the coroner informed me that wintersuffield was said to be a devotee of black magic and had squandered his sizeable inheritance on collecting grimoires and unholy treasures from across the world.
    i looked for signs of struggle or any footprints in the yard but found nothing of significance other than some whitish chalk marks on the ground.
    there was a distinct absence of any horse.
    reentering the house i made a more thorough search of the premises though the overall disarray and generally insalubrious state of the rooms made it hard to tell what was relevant and what was not.
    i found lizards pickled in glass jars books in all manner of foreign languages ugly grinning idols leering from the shelves and several mummified body parts including a human skull adorned with strange symbols.
    in my investigations i did note two facts that seem pertinentfirst i found a receipt from sothebys indicating that mr wintersuffield had recently purchased an antique dagger from them for the sizeable sum of £450.
    while i could not carry out a complete inventory of the house i found no such dagger.
    second mr wintersuffield employed a young man named charles cooper as a servant and mr cooper is missing.
    a neighbour remembers speaking to cooper yesterday evening so it would seem that either the young man left the house shortly before his masters deathor shortly afterwards.
    telegram van helsing amsterdam to vambery budapesth.
7 april. = 7 april.
  -+ club no longer exists.
    suspect watchers.
    send communications to berkeley hotel.
chapter xi = chapter xi
lucy westenras diary.   lucy westenras diary.
12 september. <> 7 april.
how good they all are to me. = how good they all are to me.
i quite love that dear dr van helsing.   i quite love that dear dr van helsing.
i wonder why he was so anxious about these flowers.   i wonder why he was so anxious about these flowers.
he positively frightened me he was so fierce.   he positively frightened me he was so fierce.
and yet he must have been right for i feel comfort from them already.   and yet he must have been right for i feel comfort from them already.
somehow i do not dread being alone tonight and i can go to sleep without fear.   somehow i do not dread being alone tonight and i can go to sleep without fear.
i shall not mind any flapping outside the window.   i shall not mind any flapping outside the window.
oh the terrible struggle that i have had against sleep so often of late the pain of the sleeplessness or the pain of the fear of sleep and with such unknown horrors as it has for me.   oh the terrible struggle that i have had against sleep so often of late the pain of the sleeplessness or the pain of the fear of sleep and with such unknown horrors as it has for me.
how blessed are some people whose lives have no fears no dreads to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly and brings nothing but sweet dreams well here i am tonight hoping for sleep and lying like ophelia in the play with virgin crants and maiden strewments.   how blessed are some people whose lives have no fears no dreads to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly and brings nothing but sweet dreams well here i am tonight hoping for sleep and lying like ophelia in the play with virgin crants and maiden strewments.
i never liked garlic before but tonight it is delightful.   i never liked garlic before but tonight it is delightful.
there is peace in its smell i feel sleep coming already.   there is peace in its smell i feel sleep coming already.
  -+ good night everybody.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
13 september. <> 8 april.
called at the berkeley and found van helsing as usual up to time. = called at the berkeley and found van helsing as usual up to time.
the carriage ordered from the hotel was waiting.   the carriage ordered from the hotel was waiting.
the professor took his bag which he always brings with him now.   the professor took his bag which he always brings with him now.
let all be put down exactly.   let all be put down exactly.
van helsing and i arrived at hillingham at eight oclock.   van helsing and i arrived at hillingham at eight oclock.
it was a lovely morning the bright sunshine and all the fresh feeling of early autumn seemed like the completion of natures annual work.   it was a lovely morning the bright sunshine and all the fresh feeling of early autumn seemed like the completion of natures annual work.
the leaves were turning to all kinds of beautiful colours but had not yet begun to drop from the trees.   the leaves were turning to all kinds of beautiful colours but had not yet begun to drop from the trees.
when we entered we met mrs westenra coming out of the morning room.   when we entered we met mrs westenra coming out of the morning room.
she is always an early riser.   she is always an early riser.
she greeted us warmly and saidyou will be glad to know that lucy is better.   she greeted us warmly and saidyou will be glad to know that lucy is better.
the dear child is still asleep.   the dear child is still asleep.
i looked into her room and saw her but did not go in lest i should disturb her.   i looked into her room and saw her but did not go in lest i should disturb her.
the professor smiled and looked quite jubilant.   the professor smiled and looked quite jubilant.
he rubbed his hands together and saidaha.   he rubbed his hands together and saidaha.
i thought i had diagnosed the case.   i thought i had diagnosed the case.
my treatment is working to which she answeredyou must not take all the credit to yourself doctor.   my treatment is working to which she answeredyou must not take all the credit to yourself doctor.
lucys state this morning is due in part to me.   lucys state this morning is due in part to me.
how do you mean maam.   how do you mean maam.
asked the professor.   asked the professor.
well i was anxious about the dear child in the night and went into her room.   well i was anxious about the dear child in the night and went into her room.
she was sleeping soundlyso soundly that even my coming did not wake her.   she was sleeping soundlyso soundly that even my coming did not wake her.
but the room was awfully stuffy.   but the room was awfully stuffy.
there were a lot of those horrible strongsmelling flowers about everywhere and she had actually a bunch of them round her neck.   there were a lot of those horrible strongsmelling flowers about everywhere and she had actually a bunch of them round her neck.
i feared that the heavy odour would be too much for the dear child in her weak state so i took them all away and opened a bit of the window to let in a little fresh air.   i feared that the heavy odour would be too much for the dear child in her weak state so i took them all away and opened a bit of the window to let in a little fresh air.
you will be pleased with her i am sure.   you will be pleased with her i am sure.
she moved off into her boudoir where she usually breakfasted early.   she moved off into her boudoir where she usually breakfasted early.
as she had spoken i watched the professors face and saw it turn ashen grey.   as she had spoken i watched the professors face and saw it turn ashen grey.
he had been able to retain his selfcommand whilst the poor lady was present for he knew her state and how mischievous a shock would be he actually smiled on her as he held open the door for her to pass into her room.   he had been able to retain his selfcommand whilst the poor lady was present for he knew her state and how mischievous a shock would be he actually smiled on her as he held open the door for her to pass into her room.
but the instant she had disappeared he pulled me suddenly and forcibly into the diningroom and closed the door.   but the instant she had disappeared he pulled me suddenly and forcibly into the diningroom and closed the door.
then for the first time in my life i saw van helsing break down.   then for the first time in my life i saw van helsing break down.
he raised his hands over his head in a sort of mute despair and then beat his palms together in a helpless way finally he sat down on a chair and putting his hands before his face began to sob with loud dry sobs that seemed to come from the very racking of his heart.   he raised his hands over his head in a sort of mute despair and then beat his palms together in a helpless way finally he sat down on a chair and putting his hands before his face began to sob with loud dry sobs that seemed to come from the very racking of his heart.
then he raised his arms again as though appealing to the whole universe.   then he raised his arms again as though appealing to the whole universe.
god.   god.
god.   god.
god.   god.
he said.   he said.
what have we done what has this poor thing done that we are so sore beset.   what have we done what has this poor thing done that we are so sore beset.
is there fate amongst us still send down from the pagan world of old that such things must be and in such way.   is there fate amongst us still send down from the pagan world of old that such things must be and in such way.
this poor mother all unknowing and all for the best as she think does such thing as lose her daughter body and soul and we must not tell her we must not even warn her or she die and then both die.   this poor mother all unknowing and all for the best as she think does such thing as lose her daughter body and soul and we must not tell her we must not even warn her or she die and then both die.
oh how we are beset.   oh how we are beset.
how are all the powers of the devils against us.   how are all the powers of the devils against us.
suddenly he jumped to his feet.   suddenly he jumped to his feet.
come he said come we must see and act.   come he said come we must see and act.
devils or no devils or all the devils at once it matters not we fight him all the same.   devils or no devils or all the devils at once it matters not we fight him all the same.
he went to the hall door for his bag and together we went up to lucys room.   he went to the hall door for his bag and together we went up to lucys room.
once again i drew up the blind whilst van helsing went towards the bed.   once again i drew up the blind whilst van helsing went towards the bed.
this time he did not start as he looked on the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor as before.   this time he did not start as he looked on the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor as before.
he wore a look of stern sadness and infinite pity.   he wore a look of stern sadness and infinite pity.
as i expected he murmured with that hissing inspiration of his which meant so much.   as i expected he murmured with that hissing inspiration of his which meant so much.
without a word he went and locked the door and then began to set out on the little table the instruments for yet another operation of transfusion of blood.   without a word he went and locked the door and then began to set out on the little table the instruments for yet another operation of transfusion of blood.
i had long ago recognised the necessity and begun to take off my coat but he stopped me with a warning hand.   i had long ago recognised the necessity and begun to take off my coat but he stopped me with a warning hand.
no.   no.
he said.   he said.
today you must operate.   today you must operate.
i shall provide.   i shall provide.
you are weakened already.   you are weakened already.
as he spoke he took off his coat and rolled up his shirtsleeve.   as he spoke he took off his coat and rolled up his shirtsleeve.
again the operation again the narcotic again some return of colour to the ashy cheeks and the regular breathing of healthy sleep.   again the operation again the narcotic again some return of colour to the ashy cheeks and the regular breathing of healthy sleep.
this time i watched whilst van helsing recruited himself and rested.   this time i watched whilst van helsing recruited himself and rested.
presently he took an opportunity of telling mrs westenra that she must not remove anything from lucys room without consulting him that the flowers were of medicinal value and that the breathing of their odour was a part of the system of cure.   presently he took an opportunity of telling mrs westenra that she must not remove anything from lucys room without consulting him that the flowers were of medicinal value and that the breathing of their odour was a part of the system of cure.
then he took over the care of the case himself saying that he would watch this night and the next and would send me word when to come.   then he took over the care of the case himself saying that he would watch this night and the next and would send me word when to come.
after another hour lucy waked from her sleep fresh and bright and seemingly not much the worse for her terrible ordeal.   after another hour lucy waked from her sleep fresh and bright and seemingly not much the worse for her terrible ordeal.
what does it all mean.   what does it all mean.
i am beginning to wonder if my long habit of life amongst the insane is beginning to tell upon my own brain.   i am beginning to wonder if my long habit of life amongst the insane is beginning to tell upon my own brain.
  -+ letter albert singleton to inspector cotford.
    8th april.
    dear inspectorthe contents of this letter may appear fanciful or even delusional to you on first reading but it is imperative that you give it your utmost attention.
    i am the gentleman you met in kensington on the evening of the 4th.
    all my life i have been the victim of unwanted and disturbing visions and intuitions.
    i am unusually perhaps uniquely sensitive to the psychic realm.
    i do not know if you are a believer in preternatural powersi have no such luxury of disbelief for the uncanny forces itself upon me.
    my sensitivity waxes and wanes.
    i have had lengthy periods of calm where i can be as ordinary and untroubled as the next man.
    i have gone through the very toils of hell when my mind is consumed by sights and sounds from beyond.
    for the last several days i have been like a feather on the wind or an iron filing being dragged hither and yon like a lodestone as a power unlike any i have encountered before took hold of me.
    i do not know what this new phenomenon is but you have visited two of the loci that i am drawn tothe home of sir robert parton and the house in piccadilly where mr wintersuffield dwelt him i do not mourn he was known to me and treated me most abominably and owes me some seventeen shillings for services renderedto whom should i send the bill.
    mr wintersuffields servant was in my dreams last night pursued by the redeyed man.
    i see that the servant boy will be found in a jungle.
    once you have found him seek me out and together we will plumb a greater mystery.
    yoursa.
    e. singleton.
    note from peter hawkins esq.
    to an unnamed party.
    exeter9th april 1894.
    siryou have the goodness to inform me that you are hearing good things from still more exalted lips praising my efforts and urging concealment over containment.
    i sincerely wish i could agree.
    in my estimation we have learned enough.
    perhaps too much.
    wintersuffield for certain the crew of the demeter perhaps my caleb and the former lord godalming.
    if we act now we can end the plague spot we have cultivated.
    if not i fear my gout may take a sudden turn very much for the worse and carry me off.
    i have put the exeter houses affairs in order and closed it down miss murray at least shall not suffer out of this.
    she has the keys now she and van helsing and we cannot stop them from at least locking up after us.
    nor would i if i could.
    perhaps you believe that you can or if not you some ministry to come after you.
    i wish you every fortune in that endeavour.
    i leave you sir with a last word from our mutual prophetlo.
    to the secret shadows i retireto pay my penance till my years expire.
    vi 733734ever your obedient servantp.
    letter sir robert parton to inspector cotford.
    chancery lane10th april.
    dear siri am writing to inform you as per your instructions that my brother quentin has left london.
    on the advice of the family physician dr wallace i have arranged for him to spend some months in slains where peace and quiet and the bracing sea air will i trust restore his health.
    i trust this puts the incident of the 6th to rest and no further action needs to be taken by any party.r. parton.
    letter from kate reed to robert lewes.
    17 chatham street8 april.
    dear mr lewesin response to your note this morning i would prefer on the whole to meet once again at the queens head.
    i have another engagement later that evening in the vicinity that i cannot miss.
    i thank you for your kind invitiation to dine in your home but for the moment we should continue with our existing arrangement.
    yours trulykatherine reed.
    kate reeds journal.
9 april. = 9 april.
  -+ lewes was waiting for me at the usual table when i arrived.
    i noticed immediately that he was wearing a new suit and was much better groomed than the previous week.
    i complimented him on his appearance and he positively preened.
    i did not add that he now looked like a toad in an evening suit as opposed to a toad in a cheap suit.
    i asked if he had won some lucrative commission at sothebys and he repliedi have handed in my notice at the auction house.
    i have been offered another role of infinitely greater importance.
    and judging from your attire excellent prospects i suggested.
    precisely he replied my present employer is immensely wealthy.
    i asked him what his new role entailed and he explained that he was to scour the auctionhouses and collections of europe for items sought by his masterbooks certain paintings geological curiosities antiquities.
    are you not worried i asked after the death of that poor man who bought the jewelled dagger.
    there are rumours of murderous jewelthieves and if you are engaged in the buying and selling of such things you might be putting yourself in danger.
    i put as much concern into my voice as i could stomach and a note of admiration too as though he was a brave soldier going off to war and not a clerk buying dusty relics for some rich employer.
    i have nothing to fear he gloated there is no force in the world that can hinder me.
    such arrogance.
    i wondered at the alchemy that could have produced such a change in the man turning the timid clerk i had met not a fortnight ago into this wouldbe tyrant.
    i could smell one part of the potion on his breathhe stank of brandybut this was no mere drunken boast he was intoxicated with something else.
    suddenly i was afraid of him.
    his eyes were bright his faced flushed red as flames his hands grasping at the tablecloth as if he was about to tear it.
    i had no chaperone no one to call for help.
    i cannot think of what might have happened had i accepted his first invitation.
    steeling myself i laughed and made light of it all sayingwell when you are master of the world we shall at least get better service in restaurants.
    do you suppose our waiter has forgotten us.
    he snapped his fingers imperiously and the waiter came in promptly.
    the meal seemed to settle mr lewes and he came down from his vertiginous peak and became subdued almost sullen.
    he returned to his earlier habit of seeming to address the salt cellar between us when speaking not daring to look me in the face.
    you are so frightfully busy he said always running around.
    what is your second engagement tonight.
    i was nearly hoisted by my own petard for i had quite forgotten my lie.
    oh i stammered i must visit a friend of mine miss westenra.
    she has been very ill lately but is now on the mend.
    give my regards to your friend said lewes and pray that she suffers no relapse.
    these maladies can consume one so swiftly.
    thank you i said i shall do so.
    in fact i must departi have arranged for a hackney to collect me here at nine.
    i got up to depart and he lunged across the table and seized my hand wrenching it to his lips in some awful approximation of ardour.
    he did it so clumsily that he scraped my skin with his teeth and i let out a sort of yelp of alarm.
    he released me and started apologising.
    i cannot even recall what i said in response but hurried out and into the cold night air.
    fortunately there was a hackney cab waiting nearby so i was able to hop in and make my escape without delay.
    letter kate reed to lucy westenra.
    unopened by her17 chatham street10 april.
    dearest lucyi took your name in vain to escape an unpleasant dinner last night so it is only fair that i atone by writing you a letter.
    i trust your health continues to improve under dr sewards care you had a frightful bout my dear and need to gather your strength for the summers festivities.
    we must meet again soon so i can tell you all my news.
    i cannot decide if i love or hate my job at present it is interesting certainly and wonderfully exciting butbut never mind.
    i should not dream to burden a sick woman with my worries and really it is a muddle of my own making.
    yours in hastekate.
    inspector cotfords notebook.
10 april. = 10 april.
  -+ the case of mr wintersuffields suspicious death continues to vex me.
    if as constable brown suggested the young servant cooper killed and robbed his master why steal only a jewelled danger and leave all the rest including a considerable amount of ready cash.
    however if he is innocent then why did he flee the scene.
    i conducted another search of the piccadilly house this morning but found nothing more of use amid the weird bricabrac and other curiosities.
    the whole place may be a hazard to the health and morality of the general public and the sooner the house can be emptied by his executors the better.
    later.
    a message from v divisionthe servant cooper was arrested on the 8th and is still in custody.
    i have sent constable brown to bring him over for interrogation.
    later.
    i carried out an interview with mr cooper formerly of 347 piccadilly now of no fixed address.
    i began by confirming that he had been in the employ of mr archibald wintersuffield and then proceeded to elicit a statement from him about the events of the night of the 6th.
    mr ws sir e was frightful skeered that night sir.
    hed been crowing all week about some arab dagger ed got at the auction but all of a sudden around eight oclock this strange fit came over him and he made me bar all the doors and sent me out to the victualler to buy garlic of all things.
    only well there was a powerful thirst on me sir so i stopped for a drink first sir and when i got there the victualler had shut up for the night.
    i asked him if his employer was prone to odd behaviour of this sort and he replied that mr wintersuffield was eccentric and secretive but would generally be considered phlegmatiche neer struck me nor raised his voice nor smiled neither not in all the years i worked for him.
    i came back from the victualler and there hemr ws i meanwas out in the yard drawing on the ground with a bit of chalk.
    and .
    .
    .
    i prompted him to continue.
    he shook his head and saidyoull think me mad sir.
    i pointed out that i currently thought him a suspect in a murder and that if he did not continue it would be taken as clear evidence of his guilt.
    he still hesitated then blurted outit was the devil hisself sir.
    cooper claimed that he was so terrified by the sight of this figure that he fled the scene immediately and has not been back to the house since.
    his description of this devil was so vague as to be useless pale skin long claws a black moustache and great black wings billowing behind him.
    nonetheless i noted it down.
    red eyes.
    he said it had red eyes.
    i asked cooper to account for his movements subsequent to fleeing the house.
    he claims to have slept rough on the 5th then stayed in a dosshouse on the 6th.
    he then resolved to seek out some old navy friend of his in slough but lacked train fare so he tried to make his way crosscountry.
    the night of the 7th was unusually cold so he broke into a heated tropical greenhouse at kew gardens to sleep in the warmth.
    a groundskeeper discovered the breakin and summoned a constable.
    i have remanded mr cooper in custody and intend to question him further about mr wintersuffields associates and business.
    kate reeds journal.
11 april. = 11 april.
  -+ the morning post brought a package for me wrapped in a red ribbon.
    inside were a dozen roses a smaller box a letter from robert lewes and a card.
    i read the letter first it was awash with his regrets and anguish at having upset me and how he had acted without thinking in a most ungentlemanly fashion.
    it was a rather wet apology on the whole and so insincere that it made me angry.
    and strangely angry at poor innocent lucyi wonder am i a little jealous that she had three wonderful gentlemen vying for her affections and i have no one but an ugly little clerk with delusions of grandeur.
    i crumpled up the letter and threw it on the fire and the roses too.
    they burned with a strange greenish flame and the most ghastly smell.
    then i read the card and o. what a deceitful pecksniffian woman i am.
    the card is an invitation to a dinner party in honour of mr de ville.
    if i go i lead lewes oni nearly wrote poor lewes but i feel no pity for him anymore.
    he showed his true colours last night.
    but if i do not go then i will not meet de ville.
    the editor of the gazette commanded me to learn all i could about this strange nobleman.
    it is a real investigative assignment not mere gossip on the social pages.
    why de ville acts more like a foreign spy than a clubbable gentleman.
    if i give up now if i do not beard the lion in his den then i might as well go back to ed the ed.
    and tell him that i am good for nothing except typing up society notices.
what to do. = what to do.
  -+ i was so lost in thought that i forgot about the box for some time.
    when i opened it i discovered that it contained a handsome brooch made of polished jet so black i cannot make out the carved details by sight but only by touch.
    it is not a pretty thing but i like it.
    i have to go dont i.letter from kate reed to robert lewes.
    17 chatham street11 april.
    dear mr lewesthank you for your kind invitation.
    i shall meet you at jack straws castle tomorrow evening at 6 oclock.
    yours trulykatherine reed.
    kate reeds journal.
11 april later. = 11 april later.
  -+ i went out to the postbox to send my reply to lewes and as i walked back to chatham street i noticed that i was being followed by a strange man.
    he was heavyset and wearing a long dark coat.
    all i could think was that he looked like some illustrations of the ripper.
    i quickened my step and he started puffing and panting and mopping his forehead with a handkerchief which rather diminished his aura of menace.
    still i was in no mood for such unwanted attention and hurried home.
    he caught up with me on my very doorstep and saidplease you are in danger.
    let me go sir i said to him or i shall scream.
    not from me not from me.
    he squeaked.
    from him.
    he pointed at my neck and i discovered that i was wearing lewes brooch though i had no memory of putting it on.
    what do you know of mr lewes.
    i asked him.
    he shook his head in confusion.
    i dont know who sent it i know only what it signifies.
    i dreamed of it you see.
    then all the dogs in the neighbourhood started barking at once in this terrible cacophany and he took off like a shot running down chatham street as though all the hounds of hell were at his heels.
    apparently i gather lunatics around me like flies.
    maybe tomorrow night will reverse the trend and mr de ville will turn out to be a handsome and charming foreign prince.
    i can dream too.
lucy westenras diary. = lucy westenras diary.
17 september. <> 12 april.
four days and nights of peace. = four days and nights of peace.
i am getting so strong again that i hardly know myself.   i am getting so strong again that i hardly know myself.
it is as if i had passed through some long nightmare and had just awakened to see the beautiful sunshine and feel the fresh air of the morning around me.   it is as if i had passed through some long nightmare and had just awakened to see the beautiful sunshine and feel the fresh air of the morning around me.
i have a dim halfremembrance of long anxious times of waiting and fearing darkness in which there was not even the pain of hope to make present distress more poignant and then long spells of oblivion and the rising back to life as a diver coming up through a great press of water.   i have a dim halfremembrance of long anxious times of waiting and fearing darkness in which there was not even the pain of hope to make present distress more poignant and then long spells of oblivion and the rising back to life as a diver coming up through a great press of water.
since however dr van helsing has been with me all this bad dreaming seems to have passed away the noises that used to frighten me out of my witsthe flapping against the windows the distant voices which seemed so close to me the harsh sounds that came from i know not where and commanded me to do i know not whathave all ceased.   since however dr van helsing has been with me all this bad dreaming seems to have passed away the noises that used to frighten me out of my witsthe flapping against the windows the distant voices which seemed so close to me the harsh sounds that came from i know not where and commanded me to do i know not whathave all ceased.
i go to bed now without any fear of sleep.   i go to bed now without any fear of sleep.
i do not even try to keep awake.   i do not even try to keep awake.
i have grown quite fond of the garlic and a boxful arrives for me every day from haarlem.   i have grown quite fond of the garlic and a boxful arrives for me every day from haarlem.
tonight dr van helsing is going away as he has to be for a day in amsterdam.   tonight dr van helsing is going away as he has to be for a day in amsterdam.
but i need not be watched i am well enough to be left alone.   but i need not be watched i am well enough to be left alone.
thank god for mothers sake and dear arthurs and for all our friends who have been so kind.   thank god for mothers sake and dear arthurs and for all our friends who have been so kind.
i shall not even feel the change for last night dr van helsing slept in his chair a lot of the time.   i shall not even feel the change for last night dr van helsing slept in his chair a lot of the time.
i found him asleep twice when i awoke but i did not fear to go to sleep again although the boughs or bats or something flapped almost angrily against the windowpanes.   i found him asleep twice when i awoke but i did not fear to go to sleep again although the boughs or bats or something flapped almost angrily against the windowpanes.
the pall mall gazette 18 september. <> the pall mall gazette 13 april 1894.
after many inquiries and almost as many refusals and perpetually using the words pall mall gazette as a sort of talisman i managed to find the keeper of the section of the zoological gardens in which the wolf department is included.   the escaped wolfperilous adventure of our interviewerinterview with the keeper in the zoological gardensafter many inquiries and almost as many refusals and perpetually using the words pall mall gazette as a sort of talisman i managed to find the keeper of the section of the zoological gardens in which the wolf department is included.
thomas bilder lives in one of the cottages in the enclosure behind the elephanthouse and was just sitting down to his tea when i found him. = thomas bilder lives in one of the cottages in the enclosure behind the elephanthouse and was just sitting down to his tea when i found him.
thomas and his wife are hospitable folk elderly and without children and if the specimen i enjoyed of their hospitality be of the average kind their lives must be pretty comfortable.   thomas and his wife are hospitable folk elderly and without children and if the specimen i enjoyed of their hospitality be of the average kind their lives must be pretty comfortable.
the keeper would not enter on what he called business until the supper was over and we were all satisfied.   the keeper would not enter on what he called business until the supper was over and we were all satisfied.
then when the table was cleared and he had lit his pipe he saidnow sir you can go on and arsk me what you want.   then when the table was cleared and he had lit his pipe he saidnow sir you can go on and arsk me what you want.
youll excoose me refoosin to talk of perfeshunal subjucts afore meals.   youll excoose me refoosin to talk of perfeshunal subjucts afore meals.
i gives the wolves and the jackals and the hyenas in all our section their tea afore i begins to arsk them questions.   i gives the wolves and the jackals and the hyenas in all our section their tea afore i begins to arsk them questions.
how do you mean ask them questions.   how do you mean ask them questions.
i queried wishful to get him into a talkative humour.   i queried wishful to get him into a talkative humour.
ittin of them over the ead with a pole is one way scratchin their hears is another when gents as is flush wants a bit of a showorf to their gals.   ittin of them over the ead with a pole is one way scratchin their hears is another when gents as is flush wants a bit of a showorf to their gals.
i dont so much mind the fustthe ittin of the pole part afore i chucks in their dinner but i waits till theyve ad their sherry and kawffee so to speak afore i tries on with the earscratchin.   i dont so much mind the fustthe ittin of the pole part afore i chucks in their dinner but i waits till theyve ad their sherry and kawffee so to speak afore i tries on with the earscratchin.
mind you he added philosophically theres a deal of the same nature in us as in them theer animiles.   mind you he added philosophically theres a deal of the same nature in us as in them theer animiles.
heres you acomin and arskin of me questions about my business and i that grumpylike that only for your bloomin arfquid id a seen you blowed fust fore id answer.   heres you acomin and arskin of me questions about my business and i that grumpylike that only for your bloomin arfquid id a seen you blowed fust fore id answer.
not even when you arsked me sarcastic like if id like you to arsk the superintendent if you might arsk me questions.   not even when you arsked me sarcastic like if id like you to arsk the superintendent if you might arsk me questions.
without offence did i tell yer to go to ell.   without offence did i tell yer to go to ell.
you did.   you did.
an when you said youd report me for usin of obscene language that was ittin me over the ead but the arfquid made that all right.   an when you said youd report me for usin of obscene language that was ittin me over the ead but the arfquid made that all right.
i werent agoin to fight so i waited for the food and did with my owl as the wolves and lions and tigers does.   i werent agoin to fight so i waited for the food and did with my owl as the wolves and lions and tigers does.
but lor love yer art now that the old ooman has stuck a chunk of her teacake in me an rinsed me out with her bloomin old teapot and ive lit hup you may scratch my ears for all youre worth and wont git even a growl out of me.   but lor love yer art now that the old ooman has stuck a chunk of her teacake in me an rinsed me out with her bloomin old teapot and ive lit hup you may scratch my ears for all youre worth and wont git even a growl out of me.
drive along with your questions.   drive along with your questions.
i know what yer acomin at that ere escaped wolf.   i know what yer acomin at that ere escaped wolf.
exactly.   exactly.
i want you to give me your view of it.   i want you to give me your view of it.
just tell me how it happened and when i know the facts ill get you to say what you consider was the cause of it and how you think the whole affair will end.   just tell me how it happened and when i know the facts ill get you to say what you consider was the cause of it and how you think the whole affair will end.
all right guvnor.   all right guvnor.
this ere is about the ole story.   this ere is about the ole story.
that ere wolf what we called bersicker was one of three grey ones that came from norway to jamrachs which we bought off him four year ago.   that ere wolf what we called bersicker was one of three grey ones that came from norway to jamrachs which we bought off him four year ago.
he was a nice wellbehaved wolf that never gave no trouble to talk of.   he was a nice wellbehaved wolf that never gave no trouble to talk of.
im more surprised at im for wantin to get out nor any other animile in the place.   im more surprised at im for wantin to get out nor any other animile in the place.
but there you cant trust wolves no more nor women.   but there you cant trust wolves no more nor women.
dont you mind him sir.   dont you mind him sir.
broke in mrs tom with a cheery laugh.   broke in mrs tom with a cheery laugh.
es got mindin the animiles so long that blest if he aint like a old wolf isself.   es got mindin the animiles so long that blest if he aint like a old wolf isself.
but there aint no arm in im.   but there aint no arm in im.
well sir it was about two hours after feedin yesterday when i first hear my disturbance.   well sir it was about two hours after feedin yesterday when i first hear my disturbance.
i was makin up a litter in the monkeyhouse for a young puma which is ill but when i heard the yelpin and owlin i kem away straight.   i was makin up a litter in the monkeyhouse for a young puma which is ill but when i heard the yelpin and owlin i kem away straight.
there was bersicker atearin like a mad thing at the bars as if he wanted to get out.   there was bersicker atearin like a mad thing at the bars as if he wanted to get out.
there wasnt much people about that day and close at hand was only one man a tall thin chap with a ook nose and a pointed beard with a few white hairs runnin through it.   there wasnt much people about that day and close at hand was only one man a tall thin chap with a ook nose and a pointed beard with a few white hairs runnin through it.
he had a ard cold look and red eyes and i took a sort of mislike to him for it seemed as if it was im as they were hirritated at.   he had a ard cold look and red eyes and i took a sort of mislike to him for it seemed as if it was im as they were hirritated at.
he ad white kid gloves on is ands and he pointed out the animiles to me and says keeper these wolves seem upset at something.   he ad white kid gloves on is ands and he pointed out the animiles to me and says keeper these wolves seem upset at something.
maybe its you says i for i did not like the airs as he give isself.   maybe its you says i for i did not like the airs as he give isself.
he didnt git angry as i oped he would but he smiled a kind of insolent smile with a mouth full of white sharp teeth.   he didnt git angry as i oped he would but he smiled a kind of insolent smile with a mouth full of white sharp teeth.
oh no they wouldnt like me e says.   oh no they wouldnt like me e says.
ow yes they would says i aimitatin of him.   ow yes they would says i aimitatin of him.
they always like a bone or two to clean their teeth on about teatime which you as a bagful.   they always like a bone or two to clean their teeth on about teatime which you as a bagful.
well it was a odd thing but when the animiles see us atalkin they lay down and when i went over to bersicker he let me stroke his ears same as ever.   well it was a odd thing but when the animiles see us atalkin they lay down and when i went over to bersicker he let me stroke his ears same as ever.
that there man kem over and blessed but if he didnt put in his hand and stroke the old wolfs ears too.   that there man kem over and blessed but if he didnt put in his hand and stroke the old wolfs ears too.
tyke care says i. bersicker is quick.   tyke care says i. bersicker is quick.
never mind he says.   never mind he says.
im used to em.   im used to em.
are you in the business yourself.   are you in the business yourself.
i says tyking off my at for a man what trades in wolves anceterer is a good friend to keepers.   i says tyking off my at for a man what trades in wolves anceterer is a good friend to keepers.
no says he not exactly in the business but i ave made pets of several.   no says he not exactly in the business but i ave made pets of several.
and with that he lifts his at as perlite as a lord and walks away.   and with that he lifts his at as perlite as a lord and walks away.
old bersicker kep alookin arter im till e was out of sight and then went and lay down in a corner and wouldnt come hout the ole hevening.   old bersicker kep alookin arter im till e was out of sight and then went and lay down in a corner and wouldnt come hout the ole hevening.
well larst night so soon as the moon was hup the wolves here all began aowling.   well larst night so soon as the moon was hup the wolves here all began aowling.
there warnt nothing for them to owl at.   there warnt nothing for them to owl at.
there warnt no one near except some one that was evidently acallin a dog somewheres out back of the gardings in the park road.   there warnt no one near except some one that was evidently acallin a dog somewheres out back of the gardings in the park road.
once or twice i went out to see that all was right and it was and then the owling stopped.   once or twice i went out to see that all was right and it was and then the owling stopped.
just before twelve oclock i just took a look round afore turnin in an bust me but when i kem opposite to old bersickers cage i see the rails broken and twisted about and the cage empty.   just before twelve oclock i just took a look round afore turnin in an bust me but when i kem opposite to old bersickers cage i see the rails broken and twisted about and the cage empty.
and thats all i know for certing.   and thats all i know for certing.
did any one else see anything.   did any one else see anything.
one of our gardners was acomin ome about that time from a armony when he sees a big grey dog comin out through the garding edges.   one of our gardners was acomin ome about that time from a armony when he sees a big grey dog comin out through the garding edges.
at least so he says but i dont give much for it myself for if he did e never said a word about it to his missis when e got ome and it was only after the escape of the wolf was made known and we had been up all night ahuntin of the park for bersicker that he remembered seein anything.   at least so he says but i dont give much for it myself for if he did e never said a word about it to his missis when e got ome and it was only after the escape of the wolf was made known and we had been up all night ahuntin of the park for bersicker that he remembered seein anything.
my own belief was that the armony ad got into his ead.   my own belief was that the armony ad got into his ead.
now mr bilder can you account in any way for the escape of the wolf.   now mr bilder can you account in any way for the escape of the wolf.
well sir he said with a suspicious sort of modesty i think i can but i dont know as ow youd be satisfied with the theory.   well sir he said with a suspicious sort of modesty i think i can but i dont know as ow youd be satisfied with the theory.
certainly i shall.   certainly i shall.
if a man like you who knows the animals from experience cant hazard a good guess at any rate who is even to try.   if a man like you who knows the animals from experience cant hazard a good guess at any rate who is even to try.
well then sir i accounts for it this way it seems to me that ere wolf escapedsimply because he wanted to get out.   well then sir i accounts for it this way it seems to me that ere wolf escapedsimply because he wanted to get out.
from the hearty way that both thomas and his wife laughed at the joke i could see that it had done service before and that the whole explanation was simply an elaborate sell.   from the hearty way that both thomas and his wife laughed at the joke i could see that it had done service before and that the whole explanation was simply an elaborate sell.
i couldnt cope in badinage with the worthy thomas but i thought i knew a surer way to his heart so i saidnow mr bilder well consider that first halfsovereign worked off and this brother of his is waiting to be claimed when youve told me what you think will happen.   i couldnt cope in badinage with the worthy thomas but i thought i knew a surer way to his heart so i saidnow mr bilder well consider that first halfsovereign worked off and this brother of his is waiting to be claimed when youve told me what you think will happen.
right yare sir he said briskly.   right yare sir he said briskly.
yell excoose me i know for achaffin of ye but the old woman here winked at me which was as much as telling me to go on.   yell excoose me i know for achaffin of ye but the old woman here winked at me which was as much as telling me to go on.
well i never.   well i never.
said the old lady.   said the old lady.
my opinion is this that ere wolf is aidin of somewheres.   my opinion is this that ere wolf is aidin of somewheres.
the gardner wot didnt remember said he was agallopin northward faster than a horse could go but i dont believe him for yer see sir wolves dont gallop no more nor dogs does they not bein built that way.   the gardner wot didnt remember said he was agallopin northward faster than a horse could go but i dont believe him for yer see sir wolves dont gallop no more nor dogs does they not bein built that way.
wolves is fine things in a storybook and i dessay when they gets in packs and does be chivyin somethin thats more afeared than they is they can make a devel of a noise and chop it up whatever it is.   wolves is fine things in a storybook and i dessay when they gets in packs and does be chivyin somethin thats more afeared than they is they can make a devel of a noise and chop it up whatever it is.
but lor bless you in real life a wolf is only a low creature not half so clever or bold as a good dog and not half a quarter so much fight in im.   but lor bless you in real life a wolf is only a low creature not half so clever or bold as a good dog and not half a quarter so much fight in im.
this one aint been used to fightin or even to providin for hisself and more like hes somewhere round the park ahidin an ashiverin of and if he thinks at all wonderin where he is to get his breakfast from or maybe hes got down some area and is in a coalcellar.   this one aint been used to fightin or even to providin for hisself and more like hes somewhere round the park ahidin an ashiverin of and if he thinks at all wonderin where he is to get his breakfast from or maybe hes got down some area and is in a coalcellar.
my eye wont some cook get a rum start when she sees his green eyes ashining at her out of the dark.   my eye wont some cook get a rum start when she sees his green eyes ashining at her out of the dark.
if he cant get food hes bound to look for it and mayhap he may chance to light on a butchers shop in time.   if he cant get food hes bound to look for it and mayhap he may chance to light on a butchers shop in time.
if he doesnt and some nursemaid goes awalkin orf with a soldier leavin of the hinfant in the perambulatorwell then i shouldnt be surprised if the census is one babby the less.   if he doesnt and some nursemaid goes awalkin orf with a soldier leavin of the hinfant in the perambulatorwell then i shouldnt be surprised if the census is one babby the less.
thats all.   thats all.
i was handing him the halfsovereign when something came bobbing up against the window and mr bilders face doubled its natural length with surprise.   i was handing him the halfsovereign when something came bobbing up against the window and mr bilders face doubled its natural length with surprise.
god bless me.   god bless me.
he said.   he said.
if there aint old bersicker come back by isself.   if there aint old bersicker come back by isself.
he went to the door and opened it a most unnecessary proceeding it seemed to me.   he went to the door and opened it a most unnecessary proceeding it seemed to me.
i have always thought that a wild animal never looks so well as when some obstacle of pronounced durability is between us a personal experience has intensified rather than diminished that idea.   i have always thought that a wild animal never looks so well as when some obstacle of pronounced durability is between us a personal experience has intensified rather than diminished that idea.
after all however there is nothing like custom for neither bilder nor his wife thought any more of the wolf than i should of a dog.   after all however there is nothing like custom for neither bilder nor his wife thought any more of the wolf than i should of a dog.
the animal itself was a peaceful and wellbehaved as that father of all picturewolves red riding hoods quondam friend whilst moving her confidence in masquerade.   the animal itself was a peaceful and wellbehaved as that father of all picturewolves red riding hoods quondam friend whilst moving her confidence in masquerade.
the whole scene was an unutterable mixture of comedy and pathos.   the whole scene was an unutterable mixture of comedy and pathos.
the wicked wolf that for a half a day had paralysed london and set all the children in town shivering in their shoes was there in a sort of penitent mood and was received and petted like a sort of vulpine prodigal son.   the wicked wolf that for a half a day had paralysed london and set all the children in town shivering in their shoes was there in a sort of penitent mood and was received and petted like a sort of vulpine prodigal son.
old bilder examined him all over with most tender solicitude and when he had finished with his penitent saidthere i knew the poor old chap would get into some kind of trouble didnt i say it all along.   old bilder examined him all over with most tender solicitude and when he had finished with his penitent saidthere i knew the poor old chap would get into some kind of trouble didnt i say it all along.
heres his head all cut and full of broken glass.   heres his head all cut and full of broken glass.
es been agetting over some bloomin wall or other.   es been agetting over some bloomin wall or other.
its a shyme that people are allowed to top their walls with broken bottles.   its a shyme that people are allowed to top their walls with broken bottles.
this eres what comes of it.   this eres what comes of it.
come along bersicker.   come along bersicker.
he took the wolf and locked him up in a cage with a piece of meat that satisfied in quantity at any rate the elementary conditions of the fatted calf and went off to report.   he took the wolf and locked him up in a cage with a piece of meat that satisfied in quantity at any rate the elementary conditions of the fatted calf and went off to report.
i came off too to report the only exclusive information that is given today regarding the strange escapade at the zoo.   i came off too to report the only exclusive information that is given today regarding the strange escapade at the zoo.
  -+ inspector cotfords notebook.
12 april. = 12 april.
  -+ a new witness has come forward with information about the death of mr wintersuffield.
    mr black a cheesemonger from exeter reports that he was walking through piccadilly on the night of the 5th of april and that he happened to glance in to the yard at the rear of number 347.
    he reported seeing a man matching the description of wintersuffield standing on a stack of barrels and waving his arms energetically.
    mr black assumed that a quantity of alcohol was involved and went about his business.
    he only contacted the authorities after seeing a death notice in the gazette.
    through some mischance the message from the exeter police station was sent to superintendent watson who took it upon himself to pursue the matter without informing me.
    the coroner has agreed that falling from the stacked barrels could have resulted in wintersuffields death if he landed awkwardly.
    although i recall the barrels as being lined up against the wall rather than stacked he has already declared a verdict of death by misadventure and sees no need for a formal inquesti went to question mr cooper only to discover that he had already been transferred into the custody of the navy.
    it transpires that mr cooper was still on their rolls as a deserter and was returned to them yesterday.
    should the executors of mr wintersuffields estate fail to locate the missing jewelled dagger then the case may be reopened.
    until then and despite my private misgivings i must accept the coroners verdict in this matter.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
17 september. <> 12 april.
i was engaged after dinner in my study posting up my books which through press of other work and the many visits to lucy had fallen sadly into arrear. = i was engaged after dinner in my study posting up my books which through press of other work and the many visits to lucy had fallen sadly into arrear.
suddenly the door was burst open and in rushed my patient with his face distorted with passion.   suddenly the door was burst open and in rushed my patient with his face distorted with passion.
i was thunderstruck for such a thing as a patient getting of his own accord into the superintendents study is almost unknown.   i was thunderstruck for such a thing as a patient getting of his own accord into the superintendents study is almost unknown.
without an instants pause he made straight at me.   without an instants pause he made straight at me.
he had a dinnerknife in his hand and as i saw he was dangerous i tried to keep the table between us.   he had a dinnerknife in his hand and as i saw he was dangerous i tried to keep the table between us.
he was too quick and too strong for me however for before i could get my balance he had struck at me and cut my left wrist rather severely.   he was too quick and too strong for me however for before i could get my balance he had struck at me and cut my left wrist rather severely.
before he could strike again however i got in my right and he was sprawling on his back on the floor.   before he could strike again however i got in my right and he was sprawling on his back on the floor.
my wrist bled freely and quite a little pool trickled on to the carpet.   my wrist bled freely and quite a little pool trickled on to the carpet.
i saw that my friend was not intent on further effort and occupied myself binding up my wrist keeping a wary eye on the prostrate figure all the time.   i saw that my friend was not intent on further effort and occupied myself binding up my wrist keeping a wary eye on the prostrate figure all the time.
when the attendants rushed in and we turned our attention to him his employment positively sickened me.   when the attendants rushed in and we turned our attention to him his employment positively sickened me.
he was lying on his belly on the floor licking up like a dog the blood which had fallen from my wounded wrist he was easily secured and to my surprise went with the attendants quite placidly simply repeating over and over again the blood is the life.   he was lying on his belly on the floor licking up like a dog the blood which had fallen from my wounded wrist he was easily secured and to my surprise went with the attendants quite placidly simply repeating over and over again the blood is the life.
the blood is the life.   the blood is the life.
  -+ i cannot afford to lose blood just at present.
i have lost too much of late for my physical good and then the prolonged strain of lucys illness and its horrible phases is telling on me. = i have lost too much of late for my physical good and then the prolonged strain of lucys illness and its horrible phases is telling on me.
i am over excited and weary and i need rest rest rest happily van helsing has not summoned me so i need not forego my sleep tonight i could not well do without it.   i am over excited and weary and i need rest rest rest happily van helsing has not summoned me so i need not forego my sleep tonight i could not well do without it.
telegram van helsing antwerp to seward carfax.   telegram van helsing antwerp to seward carfax.
sent to carfax sussex as no county givendelivered late by twentytwo hours.   sent to carfax sussex as no county givendelivered late by twentytwo hours.
17 september. <> 12 april.
do not fail to be at hillingham tonight. = do not fail to be at hillingham tonight.
if not watching all the time frequently visit and see that flowers are as placed very important do not fail.   if not watching all the time frequently visit and see that flowers are as placed very important do not fail.
shall be with you as soon as possible after arrival.   shall be with you as soon as possible after arrival.
dr sewards diary.   dr sewards diary.
18 september. <> 13 april.
just off train to london. = just off train to london.
the arrival of van helsings telegram filled me with dismay.   the arrival of van helsings telegram filled me with dismay.
a whole night lost and i know by bitter experience what may happen in a night.   a whole night lost and i know by bitter experience what may happen in a night.
of course it is possible that all may be well but what may have happened.   of course it is possible that all may be well but what may have happened.
surely there is some horrible doom hanging over us that every possible accident should thwart us in all we try to do.   surely there is some horrible doom hanging over us that every possible accident should thwart us in all we try to do.
i shall take this cylinder with me and then i can complete my entry on lucys phonograph.memorandum left by lucy westenra.   i shall take this cylinder with me and then i can complete my entry on lucys phonograph.memorandum left by lucy westenra.
17 september. <> 13 april.
    after midnight.
i write this and leave it to be seen so that no one may by any chance get into trouble through me. = i write this and leave it to be seen so that no one may by any chance get into trouble through me.
this is an exact record of what took place tonight.   this is an exact record of what took place tonight.
i feel i am dying of weakness and have barely strength to write but it must be done if i die in the doing.   i feel i am dying of weakness and have barely strength to write but it must be done if i die in the doing.
i went to bed as usual taking care that the flowers were placed as dr van helsing directed and soon fell asleep.   i went to bed as usual taking care that the flowers were placed as dr van helsing directed and soon fell asleep.
i was waked by the flapping at the window which had begun after that sleepwalking on the cliff at whitby when mina saved me and which now i know so well.   i was waked by the flapping at the window which had begun after that sleepwalking on the cliff at whitby when mina saved me and which now i know so well.
i was not afraid but i did wish that dr seward was in the next roomas dr van helsing said he would beso that i might have called him.   i was not afraid but i did wish that dr seward was in the next roomas dr van helsing said he would beso that i might have called him.
i tried to sleep but i could not.   i tried to sleep but i could not.
then there came to me the old fear of sleep and i determined to keep awake.   then there came to me the old fear of sleep and i determined to keep awake.
perversely sleep would try to come then when i did not want it so as i feared to be alone i opened my door and called out is there anybody there.   perversely sleep would try to come then when i did not want it so as i feared to be alone i opened my door and called out is there anybody there.
there was no answer.   there was no answer.
i was afraid to wake mother and so closed my door again.   i was afraid to wake mother and so closed my door again.
then outside in the shrubbery i heard a sort of howl like a dogs but more fierce and deeper.   then outside in the shrubbery i heard a sort of howl like a dogs but more fierce and deeper.
i went to the window and looked out but could see nothing except a big bat which had evidently been buffeting its wings against the window.   i went to the window and looked out but could see nothing except a big bat which had evidently been buffeting its wings against the window.
so i went back to bed again but determined not to go to sleep.   so i went back to bed again but determined not to go to sleep.
presently the door opened and mother looked in seeing by my moving that i was not asleep came in and sat by me.   presently the door opened and mother looked in seeing by my moving that i was not asleep came in and sat by me.
she said to me even more sweetly and softly than her wonti was uneasy about you darling and came in to see that you were all right.   she said to me even more sweetly and softly than her wonti was uneasy about you darling and came in to see that you were all right.
i feared she might catch cold sitting there and asked her to come in and sleep with me so she came into bed and lay down beside me she did not take off her dressing gown for she said she would only stay a while and then go back to her own bed.   i feared she might catch cold sitting there and asked her to come in and sleep with me so she came into bed and lay down beside me she did not take off her dressing gown for she said she would only stay a while and then go back to her own bed.
as she lay there in my arms and i in hers the flapping and buffeting came to the window again.   as she lay there in my arms and i in hers the flapping and buffeting came to the window again.
she was startled and a little frightened and cried out what is that.   she was startled and a little frightened and cried out what is that.
i tried to pacify her and at last succeeded and she lay quiet but i could hear her poor dear heart still beating terribly.   i tried to pacify her and at last succeeded and she lay quiet but i could hear her poor dear heart still beating terribly.
after a while there was the howl again out in the shrubbery and then a pattering of quick paws on the verandah and shortly after there was a crash at the window and a lot of broken glass was hurled on the floor.   after a while there was the howl again out in the shrubbery and then a pattering of quick paws on the verandah and shortly after there was a crash at the window and a lot of broken glass was hurled on the floor.
the window blind blew back with the wind that rushed in and in the aperture of the broken panes there was the head of a great gaunt grey wolf.   the window blind blew back with the wind that rushed in and in the aperture of the broken panes there was the head of a great gaunt grey wolf.
mother cried out in a fright and struggled up into a sitting posture and clutched wildly at anything that would help her.   mother cried out in a fright and struggled up into a sitting posture and clutched wildly at anything that would help her.
amongst other things she clutched the wreath of flowers that dr van helsing insisted on my wearing round my neck and tore it away from me.   amongst other things she clutched the wreath of flowers that dr van helsing insisted on my wearing round my neck and tore it away from me.
for a second or two she sat up pointing at the wolf and there was a strange and horrible gurgling in her throat then she fell over as if struck with lightning and her head hit my forehead and made me dizzy for a moment or two.   for a second or two she sat up pointing at the wolf and there was a strange and horrible gurgling in her throat then she fell over as if struck with lightning and her head hit my forehead and made me dizzy for a moment or two.
the room and all round seemed to spin round.   the room and all round seemed to spin round.
i kept my eyes fixed on the window but the wolf drew his head back and a whole myriad of little specks seems to come blowing in through the broken window and wheeling and circling round like the pillar of dust that travellers describe when there is a simoom in the desert.   i kept my eyes fixed on the window but the wolf drew his head back and a whole myriad of little specks seems to come blowing in through the broken window and wheeling and circling round like the pillar of dust that travellers describe when there is a simoom in the desert.
i tried to stir but there was some spell upon me and dear mothers poor body which seemed to grow cold alreadyfor her dear heart had ceased to beatweighed me down and i remembered no more for a while.   i tried to stir but there was some spell upon me and dear mothers poor body which seemed to grow cold alreadyfor her dear heart had ceased to beatweighed me down and i remembered no more for a while.
the time did not seem long but very very awful till i recovered consciousness again.   the time did not seem long but very very awful till i recovered consciousness again.
somewhere near a passing bell was tolling the dogs all round the neighbourhood were howling and in our shrubbery seemingly just outside a nightingale was singing.   somewhere near a passing bell was tolling the dogs all round the neighbourhood were howling and in our shrubbery seemingly just outside a nightingale was singing.
i was dazed and stupid with pain and terror and weakness but the sound of the nightingale seemed like the voice of my dead mother come back to comfort me.   i was dazed and stupid with pain and terror and weakness but the sound of the nightingale seemed like the voice of my dead mother come back to comfort me.
the sounds seemed to have awakened the maids too for i could hear their bare feet pattering outside my door.   the sounds seemed to have awakened the maids too for i could hear their bare feet pattering outside my door.
i called to them and they came in and when they saw what had happened and what it was that lay over me on the bed they screamed out.   i called to them and they came in and when they saw what had happened and what it was that lay over me on the bed they screamed out.
the wind rushed in through the broken window and the door slammed to.   the wind rushed in through the broken window and the door slammed to.
they lifted off the body of my dear mother and laid her covered up with a sheet on the bed after i had got up.   they lifted off the body of my dear mother and laid her covered up with a sheet on the bed after i had got up.
they were all so frightened and nervous that i directed them to go to the diningroom and each have a glass of wine.   they were all so frightened and nervous that i directed them to go to the diningroom and each have a glass of wine.
the door flew open for an instant and closed again.   the door flew open for an instant and closed again.
the maids shrieked and then went in a body to the diningroom and i laid what flowers i had on my dear mothers breast when they were there i remembered what dr van helsing had told me but i didnt like to remove them and besides i would have some of the servants to sit up with me now.   the maids shrieked and then went in a body to the diningroom and i laid what flowers i had on my dear mothers breast when they were there i remembered what dr van helsing had told me but i didnt like to remove them and besides i would have some of the servants to sit up with me now.
i was surprised that the maids did not come back.   i was surprised that the maids did not come back.
i called them but got no answer so i went to the diningroom to look for them.   i called them but got no answer so i went to the diningroom to look for them.
my heart sank when i saw what had happened.   my heart sank when i saw what had happened.
they all four lay helpless on the floor breathing heavily.   they all four lay helpless on the floor breathing heavily.
the decanter of sherry was on the table half full but there was a queer acrid smell about.   the decanter of sherry was on the table half full but there was a queer acrid smell about.
i was suspicious and examined the decanter.   i was suspicious and examined the decanter.
it smelt of laudanum and looking on the sideboard i found that the bottle which mothers doctor uses for heroh.   it smelt of laudanum and looking on the sideboard i found that the bottle which mothers doctor uses for heroh.
did usewas empty.   did usewas empty.
what am i to do.   what am i to do.
what am i to do.   what am i to do.
i am back in the room with mother.   i am back in the room with mother.
i cannot leave her and i am alone save for the sleeping servants whom some one has drugged.   i cannot leave her and i am alone save for the sleeping servants whom some one has drugged.
alone with the dead.   alone with the dead.
i dare not go out for i can hear the low howl of the wolf through the broken window.   i dare not go out for i can hear the low howl of the wolf through the broken window.
the air seems full of specks floating and circling in the draught from the window and the lights burn blue and dim.   the air seems full of specks floating and circling in the draught from the window and the lights burn blue and dim.
what am i to do.   what am i to do.
god shield me from harm this night.   god shield me from harm this night.
i shall hide this paper in my breast where they shall find it when they come to lay me out.   i shall hide this paper in my breast where they shall find it when they come to lay me out.
my dear mother gone.   my dear mother gone.
it is time that i go too.   it is time that i go too.
goodbye dear arthur if i should not survive this night.   goodbye dear arthur if i should not survive this night.
god keep you dear and god help me.   god keep you dear and god help me.
  -+ letter from kate reed to hon arthur holmwood.
    unsent17 chatham street14 april.
    dear mr holmwoodyou do not know me but i believe lucy westenra must have spoken of me to you.
    i have known lucy for many years as we attended st marys school together.
    i was overjoyed to hear of your engagement to her for i believe you to be a man of excellent honour and integrity.
    i write to you and not to her because i must believe that she is not in her right mind or that she has come under the influence of some sinister power.
    even as i write these words i can scarcely believe it myself and dare not go into detail here.
i must speak with you as soon as possible. = i must speak with you as soon as possible.
  -+ i await your reply posthaste.
    please do not speak of this to lucy or her dear mother.
    if you can prevail upon dr seward to attend our meeting also i think that would be wise.
    yours faithfullykatherine reed.
chapter xii = chapter xii
dr sewards diary.   dr sewards diary.
18 september. <> 13 april.
i drove at once to hillingham and arrived early. = i drove at once to hillingham and arrived early.
keeping my cab at the gate i went up the avenue alone.   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.   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.   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 abed at such an hourfor it was now ten oclockand so rang and knocked again but more impatiently but still without response.   i cursed the laziness of the servants that they should lie abed at such an hourfor it was now ten oclockand so rang and knocked again but more impatiently but still without response.
hitherto i had blamed only the servants but now a terrible fear began to assail me.   hitherto i had blamed only the servants but now a terrible fear began to assail me.
was this desolation but another link in the chain of doom which seemed drawing tight round us.   was this desolation but another link in the chain of doom which seemed drawing tight round us.
was it indeed a house of death to which i had come too late.   was it indeed a house of death to which i had come too late.
i knew that minutes even seconds of delay might mean hours of danger to lucy if she had had again one of those frightful relapses and i went round the house to try if i could find by chance an entry anywhere.   i knew that minutes even seconds of delay might mean hours of danger to lucy if she had had again one of those frightful relapses and i went round the house to try if i could find by chance an entry anywhere.
i could find no means of ingress.   i could find no means of ingress.
every window and door was fastened and locked and i returned baffled to the porch.   every window and door was fastened and locked and i returned baffled to the porch.
as i did so i heard the rapid pitpat of a swiftly driven horses feet.   as i did so i heard the rapid pitpat of a swiftly driven horses feet.
they stopped at the gate and a few seconds later i met van helsing running up the avenue.   they stopped at the gate and a few seconds later i met van helsing running up the avenue.
when he saw me he gasped outthen it was you and just arrived.   when he saw me he gasped outthen it was you and just arrived.
how is she.   how is she.
are we too late.   are we too late.
did you not get my telegram.   did you not get my telegram.
i answered as quickly and coherently as i could that i had only got his telegram early in the morning and had not lost a minute in coming here and that i could not make any one in the house hear me.   i answered as quickly and coherently as i could that i had only got his telegram early in the morning and had not lost a minute in coming here and that i could not make any one in the house hear me.
he paused and raised his hat as he said solemnlythen i fear we are too late.   he paused and raised his hat as he said solemnlythen i fear we are too late.
gods will be done.   gods will be done.
with his usual recuperative energy he went on come.   with his usual recuperative energy he went on come.
if there be no way open to get in we must make one.   if there be no way open to get in we must make one.
time is all in all to us now.   time is all in all to us now.
we went round to the back of the house where there was a kitchen window.   we went round to the back of the house where there was a kitchen window.
the professor took a small surgical saw from his case and handing it to me pointed to the iron bars which guarded the window. <> the professor took a small surgical saw from his case handed it to me saying you are a surgeonthis is your work and pointed to the iron bars which guarded the window.
i attacked them at once and had very soon cut through three of them. = i attacked them at once and had very soon cut through three of them.
then with a long thin knife we pushed back the fastening of the sashes and opened the window.   then with a long thin knife we pushed back the fastening of the sashes and opened the window.
i helped the professor in and followed him.   i helped the professor in and followed him.
there was no one in the kitchen or in the servants rooms which were close at hand.   there was no one in the kitchen or in the servants rooms which were close at hand.
we tried all the rooms as we went along and in the diningroom dimly lit by rays of light through the shutters found four servantwomen lying on the floor.   we tried all the rooms as we went along and in the diningroom dimly lit by rays of light through the shutters found four servantwomen lying on the floor.
there was no need to think them dead for their stertorous breathing and the acrid smell of laudanum in the room left no doubt as to their condition.   there was no need to think them dead for their stertorous breathing and the acrid smell of laudanum in the room left no doubt as to their condition.
van helsing and i looked at each other and as we moved away he said we can attend to them later.   van helsing and i looked at each other and as we moved away he said we can attend to them later.
then we ascended to lucys room.   then we ascended to lucys room.
for an instant or two we paused at the door to listen but there was no sound that we could hear.   for an instant or two we paused at the door to listen but there was no sound that we could hear.
with white faces and trembling hands we opened the door gently and entered the room.   with white faces and trembling hands we opened the door gently and entered the room.
how shall i describe what we saw.   how shall i describe what we saw.
on the bed lay two women lucy and her mother.   on the bed lay two women lucy and her mother.
the latter lay farthest in and she was covered with a white sheet the edge of which had been blown back by the draught through the broken window showing the drawn white face with a look of terror fixed upon it.   the latter lay farthest in and she was covered with a white sheet the edge of which had been blown back by the draught through the broken window showing the drawn white face with a look of terror fixed upon it.
by her side lay lucy with face white and still more drawn.   by her side lay lucy with face white and still more drawn.
the flowers which had been round her neck we found upon her mothers bosom and her throat was bare showing the two little wounds which we had noticed before but looking horribly white and mangled.   the flowers which had been round her neck we found upon her mothers bosom and her throat was bare showing the two little wounds which we had noticed before but looking horribly white and mangled.
without a word the professor bent over the bed his head almost touching poor lucys breast then he gave a quick turn of his head as of one who listens and leaping to his feet he cried out to meit is not yet too late.   without a word the professor bent over the bed his head almost touching poor lucys breast then he gave a quick turn of his head as of one who listens and leaping to his feet he cried out to meit is not yet too late.
quick.   quick.
quick.   quick.
bring the brandy.   bring the brandy.
i flew downstairs and returned with it taking care to smell and taste it lest it too were drugged like the decanter of sherry which i found on the table.   i flew downstairs and returned with it taking care to smell and taste it lest it too were drugged like the decanter of sherry which i found on the table.
the maids were still breathing but more restlessly and i fancied that the narcotic was wearing off.   the maids were still breathing but more restlessly and i fancied that the narcotic was wearing off.
i did not stay to make sure but returned to van helsing.   i did not stay to make sure but returned to van helsing.
he rubbed the brandy as on another occasion on her lips and gums and on her wrists and the palms of her hands.   he rubbed the brandy as on another occasion on her lips and gums and on her wrists and the palms of her hands.
he said to mei can do this all that can be at the present.   he said to mei can do this all that can be at the present.
you go wake those maids.   you go wake those maids.
flick them in the face with a wet towel and flick them hard.   flick them in the face with a wet towel and flick them hard.
make them get heat and fire and a warm bath.   make them get heat and fire and a warm bath.
this poor soul is nearly as cold as that beside her.   this poor soul is nearly as cold as that beside her.
she will need be heated before we can do anything more.   she will need be heated before we can do anything more.
i went at once and found little difficulty in waking three of the women.   i went at once and found little difficulty in waking three of the women.
the fourth was only a young girl and the drug had evidently affected her more strongly so i lifted her on the sofa and let her sleep.   the fourth was only a young girl and the drug had evidently affected her more strongly so i lifted her on the sofa and let her sleep.
the others were dazed at first but as remembrance came back to them they cried and sobbed in a hysterical manner.   the others were dazed at first but as remembrance came back to them they cried and sobbed in a hysterical manner.
i was stern with them however and would not let them talk.   i was stern with them however and would not let them talk.
i told them that one life was bad enough to lose and if they delayed they would sacrifice miss lucy.   i told them that one life was bad enough to lose and if they delayed they would sacrifice miss lucy.
so sobbing and crying they went about their way half clad as they were and prepared fire and water.   so sobbing and crying they went about their way half clad as they were and prepared fire and water.
fortunately the kitchen and boiler fires were still alive and there was no lack of hot water.   fortunately the kitchen and boiler fires were still alive and there was no lack of hot water.
we got a bath and carried lucy out as she was and placed her in it.   we got a bath and carried lucy out as she was and placed her in it.
whilst we were busy chafing her limbs there was a knock at the hall door.   whilst we were busy chafing her limbs there was a knock at the hall door.
one of the maids ran off hurried on some more clothes and opened it.   one of the maids ran off hurried on some more clothes and opened it.
then she returned and whispered to us that there was a gentleman who had come with a message from mr holmwood.   then she returned and whispered to us that there was a gentleman who had come with a message from mr holmwood.
i bade her simply tell him that he must wait for we could see no one now.   i bade her simply tell him that he must wait for we could see no one now.
she went away with the message and engrossed with our work i clean forgot all about him.   she went away with the message and engrossed with our work i clean forgot all about him.
i never saw in all my experience the professor work in such deadly earnest i knewas he knewthat it was a standup fight with death and in a pause told him so.   i never saw in all my experience the professor work in such deadly earnest i knewas he knewthat it was a standup fight with death and in a pause told him so.
he answered me in a way that i did not understand but with the sternest look that his face could wearif that were all i would stop here where we are now and let her fade away into peace for i see no light in life over her horizon.   he answered me in a way that i did not understand but with the sternest look that his face could wearif that were all i would stop here where we are now and let her fade away into peace for i see no light in life over her horizon.
he went on with his work with if possible renewed and more frenzied vigour.   he went on with his work with if possible renewed and more frenzied vigour.
presently we both began to be conscious that the heat was beginning to be of some effect.   presently we both began to be conscious that the heat was beginning to be of some effect.
lucys heart beat a trifle more audibly to the stethoscope and her lungs had a perceptible movement.   lucys heart beat a trifle more audibly to the stethoscope and her lungs had a perceptible movement.
van helsings face almost beamed and as we lifted her from the bath and rolled her in a hot sheet to dry her he said to methe first gain is ours.   van helsings face almost beamed and as we lifted her from the bath and rolled her in a hot sheet to dry her he said to methe first gain is ours.
check to the king.   check to the king.
we took lucy into another room which had by now been prepared and laid her in bed and forced a few drops of brandy down her throat.   we took lucy into another room which had by now been prepared and laid her in bed and forced a few drops of brandy down her throat.
i noticed that van helsing tied a soft silk handkerchief round her throat.   i noticed that van helsing tied a soft silk handkerchief round her throat.
she was still unconscious and was quite as bad as if not worse than we had ever seen her.   she was still unconscious and was quite as bad as if not worse than we had ever seen her.
van helsing called in one of the women and told her to stay with her and not to take her eyes off her till we returned and then beckoned me out of the room.   van helsing called in one of the women and told her to stay with her and not to take her eyes off her till we returned and then beckoned me out of the room.
we must consult as to what is to be done he said as we descended the stairs.   we must consult as to what is to be done he said as we descended the stairs.
in the hall he opened the diningroom door and we passed in he closing the door carefully behind him.   in the hall he opened the diningroom door and we passed in he closing the door carefully behind him.
the shutters had been opened but the blinds were already down with that obedience to the etiquette of death which the british woman of the lower classes always rigidly observes.   the shutters had been opened but the blinds were already down with that obedience to the etiquette of death which the british woman of the lower classes always rigidly observes.
the room was therefore dimly dark.   the room was therefore dimly dark.
it was however light enough for our purposes.   it was however light enough for our purposes.
van helsings sternness was somewhat relieved by a look of perplexity.   van helsings sternness was somewhat relieved by a look of perplexity.
he was evidently torturing his mind about something so i waited for an instant and he spokewhat are we to do now.   he was evidently torturing his mind about something so i waited for an instant and he spokewhat are we to do now.
where are we to turn for help.   where are we to turn for help.
we must have another transfusion of blood and that soon or that poor girls life wont be worth an hours purchase.   we must have another transfusion of blood and that soon or that poor girls life wont be worth an hours purchase.
you are exhausted already i am exhausted too.   you are exhausted already i am exhausted too.
i fear to trust those women even if they would have courage to submit.   i fear to trust those women even if they would have courage to submit.
what are we to do for some one who will open his veins for her.   what are we to do for some one who will open his veins for her.
whats the matter with me anyhow.   whats the matter with me anyhow.
the voice came from the sofa across the room and its tones brought relief and joy to my heart for they were those of quincey morris.   the voice came from the sofa across the room and its tones brought relief and joy to my heart for they were those of quincey morris.
van helsing started angrily at the first sound but his face softened and a glad look came into his eyes as i cried out quincey morris.   van helsing started angrily at the first sound but his face softened and a glad look came into his eyes as i cried out quincey morris.
and rushed towards him with outstretched hands.   and rushed towards him with outstretched hands.
what brought you here.   what brought you here.
i cried as our hands met.   i cried as our hands met.
i guess art is the cause.   i guess art is the cause.
he handed me a telegramhave not heard from seward for three days and am terribly anxious.   he handed me a telegramhave not heard from seward for three days and am terribly anxious.
cannot leave.   cannot leave.
father still in same condition.   father still in same condition.
send me word how lucy is.   send me word how lucy is.
do not delay.   do not delay.
holmwood.   holmwood.
i think i came just in the nick of time.   i think i came just in the nick of time.
you know you have only to tell me what to do.   you know you have only to tell me what to do.
van helsing strode forward and took his hand looking him straight in the eyes as he saida brave mans blood is the best thing on this earth when a woman is in trouble.   van helsing strode forward and took his hand looking him straight in the eyes as he saida brave mans blood is the best thing on this earth when a woman is in trouble.
youre a man and no mistake.   youre a man and no mistake.
well the devil may work against us for all hes worth but god sends us men when we want them.   well the devil may work against us for all hes worth but god sends us men when we want them.
again we went through that ghastly operation.   again we went through that ghastly operation.
i have not the heart to go through with the details.   i have not the heart to go through with the details.
lucy had got a terrible shock and it told on her more than before for though plenty of blood went into her veins her body did not respond to the treatment as well as on the other occasions.   lucy had got a terrible shock and it told on her more than before for though plenty of blood went into her veins her body did not respond to the treatment as well as on the other occasions.
her struggle back into life was something frightful to see and hear.   her struggle back into life was something frightful to see and hear.
however the action of both heart and lungs improved and van helsing made a subcutaneous injection of morphia as before and with good effect.   however the action of both heart and lungs improved and van helsing made a subcutaneous injection of morphia as before and with good effect.
her faint became a profound slumber.   her faint became a profound slumber.
the professor watched whilst i went downstairs with quincey morris and sent one of the maids to pay off one of the cabmen who were waiting.   the professor watched whilst i went downstairs with quincey morris and sent one of the maids to pay off one of the cabmen who were waiting.
i left quincey lying down after having a glass of wine and told the cook to get ready a good breakfast then a thought struck me and i went back to the room where lucy now was.   i left quincey lying down after having a glass of wine and told the cook to get ready a good breakfast then a thought struck me and i went back to the room where lucy now was.
when i came softly in i found van helsing with a sheet or two of notepaper in his hand.   when i came softly in i found van helsing with a sheet or two of notepaper in his hand.
he had evidently read it and was thinking it over as he sat with his hand to his brow.   he had evidently read it and was thinking it over as he sat with his hand to his brow.
there was a look of grim satisfaction in his face as of one who has had a doubt solved.   there was a look of grim satisfaction in his face as of one who has had a doubt solved.
he handed me the paper saying only it dropped from lucys breast when we carried her to the bath.   he handed me the paper saying only it dropped from lucys breast when we carried her to the bath.
when i had read it i stood looking at the professor and after a pause asked him in gods name what does it all mean.   when i had read it i stood looking at the professor and after a pause asked him in gods name what does it all mean.
was she or is she mad or what sort of horrible danger is it.   was she or is she mad or what sort of horrible danger is it.
i was so bewildered that i did not know what to say more.   i was so bewildered that i did not know what to say more.
van helsing put out his hand and took the paper sayingdo not trouble about it now.   van helsing put out his hand and took the paper sayingdo not trouble about it now.
forget it for the present.   forget it for the present.
you shall know and understand it all in good time but it will be later.   you shall know and understand it all in good time but it will be later.
and now what is it that you came to me to say.   and now what is it that you came to me to say.
this brought me back to fact and i was all myself again.   this brought me back to fact and i was all myself again.
i came to speak about the certificate of death.   i came to speak about the certificate of death.
if we do not act properly and wisely there may be an inquest and that paper would have to be produced.   if we do not act properly and wisely there may be an inquest and that paper would have to be produced.
i am in hopes that we need have no inquest for if we had it would surely kill poor lucy if nothing else did.   i am in hopes that we need have no inquest for if we had it would surely kill poor lucy if nothing else did.
i know and you know and the other doctor who attended her knows that mrs westenra had disease of the heart and we can certify that she died of it.   i know and you know and the other doctor who attended her knows that mrs westenra had disease of the heart and we can certify that she died of it.
let us fill up the certificate at once and i shall take it myself to the registrar and go on to the undertaker.   let us fill up the certificate at once and i shall take it myself to the registrar and go on to the undertaker.
good oh my friend john.   good oh my friend john.
well thought of.   well thought of.
truly miss lucy if she be sad in the foes that beset her is at least happy in the friends that love her.   truly miss lucy if she be sad in the foes that beset her is at least happy in the friends that love her.
one two three all open their veins for her besides one old man.   one two three all open their veins for her besides one old man.
ah yes i know friend john i am not blind.   ah yes i know friend john i am not blind.
i love you all the more for it.   i love you all the more for it.
now go.   now go.
in the hall i met quincey morris with a telegram for arthur telling him that mrs westenra was dead that lucy also had been ill but was now going on better and that van helsing and i were with her.   in the hall i met quincey morris with a telegram for arthur telling him that mrs westenra was dead that lucy also had been ill but was now going on better and that van helsing and i were with her.
i told him where i was going and he hurried me out but as i was going saidwhen you come back jack may i have two words with you all to ourselves.   i told him where i was going and he hurried me out but as i was going saidwhen you come back jack may i have two words with you all to ourselves.
i nodded in reply and went out.   i nodded in reply and went out.
i found no difficulty about the registration and arranged with the local undertaker to come up in the evening to measure for the coffin and to make arrangements.   i found no difficulty about the registration and arranged with the local undertaker to come up in the evening to measure for the coffin and to make arrangements.
when i got back quincey was waiting for me.   when i got back quincey was waiting for me.
i told him i would see him as soon as i knew about lucy and went up to her room.   i told him i would see him as soon as i knew about lucy and went up to her room.
she was still sleeping and the professor seemingly had not moved from his seat at her side.   she was still sleeping and the professor seemingly had not moved from his seat at her side.
from his putting his finger to his lips i gathered that he expected her to wake before long and was afraid of forestalling nature.   from his putting his finger to his lips i gathered that he expected her to wake before long and was afraid of forestalling nature.
so i went down to quincey and took him into the breakfastroom where the blinds were not drawn down and which was a little more cheerful or rather less cheerless than the other rooms when we were alone he said to mejack seward i dont want to shove myself in anywhere where ive no right to be but this is no ordinary case.   so i went down to quincey and took him into the breakfastroom where the blinds were not drawn down and which was a little more cheerful or rather less cheerless than the other rooms when we were alone he said to mejack seward i dont want to shove myself in anywhere where ive no right to be but this is no ordinary case.
you know i loved that girl and wanted to marry her but although thats all past and gone i cant help feeling anxious about her all the same.   you know i loved that girl and wanted to marry her but although thats all past and gone i cant help feeling anxious about her all the same.
what is it thats wrong with her.   what is it thats wrong with her.
the dutchmanand a fine old fellow he is i can see thatsaid that time you two came into the room that you must have another transfusion of blood and that both you and he were exhausted.   the dutchmanand a fine old fellow he is i can see thatsaid that time you two came into the room that you must have another transfusion of blood and that both you and he were exhausted.
now i know well that you medical men speak in camera and that a man must not expect to know what they consult about in private.   now i know well that you medical men speak in camera and that a man must not expect to know what they consult about in private.
but this is no common matter and whatever it is i have done my part.   but this is no common matter and whatever it is i have done my part.
is not that so.   is not that so.
thats so i said and he went oni take it that both you and van helsing had done already what i did today.   thats so i said and he went oni take it that both you and van helsing had done already what i did today.
is not that so.   is not that so.
thats so.   thats so.
and i guess art was in it too.   and i guess art was in it too.
when i saw him four days ago down at his own place he looked queer.   when i saw him four days ago down at his own place he looked queer.
i have not seen anything pulled down so quick since i was on the pampas and had a mare that i was fond of go to grass all in a night.   i have not seen anything pulled down so quick since i was on the pampas and had a mare that i was fond of go to grass all in a night.
one of those big bats that they call vampires had got at her in the night and what with his gorge and the vein left open there wasnt enough blood in her to let her stand up and i had to put a bullet through her as she lay.   one of those big bats that they call vampires had got at her in the night and what with his gorge and the vein left open there wasnt enough blood in her to let her stand up and i had to put a bullet through her as she lay.
jack if you may tell me without betraying confidence arthur was the first is not that so.   jack if you may tell me without betraying confidence arthur was the first is not that so.
as he spoke the poor fellow looked terribly anxious.   as he spoke the poor fellow looked terribly anxious.
he was in a torture of suspense regarding the woman he loved and his utter ignorance of the terrible mystery which seemed to surround her intensified his pain.   he was in a torture of suspense regarding the woman he loved and his utter ignorance of the terrible mystery which seemed to surround her intensified his pain.
his very heart was bleeding and it took all the manhood of himand there was a royal lot of it tooto keep him from breaking down.   his very heart was bleeding and it took all the manhood of himand there was a royal lot of it tooto keep him from breaking down.
i paused before answering for i felt that i must not betray anything which the professor wished kept secret but already he knew so much and guessed so much that there could be no reason for not answering so i answered in the same phrase thats so.   i paused before answering for i felt that i must not betray anything which the professor wished kept secret but already he knew so much and guessed so much that there could be no reason for not answering so i answered in the same phrase thats so.
and how long has this been going on.   and how long has this been going on.
about ten days.   about ten days.
ten days.   ten days.
then i guess jack seward that that poor pretty creature that we all love has had put into her veins within that time the blood of four strong men.   then i guess jack seward that that poor pretty creature that we all love has had put into her veins within that time the blood of four strong men.
man alive her whole body wouldnt hold it.   man alive her whole body wouldnt hold it.
then coming close to me he spoke in a fierce halfwhisper what took it out.   then coming close to me he spoke in a fierce halfwhisper what took it out.
i shook my head.   i shook my head.
that i said is the crux.   that i said is the crux.
van helsing is simply frantic about it and i am at my wits end.   van helsing is simply frantic about it and i am at my wits end.
i cant even hazard a guess.   i cant even hazard a guess.
there has been a series of little circumstances which have thrown out all our calculations as to lucy being properly watched.   there has been a series of little circumstances which have thrown out all our calculations as to lucy being properly watched.
but these shall not occur again.   but these shall not occur again.
here we stay until all be wellor ill.   here we stay until all be wellor ill.
quincey held out his hand.   quincey held out his hand.
count me in he said.   count me in he said.
you and the dutchman will tell me what to do and ill do it.   you and the dutchman will tell me what to do and ill do it.
when she woke late in the afternoon lucys first movement was to feel in her breast and to my surprise produced the paper which van helsing had given me to read.   when she woke late in the afternoon lucys first movement was to feel in her breast and to my surprise produced the paper which van helsing had given me to read.
the careful professor had replaced it where it had come from lest on waking she should be alarmed.   the careful professor had replaced it where it had come from lest on waking she should be alarmed.
her eyes then lit on van helsing and on me too and gladdened.   her eyes then lit on van helsing and on me too and gladdened.
then she looked round the room and seeing where she was shuddered she gave a loud cry and put her poor thin hands before her pale face.   then she looked round the room and seeing where she was shuddered she gave a loud cry and put her poor thin hands before her pale face.
we both understood what was meantthat she had realised to the full her mothers death so we tried what we could to comfort her.   we both understood what was meantthat she had realised to the full her mothers death so we tried what we could to comfort her.
doubtless sympathy eased her somewhat but she was very low in thought and spirit and wept silently and weakly for a long time.   doubtless sympathy eased her somewhat but she was very low in thought and spirit and wept silently and weakly for a long time.
we told her that either or both of us would now remain with her all the time and that seemed to comfort her.   we told her that either or both of us would now remain with her all the time and that seemed to comfort her.
towards dusk she fell into a doze.   towards dusk she fell into a doze.
here a very odd thing occurred.   here a very odd thing occurred.
whilst still asleep she took the paper from her breast and tore it in two.   whilst still asleep she took the paper from her breast and tore it in two.
van helsing stepped over and took the pieces from her.   van helsing stepped over and took the pieces from her.
all the same however she went on with the action of tearing as though the material were still in her hands finally she lifted her hands and opened them as though scattering the fragments.   all the same however she went on with the action of tearing as though the material were still in her hands finally she lifted her hands and opened them as though scattering the fragments.
van helsing seemed surprised and his brows gathered as if in thought but he said nothing.   van helsing seemed surprised and his brows gathered as if in thought but he said nothing.
19 september. <> 14 april.
all last night she slept fitfully being always afraid to sleep and something weaker when she woke from it. = all last night she slept fitfully being always afraid to sleep and something weaker when she woke from it.
the professor and i took it in turns to watch and we never left her for a moment unattended.   the professor and i took it in turns to watch and we never left her for a moment unattended.
quincey morris said nothing about his intention but i knew that all night long he patrolled round and round the house.   quincey morris said nothing about his intention but i knew that all night long he patrolled round and round the house.
when the day came its searching light showed the ravages in poor lucys strength.   when the day came its searching light showed the ravages in poor lucys strength.
she was hardly able to turn her head and the little nourishment which she could take seemed to do her no good.   she was hardly able to turn her head and the little nourishment which she could take seemed to do her no good.
at times she slept and both van helsing and i noticed the difference in her between sleeping and waking.   at times she slept and both van helsing and i noticed the difference in her between sleeping and waking.
whilst asleep she looked stronger although more haggard and her breathing was softer her open mouth showed the pale gums drawn back from the teeth which thus looked positively longer and sharper than usual when she woke the softness of her eyes evidently changed the expression for she looked her own self although a dying one.   whilst asleep she looked stronger although more haggard and her breathing was softer her open mouth showed the pale gums drawn back from the teeth which thus looked positively longer and sharper than usual when she woke the softness of her eyes evidently changed the expression for she looked her own self although a dying one.
  -+ she breathed heaving as though fighting for air.
in the afternoon she asked for arthur and we telegraphed for him. = in the afternoon she asked for arthur and we telegraphed for him.
quincey went off to meet him at the station.   quincey went off to meet him at the station.
when he arrived it was nearly six oclock and the sun was setting full and warm and the red light streamed in through the window and gave more colour to the pale cheeks.   when he arrived it was nearly six oclock and the sun was setting full and warm and the red light streamed in through the window and gave more colour to the pale cheeks.
when he saw her arthur was simply choking with emotion and none of us could speak.   when he saw her arthur was simply choking with emotion and none of us could speak.
in the hours that had passed the fits of sleep or the comatose condition that passed for it had grown more frequent so that the pauses when conversation was possible were shortened.   in the hours that had passed the fits of sleep or the comatose condition that passed for it had grown more frequent so that the pauses when conversation was possible were shortened.
arthurs presence however seemed to act as a stimulant she rallied a little and spoke to him more brightly than she had done since we arrived.   arthurs presence however seemed to act as a stimulant she rallied a little and spoke to him more brightly than she had done since we arrived.
he too pulled himself together and spoke as cheerily as he could so that the best was made of everything.   he too pulled himself together and spoke as cheerily as he could so that the best was made of everything.
it is now nearly one oclock and he and van helsing are sitting with her.   it is now nearly one oclock and he and van helsing are sitting with her.
i am to relieve them in a quarter of an hour and i am entering this on lucys phonograph.   i am to relieve them in a quarter of an hour and i am entering this on lucys phonograph.
until six oclock they are to try to rest i fear that tomorrow will end our watching for the shock has been too great the poor child cannot rally.   until six oclock they are to try to rest i fear that tomorrow will end our watching for the shock has been too great the poor child cannot rally.
god help us all.   god help us all.
letter mina harker to lucy westenra. <> letter mina murray to lucy westenra.
unopened by her.   unopened by her12 april.
17 september.    
my dearest lucyit seems an age since i heard from you or indeed since i wrote. = my dearest lucyit seems an age since i heard from you or indeed since i wrote.
you will pardon me i know for all my faults when you have read all my budget of news.   you will pardon me i know for all my faults when you have read all my budget of news.
  -+ there is still no word from jonathan.
    yesterday a letter arrived from his employer mr hawkins.
    i opened it feverishly hoping it would be good newswhich it was of a sort.
    it was an invitation to dinner.
when i arrived at exeter there was a carriage waiting for me and in it though he had an attack of gout mr hawkins. = when i arrived at exeter there was a carriage waiting for me and in it though he had an attack of gout mr hawkins.
he took me to his own house where there were rooms for me all nice and comfortable and he & i dined together.   he took me to his own house where there were rooms for me all nice and comfortable and he & i dined together.
  -+ after dinner mr hawkins saidmy dear i loved jonathan like a son and i wish that i had been able to go abroad instead of him.
    it is my intent to make him a partner in my firm whenwhen not ifhe returns but my health is poor and i wish to make certain arrangements and bequests sooner rather than later.
    here is my willyou will see i have left you and him everything.
    now i want you to make your home here and you can aid me in the business in the meantime while we wait for his return.
i have left to me neither chick nor child all are gone and i have left you everything. = i have left to me neither chick nor child all are gone and i have left you everything.
  -+ i cried lucy dear and dear mr hawkins wept too.
    i must believe that jonathan is alive and that he will soon come home to this great house.
    mr hawkins has another property in the countryside and stays there most of the time except when he has business in the offices here.
so here i am installed in this beautiful old house and from both my bedroom and drawingroom i can see the great elms of the cathedral close with their great black stems standing out against the old yellow stone of the cathedral and i can hear the rooks overhead cawing and cawing and chattering and gossiping all day after the manner of rooksand humans. = so here i am installed in this beautiful old house and from both my bedroom and drawingroom i can see the great elms of the cathedral close with their great black stems standing out against the old yellow stone of the cathedral and i can hear the rooks overhead cawing and cawing and chattering and gossiping all day after the manner of rooksand humans.
i am busy i need not tell you arranging things and housekeeping.   i am busy i need not tell you arranging things and housekeeping.
how is your dear mother getting on.   how is your dear mother getting on.
i wish i could run up to town for a day or two to see you dear but i dare not go yet with so much on my shoulders and jonathan could return at any moment.   i wish i could run up to town for a day or two to see you dear but i dare not go yet with so much on my shoulders and jonathan could return at any moment.
and now i have told you my news let me ask yours.   and now i have told you my news let me ask yours.
when are you to be married and where and who is to perform the ceremony and what are you to wear and is it to be a public or a private wedding.   when are you to be married and where and who is to perform the ceremony and what are you to wear and is it to be a public or a private wedding.
tell me all about it dear tell me all about everything for there is nothing which interests you which will not be dear to me.   tell me all about it dear tell me all about everything for there is nothing which interests you which will not be dear to me.
goodbye my dearest lucy and blessings on you.   goodbye my dearest lucy and blessings on you.
yoursmina.   yoursmina.
report from patrick hennessey m.d. m.r.c.s.l.k. q.c.p.i.   report from patrick hennessey m.d. m.r.c.s.l.k. q.c.p.i.
etc.   etc.
etc.   etc.
to john seward m.d.20 september. <> to john seward m.d.15 april.
my dear sirin accordance with your wishes i enclose report of the conditions of everything left in my charge . = my dear sirin accordance with your wishes i enclose report of the conditions of everything left in my charge .
  -+ .
    .
with regard to patient renfield there is more to say. = with regard to patient renfield there is more to say.
he has had another outbreak which might have had a dreadful ending but which as it fortunately happened was unattended with any unhappy results.   he has had another outbreak which might have had a dreadful ending but which as it fortunately happened was unattended with any unhappy results.
this afternoon a carriers cart with two men made a call at the empty house whose grounds abut on oursthe house to which you will remember the patient twice ran away.   this afternoon a carriers cart with two men made a call at the empty house whose grounds abut on oursthe house to which you will remember the patient twice ran away.
the men stopped at our gate to ask the porter their way as they were strangers.   the men stopped at our gate to ask the porter their way as they were strangers.
i was myself looking out of the study window having a smoke after dinner and saw one of them come up to the house.   i was myself looking out of the study window having a smoke after dinner and saw one of them come up to the house.
as he passed the window of renfields room the patient began to rate him from within and called him all the foul names he could lay his tongue to.   as he passed the window of renfields room the patient began to rate him from within and called him all the foul names he could lay his tongue to.
the man who seemed a decent fellow enough contented himself by telling him to shut up for a foulmouthed beggar whereon our man accused him of robbing him and wanting to murder him and said that he would hinder him if he were to swing for it.   the man who seemed a decent fellow enough contented himself by telling him to shut up for a foulmouthed beggar whereon our man accused him of robbing him and wanting to murder him and said that he would hinder him if he were to swing for it.
i opened the window and signed to the man not to notice so he contented himself after looking the place over and making up his mind as to what kind of place he had got to by saying lor bless yer sir i wouldnt mind what was said to me in a bloomin madhouse.   i opened the window and signed to the man not to notice so he contented himself after looking the place over and making up his mind as to what kind of place he had got to by saying lor bless yer sir i wouldnt mind what was said to me in a bloomin madhouse.
i pity ye and the guvnor for havin to live in the house with a wild beast like that.   i pity ye and the guvnor for havin to live in the house with a wild beast like that.
then he asked his way civilly enough and i told him where the gate of the empty house was he went away followed by threats and curses and revilings from our man.   then he asked his way civilly enough and i told him where the gate of the empty house was he went away followed by threats and curses and revilings from our man.
i went down to see if i could make out any cause for his anger since he is usually such a wellbehaved man and except his violent fits nothing of the kind had ever occurred.   i went down to see if i could make out any cause for his anger since he is usually such a wellbehaved man and except his violent fits nothing of the kind had ever occurred.
i found him to my astonishment quite composed and most genial in his manner.   i found him to my astonishment quite composed and most genial in his manner.
i tried to get him to talk of the incident but he blandly asked me questions as to what i meant and led me to believe that he was completely oblivious of the affair.   i tried to get him to talk of the incident but he blandly asked me questions as to what i meant and led me to believe that he was completely oblivious of the affair.
it was i am sorry to say however only another instance of his cunning for within half an hour i heard of him again.   it was i am sorry to say however only another instance of his cunning for within half an hour i heard of him again.
this time he had broken out through the window of his room and was running down the avenue.   this time he had broken out through the window of his room and was running down the avenue.
i called to the attendants to follow me and ran after him for i feared he was intent on some mischief.   i called to the attendants to follow me and ran after him for i feared he was intent on some mischief.
my fear was justified when i saw the same cart which had passed before coming down the road having on it some great wooden boxes.   my fear was justified when i saw the same cart which had passed before coming down the road having on it some great wooden boxes.
the men were wiping their foreheads and were flushed in the face as if with violent exercise.   the men were wiping their foreheads and were flushed in the face as if with violent exercise.
before i could get up to him the patient rushed at them and pulling one of them off the cart began to knock his head against the ground.   before i could get up to him the patient rushed at them and pulling one of them off the cart began to knock his head against the ground.
if i had not seized him just at the moment i believe he would have killed the man there and then.   if i had not seized him just at the moment i believe he would have killed the man there and then.
the other fellow jumped down and struck him over the head with the buttend of his heavy whip.   the other fellow jumped down and struck him over the head with the buttend of his heavy whip.
it was a terrible blow but he did not seem to mind it but seized him also and struggled with the three of us pulling us to and fro as if we were kittens.   it was a terrible blow but he did not seem to mind it but seized him also and struggled with the three of us pulling us to and fro as if we were kittens.
you know i am no light weight and the others were both burly men.   you know i am no light weight and the others were both burly men.
at first he was silent in his fighting but as we began to master him and the attendants were putting a straitwaistcoat on him he began to shout ill frustrate them.   at first he was silent in his fighting but as we began to master him and the attendants were putting a straitwaistcoat on him he began to shout ill frustrate them.
they shant rob me.   they shant rob me.
they shant murder me by inches.   they shant murder me by inches.
ill fight for my lord and master.   ill fight for my lord and master.
and all sorts of similar incoherent ravings.   and all sorts of similar incoherent ravings.
it was with very considerable difficulty that they got him back to the house and put him in the padded room.   it was with very considerable difficulty that they got him back to the house and put him in the padded room.
one of the attendants hardy had a finger broken.   one of the attendants hardy had a finger broken.
however i set it all right and he is going on well.   however i set it all right and he is going on well.
the two carriers were at first loud in their threats of actions for damages and promised to rain all the penalties of the law on us.   the two carriers were at first loud in their threats of actions for damages and promised to rain all the penalties of the law on us.
their threats were however mingled with some sort of indirect apology for the defeat of the two of them by a feeble madman.   their threats were however mingled with some sort of indirect apology for the defeat of the two of them by a feeble madman.
they said that if it had not been for the way their strength had been spent in carrying and raising the heavy boxes to the cart they would have made short work of him.   they said that if it had not been for the way their strength had been spent in carrying and raising the heavy boxes to the cart they would have made short work of him.
they gave as another reason for their defeat the extraordinary state of drouth to which they had been reduced by the dusty nature of their occupation and the reprehensible distance from the scene of their labors of any place of public entertainment.   they gave as another reason for their defeat the extraordinary state of drouth to which they had been reduced by the dusty nature of their occupation and the reprehensible distance from the scene of their labors of any place of public entertainment.
i quite understood their drift and after a stiff glass of strong grog or rather more of the same and with each a sovereign in hand they made light of the attack and swore that they would encounter a worse madman any day for the pleasure of meeting so bloomin good a bloke as your correspondent.   i quite understood their drift and after a stiff glass of strong grog or rather more of the same and with each a sovereign in hand they made light of the attack and swore that they would encounter a worse madman any day for the pleasure of meeting so bloomin good a bloke as your correspondent.
i took their names and addresses in case they might be needed.   i took their names and addresses in case they might be needed.
they are as followsjack smollet of duddings rents king georges road great walworth and thomas snelling peter parleys row guide court bethnal green.   they are as followsjack smollet of duddings rents king georges road great walworth and thomas snelling peter parleys row guide court bethnal green.
they are both in the employment of harris & sons moving and shipment company orange masters yard soho.   they are both in the employment of harris & sons moving and shipment company orange masters yard soho.
i shall report to you any matter of interest occurring here and shall wire you at once if there is anything of importance.   i shall report to you any matter of interest occurring here and shall wire you at once if there is anything of importance.
believe me dear siryours faithfullypatrick hennessey.   believe me dear siryours faithfullypatrick hennessey.
letter mina harker to lucy westenra. +-  
unopened by her.    
18 september.    
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
20 september. <> 15 april.
only resolution and habit can let me make an entry tonight. = only resolution and habit can let me make an entry tonight.
i am too miserable too lowspirited too sick of the world and all in it including life itself that i would not care if i heard this moment the flapping of the wings of the angel of death.   i am too miserable too lowspirited too sick of the world and all in it including life itself that i would not care if i heard this moment the flapping of the wings of the angel of death.
and he has been flapping those grim wings to some purpose of latelucys mother and arthurs father and now .   and he has been flapping those grim wings to some purpose of latelucys mother and arthurs father and now .
  -+ .
    .
let me get on with my work. = let me get on with my work.
i duly relieved van helsing in his watch over lucy.   i duly relieved van helsing in his watch over lucy.
we wanted arthur to go to rest also but he refused at first it was only when i told him that we should want him to help us during the day and that we must not all break down for want of rest lest lucy should suffer that he agreed to go.   we wanted arthur to go to rest also but he refused at first it was only when i told him that we should want him to help us during the day and that we must not all break down for want of rest lest lucy should suffer that he agreed to go.
van helsing was very kind to him.   van helsing was very kind to him.
come my child he said come with me.   come my child he said come with me.
you are sick and weak and have had much sorrow and much mental pain as well as that tax on your strength that we know of.   you are sick and weak and have had much sorrow and much mental pain as well as that tax on your strength that we know of.
you must not be alone for to be alone is to be full of fears and alarms come to the drawingroom where there is a big fire and there are two sofas.   you must not be alone for to be alone is to be full of fears and alarms come to the drawingroom where there is a big fire and there are two sofas.
you shall lie on one and i on the other and our sympathy will be comfort to each other even though we do not speak and even if we sleep.   you shall lie on one and i on the other and our sympathy will be comfort to each other even though we do not speak and even if we sleep.
arthur went off with him casting back a longing look on lucys face which lay on her pillow almost whiter than the lawn.   arthur went off with him casting back a longing look on lucys face which lay on her pillow almost whiter than the lawn.
she lay quite still and i looked around the room to see that all was as it should be.   she lay quite still and i looked around the room to see that all was as it should be.
i could see that the professor had carried out in this room as in the other his purpose of using the garlic the whole of the windowsashes reeked with it and round lucys neck over the silk handkerchief which van helsing made her keep on was a rough chaplet of the same odorous flowers.   i could see that the professor had carried out in this room as in the other his purpose of using the garlic the whole of the windowsashes reeked with it and round lucys neck over the silk handkerchief which van helsing made her keep on was a rough chaplet of the same odorous flowers.
lucy was breathing somewhat stertorously and her face was at its worst for the open mouth showed the pale gums her teeth in the dim uncertain light seemed longer and sharper than they had been in the morning.   lucy was breathing somewhat stertorously and her face was at its worst for the open mouth showed the pale gums her teeth in the dim uncertain light seemed longer and sharper than they had been in the morning.
in particular by some trick of the light the canine teeth looked longer and sharper than the rest i sat down by her and presently she moved uneasily.   in particular by some trick of the light the canine teeth looked longer and sharper than the rest i sat down by her and presently she moved uneasily.
at the same moment there came a sort of dull flapping or buffeting at the window.   at the same moment there came a sort of dull flapping or buffeting at the window.
i went over to it softly and peeped out by the corner of the blind.   i went over to it softly and peeped out by the corner of the blind.
there was a full moonlight and i could see that the noise was made by a great bat which wheeled arounddoubtless attracted by the light although so dimand every now and again struck the window with its wings.   there was a full moonlight and i could see that the noise was made by a great bat which wheeled arounddoubtless attracted by the light although so dimand every now and again struck the window with its wings.
when i came back to my seat i found that lucy had moved slightly and had torn away the garlic flowers from her throat.   when i came back to my seat i found that lucy had moved slightly and had torn away the garlic flowers from her throat.
i replaced them as well as i could and sat watching her.   i replaced them as well as i could and sat watching her.
presently she woke and i gave her food as van helsing had prescribed.   presently she woke and i gave her food as van helsing had prescribed.
she took but a little and that languidly.   she took but a little and that languidly.
there did not seem to be with her now the unconscious struggle for life and strength that had hitherto so marked her illness.   there did not seem to be with her now the unconscious struggle for life and strength that had hitherto so marked her illness.
it struck me as curious that the moment she became conscious she pressed the garlic flowers close to her.   it struck me as curious that the moment she became conscious she pressed the garlic flowers close to her.
it was certainly odd that whenever she got into that lethargic state with the stertorous breathing she put the flowers from her but that when she waked she clutched them close there was no possibility of making any mistake about this for in the long hours that followed she had many spells of sleeping and waking and repeated both actions many times.   it was certainly odd that whenever she got into that lethargic state with the stertorous breathing she put the flowers from her but that when she waked she clutched them close there was no possibility of making any mistake about this for in the long hours that followed she had many spells of sleeping and waking and repeated both actions many times.
there was no possibility of making any mistake about this for in the long hours that followed she had many spells of sleeping and waking and repeated both actions many times. +-  
at six oclock van helsing came to relieve me. = at six oclock van helsing came to relieve me.
arthur had then fallen into a doze and he mercifully let him sleep on.   arthur had then fallen into a doze and he mercifully let him sleep on.
when he saw lucys face i could hear the hissing indraw of his breath and he said to me in a sharp whisper draw up the blind i want light.   when he saw lucys face i could hear the hissing indraw of his breath and he said to me in a sharp whisper draw up the blind i want light.
then he bent down and with his face almost touching lucys examined her carefully.   then he bent down and with his face almost touching lucys examined her carefully.
he removed the flowers and lifted the silk handkerchief from her throat.   he removed the flowers and lifted the silk handkerchief from her throat.
as he did so he started back and i could hear his ejaculation mein gott.   as he did so he started back and i could hear his ejaculation mein gott.
as it was smothered in his throat.   as it was smothered in his throat.
i bent over and looked too and as i noticed some queer chill came over me.   i bent over and looked too and as i noticed some queer chill came over me.
the wounds on the throat had absolutely disappeared.   the wounds on the throat had absolutely disappeared.
for fully five minutes van helsing stood looking at her with his face at its sternest then he turned to me and said calmlyshe is dying.   for fully five minutes van helsing stood looking at her with his face at its sternest then he turned to me and said calmlyshe is dying.
it will not be long now.   it will not be long now.
it will be much difference mark me whether she dies conscious or in her sleep.   it will be much difference mark me whether she dies conscious or in her sleep.
wake that poor boy and let him come and see the last he trusts us and we have promised him.   wake that poor boy and let him come and see the last he trusts us and we have promised him.
i went to the diningroom and waked him.   i went to the diningroom and waked him.
he was dazed for a moment but when he saw the sunlight streaming in through the edges of the shutters he thought he was late and expressed his fear.   he was dazed for a moment but when he saw the sunlight streaming in through the edges of the shutters he thought he was late and expressed his fear.
i assured him that lucy was still asleep but told him as gently as i could that both van helsing and i feared that the end was near.   i assured him that lucy was still asleep but told him as gently as i could that both van helsing and i feared that the end was near.
he covered his face with his hands and slid down on his knees by the sofa where he remained perhaps a minute with his head buried praying whilst his shoulders shook with grief.   he covered his face with his hands and slid down on his knees by the sofa where he remained perhaps a minute with his head buried praying whilst his shoulders shook with grief.
i took him by the hand and raised him up.   i took him by the hand and raised him up.
come i said my dear old fellow summon all your fortitude it will be best and easiest for her.   come i said my dear old fellow summon all your fortitude it will be best and easiest for her.
when we came into lucys room i could see that van helsing had with his usual forethought been putting matters straight and making everything look as pleasing as possible.   when we came into lucys room i could see that van helsing had with his usual forethought been putting matters straight and making everything look as pleasing as possible.
he had even brushed lucys hair so that it lay on the pillow in its usual sunny ripples.   he had even brushed lucys hair so that it lay on the pillow in its usual sunny ripples.
when we came into the room she opened her eyes and seeing him whispered softlyarthur.   when we came into the room she opened her eyes and seeing him whispered softlyarthur.
oh my love i am so glad you have come.   oh my love i am so glad you have come.
he was stooping to kiss her when van helsing motioned him back.   he was stooping to kiss her when van helsing motioned him back.
no he whispered not yet.   no he whispered not yet.
hold her hand it will comfort her more.   hold her hand it will comfort her more.
so arthur took her hand and knelt beside her and she looked her best with all the soft lines matching the angelic beauty of her eyes.   so arthur took her hand and knelt beside her and she looked her best with all the soft lines matching the angelic beauty of her eyes.
then gradually her eyes closed and she sank to sleep.   then gradually her eyes closed and she sank to sleep.
for a little bit her breast heaved softly and her breath came and went like a tired childs.   for a little bit her breast heaved softly and her breath came and went like a tired childs.
and then insensibly there came the strange change which i had noticed in the night.   and then insensibly there came the strange change which i had noticed in the night.
her breathing grew stertorous the mouth opened and the pale gums drawn back made the teeth look longer and sharper than ever.   her breathing grew stertorous the mouth opened and the pale gums drawn back made the teeth look longer and sharper than ever.
in a sort of sleepwaking vague unconscious way she opened her eyes which were now dull and hard at once and said in a soft voluptuous voice such as i had never heard from her lipsarthur.   in a sort of sleepwaking vague unconscious way she opened her eyes which were now dull and hard at once and said in a soft voluptuous voice such as i had never heard from her lipsarthur.
oh my love i am so glad you have come.   oh my love i am so glad you have come.
kiss me.   kiss me.
arthur bent eagerly over to kiss her but at that instant van helsing who like me had been startled by her voice swooped upon him and catching him by the neck with both hands dragged him back with a fury of strength which i never thought he could have possessed and actually hurled him almost across the room.   arthur bent eagerly over to kiss her but at that instant van helsing who like me had been startled by her voice swooped upon him and catching him by the neck with both hands dragged him back with a fury of strength which i never thought he could have possessed and actually hurled him almost across the room.
not for your life.   not for your life.
he said not for your living soul and hers.   he said not for your living soul and hers.
and he stood between them like a lion at bay.   and he stood between them like a lion at bay.
arthur was so taken aback that he did not for a moment know what to do or say and before any impulse of violence could seize him he realised the place and the occasion and stood silent waiting.   arthur was so taken aback that he did not for a moment know what to do or say and before any impulse of violence could seize him he realised the place and the occasion and stood silent waiting.
i kept my eyes fixed on lucy as did van helsing and we saw a spasm as of rage flit like a shadow over her face the sharp teeth clamped together.   i kept my eyes fixed on lucy as did van helsing and we saw a spasm as of rage flit like a shadow over her face the sharp teeth clamped together.
then her eyes closed and she breathed heavily.   then her eyes closed and she breathed heavily.
very shortly after she opened her eyes in all their softness and putting out her poor pale thin hand took van helsings great brown one drawing it to her she kissed it.   very shortly after she opened her eyes in all their softness and putting out her poor pale thin hand took van helsings great brown one drawing it to her she kissed it.
my true friend she said in a faint voice but with untellable pathos my true friend and his.   my true friend she said in a faint voice but with untellable pathos my true friend and his.
oh guard him and give me peace.   oh guard him and give me peace.
i swear it.   i swear it.
he said solemnly kneeling beside her and holding up his hand as one who registers an oath.   he said solemnly kneeling beside her and holding up his hand as one who registers an oath.
then he turned to arthur and said to him come my child take her hand in yours and kiss her on the forehead and only once.   then he turned to arthur and said to him come my child take her hand in yours and kiss her on the forehead and only once.
their eyes met instead of their lips and so they parted.   their eyes met instead of their lips and so they parted.
lucys eyes closed and van helsing who had been watching closely took arthurs arm and drew him away.   lucys eyes closed and van helsing who had been watching closely took arthurs arm and drew him away.
and then lucys breathing became stertorous again and all at once it ceased.   and then lucys breathing became stertorous again and all at once it ceased.
it is all over said van helsing.   it is all over said van helsing.
she is dead.   she is dead.
i took arthur by the arm and led him away to the drawingroom where he sat down and covered his face with his hands sobbing in a way that nearly broke me down to see.   i took arthur by the arm and led him away to the drawingroom where he sat down and covered his face with his hands sobbing in a way that nearly broke me down to see.
i went back to the room and found van helsing looking at poor lucy and his face was sterner than ever.   i went back to the room and found van helsing looking at poor lucy and his face was sterner than ever.
some change had come over her body.   some change had come over her body.
death had given back part of her beauty for her brow and cheeks had recovered some of their flowing lines even the lips had lost their deadly pallor.   death had given back part of her beauty for her brow and cheeks had recovered some of their flowing lines even the lips had lost their deadly pallor.
it was as if the blood no longer needed for the working of the heart had gone to make the harshness of death as little rude as might be.   it was as if the blood no longer needed for the working of the heart had gone to make the harshness of death as little rude as might be.
we thought her dying whilst she sleptand sleeping when she died.   we thought her dying whilst she sleptand sleeping when she died.
  -+ death had given back part of her beauty.
i stood beside van helsing and saidah well poor girl there is peace for her at last it is the end. = i stood beside van helsing and saidah well poor girl there is peace for her at last it is the end.
he turned to me and said with grave solemnitynot so alas.   he turned to me and said with grave solemnitynot so alas.
not so.   not so.
it is only the beginning.   it is only the beginning.
when i asked him what he meant he only shook his head and answeredwe can do nothing as yet.   when i asked him what he meant he only shook his head and answeredwe can do nothing as yet.
wait and see.   wait and see.
  -+ letter abraham van helsing m.d. d. ph.
    d. lit.
etc. = etc.
etc.   etc.
  -+ to fr.
    arnaud linden st rumbolds cathedral mechelen.
    translated from latin.
    berkeley hotel london14 april.
    brother in christi have need of your special blessing and absolution.
    despite my efforts a young womans soul has been lost to the devil.
    she is twicebaptised so time is short.
    i shall come to you very soon and take such things as are needful in the sacrament of destruction.
    your brother leon can assist in the preparations so please summon him to meet me.
    my friend arminius of budapesth reports of similar troubles in his land and through other sources i hear rumours and stories that discomfort me.
    there are invisible rumblings all across the continent like ripples on a oncestill pond and i must know who has cast the stones.
    your friendvan helsing.
chapter xiii = chapter xiii
dr sewards diary.   dr sewards diary.
  -+ 15 april.
    cont.
the funeral was arranged for the next succeeding day so that lucy and her mother might be buried together. = the funeral was arranged for the next succeeding day so that lucy and her mother might be buried together.
i attended to all the ghastly formalities and the urbane undertaker proved that his staff were afflictedor blessedwith something of his own obsequious suavity.   i attended to all the ghastly formalities and the urbane undertaker proved that his staff were afflictedor blessedwith something of his own obsequious suavity.
even the woman who performed the last offices for the dead remarked to me in a confidential brotherprofessional way when she had come out from the deathchambershe makes a very beautiful corpse sir.   even the woman who performed the last offices for the dead remarked to me in a confidential brotherprofessional way when she had come out from the deathchambershe makes a very beautiful corpse sir.
its quite a privilege to attend on her.   its quite a privilege to attend on her.
its not too much to say that she will do credit to our establishment.   its not too much to say that she will do credit to our establishment.
i noticed that van helsing never kept far away.   i noticed that van helsing never kept far away.
this was possible from the disordered state of things in the household.   this was possible from the disordered state of things in the household.
there were no relatives at hand and as arthur had to be back the next day to attend at his fathers funeral we were unable to notify any one who should have been bidden.   there were no relatives at hand and as arthur had to be back the next day to attend at his fathers funeral we were unable to notify any one who should have been bidden.
under the circumstances van helsing and i took it upon ourselves to examine papers etc.   under the circumstances van helsing and i took it upon ourselves to examine papers etc.
he insisted upon looking over lucys papers himself.   he insisted upon looking over lucys papers himself.
i asked him why for i feared that he being a foreigner might not be quite aware of english legal requirements and so might in ignorance make some unnecessary trouble.   i asked him why for i feared that he being a foreigner might not be quite aware of english legal requirements and so might in ignorance make some unnecessary trouble.
he answered mei know i know.   he answered mei know i know.
you forget that i am a lawyer as well as a doctor.   you forget that i am a lawyer as well as a doctor.
but this is not altogether for the law.   but this is not altogether for the law.
you knew that when you avoided the coroner.   you knew that when you avoided the coroner.
i have more than him to avoid.   i have more than him to avoid.
there may be papers moresuch as this.   there may be papers moresuch as this.
as he spoke he took from his pocketbook the memorandum which had been in lucys breast and which she had torn in her sleep.   as he spoke he took from his pocketbook the memorandum which had been in lucys breast and which she had torn in her sleep.
when you find anything of the solicitor who is for the late mrs westenra seal all her papers and write him tonight.   when you find anything of the solicitor who is for the late mrs westenra seal all her papers and write him tonight.
for me i watch here in the room and in miss lucys old room all night and i myself search for what may be.   for me i watch here in the room and in miss lucys old room all night and i myself search for what may be.
it is not well that her very thoughts go into the hands of strangers.   it is not well that her very thoughts go into the hands of strangers.
i went on with my part of the work and in another halfhour had found the name and address of mrs westenras solicitor and had written to him.   i went on with my part of the work and in another halfhour had found the name and address of mrs westenras solicitor and had written to him.
all the poor ladys papers were in order explicit directions regarding the place of burial were given.   all the poor ladys papers were in order explicit directions regarding the place of burial were given.
i had hardly sealed the letter when to my surprise van helsing walked into the room sayingcan i help you friend john.   i had hardly sealed the letter when to my surprise van helsing walked into the room sayingcan i help you friend john.
i am free and if i may my service is to you.   i am free and if i may my service is to you.
have you got what you looked for.   have you got what you looked for.
i asked to which he repliedi did not look for any specific thing.   i asked to which he repliedi did not look for any specific thing.
i only hoped to find and find i have all that there wasonly some letters and a few memoranda and a diary new begun.   i only hoped to find and find i have all that there wasonly some letters and a few memoranda and a diary new begun.
but i have them here and we shall for the present say nothing of them.   but i have them here and we shall for the present say nothing of them.
i shall see that poor lad tomorrow evening and with his sanction i shall use some.   i shall see that poor lad tomorrow evening and with his sanction i shall use some.
when we had finished the work in hand he said to meand now friend john i think we may to bed.   when we had finished the work in hand he said to meand now friend john i think we may to bed.
we want sleep both you and i and rest to recuperate.   we want sleep both you and i and rest to recuperate.
tomorrow we shall have much to do but for the tonight there is no need of us.   tomorrow we shall have much to do but for the tonight there is no need of us.
alas.   alas.
before turning in we went to look at poor lucy.   before turning in we went to look at poor lucy.
the undertaker had certainly done his work well for the room was turned into a small chapelle ardente.   the undertaker had certainly done his work well for the room was turned into a small chapelle ardente.
there was a wilderness of beautiful white flowers and death was made as little repulsive as might be.   there was a wilderness of beautiful white flowers and death was made as little repulsive as might be.
the end of the windingsheet was laid over the face when the professor bent over and turned it gently back we both started at the beauty before us the tall wax candles showing a sufficient light to note it well.   the end of the windingsheet was laid over the face when the professor bent over and turned it gently back we both started at the beauty before us the tall wax candles showing a sufficient light to note it well.
all lucys loveliness had come back to her in death and the hours that had passed instead of leaving traces of decays effacing fingers had but restored the beauty of life till positively i could not believe my eyes that i was looking at a corpse.   all lucys loveliness had come back to her in death and the hours that had passed instead of leaving traces of decays effacing fingers had but restored the beauty of life till positively i could not believe my eyes that i was looking at a corpse.
the professor looked sternly grave.   the professor looked sternly grave.
he had not loved her as i had and there was no need for tears in his eyes.   he had not loved her as i had and there was no need for tears in his eyes.
he said to me remain till i return and left the room.   he said to me remain till i return and left the room.
he came back with a handful of wild garlic from the box waiting in the hall but which had not been opened and placed the flowers amongst the others on and around the bed.   he came back with a handful of wild garlic from the box waiting in the hall but which had not been opened and placed the flowers amongst the others on and around the bed.
then he took from his neck inside his collar a little gold crucifix and placed it over the mouth.   then he took from his neck inside his collar a little gold crucifix and placed it over the mouth.
he restored the sheet to its place and we came away.   he restored the sheet to its place and we came away.
i was undressing in my own room when with a premonitory tap at the door he entered and at once began to speaktomorrow i want you to bring me before night a set of postmortem knives.   i was undressing in my own room when with a premonitory tap at the door he entered and at once began to speaktomorrow i want you to bring me before night a set of postmortem knives.
must we make an autopsy.   must we make an autopsy.
i asked.   i asked.
yes and no.   yes and no.
i want to operate but not as you think.   i want to operate but not as you think.
let me tell you now but not a word to another.   let me tell you now but not a word to another.
i want to cut off her head and take out her heart.   i want to cut off her head and take out her heart.
ah.   ah.
you a surgeon and so shocked.   you a surgeon and so shocked.
you whom i have seen with no tremble of hand or heart do operations of life and death that make the rest shudder.   you whom i have seen with no tremble of hand or heart do operations of life and death that make the rest shudder.
oh but i must not forget my dear friend john that you loved her and i have not forgotten it for it is i that shall operate and you must only help.   oh but i must not forget my dear friend john that you loved her and i have not forgotten it for it is i that shall operate and you must only help.
i would like to do it tonight but for arthur i must not he will be free after his fathers funeral tomorrow and he will want to see herto see it.   i would like to do it tonight but for arthur i must not he will be free after his fathers funeral tomorrow and he will want to see herto see it.
then when she is coffined ready for the next day you and i shall come when all sleep.   then when she is coffined ready for the next day you and i shall come when all sleep.
we shall unscrew the coffinlid and shall do our operation and then replace all so that none know save we alone.   we shall unscrew the coffinlid and shall do our operation and then replace all so that none know save we alone.
but why do it at all.   but why do it at all.
the girl is dead.   the girl is dead.
why mutilate her poor body without need.   why mutilate her poor body without need.
and if there is no necessity for a postmortem and nothing to gain by itno good to her to us to science to human knowledgewhy do it.   and if there is no necessity for a postmortem and nothing to gain by itno good to her to us to science to human knowledgewhy do it.
without such it is monstrous.   without such it is monstrous.
for answer he put his hand on my shoulder and said with infinite tendernessfriend john i pity your poor bleeding heart and i love you the more because it does so bleed.   for answer he put his hand on my shoulder and said with infinite tendernessfriend john i pity your poor bleeding heart and i love you the more because it does so bleed.
if i could i would take on myself the burden that you do bear.   if i could i would take on myself the burden that you do bear.
but there are things that you know not but that you shall know and bless me for knowing though they are not pleasant things.   but there are things that you know not but that you shall know and bless me for knowing though they are not pleasant things.
john my child you have been my friend now many years and yet did you ever know me to do any without good cause.   john my child you have been my friend now many years and yet did you ever know me to do any without good cause.
i may erri am but man but i believe in all i do.   i may erri am but man but i believe in all i do.
was it not for these causes that you send for me when the great trouble came.   was it not for these causes that you send for me when the great trouble came.
yes.   yes.
were you not amazed nay horrified when i would not let arthur kiss his lovethough she was dyingand snatched him away by all my strength.   were you not amazed nay horrified when i would not let arthur kiss his lovethough she was dyingand snatched him away by all my strength.
yes.   yes.
and yet you saw how she thanked me with her so beautiful dying eyes her voice too so weak and she kiss my rough old hand and bless me.   and yet you saw how she thanked me with her so beautiful dying eyes her voice too so weak and she kiss my rough old hand and bless me.
yes.   yes.
and did you not hear me swear promise to her that so she closed her eyes grateful.   and did you not hear me swear promise to her that so she closed her eyes grateful.
yes.   yes.
well i have good reason now for all i want to do.   well i have good reason now for all i want to do.
you have for many years trust me you have believe me weeks past when there be things so strange that you might have well doubt.   you have for many years trust me you have believe me weeks past when there be things so strange that you might have well doubt.
believe me yet a little friend john.   believe me yet a little friend john.
if you trust me not then i must tell what i think and that is not perhaps well.   if you trust me not then i must tell what i think and that is not perhaps well.
and if i workas work i shall no matter trust or no trustwithout my friend trust in me i work with heavy heart and feel oh.   and if i workas work i shall no matter trust or no trustwithout my friend trust in me i work with heavy heart and feel oh.
so lonely when i want all help and courage that may be.   so lonely when i want all help and courage that may be.
he paused a moment and went on solemnly friend john there are strange and terrible days before us.   he paused a moment and went on solemnly friend john there are strange and terrible days before us.
let us not be two but one that so we work to a good end.   let us not be two but one that so we work to a good end.
will you not have faith in me.   will you not have faith in me.
i took his hand and promised him.   i took his hand and promised him.
i held my door open as he went away and watched him go to his room and close the door.   i held my door open as he went away and watched him go to his room and close the door.
as i stood without moving i saw one of the maids pass silently along the passageshe had her back towards me so did not see meand go into the room where lucy lay.   as i stood without moving i saw one of the maids pass silently along the passageshe had her back towards me so did not see meand go into the room where lucy lay.
the sight touched me.   the sight touched me.
devotion is so rare and we are so grateful to those who show it unasked to those we love.   devotion is so rare and we are so grateful to those who show it unasked to those we love.
here was a poor girl putting aside the terrors which she naturally had of death to go watch alone by the bier of the mistress whom she loved so that the poor clay might not be lonely till laid to eternal rest .   here was a poor girl putting aside the terrors which she naturally had of death to go watch alone by the bier of the mistress whom she loved so that the poor clay might not be lonely till laid to eternal rest .
  -+ .
    .
i must have slept long and soundly for it was broad daylight when van helsing waked me by coming into my room. = i must have slept long and soundly for it was broad daylight when van helsing waked me by coming into my room.
he came over to my bedside and saidyou need not trouble about the knives we shall not do it.   he came over to my bedside and saidyou need not trouble about the knives we shall not do it.
why not.   why not.
i asked.   i asked.
for his solemnity of the night before had greatly impressed me.   for his solemnity of the night before had greatly impressed me.
because he said sternly it is too lateor too early.   because he said sternly it is too lateor too early.
see.   see.
here he held up the little golden crucifix.   here he held up the little golden crucifix.
this was stolen in the night.   this was stolen in the night.
how stolen i asked in wonder since you have it now.   how stolen i asked in wonder since you have it now.
because i get it back from the worthless wretch who stole it from the woman who robbed the dead and the living.   because i get it back from the worthless wretch who stole it from the woman who robbed the dead and the living.
her punishment will surely come but not through me she knew not altogether what she did and thus unknowing she only stole.   her punishment will surely come but not through me she knew not altogether what she did and thus unknowing she only stole.
now we must wait.   now we must wait.
he went away on the word leaving me with a new mystery to think of a new puzzle to grapple with.   he went away on the word leaving me with a new mystery to think of a new puzzle to grapple with.
the forenoon was a dreary time but at noon the solicitor came mr marquand of wholeman sons marquand & lidderdale.   the forenoon was a dreary time but at noon the solicitor came mr marquand of wholeman sons marquand & lidderdale.
he was very genial and very appreciative of what we had done and took off our hands all cares as to details.   he was very genial and very appreciative of what we had done and took off our hands all cares as to details.
during lunch he told us that mrs westenra had for some time expected sudden death from her heart and had put her affairs in absolute order he informed us that with the exception of a certain entailed property of lucys fathers which now in default of direct issue went back to a distant branch of the family the whole estate real and personal was left absolutely to arthur holmwood.   during lunch he told us that mrs westenra had for some time expected sudden death from her heart and had put her affairs in absolute order he informed us that with the exception of a certain entailed property of lucys fathers which now in default of direct issue went back to a distant branch of the family the whole estate real and personal was left absolutely to arthur holmwood.
when he had told us so much he went onfrankly we did our best to prevent such a testamentary disposition and pointed out certain contingencies that might leave her daughter either penniless or not so free as she should be to act regarding a matrimonial alliance.   when he had told us so much he went onfrankly we did our best to prevent such a testamentary disposition and pointed out certain contingencies that might leave her daughter either penniless or not so free as she should be to act regarding a matrimonial alliance.
indeed we pressed the matter so far that we almost came into collision for she asked us if we were or were not prepared to carry out her wishes.   indeed we pressed the matter so far that we almost came into collision for she asked us if we were or were not prepared to carry out her wishes.
of course we had then no alternative but to accept.   of course we had then no alternative but to accept.
we were right in principle and ninetynine times out of a hundred we should have proved by the logic of events the accuracy of our judgment.   we were right in principle and ninetynine times out of a hundred we should have proved by the logic of events the accuracy of our judgment.
frankly however i must admit that in this case any other form of disposition would have rendered impossible the carrying out of her wishes.   frankly however i must admit that in this case any other form of disposition would have rendered impossible the carrying out of her wishes.
for by her predeceasing her daughter the latter would have come into possession of the property and even had she only survived her mother by five minutes her property would in case there were no willand a will was a practical impossibility in such a casehave been treated at her decease as under intestacy.   for by her predeceasing her daughter the latter would have come into possession of the property and even had she only survived her mother by five minutes her property would in case there were no willand a will was a practical impossibility in such a casehave been treated at her decease as under intestacy.
in which case lord godalming though so dear a friend would have had no claim in the world and the inheritors being remote would not be likely to abandon their just rights for sentimental reasons regarding an entire stranger.   in which case lord godalming though so dear a friend would have had no claim in the world and the inheritors being remote would not be likely to abandon their just rights for sentimental reasons regarding an entire stranger.
i assure you my dear sirs i am rejoiced at the result perfectly rejoiced.   i assure you my dear sirs i am rejoiced at the result perfectly rejoiced.
he was a good fellow but his rejoicing at the one little partin which he was officially interestedof so great a tragedy was an objectlesson in the limitations of sympathetic understanding.   he was a good fellow but his rejoicing at the one little partin which he was officially interestedof so great a tragedy was an objectlesson in the limitations of sympathetic understanding.
he did not remain long but said he would look in later in the day and see lord godalming.   he did not remain long but said he would look in later in the day and see lord godalming.
his coming however had been a certain comfort to us since it assured us that we should not have to dread hostile criticism as to any of our acts.   his coming however had been a certain comfort to us since it assured us that we should not have to dread hostile criticism as to any of our acts.
arthur was expected at five oclock so a little before that time we visited the deathchamber.   arthur was expected at five oclock so a little before that time we visited the deathchamber.
it was so in very truth for now both mother and daughter lay in it.   it was so in very truth for now both mother and daughter lay in it.
the undertaker true to his craft had made the best display he could of his goods and there was a mortuary air about the place that lowered our spirits at once.   the undertaker true to his craft had made the best display he could of his goods and there was a mortuary air about the place that lowered our spirits at once.
van helsing ordered the former arrangement to be adhered to explaining that as lord godalming was coming very soon it would be less harrowing to his feelings to see all that was left of his fiancée quite alone.   van helsing ordered the former arrangement to be adhered to explaining that as lord godalming was coming very soon it would be less harrowing to his feelings to see all that was left of his fiancée quite alone.
the undertaker seemed shocked at his own stupidity and exerted himself to restore things to the condition in which we left them the night before so that when arthur came such shocks to his feelings as we could avoid were saved.   the undertaker seemed shocked at his own stupidity and exerted himself to restore things to the condition in which we left them the night before so that when arthur came such shocks to his feelings as we could avoid were saved.
poor fellow.   poor fellow.
he looked desperately sad and broken even his stalwart manhood seemed to have shrunk somewhat under the strain of his muchtried emotions.   he looked desperately sad and broken even his stalwart manhood seemed to have shrunk somewhat under the strain of his muchtried emotions.
he had i knew been very genuinely and devotedly attached to his father and to lose him and at such a time was a bitter blow to him.   he had i knew been very genuinely and devotedly attached to his father and to lose him and at such a time was a bitter blow to him.
with me he was warm as ever and to van helsing he was sweetly courteous but i could not help seeing that there was some constraint with him.   with me he was warm as ever and to van helsing he was sweetly courteous but i could not help seeing that there was some constraint with him.
the professor noticed it too and motioned me to bring him upstairs.   the professor noticed it too and motioned me to bring him upstairs.
i did so and left him at the door of the room as i felt he would like to be quite alone with her but he took my arm and led me in saying huskilyyou loved her too old fellow she told me all about it and there was no friend had a closer place in her heart than you.   i did so and left him at the door of the room as i felt he would like to be quite alone with her but he took my arm and led me in saying huskilyyou loved her too old fellow she told me all about it and there was no friend had a closer place in her heart than you.
i dont know how to thank you for all you have done for her.   i dont know how to thank you for all you have done for her.
i cant think yet .   i cant think yet .
  -+ .
    .
here he suddenly broke down and threw his arms round my shoulders and laid his head on my breast cryingoh jack. = here he suddenly broke down and threw his arms round my shoulders and laid his head on my breast cryingoh jack.
jack.   jack.
what shall i do.   what shall i do.
the whole of life seems gone from me all at once and there is nothing in the wide world for me to live for.   the whole of life seems gone from me all at once and there is nothing in the wide world for me to live for.
i comforted him as well as i could.   i comforted him as well as i could.
in such cases men do not need much expression.   in such cases men do not need much expression.
a grip of the hand the tightening of an arm over the shoulder a sob in unison are expressions of sympathy dear to a mans heart.   a grip of the hand the tightening of an arm over the shoulder a sob in unison are expressions of sympathy dear to a mans heart.
i stood still and silent till his sobs died away and then i said softly to himcome and look at her.   i stood still and silent till his sobs died away and then i said softly to himcome and look at her.
together we moved over to the bed and i lifted the lawn from her face.   together we moved over to the bed and i lifted the lawn from her face.
god.   god.
how beautiful she was.   how beautiful she was.
every hour seemed to be enhancing her loveliness.   every hour seemed to be enhancing her loveliness.
it frightened and amazed me somewhat and as for arthur he fell atrembling and finally was shaken with doubt as with an ague.   it frightened and amazed me somewhat and as for arthur he fell atrembling and finally was shaken with doubt as with an ague.
at last after a long pause he said to me in a faint whisperjack is she really dead.   at last after a long pause he said to me in a faint whisperjack is she really dead.
i assured him sadly that it was so and went on to suggestfor i felt that such a horrible doubt should not have life for a moment longer than i could helpthat it often happened that after death faces become softened and even resolved into their youthful beauty that this was especially so when death had been preceded by any acute or prolonged suffering.   i assured him sadly that it was so and went on to suggestfor i felt that such a horrible doubt should not have life for a moment longer than i could helpthat it often happened that after death faces become softened and even resolved into their youthful beauty that this was especially so when death had been preceded by any acute or prolonged suffering.
it seemed to quite do away with any doubt and after kneeling beside the couch for a while and looking at her lovingly and long he turned aside.   it seemed to quite do away with any doubt and after kneeling beside the couch for a while and looking at her lovingly and long he turned aside.
i told him that that must be goodbye as the coffin had to be prepared so he went back and took her dead hand in his and kissed it and bent over and kissed her forehead.   i told him that that must be goodbye as the coffin had to be prepared so he went back and took her dead hand in his and kissed it and bent over and kissed her forehead.
he came away fondly looking back over his shoulder at her as he came.   he came away fondly looking back over his shoulder at her as he came.
i left him in the drawingroom and told van helsing that he had said goodbye so the latter went to the kitchen to tell the undertakers men to proceed with the preparations and to screw up the coffin.   i left him in the drawingroom and told van helsing that he had said goodbye so the latter went to the kitchen to tell the undertakers men to proceed with the preparations and to screw up the coffin.
when he came out of the room again i told him of arthurs question and he repliedi am not surprised.   when he came out of the room again i told him of arthurs question and he repliedi am not surprised.
just now i doubted for a moment myself.   just now i doubted for a moment myself.
we all dined together and i could see that poor art was trying to make the best of things.   we all dined together and i could see that poor art was trying to make the best of things.
van helsing had been silent all dinnertime but when we had lit our cigars he saidlord but arthur interrupted himno no not that for gods sake.   van helsing had been silent all dinnertime but when we had lit our cigars he saidlord but arthur interrupted himno no not that for gods sake.
not yet at any rate.   not yet at any rate.
forgive me sir i did not mean to speak offensively it is only because my loss is so recent.   forgive me sir i did not mean to speak offensively it is only because my loss is so recent.
the professor answered very sweetlyi only used that name because i was in doubt.   the professor answered very sweetlyi only used that name because i was in doubt.
i must not call you mr and i have grown to love youyes my dear boy to love youas arthur.   i must not call you mr and i have grown to love youyes my dear boy to love youas arthur.
arthur held out his hand and took the old mans warmly.   arthur held out his hand and took the old mans warmly.
call me what you will he said.   call me what you will he said.
i hope i may always have the title of a friend.   i hope i may always have the title of a friend.
and let me say that i am at a loss for words to thank you for your goodness to my poor dear.   and let me say that i am at a loss for words to thank you for your goodness to my poor dear.
he paused a moment and went on i know that she understood your goodness even better than i do and if i was rude or in any way wanting at that time you acted soyou rememberthe professor noddedyou must forgive me.   he paused a moment and went on i know that she understood your goodness even better than i do and if i was rude or in any way wanting at that time you acted soyou rememberthe professor noddedyou must forgive me.
he answered with a grave kindnessi know it was hard for you to quite trust me then for to trust such violence needs to understand and i take it that you do notthat you cannottrust me now for you do not yet understand.   he answered with a grave kindnessi know it was hard for you to quite trust me then for to trust such violence needs to understand and i take it that you do notthat you cannottrust me now for you do not yet understand.
and there may be more times when i shall want you to trust when you cannotand may notand must not yet understand.   and there may be more times when i shall want you to trust when you cannotand may notand must not yet understand.
but the time will come when your trust shall be whole and complete in me and when you shall understand as though the sunlight himself shone through.   but the time will come when your trust shall be whole and complete in me and when you shall understand as though the sunlight himself shone through.
then you shall bless me from first to last for your own sake and for the sake of others and for her dear sake to whom i swore to protect.   then you shall bless me from first to last for your own sake and for the sake of others and for her dear sake to whom i swore to protect.
and indeed indeed sir said arthur warmly.   and indeed indeed sir said arthur warmly.
i shall in all ways trust you.   i shall in all ways trust you.
i know and believe you have a very noble heart and you are jacks friend and you were hers.   i know and believe you have a very noble heart and you are jacks friend and you were hers.
you shall do what you like.   you shall do what you like.
the professor cleared his throat a couple of times as though about to speak and finally saidmay i ask you something now.   the professor cleared his throat a couple of times as though about to speak and finally saidmay i ask you something now.
certainly.   certainly.
you know that mrs westenra left you all her property.   you know that mrs westenra left you all her property.
no poor dear i never thought of it.   no poor dear i never thought of it.
and as it is all yours you have a right to deal with it as you will.   and as it is all yours you have a right to deal with it as you will.
i want you to give me permission to read all miss lucys papers and letters.   i want you to give me permission to read all miss lucys papers and letters.
believe me it is no idle curiosity.   believe me it is no idle curiosity.
i have a motive of which be sure she would have approved.   i have a motive of which be sure she would have approved.
i have them all here.   i have them all here.
i took them before we knew that all was yours so that no strange hand might touch themno strange eye look through words into her soul.   i took them before we knew that all was yours so that no strange hand might touch themno strange eye look through words into her soul.
i shall keep them if i may even you may not see them yet but i shall keep them safe.   i shall keep them if i may even you may not see them yet but i shall keep them safe.
no word shall be lost and in the good time i shall give them back to you.   no word shall be lost and in the good time i shall give them back to you.
it is a hard thing that i ask but you will do it will you not for lucys sake.   it is a hard thing that i ask but you will do it will you not for lucys sake.
arthur spoke out heartily like his old selfdr van helsing you may do what you will.   arthur spoke out heartily like his old selfdr van helsing you may do what you will.
i feel that in saying this i am doing what my dear one would have approved.   i feel that in saying this i am doing what my dear one would have approved.
i shall not trouble you with questions till the time comes.   i shall not trouble you with questions till the time comes.
the old professor stood up as he said solemnlyand you are right.   the old professor stood up as he said solemnlyand you are right.
there will be pain for us all but it will not be all pain nor will this pain be the last we and you tooyou most of all my dear boywill have to pass through the bitter water before we reach the sweet.   there will be pain for us all but it will not be all pain nor will this pain be the last we and you tooyou most of all my dear boywill have to pass through the bitter water before we reach the sweet.
but we must be brave of heart and unselfish and do our duty and all will be well.   but we must be brave of heart and unselfish and do our duty and all will be well.
i slept on a sofa in arthurs room that night.   i slept on a sofa in arthurs room that night.
van helsing did not go to bed at all.   van helsing did not go to bed at all.
he went to and fro as if patrolling the house and was never out of sight of the room where lucy lay in her coffin strewn with the wild garlic flowers which sent through the odour of lily and rose a heavy overpowering smell into the night.   he went to and fro as if patrolling the house and was never out of sight of the room where lucy lay in her coffin strewn with the wild garlic flowers which sent through the odour of lily and rose a heavy overpowering smell into the night.
mina harkers journal. <> telegram van helsing to mina murray.
22 september.    
god.   17 april.
if i only knew.   on behalf of mr arthur holmwood as a friend of the family you will be grieved to hear that mrs westenra died five days ago and that lucy died the day before yesterday.
if i only knew.    
they were both buried today. = they were both buried today.
  -+ van helsing.
mina murrays journal. = mina murrays journal.
17 april.   17 april.
  -+ now a telegram from van helsing whoever he may be.
oh what a wealth of sorrow in a few words. = oh what a wealth of sorrow in a few words.
poor mrs westenra.   poor mrs westenra.
poor lucy.   poor lucy.
gone gone never to return to us.   gone gone never to return to us.
and poor poor arthur to have lost such a sweetness out of his life.   and poor poor arthur to have lost such a sweetness out of his life.
god help us all to bear our troubles.   god help us all to bear our troubles.
  -+ kate reeds journal.
    17 april.
    lucys funeral.
    what is there to write.
    what is there to say.
    i saw arthur holmwood there.
    i saw dr seward and that american friend of theirs and an older whitehaired man i did not recognise but who reminded me greatly of uncle james.
    i saw none of the other girls from st marys but i suppose there was such little notice of the funeral that it could not be helped.
    i had hoped to see mina there.
    i had wished to see mina there but to no avail.
    i saw lucy as beautiful in death as she was in life lying next to her poor mother.
    i dared not approach the coffin to kiss her goodbye.
    when i looked at her i saw again that frightful apparition.
    that is not how she should be remembered least of all by some one who was supposed to be her friend.
    i must forget that night.
    i would sew my mouth up and lock my memories away and hurl them into the sea if i could.
    i offered my condolences to mr holmwoodi do not think he even noticed me and i just mumbled some platitude.
    he was plainly brokenhearted.
    dr seward was deep in conversation with the whitehaired gentleman another doctor i believe and i could not bring myself to interrupt.
    what could i have said anyway.
    what good would it do anyone to blacken poor lucys reputation after her passing.
    the whole night seems like a terrible nightmare the details fading as i wake but the feeling of terror lingers and will not depart.
    it poisons everything.
    the world seems rotting and mad beneath the surface.
    i followed the funeral cortège to kingstead cemetery and watched from the shadow of the yewtrees as they laid lucy to rest in the tomb.
    presently i was joined by another mourner.
    ive buried friends before dear and true ones but it has never been so painful nor so sad.
    i knew she was ill i replied but thought she was getting better.
    it was the damnedest thing he said but then he lapsed into silence.
    we both stood there for a few minutes with the quiet rustling of the leaves filling the air around us.
    miss reed isnt it.
    he said finally.
    i met you once last year with lucy.
    i confessed i had forgotten his name and he smiled and shook my hand and introduced himself again as quincey morris.
    any friend of lucys is a friend of mine he added and a friend shouldt be a stranger.
    ive got to take art back to ring but id like to call on you and talk a little about lucys last days.
    you deserve to know how she died.
    so do you i thought to myself but i did not say it.
    francis aytowns appointmentbook.
    16 april.
    sir robert parton client.
    miss juliette parton subject.
    i am cursed.
    i have offended the spirit of ruskin by my flirtation with pater and i renounce him.
    one afternoons work mostly wasted.
    six fulllength portraits only the one in full sunlight at all salvageable.
    miss partons image too shows the signs of black corruption whatever they may be.
    jenkins was in the studio working on some of his own pieces for once also rather than only mooching my paints and gaspers.
    he said hed never seen the like which hardly surprised me given his stodgy and uninteresting approach to portraiture.
    i told him so in so many words and he stormed out.
    its hardly worth sharing a space with another artist but a nonartist is even worse.
    miss parton was recovering from an illness when i photographed her but she looked healthy enough perhaps due to her ruddier natural complexion.
    she was in an ill humour however alternately pouting and pining.
    perhaps her military betrothed has found sunnier quarters.
    17 april.
    miss westenra is dead.
    have i found some new disease some plague visible under the kodak lens.
    i am at my wits end.
    bloomsbury and soho even chelsea do not prepare one for the necropolis.
    inspector cotfords notebook.
    17 april.
    after an early mass i took my customary long constitutional.
    i noticed that i was near to the home of mr singleton and took it upon myself to call on him.
    i knocked on the door several times to no avail.
    i was about to give up when a neighbour informed mehes inside all right.
    he sleeps like the dead queer albert does.
    just hammer on that window thereits his bedroom.
    i followed these instructions and eventually roused mr singleton.
    he invited me into his small and spartan home.
    i knew you would call on me inspector he said slyly tell me where did they find the missing servant.
    you are mistaken mr singleton i told him.
    i am here purely as a courtesy.
    mr wintersuffield perished as a result of an accident according to witnesses.
    i am here to inform you that if you still believe he owes you money and here i consulted my notebook to impress upon him that nothing goes unnoted and he would be wise to consider his own behaviour some seventeen shillings for services rendered then you must apply with his other creditors to the executors of his estate.
    i fear that you will be at the back of the queue for it seems that mr wintersuffield died in considerable debt.
    never mind that he replied where did you find the servant.
    in kew gardens i admitted but i would hardly call that a jungle.
    call it what you willi saw it.
    he is abroad again.
    he haunts my dreams him and his girls.
    he makes them sick you know.
    who does.
    i asked in confusion.
    ill show you said singleton.
    his eyes were bright and feverish.
    ill bring you to him.
    he has gone upstairs to dress himself giving me time to write this entry.
    i am unsure why i am entertaining this lunatic notion but i can spare a few hours to indulge my curiosity.
    inspector cotfords notebook.
    17 april later.
    singleton and i set out some time after noon.
    he wore a heavy coat against the rain.
    i offered him the use of my umbrella but he shied away from it as though it were poisonous.
    we began by walking east along whitechapel road.
    i felt strangely like a man taking a dog for a walk as singleton kept sniffing and moving his head this way and that like a hound trying to find a scent.
    the resemblance was magnified when he suddenly declared that we were going the wrong way and insisted that we turn right around and head back towards the city.
    we ended up at charing cross where singleton spent several minutes circling in confusion.
    crowds make me nervous and so do underground places.
    i never take the underground trains if i can avoid it.
    there are noxious emanations from the deeps you know.
    finally he settled on a direction and we set off north along the charing cross road.
    we walked in the drizzling rain for some time.
    i suggested that we take an omnibus if our journey was going to be much longer as mr singleton showed signs of fatigue.
    he agreed and we caught the omnibus for hampstead.
    singleton spent the whole journey with his face pressed against the window.
    as twilight drew in he became doleful and saidshe is dead then.
    she sickened and died and the wolf ate her heart.
    what nonsense is this.
    she is dead.
    he hissed and yanked hard on the bellcord to tell the driver to stop.
    we alighted hastily to avoid making a further scene.
    who is dead.
    i asked and then i remembered that i first encountered mr singleton outside sir robert partons home and that his daughter was ill.
    juliette parton.
    yes.
    with that singleton marched off towards a large house nearby.
    the gates were open and i could see a few lights burning at the end of the treelined avenue.
    one of the windows was hastily boarded over in strange contrast to the elegance of the rest of the property.
    i should forget singleton and his ravings.
    we are nowhere near sir roberts house i objected but i followed him down the path and overtook him before he reached the front door.
    to my surprise i found there was a black wreath hanging from it.
    i told singleton to stay quiet and after removing my hat i knocked on the door.
    a tall fairhaired gentleman in a black suit answered it and i saw immediately that he had just suffered some terrible loss.
    he had the sort of hollow exhausted demeanour i had come to associate with the victims of unspeakable crimes.
    he spoke with a strong american accent.
    are you looking to see art or are you friends of the westenras.
    i am inspector cotford of the metropolitan police.
    sir whose home is this.
    it was mrs westenras but we just buried her.
    i suppose its her daughters fiancé arthurs nowlord godalming that is.
    whats this about inspector.
    i hastened to reassure the gentleman that it was a misunderstanding and that there was no need to trouble lord godalming in his time of grief.
    i begged him to pass on my condolences and hustled singleton back up the avenue.
    i only see.
    i only see.
    he whined i dont know.
    i left singleton to make his own way home.
    i cannot decide if the man is a charlatan a lunatic or simply a perverted deviant but in any case i have wasted far too much time indulging him.
    later i made discrete enquiries as to the health of sir roberts daughter and confirmed that she is on the verge of making a full recovery.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
22 september. <> 17 april.
it is all over. = it is all over.
arthur has gone back to ring and has taken quincey morris with him.   arthur has gone back to ring and has taken quincey morris with him.
what a fine fellow is quincey.   what a fine fellow is quincey.
i believe in my heart of hearts that he suffered as much about lucys death as any of us but he bore himself through it like a moral viking.   i believe in my heart of hearts that he suffered as much about lucys death as any of us but he bore himself through it like a moral viking.
if america can go on breeding men like that she will be a power in the world indeed.   if america can go on breeding men like that she will be a power in the world indeed.
van helsing is lying down having a rest preparatory to his journey.   van helsing is lying down having a rest preparatory to his journey.
he goes to amsterdam tonight but says he returns tomorrow night that he only wants to make some arrangements which can only be made personally.   he goes to amsterdam tonight but says he returns tomorrow night that he only wants to make some arrangements which can only be made personally.
he is to stop with me then if he can he says he has work to do in london which may take him some time.   he is to stop with me then if he can he says he has work to do in london which may take him some time.
poor old fellow.   poor old fellow.
i fear that the strain of the past week has broken down even his iron strength.   i fear that the strain of the past week has broken down even his iron strength.
all the time of the burial he was i could see putting some terrible restraint on himself.   all the time of the burial he was i could see putting some terrible restraint on himself.
when it was all over we were standing beside arthur who poor fellow was speaking of his part in the operation where his blood had been transfused to his lucys veins i could see van helsings face grow white and purple by turns.   when it was all over we were standing beside arthur who poor fellow was speaking of his part in the operation where his blood had been transfused to his lucys veins i could see van helsings face grow white and purple by turns.
arthur was saying that he felt since then as if they two had been really married and that she was his wife in the sight of god.   arthur was saying that he felt since then as if they two had been really married and that she was his wife in the sight of god.
none of us said a word of the other operations and none of us ever shall.   none of us said a word of the other operations and none of us ever shall.
arthur and quincey went away together to the station and van helsing and i came on here.   arthur and quincey went away together to the station and van helsing and i came on here.
the moment we were alone in the carriage he gave way to a regular fit of hysterics.   the moment we were alone in the carriage he gave way to a regular fit of hysterics.
he has denied to me since that it was hysterics and insisted that it was only his sense of humour asserting itself under very terrible conditions.   he has denied to me since that it was hysterics and insisted that it was only his sense of humour asserting itself under very terrible conditions.
he laughed till he cried and i had to draw down the blinds lest any one should see us and misjudge and then he cried till he laughed again and laughed and cried together just as a woman does.   he laughed till he cried and i had to draw down the blinds lest any one should see us and misjudge and then he cried till he laughed again and laughed and cried together just as a woman does.
i tried to be stern with him as one is to a woman under the circumstances but it had no effect.   i tried to be stern with him as one is to a woman under the circumstances but it had no effect.
men and women are so different in manifestations of nervous strength or weakness.   men and women are so different in manifestations of nervous strength or weakness.
then when his face grew grave and stern again i asked him why his mirth and why at such a time.   then when his face grew grave and stern again i asked him why his mirth and why at such a time.
his reply was in a way characteristic of him for it was logical and forceful and mysterious.   his reply was in a way characteristic of him for it was logical and forceful and mysterious.
he saidah you dont comprehend friend john.   he saidah you dont comprehend friend john.
do not think that i am not sad though i laugh.   do not think that i am not sad though i laugh.
see i have cried even when the laugh did choke me.   see i have cried even when the laugh did choke me.
but no more think that i am all sorry when i cry for the laugh he come just the same.   but no more think that i am all sorry when i cry for the laugh he come just the same.
keep it always with you that laughter who knock at your door and say may i come in.   keep it always with you that laughter who knock at your door and say may i come in.
is not the true laughter.   is not the true laughter.
no.   no.
he is a king and he come when and how he like.   he is a king and he come when and how he like.
he ask no person he choose no time of suitability.   he ask no person he choose no time of suitability.
he say i am here.   he say i am here.
behold in example i grieve my heart out for that so sweet young girl i give my blood for her though i am old and worn i give my time my skill my sleep i let my other sufferers want that she may have all.   behold in example i grieve my heart out for that so sweet young girl i give my blood for her though i am old and worn i give my time my skill my sleep i let my other sufferers want that she may have all.
and yet i can laugh at her very gravelaugh when the clay from the spade of the sexton drop upon her coffin and say thud.   and yet i can laugh at her very gravelaugh when the clay from the spade of the sexton drop upon her coffin and say thud.
thud.   thud.
to my heart till it send back the blood from my cheek.   to my heart till it send back the blood from my cheek.
my heart bleed for that poor boythat dear boy so of the age of mine own boy had i been so blessed that he live and with his hair and eyes the same.   my heart bleed for that poor boythat dear boy so of the age of mine own boy had i been so blessed that he live and with his hair and eyes the same.
there you know now why i love him so.   there you know now why i love him so.
and yet when he say things that touch my husbandheart to the quick and make my fatherheart yearn to him as to no other mannot even you friend john for we are more level in experiences than father and sonyet even at such a moment king laugh he come to me and shout and bellow in my ear here i am.   and yet when he say things that touch my husbandheart to the quick and make my fatherheart yearn to him as to no other mannot even you friend john for we are more level in experiences than father and sonyet even at such a moment king laugh he come to me and shout and bellow in my ear here i am.
here i am.   here i am.
till the blood come dance back and bring some of the sunshine that he carry with him to my cheek.   till the blood come dance back and bring some of the sunshine that he carry with him to my cheek.
oh friend john it is a strange world a sad world a world full of miseries and woes and troubles and yet when king laugh come he make them all dance to the tune he play.   oh friend john it is a strange world a sad world a world full of miseries and woes and troubles and yet when king laugh come he make them all dance to the tune he play.
bleeding hearts and dry bones of the churchyard and tears that burn as they fallall dance together to the music that he make with that smileless mouth of him.   bleeding hearts and dry bones of the churchyard and tears that burn as they fallall dance together to the music that he make with that smileless mouth of him.
and believe me friend john that he is good to come and kind.   and believe me friend john that he is good to come and kind.
ah we men and women are like ropes drawn tight with strain that pull us different ways.   ah we men and women are like ropes drawn tight with strain that pull us different ways.
then tears come and like the rain on the ropes they brace us up until perhaps the strain become too great and we break.   then tears come and like the rain on the ropes they brace us up until perhaps the strain become too great and we break.
but king laugh he come like the sunshine and he ease off the strain again and we bear to go on with our labour what it may be.   but king laugh he come like the sunshine and he ease off the strain again and we bear to go on with our labour what it may be.
i did not like to wound him by pretending not to see his idea but as i did not yet understand the cause of his laughter i asked him.   i did not like to wound him by pretending not to see his idea but as i did not yet understand the cause of his laughter i asked him.
as he answered me his face grew stern and he said in quite a different toneoh it was the grim irony of it allthis so lovely lady garlanded with flowers that looked so fair as life till one by one we wondered if she were truly dead she laid in that so fine marble house in that lonely churchyard where rest so many of her kin laid there with the mother who loved her and whom she loved and that sacred bell going toll.   as he answered me his face grew stern and he said in quite a different toneoh it was the grim irony of it allthis so lovely lady garlanded with flowers that looked so fair as life till one by one we wondered if she were truly dead she laid in that so fine marble house in that lonely churchyard where rest so many of her kin laid there with the mother who loved her and whom she loved and that sacred bell going toll.
toll.   toll.
toll.   toll.
so sad and slow and those holy men with the white garments of the angel pretending to read books and yet all the time their eyes never on the page and all of us with the bowed head.   so sad and slow and those holy men with the white garments of the angel pretending to read books and yet all the time their eyes never on the page and all of us with the bowed head.
and all for what.   and all for what.
she is dead so.   she is dead so.
is it not.   is it not.
well for the life of me professor i said i cant see anything to laugh at in all that.   well for the life of me professor i said i cant see anything to laugh at in all that.
why your explanation makes it a harder puzzle than before.   why your explanation makes it a harder puzzle than before.
but even if the burial service was comic what about poor art and his trouble.   but even if the burial service was comic what about poor art and his trouble.
why his heart was simply breaking.   why his heart was simply breaking.
just so.   just so.
said he not that the transfusion of his blood to her veins had made her truly his bride.   said he not that the transfusion of his blood to her veins had made her truly his bride.
yes and it was a sweet and comforting idea for him.   yes and it was a sweet and comforting idea for him.
quite so.   quite so.
but there was a difficulty friend john.   but there was a difficulty friend john.
if so that then what about the others.   if so that then what about the others.
ho ho.   ho ho.
then this so sweet maid is a polyandrist and me with my poor wife dead to me but alive by churchs law though no wits all goneeven i who am faithful husband to this nownowife am bigamisti dont see where the joke comes in there either.   then this so sweet maid is a polyandrist and me with my poor wife dead to me but alive by churchs law though no wits all goneeven i who am faithful husband to this nownowife am bigamisti dont see where the joke comes in there either.
i said and i did not feel particularly pleased with him for saying such things.   i said and i did not feel particularly pleased with him for saying such things.
he laid his hand on my arm and saidfriend john forgive me if i pain.   he laid his hand on my arm and saidfriend john forgive me if i pain.
i showed not my feeling to others when it would wound but only to you my old friend whom i can trust if you could have looked into my very heart that when i want to laugh if you could have done so when the laugh arrived if you could do so now when king laugh have pack up his crown and all that is to himfor he go far far away from me and for a long long timemaybe you would perhaps pity me the most of all.   i showed not my feeling to others when it would wound but only to you my old friend whom i can trust if you could have looked into my very heart that when i want to laugh if you could have done so when the laugh arrived if you could do so now when king laugh have pack up his crown and all that is to himfor he go far far away from me and for a long long timemaybe you would perhaps pity me the most of all.
i was touched by the tenderness of his tone and asked why.   i was touched by the tenderness of his tone and asked why.
because i know.   because i know.
and now we are all scattered and for many a long day loneliness will sit over our roofs with brooding wings.   and now we are all scattered and for many a long day loneliness will sit over our roofs with brooding wings.
lucy lies in the tomb of her kin a lordly deathhouse in a lonely churchyard away from teeming london where the air is fresh and the sun rises over hampstead hill and where wild flowers grow of their own accord.   lucy lies in the tomb of her kin a lordly deathhouse in a lonely churchyard away from teeming london where the air is fresh and the sun rises over hampstead hill and where wild flowers grow of their own accord.
so i can finish this diary and god only knows if i shall ever begin another.   so i can finish this diary and god only knows if i shall ever begin another.
if i do or if i even open this again it will be to deal with different people and different themes for here at the end where the romance of my life is told ere i go back to take up the thread of my lifework i say sadly and without hope finis.   if i do or if i even open this again it will be to deal with different people and different themes for here at the end where the romance of my life is told ere i go back to take up the thread of my lifework i say sadly and without hope finis.
  -+ cutting from the westminster gazette 20th april 1894.
a hampstead mysterythe neighbourhood of hampstead is just at present exercised with a series of events which seem to run on lines parallel to those of what was known to the writers of headlines as the kensington horror or the stabbing woman or the woman in black. = a hampstead mysterythe neighbourhood of hampstead is just at present exercised with a series of events which seem to run on lines parallel to those of what was known to the writers of headlines as the kensington horror or the stabbing woman or the woman in black.
the neighbourhood of hampstead is just at present exercised with a series of events which seem to run on lines parallel to those of what was known to the writers of headlines as the kensington horror or the stabbing woman or the woman in black. +-  
during the past two or three days several cases have occurred of young children straying from home or neglecting to return from their playing on the heath. = during the past two or three days several cases have occurred of young children straying from home or neglecting to return from their playing on the heath.
in all these cases the children were too young to give any properly intelligible account of themselves but the consensus of their excuses is that they had been with a bloofer lady.   in all these cases the children were too young to give any properly intelligible account of themselves but the consensus of their excuses is that they had been with a bloofer lady.
it has always been late in the evening when they have been missed and on two occasions the children have not been found until early in the following morning.   it has always been late in the evening when they have been missed and on two occasions the children have not been found until early in the following morning.
it is generally supposed in the neighbourhood that as the first child missed gave as his reason for being away that a bloofer lady had asked him to come for a walk the others had picked up the phrase and used it as occasion served.   it is generally supposed in the neighbourhood that as the first child missed gave as his reason for being away that a bloofer lady had asked him to come for a walk the others had picked up the phrase and used it as occasion served.
this is the more natural as the favourite game of the little ones at present is luring each other away by wiles.   this is the more natural as the favourite game of the little ones at present is luring each other away by wiles.
a correspondent writes us that to see some of the tiny tots pretending to be the bloofer lady is supremely funny.   a correspondent writes us that to see some of the tiny tots pretending to be the bloofer lady is supremely funny.
some of our caricaturists might he says take a lesson in the irony of grotesque by comparing the reality and the picture.   some of our caricaturists might he says take a lesson in the irony of grotesque by comparing the reality and the picture.
it is only in accordance with general principles of human nature that the bloofer lady should be the popular role at these al fresco performances.   it is only in accordance with general principles of human nature that the bloofer lady should be the popular role at these al fresco performances.
our correspondent naïvely says that even ellen terry could not be so winningly attractive as some of these grubbyfaced little children pretendand even imagine themselvesto be.   our correspondent naïvely says that even ellen terry could not be so winningly attractive as some of these grubbyfaced little children pretendand even imagine themselvesto be.
there is however possibly a serious side to the question for some of the children indeed all who have been missed at night have been slightly torn or wounded in the throat.   there is however possibly a serious side to the question for some of the children indeed all who have been missed at night have been slightly torn or wounded in the throat.
the wounds seem such as might be made by a rat or a small dog and although of not much importance individually would tend to show that whatever animal inflicts them has a system or method of its own.   the wounds seem such as might be made by a rat or a small dog and although of not much importance individually would tend to show that whatever animal inflicts them has a system or method of its own.
the police of the division have been instructed to keep a sharp lookout for straying children especially when very young in and around hampstead heath and for any stray dog which may be about.   the police of the division have been instructed to keep a sharp lookout for straying children especially when very young in and around hampstead heath and for any stray dog which may be about.
the westminster gazette 25 september. <> the westminster gazette 20th april 1894.
we have just received intelligence that another child missed last night was only discovered late in the morning under a furze bush at the shooters hill side of hampstead heath which is perhaps less frequented than the other parts.   the hampstead horroranother child injuredthe bloofer ladywe have just received intelligence that another child missed last night was only discovered late in the morning under a furze bush at the shooters hill side of hampstead heath which is perhaps less frequented than the other parts.
it has the same tiny wound in the throat as has been noticed in other cases. = it has the same tiny wound in the throat as has been noticed in other cases.
it was terribly weak and looked quite emaciated.   it was terribly weak and looked quite emaciated.
it too when partially restored had the common story to tell of being lured away by the bloofer lady.   it too when partially restored had the common story to tell of being lured away by the bloofer lady.
chapter xiv   chapter xiv
mina harkers journal. <> letter van helsing to mina murray.
23 september.    
24 september.    
.   19 april.
letter van helsing to mrs harker.    
24 september.    
confidence. = confidence.
dear madami pray you to pardon my writing in that i am so far friend as that i sent to you sad news of miss lucy westenras death.   dear madami pray you to pardon my writing in that i am so far friend as that i sent to you sad news of miss lucy westenras death.
by the kindness of lord godalming i am empowered to read her letters and papers for i am deeply concerned about certain matters vitally important.   by the kindness of lord godalming i am empowered to read her letters and papers for i am deeply concerned about certain matters vitally important.
in them i find some letters from you which show how great friends you were and how you love her.   in them i find some letters from you which show how great friends you were and how you love her.
oh madam mina by that love i implore you help me.   oh madam mina by that love i implore you help me.
it is for others good that i askto redress great wrong and to lift much and terrible troublesthat may be more great than you can know.   it is for others good that i askto redress great wrong and to lift much and terrible troublesthat may be more great than you can know.
may it be that i see you.   may it be that i see you.
you can trust me.   you can trust me.
i am friend of dr john seward and of lord godalming that was arthur of miss lucy.   i am friend of dr john seward and of lord godalming that was arthur of miss lucy.
i must keep it private for the present from all.   i must keep it private for the present from all.
i should come to exeter to see you at once if you tell me i am privilege to come and where and when.   i should come to exeter to see you at once if you tell me i am privilege to come and where and when.
i implore your pardon madam.   i implore your pardon madam.
i have read your letters to poor lucy and know how good you are and how your betrothed miss.   i have read your letters to poor lucy and know how good you are and how your betrothed miss.
again your pardon and forgive me.   again your pardon and forgive me.
van helsing.   van helsing.
telegram mrs harker to van helsing. <> telegram mina murray to van helsing.
25 september.come today by quarterpast ten train if you can catch it.   20 april.come today by quarterpast ten train if you can catch it.
can see you any time you call. = can see you any time you call.
  <> wilhelmina murray.
mina harkers journal.   mina murrays journal.
25 september.   20 april.
i cannot help feeling terribly excited as the time draws near for the visit of dr van helsing for somehow i expect it will throw some light upon jonathans sad experience and as he attended poor dear lucy in her last illness he can tell me all about her.   i cannot help feeling terribly excited as the time draws near for the visit of dr van helsing as he attended poor dear lucy in her last illness so he can tell me all about her.
    that is the reason of his coming.
that habit came back to the poor dear and that awful night on the cliff must have made her ill. = that habit came back to the poor dear and that awful night on the cliff must have made her ill.
i had almost forgotten in my own affairs how ill she was afterwards.   i had almost forgotten in my own affairs how ill she was afterwards.
she must have told him of her sleepwalking adventure on the cliff and that i knew all about it and now he wants me to tell him about it so that he may understand.   she must have told him of her sleepwalking adventure on the cliff and that i knew all about it and now he wants me to tell him about it so that he may understand.
  -+ i hope i did right in not saying anything of it to mrs westenra.
i should never forgive myself if any act of mine were it even a negative one brought harm on poor dear lucy. = i should never forgive myself if any act of mine were it even a negative one brought harm on poor dear lucy.
i hope too dr van helsing will not blame me i have had so much trouble and anxiety of late that i feel i cannot bear more just at present.   i hope too dr van helsing will not blame me i have had so much trouble and anxiety of late that i feel i cannot bear more just at present.
i suppose a cry does us all good at timesclears the air as other rain does.   i suppose a cry does us all good at timesclears the air as other rain does.
it is two oclock and the doctor will be here soon now.   it is two oclock and the doctor will be here soon now.
i am so glad i have typewritten out my own journal so that in case he asks about lucy i can hand it to him it will save much questioning.   i am so glad i have typewritten out my own journal so that in case he asks about lucy i can hand it to him it will save much questioning.
later.   later.
he has come and gone.   he has come and gone.
oh what a strange meeting and how it all makes my head whirl round.   oh what a strange meeting and how it all makes my head whirl round.
i feel like one in a dream.   i feel like one in a dream.
can it be all possible or even a part of it.   can it be all possible or even a part of it.
dr van helsing must be a good man as well as a clever one if he is arthurs friend and dr sewards and if they brought him all the way from holland to look after lucy.   dr van helsing must be a good man as well as a clever one if he is arthurs friend and dr sewards and if they brought him all the way from holland to look after lucy.
i feel from having seen him that he is good and kind and of a noble nature and that he is widely travelled.   i feel from having seen him that he is good and kind and of a noble nature and that he is widely travelled.
when he comes tomorrow i shall ask him about jonathan and then please god all this sorrow and anxiety may lead to a good end.   when he comes tomorrow i shall ask him about jonathan and then please god all this sorrow and anxiety may lead to a good end.
  <> i used to think i would like to practice interviewing.
i used to think i would like to practise interviewing jonathans friend on the exeter news told him that memory was everything in such workthat you must be able to put down exactly almost every word spoken even if you had to refine some of it afterwards.   kate told me that memory is everything in such workthat you must be able to put down exactly almost every word spoken even if you had to refine some of it afterwards.
here was a rare interview i shall try to record it verbatim. = here was a rare interview i shall try to record it verbatim.
it was halfpast two oclock when the knock came.   it was halfpast two oclock when the knock came.
i took my courage à deux mains and waited.   i took my courage à deux mains and waited.
in a few minutes mary opened the door and announced dr van helsing.   in a few minutes mary opened the door and announced dr van helsing.
i rose and bowed and he came towards me a man of medium weight strongly built with his shoulders set back over a broad deep chest and a neck well balanced on the trunk as the head is on the neck.   i rose and bowed and he came towards me a man of medium weight strongly built with his shoulders set back over a broad deep chest and a neck well balanced on the trunk as the head is on the neck.
the poise of the head strikes one at once as indicative of thought and power the head is noble wellsized broad and large behind the ears.   the poise of the head strikes one at once as indicative of thought and power the head is noble wellsized broad and large behind the ears.
the face cleanshaven shows a hard square chin a large resolute mobile mouth a goodsized nose rather straight but with quick sensitive nostrils that seem to broaden as the big bushy brows come down and the mouth tightens.   the face cleanshaven shows a hard square chin a large resolute mobile mouth a goodsized nose rather straight but with quick sensitive nostrils that seem to broaden as the big bushy brows come down and the mouth tightens.
the forehead is broad and fine rising at first almost straight and then sloping back above two bumps or ridges wide apart such a forehead that the reddish hair cannot possibly tumble over it but falls naturally back and to the sides.   the forehead is broad and fine rising at first almost straight and then sloping back above two bumps or ridges wide apart such a forehead that the reddish hair cannot possibly tumble over it but falls naturally back and to the sides.
big dark blue eyes are set widely apart and are quick and tender or stern with the mans moods.   big dark blue eyes are set widely apart and are quick and tender or stern with the mans moods.
he said to memrs harker is it not. <> he said to memiss murray is it not.
i bowed assent.   i bowed assent and he continued.
it is mina murray that i came to see that was friend of that poor dear child lucy westenra. = it is mina murray that i came to see that was friend of that poor dear child lucy westenra.
madam mina it is on account of the dead that i come.   madam mina it is on account of the dead that i come.
sir i said you could have no better claim on me than that you were a friend and helper of lucy westenra.   sir i said you could have no better claim on me than that you were a friend and helper of lucy westenra.
and i held out my hand.   and i held out my hand.
he took it and said tenderlyoh madam mina i know that the friend of that poor lily girl must be good but i had yet to learn he finished his speech with a courtly bow.   he took it and said tenderlyoh madam mina i know that the friend of that poor lily girl must be good but i had yet to learn he finished his speech with a courtly bow.
i asked him what it was that he wanted to see me about so he at once begani have read your letters to miss lucy.   i asked him what it was that he wanted to see me about so he at once begani have read your letters to miss lucy.
forgive me but i had to begin to inquire somewhere and there was none to ask.   forgive me but i had to begin to inquire somewhere and there was none to ask.
i know that you were with her at whitby.   i know that you were with her at whitby.
she sometimes kept a diaryyou need not look surprised madam mina it was begun after you had left and was an imitation of youand in that diary she traces by inference certain things to a sleepwalking in which she puts down that you saved her.   she sometimes kept a diaryyou need not look surprised madam mina it was begun after you had left and was an imitation of youand in that diary she traces by inference certain things to a sleepwalking in which she puts down that you saved her.
in great perplexity then i come to you and ask you out of your so much kindness to tell me all of it that you can remember.   in great perplexity then i come to you and ask you out of your so much kindness to tell me all of it that you can remember.
i can tell you i think dr van helsing all about it.   i can tell you i think dr van helsing all about it.
ah then you have good memory for facts for details.   ah then you have good memory for facts for details.
it is not always so with young ladies.   it is not always so with young ladies.
no doctor but i wrote it all down at the time.   no doctor but i wrote it all down at the time.
i can show it to you if you like.   i can show it to you if you like.
oh madam mina i will be grateful you will do me much favour.   oh madam mina i will be grateful you will do me much favour.
i could not resist the temptation of mystifying him a biti suppose it is some taste of the original apple that remains still in our mouthsso i handed him the shorthand diary.   i could not resist the temptation of mystifying him a biti suppose it is some taste of the original apple that remains still in our mouthsso i handed him the shorthand diary.
he took it with a grateful bow and saidmay i read it.   he took it with a grateful bow and saidmay i read it.
if you wish i answered as demurely as i could.   if you wish i answered as demurely as i could.
he opened it and for an instant his face fell.   he opened it and for an instant his face fell.
then he stood up and bowed.   then he stood up and bowed.
oh you so clever woman.   oh you so clever woman.
he said.   he said.
and will you not so much honour me and so help me as to read it for me.   and will you not so much honour me and so help me as to read it for me.
alas.   alas.
i know not the shorthand.   i know not the shorthand.
by this time my little joke was over and i was almost ashamed so i took the typewritten copy from my workbasket and handed it to him.   by this time my little joke was over and i was almost ashamed so i took the typewritten copy from my workbasket and handed it to him.
forgive me i said i could not help it but i had been thinking that it was of dear lucy that you wished to ask and so that you might not have time to waitnot on my account but because i know your time must be preciousi have written it out on the typewriter for you.   forgive me i said i could not help it but i had been thinking that it was of dear lucy that you wished to ask and so that you might not have time to waitnot on my account but because i know your time must be preciousi have written it out on the typewriter for you.
he took it and his eyes glistened.   he took it and his eyes glistened.
you are so good he said.   you are so good he said.
and may i read it now.   and may i read it now.
i may want to ask you some things when i have read.   i may want to ask you some things when i have read.
by all means i said read it over whilst i order lunch and then you can ask me questions whilst we eat.   by all means i said read it over whilst i order lunch and then you can ask me questions whilst we eat.
he bowed and settled himself in a chair with his back to the light and became so absorbed in the papers whilst i went to see after lunch chiefly in order that he might not be disturbed.   he bowed and settled himself in a chair with his back to the light and became so absorbed in the papers whilst i went to see after lunch chiefly in order that he might not be disturbed.
when i came back i found him walking hurriedly up and down the room his face all ablaze with excitement.   when i came back i found him walking hurriedly up and down the room his face all ablaze with excitement.
he rushed up to me and took me by both hands.   he rushed up to me and took me by both hands.
oh madam mina he said how can i say what i owe to you.   oh madam mina he said how can i say what i owe to you.
this paper is as sunshine.   this paper is as sunshine.
it opens the gate to me.   it opens the gate to me.
i am daze i am dazzle with so much light and yet clouds roll in behind the light every time.   i am daze i am dazzle with so much light and yet clouds roll in behind the light every time.
but that you do not cannot comprehend.   but that you do not cannot comprehend.
oh but i am grateful to you you so clever woman.   oh but i am grateful to you you so clever woman.
madamhe said this very solemnlyif ever abraham van helsing can do anything for you or yours i trust you will let me know.   madamhe said this very solemnlyif ever abraham van helsing can do anything for you or yours i trust you will let me know.
it will be pleasure and delight if i may serve you as a friend as a friend but all i have ever learned all i can ever do shall be for you and those you love.   it will be pleasure and delight if i may serve you as a friend as a friend but all i have ever learned all i can ever do shall be for you and those you love.
there are darknesses in life and there are lights you are one of the lights.   there are darknesses in life and there are lights you are one of the lights.
you will have happy life and good life and your husband will be blessed in you.   you will have happy life and good life and your husband will be blessed in you.
but doctor you praise me too much andand you do not know me.   but doctor you praise me too much andand you do not know me.
not know youi who am old and who have studied all my life men and women i who have made my specialty the brain and all that belongs to him and all that follow from him.   not know youi who am old and who have studied all my life men and women i who have made my specialty the brain and all that belongs to him and all that follow from him.
and i have read your diary that you have so goodly written for me and which breathes out truth in every line.   and i have read your diary that you have so goodly written for me and which breathes out truth in every line.
i who have read your so sweet letter to poor lucy of your marriage and your trust not know you.   i who have read your so sweet letter to poor lucy of your marriage and your trust not know you.
oh madam mina good women tell all their lives and by day and by hour and by minute such things that angels can read and we men who wish to know have in us something of angels eyes.   oh madam mina good women tell all their lives and by day and by hour and by minute such things that angels can read and we men who wish to know have in us something of angels eyes.
your husband is noble nature and you are noble too for you trust and trust cannot be where there is mean nature. <> your husbandto be i am sure is noble nature and you are noble too for you trust and trust cannot be where there is mean nature.
and your husbandtell me of him.   and your jonathan tell me of him.
    is there news.
    i told him all that i knewthat jonathan had gone away on business to transylvania and that he had been expected to return in january or february at the latest and here we were nearly into may and there was still no sign or word of him.
    i showed him all the letters i had received and he read them with great concentration.
    when he looked up his face was pale.
    how is it he asked that mr jonathan became involved in this business.
    how was he summoned there.
    who is his client.
    i fear i am not qualified to answer those questions i replied but i am sure that jonathans employer and partner mr peter hawkins would be only too happy to tell you everything.
    van helsing looked at the letters again and shook his head sayingi have travelled in these lands inside the carpathians and i know muchtoo muchof what is there.
    it is not good that your husbandtobe is so late after such .
    .
    .
    and he trailed off as if lost in thought.
    i saw his great strong hands tremble as though in terror.
    what do you fear.
    i asked him although i dreaded the answer.
    it would be all too great a coincidence he said to himself without a design behind it.
    then to memadam mina if you would be so very kind as to make it so that i see your mr hawkins as soon as is possible for him i have many questions that will not wait.
    i promised him that i would but worry for poor jonathan overcame me and i let out a little sob.
he took my hands and raised me up and made me sit on the sofa and sat by me he held my hand in his and said to me with oh such infinite sweetnessmy life is a barren and lonely one and so full of work that i have not had much time for friendships but since i have been summoned to here by my friend john seward i have known so many good people and seen such nobility that i feel more than everand it has grown with my advancing yearsthe loneliness of my life. = he took my hands and raised me up and made me sit on the sofa and sat by me he held my hand in his and said to me with oh such infinite sweetnessmy life is a barren and lonely one and so full of work that i have not had much time for friendships but since i have been summoned to here by my friend john seward i have known so many good people and seen such nobility that i feel more than everand it has grown with my advancing yearsthe loneliness of my life.
believe me then that i come here full of respect for you and you have given me hopehope not in what i am seeking of but that there are good women still left to make life happygood women whose lives and whose truths may make good lesson for the children that are to be.   believe me then that i come here full of respect for you and you have given me hopehope not in what i am seeking of but that there are good women still left to make life happygood women whose lives and whose truths may make good lesson for the children that are to be.
i am glad glad that i may here be of some use to you for if your husband suffer he suffer within the range of my study and experience.   i am glad glad that i may here be of some use to you for if your husband suffer he suffer within the range of my study and experience.
i promise you that i will gladly do all for him that i canall to bring him home and your life a happy one.   i promise you that i will gladly do all for him that i canall to bring him home and your life a happy one.
now you must eat.   now you must eat.
you are overwrought and perhaps overanxious.   you are overwrought and perhaps overanxious.
husbandtobe jonathan would not like to see you so pale.   husbandtobe jonathan would not like to see you so pale.
therefore for his sake you must eat and smile.   therefore for his sake you must eat and smile.
you have told me about lucy and so now we shall not speak of it lest it distress.   you have told me about lucy and so now we shall not speak of it lest it distress.
i shall stay in exeter tonight for i want to think over what you have told me and when i have thought i will ask you questions if i may. <> i must go back to london soon but i shall think much over what you have told me and when i have thought i will ask you questions if i may.
and then too you will tell me of husband jonathans trouble so far as you can but not yet.   and then too you will tell me of loved one jonathans trouble so far as you can but not yet.
you must eat now afterwards you shall tell me all. = you must eat now afterwards you shall tell me all.
after lunch when we went back to the drawingroom he said to meand now tell me all about him. <> after lunch when we went back to the drawingroom he said to meand now tell me all about him and his employer.
jonathan will be here at halfpast eleven and you must come to lunch with us and see him then you could catch the quick 3:34 train which will leave you at paddington before eight.   will you not stay.
i asked. = i asked.
  -+ we have plenty of room here.
you could meet mr hawkins in the morning and then catch the quick 3:34 train which will leave you at paddington before eight. = you could meet mr hawkins in the morning and then catch the quick 3:34 train which will leave you at paddington before eight.
he was surprised at my knowledge of the trains offhand but he does not know that i have made up all the trains to and from exeter so that i may help jonathan in case he is in a hurry.   he was surprised at my knowledge of the trains offhand but he does not know that i have made up all the trains to and from exeter so that i may help jonathan in case he is in a hurry.
letter by hand van helsing to mrs harker. <> you are kind he said but i cannot.
25 september 6 oclock.    
letter mrs harker to van helsing.    
he has got younger and how.    
you will give me your hand will you not.    
you can help me here.    
it does he said solemnly.    
after breakfast i saw him to the station.   i walked with him to the train station.
    as we waited i picked up a copy of the westminster gazette wondering if kate had a piece in that issue.
    as i glanced over it his eyes suddenly seemed to catch something and he grew quite white.
he read something intently groaning to himself mein gott. = he read something intently groaning to himself mein gott.
mein gott.   mein gott.
so soon.   so soon.
so soon.   so soon.
i do not think he remembered me at the moment.   i do not think he remembered me at the moment.
  <> i had to practically lead him to the train like a blind man before the whistle blew.
    the train moved off and this recalled him to himself.
this recalled him to himself and he leaned out of the window and waved his hand calling out love to madam mina i shall write so soon as ever i can.   he leaned out of the window and waved his hand calling out farewell madam mina.
    i shall be back to see mr hawkins as soon as i can.
    letter mina murray to kate reed.
20 april. = 20 april.
  -+ my dearest kateit has been so long since i wrote to you but with poor lucy gone and jonathan away i have no other friends at hand.
    such a sad blow has befallen me.
    mr hawkins has died very suddenly.
    some may not think it so sad for me but jonathan and i had both come to so love him that it really seems as though i had lost a father.
    i never knew either father or mother so that the dear old mans death is a real blow to me.
    jonathan will be greatly distressed when he returnsall the more so when he learns that at the end mr hawkins treated him like his own son and left him a fortune which to people of our modest bringing up is wealth beyond the dream of avarice.
    forgive me dear if i worry you with my troubles in the midst of your own busy life but kate dear i must tell some one for the strain of keeping up a brave and cheerful appearance tries me and i have no one here that i can confide in.
    i dread coming up to london as we must do that day after tomorrow for poor mr hawkins left in his will that he was to be buried in the grave with his father.
    as there are no relations at all i will have to be chief mourner.
    i shall try to run over to see you dearest if only for a few minutes.
    forgive me for troubling you.
    with all blessingsyour lovingmina.
letter mina murray to van helsing. = letter mina murray to van helsing.
20 april.   20 april.
  -+ dear dr van helsingi write to you with tragic news.
    mr hawkins passed away unexpectedly last night.
    he is to be buried in london on the 22nd of this month.
    i shall attend the service and i will bring with me such papers as i can find that relate to the firms business in transylvania.
    i shall call on you and deliver them by hand.
    i am already skirting propriety by bringing confidential documents with me and cannot entrust them to the vagaries of the post office.
    yoursmina murray.
    letter abraham van helsing m.d. d. ph.
    d. lit.
    etc.
    to arminius vambery university of budapesth.
    translated from germangreat eastern hotel london20 april.
    old friendour foes have won a victory.
    despite all my efforts the young woman i spoke of in my letters has died and yet she shall rise again all too soon.
    i make preparations for the battles to come though it will be very hardon those who loved her and on my own heart.
    it reminds me of my own sorrows all too much.
    he that destroyed herhe for certain from the testimony of another friendhe comes to england via the seaport of whitby in the storm of last march.
    whence he come from before that i know not for certain but i guess he comes out of dacia where they have their strongholds.
    i am following clues that may reveal our foes true name and whether or not he is kin to the one that haunts your city.
    i shall go myself and call on you en route or else send a trusted young friend in my stead who may travel faster and do more with vigour.
    i shall instruct him in what signs to look for but i lack the marvellous device you possess.
    may i send him to you so that he may be better armed for what awaits him.
    your friendvan helsing.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
26 september. <> 21 april.
truly there is no such thing as finality. = truly there is no such thing as finality.
not a week since i said finis and yet here i am starting fresh again or rather going on with the record.   not a week since i said finis and yet here i am starting fresh again or rather going on with the record.
until this afternoon i had no cause to think of what is done.   until this afternoon i had no cause to think of what is done.
renfield had become to all intents as sane as he ever was.   renfield had become to all intents as sane as he ever was.
he was already well ahead with his fly business and he had just started in the spider line also so he had not been of any trouble to me.   he was already well ahead with his fly business and he had just started in the spider line also so he had not been of any trouble to me.
i had a letter from arthur written on sunday and from it i gather that he is bearing up wonderfully well.   i had a letter from arthur written on sunday and from it i gather that he is bearing up wonderfully well.
quincey morris is with him and that is much of a help for he himself is a bubbling well of good spirits.   quincey morris is with him and that is much of a help for he himself is a bubbling well of good spirits.
quincey wrote me a line too and from him i hear that arthur is beginning to recover something of his old buoyancy so as to them all my mind is at rest as for myself i was settling down to my work with the enthusiasm which i used to have for it so that i might fairly have said that the wound which poor lucy left on me was becoming cicatrised.   quincey wrote me a line too and from him i hear that arthur is beginning to recover something of his old buoyancy so as to them all my mind is at rest as for myself i was settling down to my work with the enthusiasm which i used to have for it so that i might fairly have said that the wound which poor lucy left on me was becoming cicatrised.
everything is however now reopened and what is to be the end god only knows.   everything is however now reopened and what is to be the end god only knows.
i have an idea that van helsing thinks he knows too but he will only let out enough at a time to whet curiosity.   i have an idea that van helsing thinks he knows too but he will only let out enough at a time to whet curiosity.
he went to exeter yesterday and stayed there all night.   he went to exeter yesterday and stayed there all night.
today he came back and almost bounded into the room at about halfpast five oclock and thrust last nights westminster gazette into my hand.   today he came back and almost bounded into the room at about halfpast five oclock and thrust last nights westminster gazette into my hand.
what do you think of that.   what do you think of that.
he asked as he stood back and folded his armsi looked over the paper for i really did not know what he meant but he took it from me and pointed out a paragraph about children being decoyed away at hampstead.   he asked as he stood back and folded his armsi looked over the paper for i really did not know what he meant but he took it from me and pointed out a paragraph about children being decoyed away at hampstead.
it did not convey much to me until i reached a passage where it described small punctured wounds on their throats.   it did not convey much to me until i reached a passage where it described small punctured wounds on their throats.
an idea struck me and i looked up.   an idea struck me and i looked up.
well.   well.
he said.   he said.
it is like poor lucys.   it is like poor lucys.
and what do you make of it.   and what do you make of it.
simply that there is some cause in common.   simply that there is some cause in common.
whatever it was that injured her has injured them.   whatever it was that injured her has injured them.
i did not quite understand his answerthat is true indirectly but not directly.   i did not quite understand his answerthat is true indirectly but not directly.
how do you mean professor.   how do you mean professor.
i asked.   i asked.
i was a little inclined to take his seriousness lightlyfor after all four days of rest and freedom from burning harrowing anxiety does help to restore ones spiritsbut when i saw his face it sobered me.   i was a little inclined to take his seriousness lightlyfor after all four days of rest and freedom from burning harrowing anxiety does help to restore ones spiritsbut when i saw his face it sobered me.
never even in the midst of our despair about poor lucy had he looked more stern.   never even in the midst of our despair about poor lucy had he looked more stern.
tell me.   tell me.
i said.   i said.
i can hazard no opinion.   i can hazard no opinion.
i do not know what to think and i have no data on which to found a conjecture.   i do not know what to think and i have no data on which to found a conjecture.
do you mean to tell me friend john that you have no suspicion as to what poor lucy died of not after all the hints given not only by events but by me.   do you mean to tell me friend john that you have no suspicion as to what poor lucy died of not after all the hints given not only by events but by me.
of nervous prostration following a great loss or waste of blood.   of nervous prostration following a great loss or waste of blood.
and how was the blood lost or waste.   and how was the blood lost or waste.
i shook my head.   i shook my head.
he stepped over and sat down beside me and went onyou are clever man friend john you reason well and your wit is bold but you are too prejudiced.   he stepped over and sat down beside me and went onyou are clever man friend john you reason well and your wit is bold but you are too prejudiced.
you do not let your eyes see nor your ears hear and that which is outside your daily life is not of account to you.   you do not let your eyes see nor your ears hear and that which is outside your daily life is not of account to you.
do you not think that there are things which you cannot understand and yet which are that some people see things that others cannot.   do you not think that there are things which you cannot understand and yet which are that some people see things that others cannot.
but there are things old and new which must not be contemplated by mens eyes because they knowor think they knowsome things which other men have told them.   but there are things old and new which must not be contemplated by mens eyes because they knowor think they knowsome things which other men have told them.
ah it is the fault of our science that it wants to explain all and if it explain not then it says there is nothing to explain.   ah it is the fault of our science that it wants to explain all and if it explain not then it says there is nothing to explain.
but yet we see around us every day the growth of new beliefs which think themselves new and which are yet but the old which pretend to be younglike the fine ladies at the opera.   but yet we see around us every day the growth of new beliefs which think themselves new and which are yet but the old which pretend to be younglike the fine ladies at the opera.
i suppose now you do not believe in corporeal transference.   i suppose now you do not believe in corporeal transference.
no.   no.
nor in materialisation.   nor in materialisation.
no.   no.
nor in astral bodies.   nor in astral bodies.
no.   no.
nor in the reading of thought.   nor in the reading of thought.
no.   no.
nor in hypnotismyes i said.   nor in hypnotismyes i said.
charcot has proved that pretty well.   charcot has proved that pretty well.
he smiled as he went on then you are satisfied as to it.   he smiled as he went on then you are satisfied as to it.
yes.   yes.
and of course then you understand how it act and can follow the mind of the great charcotalas that he is no more.   and of course then you understand how it act and can follow the mind of the great charcotalas that he is no more.
into the very soul of the patient that he influence.   into the very soul of the patient that he influence.
no.   no.
then friend john am i to take it that you simply accept fact and are satisfied to let from premise to conclusion be a blank.   then friend john am i to take it that you simply accept fact and are satisfied to let from premise to conclusion be a blank.
no.   no.
then tell mefor i am a student of the brainhow you accept hypnotism and reject the thoughtreading.   then tell mefor i am a student of the brainhow you accept hypnotism and reject the thoughtreading.
let me tell you my friend that there are things done today in electrical science which would have been deemed unholy by the very man who discovered electricitywho would themselves not so long before been burned as wizards.   let me tell you my friend that there are things done today in electrical science which would have been deemed unholy by the very man who discovered electricitywho would themselves not so long before been burned as wizards.
there are always mysteries in life.   there are always mysteries in life.
why was it that methuselah lived nine hundred years and old parr one hundred and sixtynine and yet that poor lucy with four mens blood in her poor veins could not live even one day.   why was it that methuselah lived nine hundred years and old parr one hundred and sixtynine and yet that poor lucy with four mens blood in her poor veins could not live even one day.
for had she live one more day we could have save her.   for had she live one more day we could have save her.
do you know all the mystery of life and death.   do you know all the mystery of life and death.
do you know the altogether of comparative anatomy and can say wherefore the qualities of brutes are in some men and not in others.   do you know the altogether of comparative anatomy and can say wherefore the qualities of brutes are in some men and not in others.
can you tell me why when other spiders die small and soon that one great spider lived for centuries in the tower of the old spanish church and grew and grew till on descending he could drink the oil of all the church lamps.   can you tell me why when other spiders die small and soon that one great spider lived for centuries in the tower of the old spanish church and grew and grew till on descending he could drink the oil of all the church lamps.
can you tell me why in the pampas ay and elsewhere there are bats that come out at night and open the veins of cattle and horses and suck dry their veins how in some islands of the western seas there are bats which hang on the trees all day and those who have seen describe as like giant nuts or pods and that when the sailors sleep on the deck because that it is hot flit down on them and thenand then in the morning are found dead men white as even miss lucy was.   can you tell me why in the pampas ay and elsewhere there are bats that come out at night and open the veins of cattle and horses and suck dry their veins how in some islands of the western seas there are bats which hang on the trees all day and those who have seen describe as like giant nuts or pods and that when the sailors sleep on the deck because that it is hot flit down on them and thenand then in the morning are found dead men white as even miss lucy was.
good god professor.   good god professor.
i said starting up.   i said starting up.
do you mean to tell me that lucy was bitten by such a bat and that such a thing is here in london in the nineteenth century.   do you mean to tell me that lucy was bitten by such a bat and that such a thing is here in london in the nineteenth century.
he waved his hand for silence and went oncan you tell me why the tortoise lives more long than generations of men why the elephant goes on and on till he have sees dynasties and why the parrot never die only of bite of cat of dog or other complaint.   he waved his hand for silence and went oncan you tell me why the tortoise lives more long than generations of men why the elephant goes on and on till he have sees dynasties and why the parrot never die only of bite of cat of dog or other complaint.
can you tell me why men believe in all ages and places that there are some few who live on always if they be permit that there are men and women who cannot die.   can you tell me why men believe in all ages and places that there are some few who live on always if they be permit that there are men and women who cannot die.
we all knowbecause science has vouched for the factthat there have been toads shut up in rocks for thousands of years shut in one so small hole that only hold him since the youth of the world.   we all knowbecause science has vouched for the factthat there have been toads shut up in rocks for thousands of years shut in one so small hole that only hold him since the youth of the world.
can you tell me how the indian fakir can make himself to die and have been buried and his grave sealed and corn sowed on it and the corn reaped and be cut and sown and reaped and cut again and then men come and take away the unbroken seal and that there lie the indian fakir not dead but that rise up and walk amongst them as before.   can you tell me how the indian fakir can make himself to die and have been buried and his grave sealed and corn sowed on it and the corn reaped and be cut and sown and reaped and cut again and then men come and take away the unbroken seal and that there lie the indian fakir not dead but that rise up and walk amongst them as before.
here i interrupted him.   here i interrupted him.
i was getting bewildered he so crowded on my mind his list of natures eccentricities and possible impossibilities that my imagination was getting fired.   i was getting bewildered he so crowded on my mind his list of natures eccentricities and possible impossibilities that my imagination was getting fired.
i had a dim idea that he was teaching me some lesson as long ago he used to do in his study at amsterdam but he used then to tell me the thing so that i could have the object of thought in mind all the time.   i had a dim idea that he was teaching me some lesson as long ago he used to do in his study at amsterdam but he used then to tell me the thing so that i could have the object of thought in mind all the time.
but now i was without this help yet i wanted to follow him so i saidprofessor let me be your pet student again.   but now i was without this help yet i wanted to follow him so i saidprofessor let me be your pet student again.
tell me the thesis so that i may apply your knowledge as you go on.   tell me the thesis so that i may apply your knowledge as you go on.
at present i am going in my mind from point to point as a mad man and not a sane one follows an idea.   at present i am going in my mind from point to point as a mad man and not a sane one follows an idea.
i feel like a novice blundering through a bog in a mist jumping from one tussock to another in the mere blind effort to move on without knowing where i am going. <> i feel like a novice lumbering through a bog in a mist jumping from one tussock to another in the mere blind effort to move on without knowing where i am going.
that is good image he said. = that is good image he said.
well i shall tell you.   well i shall tell you.
my thesis is this i want you to believe.   my thesis is this i want you to believe.
to believe what.   to believe what.
to believe in things that you cannot.   to believe in things that you cannot.
let me illustrate.   let me illustrate.
i heard once of an american who so defined faith that which enables us to believe things which we know to be untrue.   i heard once of an american who so defined faith that which enables us to believe things which we know to be untrue.
for one i follow that man.   for one i follow that man.
he meant that we shall have an open mind and not let a little bit of truth check the rush of the big truth like a small rock does a railway truck.   he meant that we shall have an open mind and not let a little bit of truth check the rush of the big truth like a small rock does a railway truck.
we get the small truth first good.   we get the small truth first good.
we keep him and we value him but all the same we must not let him think himself all the truth in the universe.   we keep him and we value him but all the same we must not let him think himself all the truth in the universe.
then you want me not to let some previous conviction inure the receptivity of my mind with regard to some strange matter.   then you want me not to let some previous conviction inure the receptivity of my mind with regard to some strange matter.
do i read your lesson aright.   do i read your lesson aright.
ah you are my favourite pupil still.   ah you are my favourite pupil still.
it is worth to teach you.   it is worth to teach you.
now that you are willing to understand you have taken the first step to understand.   now that you are willing to understand you have taken the first step to understand.
you think then that those so small holes in the childrens throats were made by the same that made the hole in miss lucy. <> you think then that those so small holes in the childrens throats were made by the same that made the holes in miss lucy.
i suppose so. = i suppose so.
he stood up and said solemnlythen you are wrong.   he stood up and said solemnlythen you are wrong.
oh would it were so.   oh would it were so.
but alas.   but alas.
no.   no.
it is worse far far worse.   it is worse far far worse.
in gods name professor van helsing what do you mean.   in gods name professor van helsing what do you mean.
i cried.   i cried.
he threw himself with a despairing gesture into a chair and placed his elbows on the table covering his face with his hands as he spokethey were made by miss lucy.   he threw himself with a despairing gesture into a chair and placed his elbows on the table covering his face with his hands as he spokethey were made by miss lucy.
chapter xv   chapter xv
dr sewards diary continued.   dr sewards diary continued.
for a while sheer anger mastered me it was as if he had during her life struck lucy on the face.   for a while sheer anger mastered me it was as if he had during her life struck lucy on the face.
i smote the table hard and rose up as i said to himdr van helsing are you mad.   i smote the table hard and rose up as i said to himdr van helsing are you mad.
he raised his head and looked at me and somehow the tenderness of his face calmed me at once.   he raised his head and looked at me and somehow the tenderness of his face calmed me at once.
would i were.   would i were.
he said.   he said.
madness were easy to bear compared with truth like this.   madness were easy to bear compared with truth like this.
oh my friend why think you did i go so far round why take so long to tell so simple a thing.   oh my friend why think you did i go so far round why take so long to tell so simple a thing.
was it because i hate you and have hated you all my life.   was it because i hate you and have hated you all my life.
was it because i wished to give you pain.   was it because i wished to give you pain.
was it that i wanted now so late revenge for that time when you saved my life and from a fearful death.   was it that i wanted now so late revenge for that time when you saved my life and from a fearful death.
ah no.   ah no.
forgive me said i. he went onmy friend it was because i wished to be gentle in the breaking to you for i know you have loved that so sweet lady.   forgive me said i. he went onmy friend it was because i wished to be gentle in the breaking to you for i know you have loved that so sweet lady.
but even yet i do not expect you to believe.   but even yet i do not expect you to believe.
it is so hard to accept at once any abstract truth that we may doubt such to be possible when we have always believed the no of it it is more hard still to accept so sad a concrete truth and of such a one as miss lucy.   it is so hard to accept at once any abstract truth that we may doubt such to be possible when we have always believed the no of it it is more hard still to accept so sad a concrete truth and of such a one as miss lucy.
tonight i go to prove it.   tonight i go to prove it.
dare you come with me.   dare you come with me.
this staggered me.   this staggered me.
a man does not like to prove such a truth byron excepted from the category jealousy.   a man does not like to prove such a truth byron excepted from the category jealousy.
and prove the very truth he most abhorred.   and prove the very truth he most abhorred.
he saw my hesitation and spokethe logic is simple no madmans logic this time jumping from tussock to tussock in a misty bog.   he saw my hesitation and spokethe logic is simple no madmans logic this time jumping from tussock to tussock in a misty bog.
if it not be true then proof will be relief at worst it will not harm.   if it not be true then proof will be relief at worst it will not harm.
if it be true.   if it be true.
ah there is the dread yet very dread should help my cause for in it is some need of belief.   ah there is the dread yet very dread should help my cause for in it is some need of belief.
come i tell you what i propose first that we go off now and see that child in the hospital.   come i tell you what i propose first that we go off now and see that child in the hospital.
dr vincent of the north hospital where the papers say the child is is friend of mine and i think of yours since you were in class at amsterdam.   dr vincent of the north hospital where the papers say the child is is friend of mine and i think of yours since you were in class at amsterdam.
he will let two scientists see his case if he will not let two friends.   he will let two scientists see his case if he will not let two friends.
we shall tell him nothing but only that we wish to learn.   we shall tell him nothing but only that we wish to learn.
and thenand then.   and thenand then.
he took a key from his pocket and held it up.   he took a key from his pocket and held it up.
and then we spend the night you and i in the churchyard where lucy lies.   and then we spend the night you and i in the churchyard where lucy lies.
this is the key that lock the tomb.   this is the key that lock the tomb.
i had it from the coffinman to give to arthur.   i had it from the coffinman to give to arthur.
my heart sank within me for i felt that there was some fearful ordeal before us.   my heart sank within me for i felt that there was some fearful ordeal before us.
i could do nothing however so i plucked up what heart i could and said that we had better hasten as the afternoon was passing .   i could do nothing however so i plucked up what heart i could and said that we had better hasten as the afternoon was passing .
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we found the child awake. = we found the child awake.
it had had a sleep and taken some food and altogether was going on well.   it had had a sleep and taken some food and altogether was going on well.
dr vincent took the bandage from its throat and showed us the punctures.   dr vincent took the bandage from its throat and showed us the punctures.
there was no mistaking the similarity to those which had been on lucys throat.   there was no mistaking the similarity to those which had been on lucys throat.
they were smaller and the edges looked fresher that was all.   they were smaller and the edges looked fresher that was all.
we asked vincent to what he attributed them and he replied that it must have been a bite of some animal perhaps a rat but for his own part he was inclined to think it was one of the bats which are so numerous on the northern heights of london.   we asked vincent to what he attributed them and he replied that it must have been a bite of some animal perhaps a rat but for his own part he was inclined to think it was one of the bats which are so numerous on the northern heights of london.
out of so many harmless ones he said there may be some wild specimen from the south of a more malignant species.   out of so many harmless ones he said there may be some wild specimen from the south of a more malignant species.
some sailor may have brought one home and it managed to escape or even from the zoological gardens a young one may have got loose or one be bred there from a vampire.   some sailor may have brought one home and it managed to escape or even from the zoological gardens a young one may have got loose or one be bred there from a vampire.
these things do occur you know.   these things do occur you know.
only ten days ago a wolf got out and was i believe traced up in this direction.   only ten days ago a wolf got out and was i believe traced up in this direction.
for a week after the children were playing nothing but red riding hood on the heath and in every alley in the place until this bloofer lady scare came along since then it has been quite a galatime with them.   for a week after the children were playing nothing but red riding hood on the heath and in every alley in the place until this bloofer lady scare came along since then it has been quite a galatime with them.
even this poor little mite when he woke up today asked the nurse if he might go away.   even this poor little mite when he woke up today asked the nurse if he might go away.
when she asked him why he wanted to go he said he wanted to play with the bloofer lady.   when she asked him why he wanted to go he said he wanted to play with the bloofer lady.
i hope said van helsing that when you are sending the child home you will caution its parents to keep strict watch over it.   i hope said van helsing that when you are sending the child home you will caution its parents to keep strict watch over it.
these fancies to stray are most dangerous and if the child were to remain out another night it would probably be fatal.   these fancies to stray are most dangerous and if the child were to remain out another night it would probably be fatal.
but in any case i suppose you will not let it away for some days.   but in any case i suppose you will not let it away for some days.
certainly not not for a week at least longer if the wound is not healed.   certainly not not for a week at least longer if the wound is not healed.
our visit to the hospital took more time than we had reckoned on and the sun had dipped before we came out.   our visit to the hospital took more time than we had reckoned on and the sun had dipped before we came out.
when van helsing saw how dark it was he saidthere is not hurry.   when van helsing saw how dark it was he saidthere is not hurry.
it is more late than i thought.   it is more late than i thought.
come let us seek somewhere that we may eat and then we shall go on our way.   come let us seek somewhere that we may eat and then we shall go on our way.
we dined at jack straws castle along with a little crowd of bicyclists and others who were genially noisy.   we dined at jack straws castle along with a little crowd of bicyclists and others who were genially noisy.
about ten oclock we started from the inn.   about ten oclock we started from the inn.
it was then very dark and the scattered lamps made the darkness greater when we were once outside their individual radius.   it was then very dark and the scattered lamps made the darkness greater when we were once outside their individual radius.
the professor had evidently noted the road we were to go for he went on unhesitatingly but as for me i was in quite a mixup as to locality.   the professor had evidently noted the road we were to go for he went on unhesitatingly but as for me i was in quite a mixup as to locality.
as we went further we met fewer and fewer people till at last we were somewhat surprised when we met even the patrol of horse police going their usual suburban round.   as we went further we met fewer and fewer people till at last we were somewhat surprised when we met even the patrol of horse police going their usual suburban round.
at last we reached the wall of the churchyard which we climbed over.   at last we reached the wall of the churchyard which we climbed over.
with some little difficultyfor it was very dark and the whole place seemed so strange to uswe found the westenra tomb.   with some little difficultyfor it was very dark and the whole place seemed so strange to uswe found the westenra tomb.
the professor took the key opened the creaky door and standing back politely but quite unconsciously motioned me to precede him.   the professor took the key opened the creaky door and standing back politely but quite unconsciously motioned me to precede him.
there was a delicious irony in the offer in the courtliness of giving preference on such a ghastly occasion.   there was a delicious irony in the offer in the courtliness of giving preference on such a ghastly occasion.
my companion followed me quickly and cautiously drew the door to after carefully ascertaining that the lock was a falling and not a spring one.   my companion followed me quickly and cautiously drew the door to after carefully ascertaining that the lock was a falling and not a spring one.
in the latter case we should have been in a bad plight.   in the latter case we should have been in a bad plight.
then he fumbled in his bag and taking out a matchbox and a piece of candle proceeded to make a light.   then he fumbled in his bag and taking out a matchbox and a piece of candle proceeded to make a light.
the tomb in the daytime and when wreathed with fresh flowers had looked grim and gruesome enough but now some days afterwards when the flowers hung lank and dead their whites turning to rust and their greens to browns when the spider and the beetle had resumed their accustomed dominance when timediscoloured stone and dustencrusted mortar and rusty dank iron and tarnished brass and clouded silverplating gave back the feeble glimmer of a candle the effect was more miserable and sordid than could have been imagined.   the tomb in the daytime and when wreathed with fresh flowers had looked grim and gruesome enough but now some days afterwards when the flowers hung lank and dead their whites turning to rust and their greens to browns when the spider and the beetle had resumed their accustomed dominance when timediscoloured stone and dustencrusted mortar and rusty dank iron and tarnished brass and clouded silverplating gave back the feeble glimmer of a candle the effect was more miserable and sordid than could have been imagined.
it conveyed irresistibly the idea that lifeanimal lifewas not the only thing which could pass away.   it conveyed irresistibly the idea that lifeanimal lifewas not the only thing which could pass away.
van helsing went about his work systematically.   van helsing went about his work systematically.
holding his candle so that he could read the coffin plates and so holding it that the sperm dropped in white patches which congealed as they touched the metal he made assurance of lucys coffin.   holding his candle so that he could read the coffin plates and so holding it that the sperm dropped in white patches which congealed as they touched the metal he made assurance of lucys coffin.
another search in his bag and he took out a turnscrew.   another search in his bag and he took out a turnscrew.
what are you going to do.   what are you going to do.
i asked.   i asked.
to open the coffin.   to open the coffin.
you shall yet be convinced.   you shall yet be convinced.
straightway he began taking out the screws and finally lifted off the lid showing the casing of lead beneath.   straightway he began taking out the screws and finally lifted off the lid showing the casing of lead beneath.
the sight was almost too much for me.   the sight was almost too much for me.
it seemed to be as much an affront to the dead as it would have been to have stripped off her clothing in her sleep whilst living i actually took hold of his hand to stop him.   it seemed to be as much an affront to the dead as it would have been to have stripped off her clothing in her sleep whilst living i actually took hold of his hand to stop him.
he only said you shall see and again fumbling in his bag took out a tiny fretsaw.   he only said you shall see and again fumbling in his bag took out a tiny fretsaw.
striking the turnscrew through the lead with a swift downward stab which made me wince he made a small hole which was however big enough to admit the point of the saw.   striking the turnscrew through the lead with a swift downward stab which made me wince he made a small hole which was however big enough to admit the point of the saw.
i had expected a rush of gas from the weekold corpse.   i had expected a rush of gas from the weekold corpse.
we doctors who have had to study our dangers have to become accustomed to such things and i drew back towards the door.   we doctors who have had to study our dangers have to become accustomed to such things and i drew back towards the door.
but the professor never stopped for a moment he sawed down a couple of feet along one side of the lead coffin and then across and down the other side.   but the professor never stopped for a moment he sawed down a couple of feet along one side of the lead coffin and then across and down the other side.
taking the edge of the loose flange he bent it back towards the foot of the coffin and holding up the candle into the aperture motioned to me to look.   taking the edge of the loose flange he bent it back towards the foot of the coffin and holding up the candle into the aperture motioned to me to look.
i drew near and looked.   i drew near and looked.
the coffin was empty.   the coffin was empty.
it was certainly a surprise to me and gave me a considerable shock but van helsing was unmoved.   it was certainly a surprise to me and gave me a considerable shock but van helsing was unmoved.
he was now more sure than ever of his ground and so emboldened to proceed in his task.   he was now more sure than ever of his ground and so emboldened to proceed in his task.
are you satisfied now friend john.   are you satisfied now friend john.
he asked.   he asked.
i felt all the dogged argumentativeness of my nature awake within me as i answered himi am satisfied that lucys body is not in that coffin but that only proves one thing.   i felt all the dogged argumentativeness of my nature awake within me as i answered himi am satisfied that lucys body is not in that coffin but that only proves one thing.
and what is that friend john.   and what is that friend john.
that it is not there.   that it is not there.
that is good logic he said so far as it goes.   that is good logic he said so far as it goes.
but how do youhow can youaccount for it not being there.   but how do youhow can youaccount for it not being there.
perhaps a bodysnatcher i suggested.   perhaps a bodysnatcher i suggested.
some of the undertakers people may have stolen it.   some of the undertakers people may have stolen it.
i felt that i was speaking folly and yet it was the only real cause which i could suggest the professor sighed.   i felt that i was speaking folly and yet it was the only real cause which i could suggest the professor sighed.
ah well.   ah well.
he said we must have more proof.   he said we must have more proof.
come with me.   come with me.
he put on the coffinlid again gathered up all his things and placed them in the bag blew out the light and placed the candle also in the bag.   he put on the coffinlid again gathered up all his things and placed them in the bag blew out the light and placed the candle also in the bag.
we opened the door and went out.   we opened the door and went out.
behind us he closed the door and locked it.   behind us he closed the door and locked it.
he handed me the key saying will you keep it.   he handed me the key saying will you keep it.
you had better be assured.   you had better be assured.
i laughedit was not a very cheerful laugh i am bound to sayas i motioned him to keep it.   i laughedit was not a very cheerful laugh i am bound to sayas i motioned him to keep it.
a key is nothing i said there are many duplicates and anyhow it is not difficult to pick a lock of this kind.   a key is nothing i said there are many duplicates and anyhow it is not difficult to pick a lock of this kind.
he said nothing but put the key in his pocket.   he said nothing but put the key in his pocket.
then he told me to watch at one side of the churchyard whilst he would watch at the other.   then he told me to watch at one side of the churchyard whilst he would watch at the other.
i took up my place behind a yewtree and i saw his dark figure move until the intervening headstones and trees hid it from my sight.   i took up my place behind a yewtree and i saw his dark figure move until the intervening headstones and trees hid it from my sight.
it was a lonely vigil.   it was a lonely vigil.
just after i had taken my place i heard a distant clock strike twelve and in time came one and two.   just after i had taken my place i heard a distant clock strike twelve and in time came one and two.
i was chilled and unnerved and angry with the professor for taking me on such an errand and with myself for coming.   i was chilled and unnerved and angry with the professor for taking me on such an errand and with myself for coming.
i was too cold and too sleepy to be keenly observant and not sleepy enough to betray my trust so altogether i had a dreary miserable time.   i was too cold and too sleepy to be keenly observant and not sleepy enough to betray my trust so altogether i had a dreary miserable time.
suddenly as i turned round i thought i saw something like a white streak moving between two dark yewtrees at the side of the churchyard farthest from the tomb at the same time a dark mass moved from the professors side of the ground and hurriedly went towards it.   suddenly as i turned round i thought i saw something like a white streak moving between two dark yewtrees at the side of the churchyard farthest from the tomb at the same time a dark mass moved from the professors side of the ground and hurriedly went towards it.
then i too moved but i had to go round headstones and railedoff tombs and i stumbled over graves.   then i too moved but i had to go round headstones and railedoff tombs and i stumbled over graves.
the sky was overcast and somewhere far off an early cock crew.   the sky was overcast and somewhere far off an early cock crew.
a little way off beyond a line of scattered junipertrees which marked the pathway to the church a white dim figure flitted in the direction of the tomb.   a little way off beyond a line of scattered junipertrees which marked the pathway to the church a white dim figure flitted in the direction of the tomb.
the tomb itself was hidden by trees and i could not see where the figure had disappeared.   the tomb itself was hidden by trees and i could not see where the figure had disappeared.
i heard the rustle of actual movement where i had first seen the white figure and coming over found the professor holding in his arms a tiny child.   i heard the rustle of actual movement where i had first seen the white figure and coming over found the professor holding in his arms a tiny child.
when he saw me he held it out to me and saidare you satisfied now.   when he saw me he held it out to me and saidare you satisfied now.
no i said in a way that i felt was aggressive.   no i said in a way that i felt was aggressive.
do you not see the child.   do you not see the child.
yes it is a child but who brought it here.   yes it is a child but who brought it here.
and is it wounded.   and is it wounded.
i asked.   i asked.
we shall see said the professor and with one impulse we took our way out of the churchyard he carrying the sleeping child.   we shall see said the professor and with one impulse we took our way out of the churchyard he carrying the sleeping child.
when we had got some little distance away we went into a clump of trees and struck a match and looked at the childs throat.   when we had got some little distance away we went into a clump of trees and struck a match and looked at the childs throat.
it was without a scratch or scar of any kind.   it was without a scratch or scar of any kind.
was i right.   was i right.
i asked triumphantly.   i asked triumphantly.
we were just in time said the professor thankfully.   we were just in time said the professor thankfully.
we had now to decide what we were to do with the child and so consulted about it.   we had now to decide what we were to do with the child and so consulted about it.
if we were to take it to a policestation we should have to give some account of our movements during the night at least we should have had to make some statement as to how we had come to find the child.   if we were to take it to a policestation we should have to give some account of our movements during the night at least we should have had to make some statement as to how we had come to find the child.
so finally we decided that we would take it to the heath and when we heard a policeman coming would leave it where he could not fail to find it we would then seek our way home as quickly as we could.   so finally we decided that we would take it to the heath and when we heard a policeman coming would leave it where he could not fail to find it we would then seek our way home as quickly as we could.
all fell out well.   all fell out well.
at the edge of hampstead heath we heard a policemans heavy tramp and laying the child on the pathway we waited and watched until he saw it as he flashed his lantern to and fro.   at the edge of hampstead heath we heard a policemans heavy tramp and laying the child on the pathway we waited and watched until he saw it as he flashed his lantern to and fro.
we heard his exclamation of astonishment and then we went away silently.   we heard his exclamation of astonishment and then we went away silently.
by good chance we got a cab near the spaniards and drove to town.   by good chance we got a cab near the spaniards and drove to town.
i cannot sleep so i make this entry.   i cannot sleep so i make this entry.
but i must try to get a few hours sleep as van helsing is to call for me at noon.   but i must try to get a few hours sleep as van helsing is to call for me at noon.
he insists that i go with him on another expedition.   he insists that i go with him on another expedition.
27 september. <> 22 april.
it was two oclock before we found a suitable opportunity for our attempt. = it was two oclock before we found a suitable opportunity for our attempt.
the funeral held at noon was all completed and the last stragglers of the mourners had taken themselves lazily away when looking carefully from behind a clump of aldertrees we saw the sexton lock the gate after him.   the funeral held at noon was all completed and the last stragglers of the mourners had taken themselves lazily away when looking carefully from behind a clump of aldertrees we saw the sexton lock the gate after him.
we knew that we were safe till morning did we desire it but the professor told me that we should not want more than an hour at most again i felt that horrid sense of the reality of things in which any effort of imagination seemed out of place and i realised distinctly the perils of the law which we were incurring in our unhallowed work.   we knew that we were safe till morning did we desire it but the professor told me that we should not want more than an hour at most again i felt that horrid sense of the reality of things in which any effort of imagination seemed out of place and i realised distinctly the perils of the law which we were incurring in our unhallowed work.
besides i felt it was all so useless.   besides i felt it was all so useless.
outrageous as it was to open a leaden coffin to see if a woman dead nearly a week were really dead it now seemed the height of folly to open the tomb again when we knew from the evidence of our own eyesight that the coffin was empty.   outrageous as it was to open a leaden coffin to see if a woman dead nearly a week were really dead it now seemed the height of folly to open the tomb again when we knew from the evidence of our own eyesight that the coffin was empty.
i shrugged my shoulders however and rested silent for van helsing had a way of going on his own road no matter who remonstrated.   i shrugged my shoulders however and rested silent for van helsing had a way of going on his own road no matter who remonstrated.
he took the key opened the vault and again courteously motioned me to precede.   he took the key opened the vault and again courteously motioned me to precede.
the place was not so gruesome as last night but oh how unutterably meanlooking when the sunshine streamed in.   the place was not so gruesome as last night but oh how unutterably meanlooking when the sunshine streamed in.
van helsing walked over to lucys coffin and i followed.   van helsing walked over to lucys coffin and i followed.
he bent over and again forced back the leaden flange and then a shock of surprise and dismay shot through me.   he bent over and again forced back the leaden flange and then a shock of surprise and dismay shot through me.
there lay lucy seemingly just as we had seen her the night before her funeral.   there lay lucy seemingly just as we had seen her the night before her funeral.
she was if possible more radiantly beautiful than ever and i could not believe that she was dead.   she was if possible more radiantly beautiful than ever and i could not believe that she was dead.
the lips were red nay redder than before and on the cheeks was a delicate bloom.   the lips were red nay redder than before and on the cheeks was a delicate bloom.
is this a juggle.   is this a juggle.
i said to him.   i said to him.
are you convinced now.   are you convinced now.
said the professor in response and as he spoke he put over his hand and in a way that made me shudder pulled back the dead lips and showed the white teeth.   said the professor in response and as he spoke he put over his hand and in a way that made me shudder pulled back the dead lips and showed the white teeth.
see he went on see they are even sharper than before.   see he went on see they are even sharper than before.
with this and thisand he touched one of the canine teeth and that below itthe little children can be bitten.   with this and thisand he touched one of the canine teeth and that below itthe little children can be bitten.
are you of belief now friend john.   are you of belief now friend john.
once more argumentative hostility woke within me.   once more argumentative hostility woke within me.
i could not accept such an overwhelming idea as he suggested so with an attempt to argue of which i was even at the moment ashamed i saidshe may have been placed here since last night.   i could not accept such an overwhelming idea as he suggested so with an attempt to argue of which i was even at the moment ashamed i saidshe may have been placed here since last night.
indeed.   indeed.
that is so and by whom.   that is so and by whom.
i do not know.   i do not know.
some one has done it.   some one has done it.
and yet she has been dead one week.   and yet she has been dead one week.
most peoples in that time would not look so.   most peoples in that time would not look so.
i had no answer for this so was silent.   i had no answer for this so was silent.
van helsing did not seem to notice my silence at any rate he showed neither chagrin nor triumph.   van helsing did not seem to notice my silence at any rate he showed neither chagrin nor triumph.
he was looking intently at the face of the dead woman raising the eyelids and looking at the eyes and once more opening the lips and examining the teeth.   he was looking intently at the face of the dead woman raising the eyelids and looking at the eyes and once more opening the lips and examining the teeth.
then he turned to me and saidhere there is one thing which is different from all recorded here is some dual life that is not as the common.   then he turned to me and saidhere there is one thing which is different from all recorded here is some dual life that is not as the common.
she was bitten by the vampire when she was in a trance sleepwalkingoh you start you do not know that friend john but you shall know it laterand in trance could he best come to take more blood.   she was bitten by the vampire when she was in a trance sleepwalkingoh you start you do not know that friend john but you shall know it laterand in trance could he best come to take more blood.
in trance she dies and in trance she is undead too.   in trance she dies and in trance she is undead too.
so it is that she differ from all other.   so it is that she differ from all other.
usually when the undead sleep at homeas he spoke he made a comprehensive sweep of his arm to designate what to a vampire was hometheir face show what they are but this so sweet thatwas when she not undead she go back to the nothings of the common dead.   usually when the undead sleep at homeas he spoke he made a comprehensive sweep of his arm to designate what to a vampire was hometheir face show what they are but this so sweet thatwas when she not undead she go back to the nothings of the common dead.
there is no malign there see and so it make hard that i must kill her in her sleep.   there is no malign there see and so it make hard that i must kill her in her sleep.
this turned my blood cold and it began to dawn upon me that i was accepting van helsings theories but if she were really dead what was there of terror in the idea of killing her.   this turned my blood cold and it began to dawn upon me that i was accepting van helsings theories but if she were really dead what was there of terror in the idea of killing her.
he looked up at me and evidently saw the change in my face for he said almost joyouslyah you believe now.   he looked up at me and evidently saw the change in my face for he said almost joyouslyah you believe now.
i answered do not press me too hard all at once.   i answered do not press me too hard all at once.
i am willing to accept.   i am willing to accept.
how will you do this bloody work.   how will you do this bloody work.
i shall cut off her head and fill her mouth with garlic and i shall drive a stake through her body.   i shall cut off her head and fill her mouth with garlic and i shall drive a stake through her body.
it made me shudder to think of so mutilating the body of the woman whom i had loved.   it made me shudder to think of so mutilating the body of the woman whom i had loved.
and yet the feeling was not so strong as i had expected.   and yet the feeling was not so strong as i had expected.
i was in fact beginning to shudder at the presence of this being this undead as van helsing called it and to loathe it.   i was in fact beginning to shudder at the presence of this being this undead as van helsing called it and to loathe it.
is it possible that love is all subjective or all objective.   is it possible that love is all subjective or all objective.
i waited a considerable time for van helsing to begin but he stood as if wrapped in thought.   i waited a considerable time for van helsing to begin but he stood as if wrapped in thought.
presently he closed the catch of his bag with a snap and saidi have been thinking and have made up my mind as to what is best if i did simply follow my inclining i would do now at this moment what is to be done but there are other things to follow and things that are thousand times more difficult in that them we do not know.   presently he closed the catch of his bag with a snap and saidi have been thinking and have made up my mind as to what is best if i did simply follow my inclining i would do now at this moment what is to be done but there are other things to follow and things that are thousand times more difficult in that them we do not know.
this is simple.   this is simple.
she have yet no life taken though that is of time and to act now would be to take danger from her for ever.   she have yet no life taken though that is of time and to act now would be to take danger from her for ever.
but then we may have to want arthur and how shall we tell him of this.   but then we may have to want arthur and how shall we tell him of this.
if you who saw the wounds on lucys throat and saw the wounds so similar on the childs at the hospital if you who saw the coffin empty last night and full today with a woman who have not change only to be more rose and more beautiful in a whole week after she dieif you know of this and know of the white figure last night that brought the child to the churchyard and yet of your own senses you did not believe how then can i expect arthur who know none of those things to believe.   if you who saw the wounds on lucys throat and saw the wounds so similar on the childs at the hospital if you who saw the coffin empty last night and full today with a woman who have not change only to be more rose and more beautiful in a whole week after she dieif you know of this and know of the white figure last night that brought the child to the churchyard and yet of your own senses you did not believe how then can i expect arthur who know none of those things to believe.
he doubted me when i took him from her kiss when she was dying.   he doubted me when i took him from her kiss when she was dying.
i know he has forgiven me because in some mistaken idea i have done things that prevent him say goodbye as he ought and he may think that in some more mistaken idea this woman was buried alive and that in most mistake of all we have killed her.   i know he has forgiven me because in some mistaken idea i have done things that prevent him say goodbye as he ought and he may think that in some more mistaken idea this woman was buried alive and that in most mistake of all we have killed her.
he will then argue back that it is we mistaken ones that have killed her by our ideas and so he will be much unhappy always.   he will then argue back that it is we mistaken ones that have killed her by our ideas and so he will be much unhappy always.
yet he never can be sure and that is the worst of all.   yet he never can be sure and that is the worst of all.
and he will sometimes think that she he loved was buried alive and that will paint his dreams with horrors of what she must have suffered and again he will think that we may be right and that his so beloved was after all an undead.   and he will sometimes think that she he loved was buried alive and that will paint his dreams with horrors of what she must have suffered and again he will think that we may be right and that his so beloved was after all an undead.
no.   no.
i told him once and since then i learn much.   i told him once and since then i learn much.
now since i know it is all true a hundred thousand times more do i know that he must pass through the bitter waters to reach the sweet.   now since i know it is all true a hundred thousand times more do i know that he must pass through the bitter waters to reach the sweet.
he poor fellow must have one hour that will make the very face of heaven grow black to him then we can act for good all round and send him peace.   he poor fellow must have one hour that will make the very face of heaven grow black to him then we can act for good all round and send him peace.
my mind is made up.   my mind is made up.
let us go.   let us go.
you return home for tonight to your asylum and see that all be well.   you return home for tonight to your asylum and see that all be well.
as for me i shall spend the night here in this churchyard in my own way.   as for me i shall spend the night here in this churchyard in my own way.
tomorrow night you will come to me to the berkeley hotel at ten of the clock.   tomorrow night you will come to me to the berkeley hotel at ten of the clock.
i shall send for arthur to come too and also that so fine young man of america that gave his blood.   i shall send for arthur to come too and also that so fine young man of america that gave his blood.
later we shall all have work to do.   later we shall all have work to do.
i come with you so far as piccadilly and there dine for i must be back here before the sun set.   i come with you so far as piccadilly and there dine for i must be back here before the sun set.
so we locked the tomb and came away and got over the wall of the churchyard which was not much of a task and drove back to piccadilly.   so we locked the tomb and came away and got over the wall of the churchyard which was not much of a task and drove back to piccadilly.
  <> mina murrays journal.
    22 april.
    in the train to exeter.
    the service was very simple and very solemn.
    there were only ourselves and the servants there one or two old friends of his from exeter his london agent and a gentleman representing sir robert parton the president of the incorporated law society.
    i stood alone and felt as though the roof had been torn from my world.
    after the service i took a cab to the berkeley hotel and visited dr van helsing.
    i gave him the few papers relating to the matter that i could find.
    mr hawkins never let me tidy his office and i wish he had because it was in terrible disorder and i am quite sure many of the important documents are misplaced or even missing.
    nonetheless there had to be something in those letters i did bring because van helsing exclaimed mein gott twice as he read them.
    i have business this night he said to me foul work indeed that i shall not speak of.
    but from this i read that it is important that i learn what your husband knows and soon.
    give me a day or two to finish my business and i maybe shall go to transylvania and search him or send such friends as i can call on to search him on my behalf.
note left by van helsing in his portmanteau berkeley hotel directed to john seward m.d.not delivered.   note left by van helsing in his portmanteau berkeley hotel directed to john seward m. d.not delivered22 april.
27 september.    
friend johni write this in case anything should happen. = friend johni write this in case anything should happen.
i go alone to watch in that churchyard.   i go alone to watch in that churchyard.
it pleases me that the undead miss lucy shall not leave tonight that so on the morrow night she may be more eager.   it pleases me that the undead miss lucy shall not leave tonight that so on the morrow night she may be more eager.
therefore i shall fix some things she like notgarlic and a crucifixand so seal up the door of the tomb.   therefore i shall fix some things she like notgarlic and a crucifixand so seal up the door of the tomb.
she is young as undead and will heed.   she is young as undead and will heed.
moreover these are only to prevent her coming out they may not prevail on her wanting to get in for then the undead is desperate and must find the line of least resistance whatsoever it may be.   moreover these are only to prevent her coming out they may not prevail on her wanting to get in for then the undead is desperate and must find the line of least resistance whatsoever it may be.
i shall be at hand all the night from sunset till after sunrise and if there be aught that may be learned i shall learn it.   i shall be at hand all the night from sunset till after sunrise and if there be aught that may be learned i shall learn it.
for miss lucy or from her i have no fear but that other to whom is there that she is undead he have now the power to seek her tomb and find shelter.   for miss lucy or from her i have no fear but that other to whom is there that she is undead he have now the power to seek her tomb and find shelter.
he is cunning as i know from mr jonathan and from the way that all along he have fooled us when he played with us for miss lucys life and we lost and in many ways the undead are strong.   he is cunning as i know from mr jonathan and from the way that all along he have fooled us when he played with us for miss lucys life and we lost and in many ways the undead are strong.
he have always the strength in his hand of twenty men even we four who gave our strength to miss lucy it also is all to him.   he have always the strength in his hand of twenty men even we four who gave our strength to miss lucy it also is all to him.
besides he can summon his wolf and i know not what.   besides he can summon his wolf and i know not what.
so if it be that he came thither on this night he shall find me but none other shalluntil it be too late.   so if it be that he came thither on this night he shall find me but none other shalluntil it be too late.
but it may be that he will not attempt the place.   but it may be that he will not attempt the place.
there is no reason why he should his hunting ground is more full of game than the churchyard where the undead woman sleeps and one old man watch.   there is no reason why he should his hunting ground is more full of game than the churchyard where the undead woman sleeps and one old man watch.
therefore i write this in case .   therefore i write this in case .
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take the papers that are with this the diaries of harker and the rest and read them and then find this great undead and cut off his head and burn his heart or drive a stake though it so that the world may rest from him.   take the papers that are with this the diaries of mina and the rest and read them and then find this great undead and cut off his head and burn his heart or drive a stake through it so that the world may rest from him.
if it be so farewell. = if it be so farewell.
van helsing.   van helsing.
dr sewards diary.   dr sewards diary.
28 september. <> 23 april.
it is wonderful what a good nights sleep will do for one. = it is wonderful what a good nights sleep will do for one.
yesterday i was almost willing to accept van helsings monstrous ideas but now they seem to start out lurid before me as outrages on common sense.   yesterday i was almost willing to accept van helsings monstrous ideas but now they seem to start out lurid before me as outrages on common sense.
i have no doubt that he believes it all.   i have no doubt that he believes it all.
i wonder if his mind can have become in any way unhinged.   i wonder if his mind can have become in any way unhinged.
surely there must be some rational explanation of all these mysterious things.   surely there must be some rational explanation of all these mysterious things.
is it possible that the professor can have done it himself.   is it possible that the professor can have done it himself.
he is so abnormally clever that if he went off his head he would carry out his intent with regard to some fixed idea in a wonderful way.   he is so abnormally clever that if he went off his head he would carry out his intent with regard to some fixed idea in a wonderful way.
i am loathe to think it and indeed it would be almost as great a marvel as the other to find that van helsing was mad but anyhow i shall watch him carefully.   i am loathe to think it and indeed it would be almost as great a marvel as the other to find that van helsing was mad but anyhow i shall watch him carefully.
i may get some light on the mystery.   i may get some light on the mystery.
29 september morning. <> 24 april morning .
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last night at a little before ten oclock arthur and quincey came into van helsings room he told us all what he wanted us to do but especially addressing himself to arthur as if all our wills were centred in his. = last night at a little before ten oclock arthur and quincey came into van helsings room he told us all what he wanted us to do but especially addressing himself to arthur as if all our wills were centred in his.
he began by saying that he hoped we would all come with him too for he said there is a grave duty to be done there.   he began by saying that he hoped we would all come with him too for he said there is a grave duty to be done there.
you were doubtless surprised at my letter.   you were doubtless surprised at my letter.
this query was directly addressed to lord godalming.   this query was directly addressed to lord godalming.
i was.   i was.
it rather upset me for a bit.   it rather upset me for a bit.
there has been so much trouble around my house of late that i could do without any more.   there has been so much trouble around my house of late that i could do without any more.
i have been curious too as to what you mean.   i have been curious too as to what you mean.
quincey and i talked it over but the more we talked the more puzzled we got till now i can say for myself that im about up a tree as to any meaning about anything.me too said quincey morris laconically.   quincey and i talked it over but the more we talked the more puzzled we got till now i can say for myself that im about up a tree as to any meaning about anything.me too said quincey morris laconically.
oh said the professor then you are nearer the beginning both of you than friend john here who has to go a long way back before he can even get so far as to begin.   oh said the professor then you are nearer the beginning both of you than friend john here who has to go a long way back before he can even get so far as to begin.
it was evident that he recognised my return to my old doubting frame of mind without my saying a word.   it was evident that he recognised my return to my old doubting frame of mind without my saying a word.
then turning to the other two he said with intense gravityi want your permission to do what i think good this night.   then turning to the other two he said with intense gravityi want your permission to do what i think good this night.
it is i know much to ask and when you know what it is i propose to do you will know and only then how much.   it is i know much to ask and when you know what it is i propose to do you will know and only then how much.
therefore may i ask that you promise me in the dark so that afterwards though you may be angry with me for a timei must not disguise from myself the possibility that such may beyou shall not blame yourselves for anything.   therefore may i ask that you promise me in the dark so that afterwards though you may be angry with me for a timei must not disguise from myself the possibility that such may beyou shall not blame yourselves for anything.
thats frank anyhow broke in quincey.   thats frank anyhow broke in quincey.
ill answer for the professor.   ill answer for the professor.
i dont quite see his drift but i swear hes honest and thats good enough for me.   i dont quite see his drift but i swear hes honest and thats good enough for me.
i thank you sir said van helsing proudly.   i thank you sir said van helsing proudly.
i have done myself the honour of counting you one trusting friend and such endorsement is dear to me.   i have done myself the honour of counting you one trusting friend and such endorsement is dear to me.
he held out a hand which quincey took.   he held out a hand which quincey took.
then arthur spoke outdr van helsing i dont quite like to buy a pig in a poke as they say in scotland and if it be anything in which my honour as a gentleman or my faith as a christian is concerned i cannot make such a promise.   then arthur spoke outdr van helsing i dont quite like to buy a pig in a poke as they say in scotland and if it be anything in which my honour as a gentleman or my faith as a christian is concerned i cannot make such a promise.
if you can assure me that what you intend does not violate either of these two then i give my consent at once though for the life of me i cannot understand what you are driving at.   if you can assure me that what you intend does not violate either of these two then i give my consent at once though for the life of me i cannot understand what you are driving at.
i accept your limitation said van helsing and all i ask of you is that if you feel it necessary to condemn any act of mine you will first consider it well and be satisfied that it does not violate your reservations.   i accept your limitation said van helsing and all i ask of you is that if you feel it necessary to condemn any act of mine you will first consider it well and be satisfied that it does not violate your reservations.
agreed.   agreed.
  -+ said arthur.
that is only fair. = that is only fair.
and now that the pourparlers are over may i ask what it is we are to do.   and now that the pourparlers are over may i ask what it is we are to do.
i want you to come with me and to come in secret to the churchyard at kingstead.   i want you to come with me and to come in secret to the churchyard at kingstead.
arthurs face fell as he said in an amazed sort of waywhere poor lucy is buried.   arthurs face fell as he said in an amazed sort of waywhere poor lucy is buried.
the professor bowed.   the professor bowed.
arthur went on and when there.   arthur went on and when there.
to enter the tomb.   to enter the tomb.
arthur stood up.   arthur stood up.
professor are you in earnest or is it some monstrous joke.   professor are you in earnest or is it some monstrous joke.
pardon me i see that you are in earnest he sat down again but i could see that he sat firmly and proudly as one who is on his dignity.   pardon me i see that you are in earnest he sat down again but i could see that he sat firmly and proudly as one who is on his dignity.
there was silence until he asked againand when in the tomb.   there was silence until he asked againand when in the tomb.
to open the coffin.   to open the coffin.
this is too much.   this is too much.
he said angrily rising again.   he said angrily rising again.
i am willing to be patient in all things that are reasonable but in thisthis desecration of the graveof one who he fairly choked with indignation.   i am willing to be patient in all things that are reasonable but in thisthis desecration of the graveof one who he fairly choked with indignation.
the professor looked pityingly at him.   the professor looked pityingly at him.
if i could spare you one pang my poor friend he said god knows i would.   if i could spare you one pang my poor friend he said god knows i would.
but this night our feet must tread in thorny paths or later and for ever the feet you love must walk in paths of flame.   but this night our feet must tread in thorny paths or later and for ever the feet you love must walk in paths of flame.
arthur looked up with set white face and saidtake care sir take care.   arthur looked up with set white face and saidtake care sir take care.
would it not be well to hear what i have to say.   would it not be well to hear what i have to say.
said van helsing.   said van helsing.
and then you will at least know the limit of my purpose.   and then you will at least know the limit of my purpose.
shall i go on.   shall i go on.
thats fair enough broke in morris.   thats fair enough broke in morris.
after a pause van helsing went on evidently with an effortmiss lucy is dead is it not so.   after a pause van helsing went on evidently with an effortmiss lucy is dead is it not so.
yes.   yes.
then there can be no wrong to her.   then there can be no wrong to her.
but if she be not deadarthur jumped to his feet.   but if she be not deadarthur jumped to his feet.
good god.   good god.
he cried.   he cried.
what do you mean.   what do you mean.
has there been any mistake has she been buried alive.   has there been any mistake has she been buried alive.
he groaned in anguish that not even hope could soften.   he groaned in anguish that not even hope could soften.
i did not say she was alive my child i did not think it.   i did not say she was alive my child i did not think it.
i go no further than to say that she might be undead.   i go no further than to say that she might be undead.
undead.   undead.
not alive.   not alive.
what do you mean.   what do you mean.
is this all a nightmare or what is it.   is this all a nightmare or what is it.
there are mysteries which men can only guess at which age by age they may solve only in part.   there are mysteries which men can only guess at which age by age they may solve only in part.
believe me we are now on the verge of one.   believe me we are now on the verge of one.
but i have not done.   but i have not done.
may i cut off the head of dead miss lucy.   may i cut off the head of dead miss lucy.
heavens and earth no.   heavens and earth no.
cried arthur in a storm of passion.   cried arthur in a storm of passion.
not for the wide world will i consent to any mutilation of her dead body.   not for the wide world will i consent to any mutilation of her dead body.
dr van helsing you try me too far.   dr van helsing you try me too far.
what have i done to you that you should torture me so.   what have i done to you that you should torture me so.
what did that poor sweet girl do that you should want to cast such dishonour on her grave.   what did that poor sweet girl do that you should want to cast such dishonour on her grave.
are you mad that you speak of such things or am i mad that listen to them.   are you mad that you speak of such things or am i mad that listen to them.
dont dare think more of such a desecration i shall not give my consent to anything you do.   dont dare think more of such a desecration i shall not give my consent to anything you do.
i have a duty to do in protecting her grave from outrage and by god i shall do it.   i have a duty to do in protecting her grave from outrage and by god i shall do it.
van helsing rose up from where he had all the time been seated and said gravely and sternlymy lord godalming i too have a duty to do a duty to others a duty to you a duty to the dead and by god i shall do it.   van helsing rose up from where he had all the time been seated and said gravely and sternlymy lord godalming i too have a duty to do a duty to others a duty to you a duty to the dead and by god i shall do it.
all i ask you now is that you come with me that you look and listen and if when later i make the same request you do not be more eager for its fulfillment even than i am theni shall do my duty whatever it may seem to me.   all i ask you now is that you come with me that you look and listen and if when later i make the same request you do not be more eager for its fulfillment even than i am theni shall do my duty whatever it may seem to me.
and then to follow of your lordships wishes i shall hold myself at your disposal to render an account to you when and where you will.   and then to follow of your lordships wishes i shall hold myself at your disposal to render an account to you when and where you will.
his voice broke a little and he went on with a voice full of pitybut i beseech you do not go forth in anger with me.   his voice broke a little and he went on with a voice full of pitybut i beseech you do not go forth in anger with me.
in a long life of acts which were often not pleasant to do and which sometimes did wring my heart i have never had so heavy a task as now.   in a long life of acts which were often not pleasant to do and which sometimes did wring my heart i have never had so heavy a task as now.
believe me that if the time comes for you to change your mind towards me one look from you will wipe away all this so sad hour for i would do what a man can to save you from sorrow.   believe me that if the time comes for you to change your mind towards me one look from you will wipe away all this so sad hour for i would do what a man can to save you from sorrow.
just think.   just think.
for why should i give myself so much of labour and so much of sorrow.   for why should i give myself so much of labour and so much of sorrow.
i have come here from my own land to do what i can of good at the first to please my friend john and then to help a sweet young lady whom too i come to love.   i have come here from my own land to do what i can of good at the first to please my friend john and then to help a sweet young lady whom too i come to love.
for heri am ashamed to say so much but i say it in kindnessi gave what you gave the blood of my veins i gave it i who was not like you her lover but only her physician and her friend.   for heri am ashamed to say so much but i say it in kindnessi gave what you gave the blood of my veins i gave it i who was not like you her lover but only her physician and her friend.
i gave her my nights and daysbefore death after death and if my death can do her good even now when she is the dead undead she shall have it freely.   i gave her my nights and daysbefore death after death and if my death can do her good even now when she is the dead undead she shall have it freely.
he said this with a very grave sweet pride and arthur was much affected by it.   he said this with a very grave sweet pride and arthur was much affected by it.
he took the old mans hand and said in a broken voiceoh it is hard to think of it and i cannot understand but at least i shall go with you and wait.   he took the old mans hand and said in a broken voiceoh it is hard to think of it and i cannot understand but at least i shall go with you and wait.
chapter xvi   chapter xvi
dr sewards diary continued.   dr sewards diary continued.
it was just a quarter before twelve oclock when we got into the churchyard over the low wall.   it was just a quarter before twelve oclock when we got into the churchyard over the low wall.
the night was dark with occasional gleams of moonlight between the rents of the heavy clouds that scudded across the sky.   the night was dark with occasional gleams of moonlight between the rents of the heavy clouds that scudded across the sky.
we all kept somehow close together with van helsing slightly in front as he led the way.   we all kept somehow close together with van helsing slightly in front as he led the way.
when we had come close to the tomb i looked well at arthur for i feared the proximity to a place laden with so sorrowful a memory would upset him but he bore himself well.   when we had come close to the tomb i looked well at arthur for i feared the proximity to a place laden with so sorrowful a memory would upset him but he bore himself well.
i took it that the very mystery of the proceeding was in some way a counteractant to his grief.   i took it that the very mystery of the proceeding was in some way a counteractant to his grief.
the professor unlocked the door and seeing a natural hesitation amongst us for various reasons solved the difficulty by entering first himself.   the professor unlocked the door and seeing a natural hesitation amongst us for various reasons solved the difficulty by entering first himself.
the rest of us followed and he closed the door.   the rest of us followed and he closed the door.
he then lit a dark lantern and pointed to the coffin.   he then lit a dark lantern and pointed to the coffin.
arthur stepped forward hesitatingly van helsing said to meyou were with me here yesterday.   arthur stepped forward hesitatingly van helsing said to meyou were with me here yesterday.
was the body of miss lucy in that coffin.   was the body of miss lucy in that coffin.
it was.   it was.
the professor turned to the rest sayingyou hear and yet there is no one who does not believe with me.   the professor turned to the rest sayingyou hear and yet there is no one who does not believe with me.
he took his screwdriver and again took off the lid of the coffin.   he took his screwdriver and again took off the lid of the coffin.
arthur looked on very pale but silent when the lid was removed he stepped forward.   arthur looked on very pale but silent when the lid was removed he stepped forward.
he evidently did not know that there was a leaden coffin or at any rate had not thought of it.   he evidently did not know that there was a leaden coffin or at any rate had not thought of it.
when he saw the rent in the lead the blood rushed to his face for an instant but as quickly fell away again so that he remained of a ghastly whiteness he was still silent.   when he saw the rent in the lead the blood rushed to his face for an instant but as quickly fell away again so that he remained of a ghastly whiteness he was still silent.
van helsing forced back the leaden flange and we all looked in and recoiled.   van helsing forced back the leaden flange and we all looked in and recoiled.
the coffin was empty.   the coffin was empty.
for several minutes no one spoke a word.   for several minutes no one spoke a word.
the silence was broken by quincey morrisprofessor i answered for you.   the silence was broken by quincey morrisprofessor i answered for you.
i wouldnt ask such a thing ordinarilyi wouldnt so dishonour you as to imply a doubt but this is a mystery that goes beyond any honour or dishonour. <> your word is all i want i wouldnt ask such a thing ordinarilyi wouldnt so dishonour you as to imply a doubt but this racket goes a pile better than an honour or dishonour or fancy frills of any kind.
is this your doing. = is this your doing.
  -+ honest injun.
i swear to you by all that i hold sacred that i have not removed nor touched her. = i swear to you by all that i hold sacred that i have not removed nor touched her.
what happened was this two nights ago my friend seward and i came herewith good purpose believe me.   what happened was this two nights ago my friend seward and i came herewith good purpose believe me.
i opened that coffin which was then sealed up and we found it as now empty.   i opened that coffin which was then sealed up and we found it as now empty.
we then waited and saw something white come through the trees.   we then waited and saw something white come through the trees.
the next day we came here in daytime and she lay there.   the next day we came here in daytime and she lay there.
did she not friend john.   did she not friend john.
yes.   yes.
that night we were just in time.   that night we were just in time.
one more so small child was missing and we find it thank god unharmed amongst the graves.   one more so small child was missing and we find it thank god unharmed amongst the graves.
yesterday i came here before sundown for at sundown the undead can move.   yesterday i came here before sundown for at sundown the undead can move.
i waited here all the night till the sun rose but i saw nothing.   i waited here all the night till the sun rose but i saw nothing.
it was most probable that it was because i had laid over the clamps of those doors garlic which the undead cannot bear and other things which they shun.   it was most probable that it was because i had laid over the clamps of those doors garlic which the undead cannot bear and other things which they shun.
last night there was no exodus so tonight before the sundown i took away my garlic and other things.   last night there was no exodus so tonight before the sundown i took away my garlic and other things.
and so it is we find this coffin empty.   and so it is we find this coffin empty.
but bear with me.   but bear with me.
so far there is much that is strange.   so far there is much that is strange.
wait you with me outside unseen and unheard and things much stranger are yet to be.   wait you with me outside unseen and unheard and things much stranger are yet to be.
sohere he shut the dark slide of his lanternnow to the outside.   sohere he shut the dark slide of his lanternnow to the outside.
he opened the door and we filed out he coming last and locking the door behind him.   he opened the door and we filed out he coming last and locking the door behind him.
oh.   oh.
but it seemed fresh and pure in the night air after the terror of that vault.   but it seemed fresh and pure in the night air after the terror of that vault.
how sweet it was to see the clouds race by and the passing gleams of the moonlight between the scudding clouds crossing and passinglike the gladness and sorrow of a mans life how sweet it was to breathe the fresh air that had no taint of death and decay how humanising to see the red lighting of the sky beyond the hill and to hear far away the muffled roar that marks the life of a great city.   how sweet it was to see the clouds race by and the passing gleams of the moonlight between the scudding clouds crossing and passinglike the gladness and sorrow of a mans life how sweet it was to breathe the fresh air that had no taint of death and decay how humanising to see the red lighting of the sky beyond the hill and to hear far away the muffled roar that marks the life of a great city.
each in his own way was solemn and overcome.   each in his own way was solemn and overcome.
arthur was silent and was i could see striving to grasp the purpose and the inner meaning of the mystery.   arthur was silent and was i could see striving to grasp the purpose and the inner meaning of the mystery.
i was myself tolerably patient and half inclined again to throw aside doubt and to accept van helsings conclusions.   i was myself tolerably patient and half inclined again to throw aside doubt and to accept van helsings conclusions.
quincey morris was phlegmatic in the way of a man who accepts all things and accepts them in the spirit of cool bravery with hazard of all he has at stake.   quincey morris was phlegmatic in the way of a man who accepts all things and accepts them in the spirit of cool bravery with hazard of all he has at stake.
not being able to smoke he cut himself a goodsized plug of tobacco and began to chew.   not being able to smoke he cut himself a goodsized plug of tobacco and began to chew.
as to van helsing he was employed in a definite way.   as to van helsing he was employed in a definite way.
  -+ first he took from his bag a mass of what looked like bread cut up in small squares which was carefully rolled up in a white napkin and then opening the mouth of a widenecked phial spread some red liquid over it.
    then he began to work up the mass with his hands till he had a big double handful of a kind of dough.
this he then took and rolling it into thin strips began to lay them into the crevices between the door and its setting in the tomb. = this he then took and rolling it into thin strips began to lay them into the crevices between the door and its setting in the tomb.
i was somewhat puzzled at this and being close asked him what it was that he was doing.   i was somewhat puzzled at this and being close asked him what it was that he was doing.
arthur and quincey drew near also as they too were curious.   arthur and quincey drew near also as they too were curious.
he answeredi am closing the tomb so that the undead may not enter.   he answeredi am closing the tomb so that the undead may not enter.
and is that stuff you have there going to do it.   and is that stuff you have there going to do it.
asked quincey.   asked quincey.
great scott.   great scott.
is this a game.   is this a game.
it is.   it is.
what is that which you are using.   what is that which you are using.
this time the question was by arthur.   this time the question was by arthur.
van helsing reverently lifted his hat as he answeredthe host i brought it from amsterdam.   van helsing reverently lifted his hat as he answeredthe host i brought it from amsterdam.
i have an indulgence.   i have an indulgence.
it was an answer that appalled the most sceptical of us and we felt individually that in the presence of such earnest purpose as the professors a purpose which could thus use the to him most sacred of things it was impossible to distrust in respectful silence we took the places assigned to us close round the tomb but hidden from the sight of any one approaching.   it was an answer that appalled the most sceptical of us and we felt individually that in the presence of such earnest purpose as the professors a purpose which could thus use the to him most sacred of things it was impossible to distrust in respectful silence we took the places assigned to us close round the tomb but hidden from the sight of any one approaching.
i pitied the others especially arthur.   i pitied the others especially arthur.
i had myself been apprenticed by my former visits to this watching horror and yet i who had up to an hour ago repudiated the proofs felt my heart sink within me.   i had myself been apprenticed by my former visits to this watching horror and yet i who had up to an hour ago repudiated the proofs felt my heart sink within me.
never did tombs look so ghastly white never did cypress or yew or juniper so seem the embodiment of funereal gloom never did tree or grass wave or rustle so ominously never did bough creak so mysteriously and never did the faraway howling of dogs send such a woeful presage through the night.   never did tombs look so ghastly white never did cypress or yew or juniper so seem the embodiment of funereal gloom never did tree or grass wave or rustle so ominously never did bough creak so mysteriously and never did the faraway howling of dogs send such a woeful presage through the night.
there was a long spell of silence big aching void and then from the professor a keen ssss.   there was a long spell of silence big aching void and then from the professor a keen ssss.
he pointed and far down the avenue of yews we saw a white figure advancea dim white figure which held something dark at its breast the figure stopped and at the moment a ray of moonlight fell between the masses of driving clouds and showed in startling prominence a darkhaired woman dressed in the cerements of the grave.   he pointed and far down the avenue of yews we saw a white figure advancea dim white figure which held something dark at its breast the figure stopped and at the moment a ray of moonlight fell between the masses of driving clouds and showed in startling prominence a darkhaired woman dressed in the cerements of the grave.
we could not see the face for it was bent down over what we saw to be a fairhaired child.   we could not see the face for it was bent down over what we saw to be a fairhaired child.
there was a pause and a sharp little cry such as a child gives in sleep or a dog as it lies before the fire and dreams we were starting forward but the professors warning hand seen by us as he stood behind a yewtree kept us back and then as we looked the white figure moved forwards again.   there was a pause and a sharp little cry such as a child gives in sleep or a dog as it lies before the fire and dreams we were starting forward but the professors warning hand seen by us as he stood behind a yewtree kept us back and then as we looked the white figure moved forwards again.
it was now near enough for us to see clearly and the moonlight still held.   it was now near enough for us to see clearly and the moonlight still held.
my own heart grew cold as ice and i could hear the gasp of arthur as we recognised the features of lucy westenra.   my own heart grew cold as ice and i could hear the gasp of arthur as we recognised the features of lucy westenra.
lucy westenra but yet how changed.   lucy westenra but yet how changed.
the sweetness was turned to adamantine heartless cruelty and the purity to voluptuous wantonness.   the sweetness was turned to adamantine heartless cruelty and the purity to voluptuous wantonness.
van helsing stepped out and obedient to his gesture we all advanced too the four of us ranged in a line before the door of the tomb.   van helsing stepped out and obedient to his gesture we all advanced too the four of us ranged in a line before the door of the tomb.
van helsing raised his lantern and drew the slide by the concentrated light that fell on lucys face we could see that the lips were crimson with fresh blood and that the stream had trickled over her chin and stained the purity of her lawn deathrobe.   van helsing raised his lantern and drew the slide by the concentrated light that fell on lucys face we could see that the lips were crimson with fresh blood and that the stream had trickled over her chin and stained the purity of her lawn deathrobe.
we shuddered with horror.   we shuddered with horror.
i could see by the tremulous light that even van helsings iron nerve had failed.   i could see by the tremulous light that even van helsings iron nerve had failed.
arthur was next to me and if i had not seized his arm and held him up he would have fallen.   arthur was next to me and if i had not seized his arm and held him up he would have fallen.
when lucyi call the thing that was before us lucy because it bore her shapesaw us she drew back with an angry snarl such as a cat gives when taken unawares then her eyes ranged over us.   when lucyi call the thing that was before us lucy because it bore her shapesaw us she drew back with an angry snarl such as a cat gives when taken unawares then her eyes ranged over us.
lucys eyes in form and colour but lucys eyes unclean and full of hellfire instead of the pure gentle orbs we knew.   lucys eyes in form and colour but lucys eyes unclean and full of hellfire instead of the pure gentle orbs we knew.
at that moment the remnant of my love passed into hate and loathing had she then to be killed i could have done it with savage delight.   at that moment the remnant of my love passed into hate and loathing had she then to be killed i could have done it with savage delight.
as she looked her eyes blazed with unholy light and the face became wreathed with a voluptuous smile.   as she looked her eyes blazed with unholy light and the face became wreathed with a voluptuous smile.
oh god how it made me shudder to see it.   oh god how it made me shudder to see it.
with a careless motion she flung to the ground callous as a devil the child that up to now she had clutched strenuously to her breast growling over it as a dog growls over a bone.   with a careless motion she flung to the ground callous as a devil the child that up to now she had clutched strenuously to her breast growling over it as a dog growls over a bone.
the child gave a sharp cry and lay there moaning.   the child gave a sharp cry and lay there moaning.
there was a coldbloodedness in the act which wrung a groan from arthur when she advanced to him with outstretched arms and a wanton smile he fell back and hid his face in his hands.   there was a coldbloodedness in the act which wrung a groan from arthur when she advanced to him with outstretched arms and a wanton smile he fell back and hid his face in his hands.
she still advanced however and with a languorous voluptuous grace saidcome to me arthur.   she still advanced however and with a languorous voluptuous grace saidcome to me arthur.
leave these others and come to me.   leave these others and come to me.
my arms are hungry for you.   my arms are hungry for you.
come and we can rest together.   come and we can rest together.
come my husband come.   come my husband come.
there was something diabolically sweet in her tonessomething of the tinkling of glass when struckwhich rang through the brains even of us who heard the words addressed to another.   there was something diabolically sweet in her tonessomething of the tinkling of glass when struckwhich rang through the brains even of us who heard the words addressed to another.
as for arthur he seemed under a spell moving his hands from his face he opened wide his arms she was leaping for them when van helsing sprang forward and held between them his little golden crucifix.   as for arthur he seemed under a spell moving his hands from his face he opened wide his arms she was leaping for them when van helsing sprang forward and held between them his little golden crucifix.
she recoiled from it and with a suddenly distorted face full of rage dashed past him as if to enter the tomb.   she recoiled from it and with a suddenly distorted face full of rage dashed past him as if to enter the tomb.
when within a foot or two of the door however she stopped as if arrested by some irresistible force.   when within a foot or two of the door however she stopped as if arrested by some irresistible force.
then she turned and her face was shown in the clear burst of moonlight and by the lamp which had now no quiver from van helsings iron nerves.   then she turned and her face was shown in the clear burst of moonlight and by the lamp which had now no quiver from van helsings iron nerves.
never did i see such baffled malice on a face and never i trust shall such ever be seen again by mortal eyes.   never did i see such baffled malice on a face and never i trust shall such ever be seen again by mortal eyes.
the beautiful colour became livid the eyes seemed to throw out sparks of hellfire the brows were wrinkled as though the folds of flesh were the coils of medusas snakes and the lovely bloodstained mouth grew to an open square as in the passion masks of the greeks and japanese.   the beautiful colour became livid the eyes seemed to throw out sparks of hellfire the brows were wrinkled as though the folds of flesh were the coils of medusas snakes and the lovely bloodstained mouth grew to an open square as in the passion masks of the greeks and japanese.
if ever a face meant deathif looks could killwe saw it at that moment.   if ever a face meant deathif looks could killwe saw it at that moment.
and so for full half a minute which seemed an eternity she remained between the lifted crucifix and the sacred closing of her means of entry.   and so for full half a minute which seemed an eternity she remained between the lifted crucifix and the sacred closing of her means of entry.
van helsing broke the silence by asking arthuranswer me oh my friend.   van helsing broke the silence by asking arthuranswer me oh my friend.
am i to proceed in my work.   am i to proceed in my work.
arthur threw himself on his knees and hid his face in his hands as he answereddo as you will friend do as you will.   arthur threw himself on his knees and hid his face in his hands as he answereddo as you will friend do as you will.
there can be no horror like this ever any more.   there can be no horror like this ever any more.
and he groaned in spirit.   and he groaned in spirit.
quincey and i simultaneously moved towards him and took his arms we could hear the click of the closing lantern as van helsing held it down coming close to the tomb he began to remove from the chinks some of the sacred emblem which he had placed there.   quincey and i simultaneously moved towards him and took his arms we could hear the click of the closing lantern as van helsing held it down coming close to the tomb he began to remove from the chinks some of the sacred emblem which he had placed there.
we all looked on with horrified amazement as we saw when he stood back the woman with a corporeal body as real at that moment as our own pass through the interstice where scarce a knifeblade could have gone.   we all looked on with horrified amazement as we saw when he stood back the woman with a corporeal body as real at that moment as our own pass through the interstice where scarce a knifeblade could have gone.
we all felt a glad sense of relief when we saw the professor calmly restoring the strings of putty to the edges of the door.   we all felt a glad sense of relief when we saw the professor calmly restoring the strings of putty to the edges of the door.
when this was done he lifted the child and saidcome now my friends we can do no more till tomorrow.   when this was done he lifted the child and saidcome now my friends we can do no more till tomorrow.
there is a funeral at noon so here we shall all come before long after that.   there is a funeral at noon so here we shall all come before long after that.
the friends of the dead will all be gone by two and when the sexton lock the gate we shall remain.   the friends of the dead will all be gone by two and when the sexton lock the gate we shall remain.
then there is more to do but not like this of tonight.   then there is more to do but not like this of tonight.
as for this little one he is not much harmed and by tomorrow night he shall be well.   as for this little one he is not much harmed and by tomorrow night he shall be well.
we shall leave him where the police will find him as on the other night and then to home.coming close to arthur he saidmy friend arthur you have had a sore trial but after when you will look back you will see how it was necessary.   we shall leave him where the police will find him as on the other night and then to home.coming close to arthur he saidmy friend arthur you have had a sore trial but after when you will look back you will see how it was necessary.
you are now in the bitter waters my child.   you are now in the bitter waters my child.
by this time tomorrow you will please god have passed them and have drunk of the sweet waters so do not mourn overmuch.   by this time tomorrow you will please god have passed them and have drunk of the sweet waters so do not mourn overmuch.
till then i shall not ask you to forgive me.   till then i shall not ask you to forgive me.
arthur and quincey came home with me and we tried to cheer each other on the way.   arthur and quincey came home with me and we tried to cheer each other on the way.
we had left the child in safety and were tired so we all slept with more or less reality of sleep.   we had left the child in safety and were tired so we all slept with more or less reality of sleep.
29 september night. <> 24 april night.
a little before twelve oclock we threearthur quincey morris and myselfcalled for the professor. = a little before twelve oclock we threearthur quincey morris and myselfcalled for the professor.
it was odd to notice that by common consent we had all put on black clothes.   it was odd to notice that by common consent we had all put on black clothes.
of course arthur wore black for he was in deep mourning but the rest of us wore it by instinct.   of course arthur wore black for he was in deep mourning but the rest of us wore it by instinct.
we got to the churchyard by halfpast one and strolled about keeping out of official observation so that when the gravediggers had completed their task and the sexton under the belief that every one had gone had locked the gate we had the place all to ourselves.   we got to the churchyard by halfpast one and strolled about keeping out of official observation so that when the gravediggers had completed their task and the sexton under the belief that every one had gone had locked the gate we had the place all to ourselves.
van helsing instead of his little black bag had with him a long leather one something like a cricketing bag it was manifestly of fair weight.   van helsing instead of his little black bag had with him a long leather one something like a cricketing bag it was manifestly of fair weight.
when we were alone and had heard the last of the footsteps die out up the road we silently and as if by ordered intention followed the professor to the tomb.   when we were alone and had heard the last of the footsteps die out up the road we silently and as if by ordered intention followed the professor to the tomb.
he unlocked the door and we entered closing it behind us.   he unlocked the door and we entered closing it behind us.
then he took from his bag the lantern which he lit and also two wax candles which when lighted he stuck by melting their own ends on other coffins so that they might give light sufficient to work by.   then he took from his bag the lantern which he lit and also two wax candles which when lighted he stuck by melting their own ends on other coffins so that they might give light sufficient to work by.
when he again lifted the lid off lucys coffin we all lookedarthur trembling like an aspenand saw that the corpse lay there in all its deathbeauty.   when he again lifted the lid off lucys coffin we all lookedarthur trembling like an aspenand saw that the corpse lay there in all its deathbeauty.
but there was no love in my own heart nothing but loathing for the foul thing which had taken lucys shape without her soul.   but there was no love in my own heart nothing but loathing for the foul thing which had taken lucys shape without her soul.
i could see even arthurs face grow hard as he looked.   i could see even arthurs face grow hard as he looked.
presently he said to van helsingis this really lucys body or only a demon in her shape.   presently he said to van helsingis this really lucys body or only a demon in her shape.
it is her body and yet not it.   it is her body and yet not it.
but wait a while and you shall see her as she was and is.   but wait a while and you shall see her as she was and is.
she seemed like a nightmare of lucy as she lay there the pointed teeth the bloodstained voluptuous mouthwhich it made one shudder to seethe whole carnal and unspiritual appearance seeming like a devilish mockery of lucys sweet purity.   she seemed like a nightmare of lucy as she lay there the pointed teeth the bloodstained voluptuous mouthwhich it made one shudder to seethe whole carnal and unspiritual appearance seeming like a devilish mockery of lucys sweet purity.
van helsing with his usual methodicalness began taking the various contents from his bag and placing them ready for use.   van helsing with his usual methodicalness began taking the various contents from his bag and placing them ready for use.
first he took out a soldering iron and some plumbing solder and then a small oillamp which gave out when lit in a corner of the tomb gas which burned at fierce heat with a blue flame then his operating knives which he placed to hand and last a round wooden stake some two and a half or three inches thick and about three feet long.   first he took out a soldering iron and some plumbing solder and then a small oillamp which gave out when lit in a corner of the tomb gas which burned at fierce heat with a blue flame then his operating knives which he placed to hand and last a round wooden stake some two and a half or three inches thick and about three feet long.
one end of it was hardened by charring in the fire and was sharpened to a fine point.   one end of it was hardened by charring in the fire and was sharpened to a fine point.
with this stake came a heavy hammer such as in households is used in the coalcellar for breaking the lumps.   with this stake came a heavy hammer such as in households is used in the coalcellar for breaking the lumps.
to me a doctors preparations for work of any kind are stimulating and bracing but the effect of these things on both arthur and quincey was to cause them a sort of consternation.   to me a doctors preparations for work of any kind are stimulating and bracing but the effect of these things on both arthur and quincey was to cause them a sort of consternation.
they both however kept their courage and remained silent and quiet.   they both however kept their courage and remained silent and quiet.
when all was ready van helsing saidbefore we do anything let me tell you this it is out of the lore and experience of the ancients and of all those who have studied the powers of the undead.   when all was ready van helsing saidbefore we do anything let me tell you this it is out of the lore and experience of the ancients and of all those who have studied the powers of the undead.
when they become such there comes with the change the curse of immortality they cannot die but must go on age after age adding new victims and multiplying the evils of the world for all that die from the preying of the undead become themselves undead and prey on their kind.   when they become such there comes with the change the curse of immortality they cannot die but must go on age after age adding new victims and multiplying the evils of the world for all that die from the preying of the undead become themselves undead and prey on their kind.
and so the circle goes on ever widening like as the ripples from a stone thrown in the water.   and so the circle goes on ever widening like as the ripples from a stone thrown in the water.
friend arthur if you had met that kiss which you know of before poor lucy die or again last night when you open your arms to her you would in time when you had died have become nosferatu as they call it in eastern europe and would all time make more of those undeads that so have fill us with horror.   friend arthur if you had met that kiss which you know of before poor lucy die or again last night when you open your arms to her you would in time when you had died have become nosferatu as they call it in eastern europe and would all time make more of those undeads that so have fill us with horror.
the career of this so unhappy dear lady is but just begun.   the career of this so unhappy dear lady is but just begun.
those children whose blood she sucked are not as yet so much the worse but if she live on undead more and more they lose their blood and by her power over them they come to her and so she draw their blood with that so wicked mouth.   those children whose blood she sucked are not as yet so much the worse but if she live on undead more and more they lose their blood and by her power over them they come to her and so she draw their blood with that so wicked mouth.
but if she die in truth then all cease the tiny wounds of the throats disappear and they go back to their plays unknowing ever of what has been.   but if she die in truth then all cease the tiny wounds of the throats disappear and they go back to their plays unknowing ever of what has been.
but of the most blessed of all when this now undead be made to rest as true dead then the soul of the poor lady whom we love shall again be free.   but of the most blessed of all when this now undead be made to rest as true dead then the soul of the poor lady whom we love shall again be free.
instead of working wickedness by night and growing more debased in the assimilation of it by day she shall take her place with the other angels.   instead of working wickedness by night and growing more debased in the assimilation of it by day she shall take her place with the other angels.
so that my friend it will be a blessed hand for her that shall strike the blow that sets her free.   so that my friend it will be a blessed hand for her that shall strike the blow that sets her free.
to this i am willing but is there none amongst us who has a better right.   to this i am willing but is there none amongst us who has a better right.
will it be no joy to think of hereafter in the silence of the night when sleep is not it was my hand that sent her to the stars it was the hand of him that loved her best the hand that of all she would herself have chosen had it been to her to choose.   will it be no joy to think of hereafter in the silence of the night when sleep is not it was my hand that sent her to the stars it was the hand of him that loved her best the hand that of all she would herself have chosen had it been to her to choose.
tell me if there be such a one amongst us.   tell me if there be such a one amongst us.
we all looked at arthur.   we all looked at arthur.
he saw too what we all did the infinite kindness which suggested that his should be the hand which would restore lucy to us as a holy and not an unholy memory he stepped forward and said bravely though his hand trembled and his face was as pale as snowmy true friend from the bottom of my broken heart i thank you.   he saw too what we all did the infinite kindness which suggested that his should be the hand which would restore lucy to us as a holy and not an unholy memory he stepped forward and said bravely though his hand trembled and his face was as pale as snowmy true friend from the bottom of my broken heart i thank you.
tell me what i am to do and i shall not falter.   tell me what i am to do and i shall not falter.
van helsing laid a hand on his shoulder and saidbrave lad.   van helsing laid a hand on his shoulder and saidbrave lad.
a moments courage and it is done.   a moments courage and it is done.
this stake must be driven through her.   this stake must be driven through her.
it well be a fearful ordealbe not deceived in thatbut it will be only a short time and you will then rejoice more than your pain was great from this grim tomb you will emerge as though you tread on air.   it well be a fearful ordealbe not deceived in thatbut it will be only a short time and you will then rejoice more than your pain was great from this grim tomb you will emerge as though you tread on air.
but you must not falter when once you have begun.   but you must not falter when once you have begun.
only think that we your true friends are round you and that we pray for you all the time.   only think that we your true friends are round you and that we pray for you all the time.
go on said arthur hoarsely.   go on said arthur hoarsely.
tell me what i am to do.   tell me what i am to do.
take this stake in your left hand ready to place to the point over the heart and the hammer in your right.   take this stake in your left hand ready to place to the point over the heart and the hammer in your right.
then when we begin our prayer for the deadi shall read him i have here the book and the others shall followstrike in gods name that so all may be well with the dead that we love and that the undead pass away.   then when we begin our prayer for the deadi shall read him i have here the book and the others shall followstrike in gods name that so all may be well with the dead that we love and that the undead pass away.
arthur took the stake and the hammer and when once his mind was set on action his hands never trembled nor even quivered.   arthur took the stake and the hammer and when once his mind was set on action his hands never trembled nor even quivered.
van helsing opened his missal and began to read and quincey and i followed as well as we could.   van helsing opened his missal and began to read and quincey and i followed as well as we could.
arthur placed the point over the heart and as i looked i could see its dint in the white flesh.   arthur placed the point over the heart and as i looked i could see its dint in the white flesh.
then he struck with all his might.   then he struck with all his might.
the thing in the coffin writhed and a hideous bloodcurdling screech came from the opened red lips.   the thing in the coffin writhed and a hideous bloodcurdling screech came from the opened red lips.
the body shook and quivered and twisted in wild contortions the sharp white teeth champed together till the lips were cut and the mouth was smeared with a crimson foam.   the body shook and quivered and twisted in wild contortions the sharp white teeth champed together till the lips were cut and the mouth was smeared with a crimson foam.
but arthur never faltered.   but arthur never faltered.
he looked like a figure of thor as his untrembling arm rose and fell driving deeper and deeper the mercybearing stake whilst the blood from the pierced heart welled and spurted up around it.   he looked like a figure of thor as his untrembling arm rose and fell driving deeper and deeper the mercybearing stake whilst the blood from the pierced heart welled and spurted up around it.
his face was set and high duty seemed to shine through it the sight of it gave us courage so that our voices seemed to ring through the little vault.   his face was set and high duty seemed to shine through it the sight of it gave us courage so that our voices seemed to ring through the little vault.
and then the writhing and quivering of the body became less and the teeth ceased to champ and the face to quiver.   and then the writhing and quivering of the body became less and the teeth ceased to champ and the face to quiver.
finally it lay still.   finally it lay still.
the terrible task was over.   the terrible task was over.
the hammer fell from arthurs hand.   the hammer fell from arthurs hand.
he reeled and would have fallen had we not caught him.   he reeled and would have fallen had we not caught him.
the great drops of sweat sprang from his forehead and his breath came in broken gasps.   the great drops of sweat sprang from his forehead and his breath came in broken gasps.
it had indeed been an awful strain on him and had he not been forced to his task by more than human considerations he could never have gone through with it.   it had indeed been an awful strain on him and had he not been forced to his task by more than human considerations he could never have gone through with it.
for a few minutes we were so taken up with him that we did not look towards the coffin.   for a few minutes we were so taken up with him that we did not look towards the coffin.
when we did however a murmur of startled surprise ran from one to the other of us.   when we did however a murmur of startled surprise ran from one to the other of us.
we gazed so eagerly that arthur rose for he had been seated on the ground and came and looked too and then a glad strange light broke over his face and dispelled altogether the gloom of horror that lay upon it.   we gazed so eagerly that arthur rose for he had been seated on the ground and came and looked too and then a glad strange light broke over his face and dispelled altogether the gloom of horror that lay upon it.
there in the coffin lay no longer the foul thing that we had so dreaded and grown to hate that the work of her destruction was yielded as a privilege to the one best entitled to it but lucy as we had seen her in life with her face of unequalled sweetness and purity.   there in the coffin lay no longer the foul thing that we had so dreaded and grown to hate that the work of her destruction was yielded as a privilege to the one best entitled to it but lucy as we had seen her in life with her face of unequalled sweetness and purity.
true that there were there as we had seen them in life the traces of care and pain and waste but these were all dear to us for they marked her truth to what we knew.   true that there were there as we had seen them in life the traces of care and pain and waste but these were all dear to us for they marked her truth to what we knew.
one and all we felt that the holy calm that lay like sunshine over the wasted face and form was only an earthly token and symbol of the calm that was to reign for ever.   one and all we felt that the holy calm that lay like sunshine over the wasted face and form was only an earthly token and symbol of the calm that was to reign for ever.
van helsing came and laid his hand on arthurs shoulder and said to himand now arthur my friend dear lad am i not forgiven.   van helsing came and laid his hand on arthurs shoulder and said to himand now arthur my friend dear lad am i not forgiven.
the reaction of the terrible strain came as he took the old mans hand in his and raising it to his lips pressed it and saidforgiven.   the reaction of the terrible strain came as he took the old mans hand in his and raising it to his lips pressed it and saidforgiven.
god bless you that you have given my dear one her soul again and me peace.   god bless you that you have given my dear one her soul again and me peace.
he put his hands on the professors shoulder and laying his head on his breast cried for a while silently whilst we stood unmoving.   he put his hands on the professors shoulder and laying his head on his breast cried for a while silently whilst we stood unmoving.
when he raised his head van helsing said to himand now my child you may kiss her.   when he raised his head van helsing said to himand now my child you may kiss her.
kiss her dead lips if you will as she would have you to if for her to choose.   kiss her dead lips if you will as she would have you to if for her to choose.
for she is not a grinning devil nownot any more a foul thing for all eternity.   for she is not a grinning devil nownot any more a foul thing for all eternity.
no longer she is the devils undead.   no longer she is the devils undead.
she is gods true dead whose soul is with him.   she is gods true dead whose soul is with him.
arthur bent and kissed her and then we sent him and quincey out of the tomb the professor and i sawed the top off the stake leaving the point of it in the body.   arthur bent and kissed her and then we sent him and quincey out of the tomb the professor and i sawed the top off the stake leaving the point of it in the body.
then we cut off the head and filled the mouth with garlic.   then we cut off the head and filled the mouth with garlic.
we soldered up the leaden coffin screwed on the coffinlid and gathering up our belongings came away.   we soldered up the leaden coffin screwed on the coffinlid and gathering up our belongings came away.
when the professor locked the door he gave the key to arthur.   when the professor locked the door he gave the key to arthur.
outside the air was sweet the sun shone and the birds sang and it seemed as if all nature were tuned to a different pitch.   outside the air was sweet the sun shone and the birds sang and it seemed as if all nature were tuned to a different pitch.
there was gladness and mirth and peace everywhere for we were at rest ourselves on one account and we were glad though it was with a tempered joy.   there was gladness and mirth and peace everywhere for we were at rest ourselves on one account and we were glad though it was with a tempered joy.
  <> mina murrays journal.
    26 april.
    joy joy joy.
    although not all joy.
    at last news of jonathan.
    the dear fellow has been ill that is why he did not write.
    i am not afraid to think it or to say it now that i know.
before we moved away van helsing saidnow my friends one step of our work is done one the most harrowing to ourselves.   i am to leave in the morning and go over to jonathan and to help to nurse him if necessary and to bring him home.
    i have cried over the good sisters letter till i can feel it wet against my bosom where it lies.
    it is of jonathan and must be next my heart for he is in my heart.
    the letter that he has seen and touched must comfort me till we meet.
    my journey is all mapped out and my luggage ready.
    i am only taking one change of dress.
    i must wire dr van helsing and let him know.
    kate will go down to exeter for me and keep house until iuntil we.
    return.
    letter sister agatha hospital of st joseph and ste.
    mary budapesth to miss willhelmina murray.
13 april. = 13 april.
  -+ dear madami write by desire of mr jonathan harker who is himself not strong enough to write though progressing well thanks to god and st joseph and ste mary.
    he has been under our care for nearly twelve weeks suffering from a violent brain fever.
    he wishes me to convey his love and to say that by this post i write for him to mr peter hawkins exeter to say with his dutiful respects that he is sorry for his delay and that all of his work is completed.
    he will require some few weeks rest in our sanatorium in the hills but will then return.
    he wishes me to say that he has not sufficient money with him and that he would like to pay for his staying here so that others who need shall not be wanting for help.
    believe meyours with sympathy and all blessingssister agatha.p.s.my patient being asleep i open this to let you know something more.
    he has told me all about you and that you are shortly to be his wife.
    all blessings to you both.
    he has had some fearful shockso says our doctorand in his delirium his ravings have been dreadful of wolves and poison and blood of ghosts and demons and i fear to say of what.
    be careful of him always that there may be nothing to excite him of this kind for a long time to come the traces of such an illness as his do not lightly die away.
    we should have written long ago but we knew nothing of his friends and there was on him nothing that any one could understand.
    he came in the train from klausenburgand the guard was told by the stationmaster there that he rushed into the station shouting for a ticket for home.
    seeing from his violent demeanour that he was english they gave him a ticket for the furthest station on the way thither that the train reached.
    be assured that he is well cared for.
    he has won all hearts by his sweetness and gentleness.
    he is truly getting on well and i have no doubt will in a few weeks be all himself.
    but be careful of him for safetys sake.
    there are i pray god and st joseph and ste mary many many happy years for you both.
    letter sister agatha hospital of st joseph and ste.
    mary budapesth to peter hawkins.
    hospital of st joseph & ste marybudapesth13 april.
    dear siri write by desire of mr jonathan harker who is himself not strong enough to write.
    he wishes to say with dutiful respects that he is sorry for the delay and that all of his work is completed as he could best manage.
    he worries that the client will arrive before this letter is received by you and prays that this does not cause any further problems he will return when he is well enough to travel which may be several weeks yet though he is out of danger and will with the grace of god recover his health and sanity.
    by the same post i write to his friend miss wilhelmina murray to assure her that he is safe and alive and to instruct her in his care when he returns to england.
    he has he says done all he can for now the work now passes into your hands.
    yourssister agatha.p.s. my patient being asleep i open this so that i may add more of my own counsel.
    your servant jonathan has passed under the shadow of death and it nearly destroyed him.
    he came to us by train from klausenburg raving of wolves and poison of ghosts and demons of blood and things that suck blood.
    he spoke of a mission you laid upon him an errand that took him into the mountains where it is not good to go.
    those who serve the lord jesus christ in this part of the world have seen many things that would not be credited elsewhere.
    i beg you to believe me when i say that there are devils and evil forces that should not be trifled with.
    the holy church of rome knows of these horrors and has fought them in the past but they are strong beyond measure and cannot i think be wholly destroyed until the lord returns to harrow them.
    i pray that your servants mission has not stirred them up.
    in his madness mr harker said such things that seem to me to suggest that you or he had some foreknowledge of what might befall him.
    if this is so and you think you know what you are dealing with then i beg you to stop.
    nothing but evil can come from such a course and i dread to think of what you might unleash if you meddle without knowledge and act without faith.
    perhaps i am wrong and you know nothing of the danger into which you sent mr harker.
    if this is so then you must stop all further contact with him and never again trifle with such matters.
    god be willing those who have fought such things in the past shall be victorious again and the darkness driven back to where it belongs.
    if i am right though and you knew what he is and still sent mr harker to him willinglythen i pray for your soul for you have sinned against the holy ghost and that cannot be forgiven.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
26 april.   26 april.
  -+ van helsing called us together for what i can only describe as a war council.
    we met at ring in the grand dining hall there.
    arthur sat at the head of the table with van helsing by his side and quincey at the other.
    i sat down next to my old teacher so we were all clustered around one end of the massive table.come on doc move up joked quincey.
    you couldnt fit moren another two dozen on this side so squeeze up.
    there may yet be more joining us before all this business is done said art.
    his voice was still raw with grieving.
van helsing rose and said now my friends one step of our work is done one the most harrowing to ourselves. = van helsing rose and said now my friends one step of our work is done one the most harrowing to ourselves.
but there remains a greater task to find out the author of all this our sorrow and to stamp him out.   but there remains a greater task to find out the author of all this our sorrow and to stamp him out.
i have clues which we can follow but it is a long task and a difficult one and there is danger in it and pain.   i have clues which we can follow but it is a long task and a difficult one and there is danger in it and pain.
shall you not all help me.   shall you not all help me.
we have learned to believe all of us is it not so.   we have learned to believe all of us is it not so.
and since so do we not see our duty.   and since so do we not see our duty.
yes.   yes.
and do we not promise to go on to the bitter end.   and do we not promise to go on to the bitter end.
each in turn we took his hand and the promise was made.   each in turn we took his hand and the promise was made.
  -+ then said the professor as we moved off tonight i leave for amsterdam to consult with certain others who have knowledge of this matter.
    madam mina who was friend to lucy whom you all loved she goes to budapesth to find her unwell jonathan and i am suspecting that he too knows a part of this puzzle.
    she should not go alone said arthur quickly.
    i would go with her said van helsing but my business in amsterdam will not wait.
    i shall try to make haste and mayhap meet her in munich.
    quincey said look here professor it makes more sense if i go with miss murray.
    youve got business in amsterdam art and jack have their own affairs to attend to here but im just cooling my heels in london.
    not so said van helsing there is work to be done in london too i think.
    still i think your head is on the level.
    i will write to madam mina and tell her that you will go with her as protector.
    there are other clues too that you can follow.
    i will speak of them privately with you.
    whats this other work you speak of doctor.
    asked art.
    there was a light in his eyes that i had not seen in a long time and his hands gripped the table so forcefully his knuckles whitened reminding me of that night in the tomb.
    only the undead can beget the undead.
    there must be another vampire abroad in london perhaps more than one.
    madam minas journal tells us it came ashore at whitby and hence to this great city so fat and full of blood for it to drink.
    you must watch for signs of its hunger so that we may discover the lair of this monster and put an end to it as we did with the young miss.
    what do we look for.
    i asked.
    van helsing sank back down and suddenly seemed diminished and very very tired.
    i know not friend john i know not.
    these vampires are things of the old world of forests and castles and peasant stories.
    how they behave in this age of electric lights and telegrams i cannot say.
    nor can i be sure of the precise nature of our enemy.
    i must sift yes sift the stories and find the grain of truth amid all the dust of fear and superstition.
    i will know more i hope when i return.
    for now the only spoor we can be certain of is the blood.
    the blood echoed arthur.
    you mean wait for that thing to feed on some other poor soul.
    quite so said van helsing.
    we are hunters groping in the dark and our foe is old and wily.
    it fears the light.
    madam minas diary let in a little light and her jonathan will let in more and maybe there are other lamps we shall discover.
    for now we must wait for that dawn to come.
    mina murrays journal.
    27 april.
    i met kate at the a.b.c. cafeteria near st pancras.
    the poor girl looked so absolutely miserable i scarcely recognised her.
    i remember in school that she was always up and down sunny one day and full of sorrows the next.
    i embraced her and she managed a weak little smile.
    give me the keys she said and dont let me keep you.
    you dont want to miss your train.
    nonsense i replied.
    i have a few minutes and we are going to sit down and have a civilised cup of tea before i depart for the wilds of europe.
    tell me how are you getting on at the newspaper.
    she put on a brave face but i could tell that things were not going well on that front.
    im taking a few weeks holiday.
    i need to sit a while and think and do some writing.
    exeter is lovely this time of year.
    you might even visit st marys i suggested and see some of the younger girls.
    that would be nice she said in the most deathly tone of voice as though id suggested riding into the teeth of the guns at balaclava.
    to change the subject i showed her the letter i received from jonathan and sister agatha and outlined my travel plans.
    we chatted about news from abroad for a few minutes until the whistle sounded.
    i gave her the keys to the house in exeter.
    please make yourself at home only dont touch anything in the study.
    some clerk working for poor mr hawkins estate may come by in the next week to collect some papers.
    heres a spare key to mr hawkins house in the country if he needs it.
    just then as i gathered my trunk a man came up to us and said let me help you with that burden miss.
    he bowed and saidquincey morris at your service.
    the professor sent me to ride shotgun with you and keep you safeif you dont mind me following along.
    then he turned to kate and lifted his hat.
    miss reed its good to see you again.
    we never did have that little chat and thats a pity.
    perhaps when im back from foreign parts we can make time.
    i glanced at kate wondering if there was some amusing gossip that i was not privy too but she gave nothing away saying onlyplease mr morris take good care of miss murray.
    she is the best of women.
    mina give my my regards to jonathan.
    with that she hurried away and was lost in the crowd.
    mr morris looked after her and saidthat young lady has a secret or im a chinaman.
    he picked up my heavy trunk as though it were empty and said lead the way miss murray.
    weve a long road ahead of us but at least theres joy at the end of it.
chapter xvii = chapter xvii
  -+ quincey morris journalkept in shorthand.
    april 27.
    on the boat from hull.
    there is a great deal more than meets the eye about this lark.
    jack has always been moody and miss lucys rejection of his suit and her death have both hit hard but he strikes me as more distracted than ever.
    even art has changed though again bereavement combined with his new title and responsibilities could account for his reticence.
    van helsing suspects or perhaps knows what he dare not tell.
    but at least miss murray is as good and true as they come.
    she showed me the itinerary jonathan had followed as far as she could tell paris to munich to vienna to budapesth.
    we agreed pretty fast to travel faster though that queer halt of his in munich made me think we should stop there ourselves if not so long.
    miss murray fell in with my plan with relief as her thoughts and entire will are aimed toward her man.
    my job is to let her sleep and ride shotgun which ive done on worse roads and rougher rides than a firstclass carriage to the danube.
    april 28.
    arrived in hamburg by the boat train to discover some official delay with either the tickets or the luggage which was missing.
    it turned out to be on another platform entirely and our train to munich left without us.
    i put miss murray up at the waterloo hotel where at least the staff speaks english.
    i have entered the brazilian jungle with less sweat than i have run into getting into germany.
    april 29.
    in munich at last with our traps and hats.
    the train stopped at the bavarian border for an unusual time if the querulous tones of my normally stolid teutonic fellow passengers are anything to judge by.
    one delay is chance two delayswell if we were in the dakotas instead of deutschland id say some varmint wanted to hijack something on this train and had an inside man at the railroad to help it happen.
    rest for miss murray tonight at the quatre saisons and a reconnoiter for me tomorrowive found a retired cavalry sort of fellow johann kreuz with relatives in texas known to me who can drive me around.
    with him as my native scout i shall see whos laying for us soon enough.
    if its connected with this bloody business i guess i know where to look i have a map of the city and i mean to see this dead house and the graveyards for myself.
    ive wired van helsing to see if his researches have found any likely spots here in munich too.
    april 30.
    munich.
    johann picked me up at the quatre saisons today in a coach he secured from somewhere.
    when we started for our drive the sun was shining brightly and the air was full of the joyousness of early summer.
    just as we were about to depart herr delbruck the maitre dhotel came down bareheaded to the carriage and after wishing me a pleasant drive said to johann still holding his hand on the handle of the carriage doorremember you are back by nightfall.
    the sky looks bright but there is a shiver in the north wind that says there may be a sudden storm.
    but i am sure you will not be late.
    here he smiled and added for you know what night it is.
    johann answered with an emphatic ja mein herr and touching his hat drove off quickly.
    when we had cleared the town i said after signalling to him to stoptell me johann what is tonight.
    he crossed himself as he answered laconically walpurgis nacht.
    then he took out his watch a great oldfashioned german silver thing as big as a turnip and looked at it with his eyebrows gathered together and a little impatient shrug of his shoulders.
    i realised that this was his way of respectfully protesting against the unnecessary delay and sank back in the carriage merely motioning him to proceed.
    he started off rapidly as if to make up for lost time.
    every now and then the horses seemed to throw up their heads and sniff the air suspiciously.
    on such occasions i often looked around myself.
    the road was pretty bleak for we were traversing a sort of high windswept plateau.
    as we drove i saw a road that looked but little used and which seemed to dip through a little winding valley.
    van helsing had burned up the telegraph wires all night with cryptic notes on ghost roads and plague yards all around bavaria but this path seemed to point the right direction and otherwise fit the bill for a very promising trace.
    it looked so inviting that even at the risk of offending him i called johann to stopand when he had pulled up i told him i would like to drive down that road.
    he made all sorts of excuses and frequently crossed himself as he spoke.
    this somewhat piqued my curiosity so i asked him various questions.
    he answered fencingly and repeatedly looked at his watch in protest finally i saidwell johann i want to go down this road.
    i shall not ask you to come unless you like but tell me why you do not like to go that is all i ask.
    for answer he seemed to throw himself off the box so quickly did he reach the ground.
    then he stretched out his hands appealingly to me and implored me not to go.
    there was just enough of english mixed with the german for me to understand the drift of his talk.
    he seemed always just about to tell me somethingthe very idea of which evidently frightened him but each time he pulled himself up saying walpurgis nacht.
    i tried to argue with him but it was difficult to argue with a man when i did not know his language.
    the advantage certainly rested with him for although he began to speak in english of a very crude and broken kind he always got excited and broke into his native tongueand every time he did so he looked at his watch.
    then the horses became restless and sniffed the air.
    at this he grew very pale and looking around in a frightened way he suddenly jumped forward took them by the bridles and led them on some twenty feet.
    i followed and asked why he had done this.
    for an answer he crossed himself pointed to the spot we had left and drew his carriage in the direction of the other road indicating a cross and said first in german then in english buried himhim what killed themselves.
    i remembered the old custom of burying suicides at cross roads and something about miss lucys favorite seat at whitby.
    i even climbed down and felt the hacks they were as frightened as ive ever seen horseflesh get.
    while we were talking we heard a sort of sound between a yelp and a bark.
    it was far away but the horses got very restless and it took johann and me together a goodly time to quiet them.
    he was pale and said it sounds like a wolfbut yet there are no wolves here now.
    no.
    i said questioning him.
    isnt it long since the wolves were so near the city.
    long long he answered in the spring and summer but with the snow the wolves have been here not so long.
    while he was petting the horses and trying to soothe them dark clouds drifted rapidly across the sky.
    the sunshine passed away and a breath of cold wind seemed to drift over us.
    it was only a breath however and more of a warning than a fact for the sun came out brightly again.
    johann looked under his lifted hand at the horizon and saidthe storm of snow he comes before long time.
    then he looked at his watch again and straightway holding his reins firmlyfor the horses were still pawing the ground restlessly and shaking their headshe climbed to his box as though the time had come for proceeding on our journey.
    i felt a little obstinate and did not at once get into the carriage.
    tell me i said about this place where the road leads and i pointed down.
    again he crossed himself and mumbled a prayer before he answered it is unholy.
    what is unholy.
    i enquired.
    the village.
    then there is a village.
    no no.
    no one lives there hundreds of years.
    my curiosity was piqued but you said there was a village.
    there was.
    where is it now.
    whereupon he burst out into a long story in german and english so mixed up that i could not quite understand exactly what he said.
    roughly i gathered that long ago hundreds of years men had died there and been buried in their graves but sounds were heard under the clay and when the graves were opened men and women were found rosy with life and their mouths red with blood.
    and so in haste to save their lives aye and their souls.
    and here he crossed himself those who were left fled away to other places where the living lived and the dead were dead and notnot something.
    he was evidently afraid to speak the last words.
    as he proceeded with his narration he grew more and more excited.
    it seemed as if his imagination had got hold of him and he ended in a perfect paroxysm of fearwhitefaced perspiring trembling and looking round him as if expecting that some dreadful presence would manifest itself there in the bright sunshine on the open plain.
    finally in an agony of desperation he criedwalpurgis nacht.
    and pointed to the carriage for me to get in.
    i sheerly wanted to climb aboard but his story told me id hit pay dirt.
    i checked my bowie knife in its sheath across my middle and took my colt and holster from the bag and belted it on.
    speaking as kindly as i could i told johann this isnt your fight.
    go home and ill make my own way back alone the walk will do me good.
    the carriage door was open.
    i took from the seat my hickory walking stick and closed the door pointing back to munich and said go home johannwe dont have walpurgis nacht in america.
    the horses were now more restive than ever and johann was trying to hold them in while excitedly imploring me not to do anything so foolish.
    i tried to explain that id been in tighter spots than this on three continents but his english was quite gone now.
    finally i turned to go down the cross road into the valley.
    with a despairing gesture johann turned his horses towards munich.
    i leaned on my stick and looked after him.
    he went slowly along the road for a while then there came over the crest of the hill the figure of a woman.
    i could see so much in the distance and briefly thought it might be miss murray but somehow i knew it could not be her.
    when she drew near the horses they began to jump and kick about then to scream with terror.
    johann could not hold them in they bolted down the road running away madly.
    i watched them out of sight then looked for the stranger but i found that she too was gone.
    with as light footfall as i could manage i turned down the side road through the deepening valley to which johann had objected.
    there was not the slightest reason that i could see on the surface anyhow for his objection and i daresay i tramped for a couple of hours without thinking of time or distance and certainly without seeing a person or a house.
    so far as the place was concerned it was desolation itself.
    but i did not notice this particularly till on turning a bend in the road i came upon a scattered fringe of wood then i recognised that i had been impressed unconsciously by the desolation of the region through which i had passed.
    i sat down to rest myself and began to look around.
    it struck me that it was considerably colder than it had been at the commencement of my walka sort of sighing sound seemed to be around me with now and then high overhead a sort of muffled roar.
    looking upwards i noticed that great thick clouds were drifting rapidly across the sky from north to south at a great height.
    there were signs of a coming storm in some lofty stratum of the air.
    i was a little chilly and thinking that it was the sitting still after the exercise of walking i resumed my journey.
    the ground i passed over was now much more picturesque.
    there were no striking objects that the eye might single out but in all there was a charm of beauty.
    i took little heed of time and it was only when the deepening twilight forced itself upon me that i began to think of how isolated i truly was.
    the air was cold and the drifting of clouds high overhead was more marked.
    they were accompanied by a sort of far away rushing sound through which seemed to come at intervals that mysterious cry which the driver had said came from a wolf.
    for a while i hesitated.
    but i meant to see the deserted village so on i went and presently came on a wide stretch of open country shut in by hills all around.
    their sides were covered with trees which spread down to the plain dotting in clumps the gentler slopes and hollows which showed here and there.
    i followed with my eye the winding of the road and saw that it curved close to one of the densest of these clumps and was lost behind it.
    as i looked there came a cold shiver in the air and the snow began to fall.
    i thought of the miles and miles of bleak country i had passed and then hurried on to seek shelter of the wood in front.
    darker and darker grew the sky and faster and heavier fell the snow till the earth before and around me was a glistening white carpet the further edge of which was lost in misty vagueness.
    the road was here but crude and when on the level its boundaries were not so marked as when it passed through the cuttings and in a little while i found that i must have strayed from it for i missed underfoot the hard surface and my feet sank deeper in the grass and moss.
    then the wind grew stronger and blew with ever increasing force till i was fain to run before it.
    the air became icycold and in spite of my exercise i began to suffer.
    the snow was now falling so thickly and whirling around me in such rapid eddies that i could hardly keep my eyes open.
    every now and then the heavens were torn asunder by vivid lightning and in the flashes i could see ahead of me a great mass of trees chiefly yew and cypress all heavily coated with snow.
    i was soon amongst the shelter of the trees and there in comparative silence i could hear the rush of the wind high overhead.
    presently the blackness of the storm had become merged in the darkness of the night.
    byandby the storm seemed to be passing away it now only came in fierce puffs or blasts.
    at such moments the weird sound of the wolf appeared to be echoed by many similar sounds around me.
    now and again through the black mass of drifting cloud came a straggling ray of moonlight which lit up the expanse and showed me that i was at the edge of a dense mass of cypresses and yewtrees.
    as the snow had ceased to fall i walked out from the shelter and began to investigate more closely.
    it appeared to me that amongst so many old foundations as i had passed there might be still standing a house in which though in ruins i could find some sort of shelter for a while.
    as i skirted the edge of the copse i found that a low wall encircled it and following this i presently found an opening.
    here the cypresses formed an alley leading up to a square mass of some kind of building.
    just as i caught sight of this however the drifting clouds obscured the moon and i passed up the path in darkness.
    the wind must have grown colder for i felt myself shiver as i walked but there was hope of shelter and i groped my way blindly on.
    i stopped for there was a sudden stillness.
    the storm had passed and perhaps in sympathy with natures silence my heart seemed to cease to beat.
    but this was only momentarily for suddenly the moonlight broke through the clouds showing me that i was in a graveyard and that the square object before me was a great massive tomb of marble as white as the snow that lay on and all around it.
    with the moonlight there came a fierce sigh of the storm which appeared to resume its course with a long low howl as of many dogs or wolves.
    i was awed and even shocked and felt the cold perceptibly grow upon me till it seemed to grip me by the heart.
    then while the flood of moonlight still fell on the marble tomb the storm gave further evidence of renewing as though it were returning on its track.
    impelled by some sort of fascination i approached the sepulchre to see what it was and why such a thing stood alone in such a place.
    i walked around it and copied the inscription over the doric door.
    i have since translated the german with help from my trusty guidebookcountess dolingen of gratzin styriasought and found death1801on the top of the tomb seemingly driven through the solid marblefor the structure was composed of a few vast blocks of stonewas a great iron spike or stake.
    on going to the back i saw graven in great russian lettersthe dead travel fasta rusting length of iron chain laid some distance away clearly how the spike had been hauled into place yearsdecades.
    ago.
    there was something so weird and uncanny about the whole thing that it gave me a turn and made me feel giddy.
    i began to wish for the first time that i had taken johanns advice.
    this was after all walpurgis night.
    walpurgis night was when according to the belief of millions of people the devil was abroadwhen the graves were opened and the dead came forth and walked.
    when all evil things of earth and air and water held revel.
    i had come thinking myself the hunter to the very place the driver had specially shunned to the depopulated village of centuries ago.
    i was alone at a suicides grave shivering with cold in a shroud of snow with a wild stormlike something on the prairies not tame old europegathering again upon me.
    it took all my philosophy all the religion i had been taught all my courage not to turn heel and run like hell.
    and now a perfect tornado burst upon me.
    the ground shook as though thousands of horses thundered across it and this time the storm bore on its icy wings not snow but great hailstones which drove with such violence that they might have come from the thongs of balearic slingershailstones that beat down leaf and branch and made the shelter of the cypresses of no more avail than though their stems were standing corn.
    at the first i had rushed to the nearest tree but as thunder rumbled i soon dodged that false shelter for the only spot that seemed to afford refuge the deep doric doorway of the marble tomb.
    there crouching against the massive bronze door i gained a certain amount of protection from the beating of the hailstones for now they only drove against me as they ricochetted from the ground and the side of the marble.
    as i leaned against the door it moved slightly and opened inwards.
    the shelter of even a tomb was welcome in that pitiless tempest and i was about to enter it when there came a flash of forked blue lightning that lit up the whole expanse of the heavens.
    at the same time i had a strange dominating feeling that i was not alone.
    i looked towards the tomb.
    in the instant as i am a living man i saw as my eyes turned into the darkness of the tomb a beautiful woman with rounded cheeks and red lips seemingly sleeping on a bier pinned by the iron stake.
    again i heard the howling seeming to come from inside the tomb as well as from the ruins around me.
    just then there came another blinding cerulean flash which seemed to strike the iron stake that surmounted the tomb and to pour through to the earth blasting and crumbling the marble as in a burst of flame.
    the dead woman rose in seeming agony while she was lapped in the flame and her bitter scream of painor triumphwas drowned in the thundercrash.
    when i looked back she had been buried in the rubbleor had vanished.
    the spike now stood at a crazed angle the collapse of the tomb having unseated it.
    as the thunder broke overhead i was grasped as by the hand of a giant and hurled out into the storm.
    the whole thing was so sudden that before i could realise the shock moral as well as physical i found the hailstones beating me down.
    the last thing i heard was this mingling of dreadful sound as again i was seized in the giant grasp and dragged away while the hailstones beat on me and the air around seemed reverberant with the howling of wolves.
    my vision became a single vague white moving mass as if all the graves around me had sent out the phantoms of their sheeted dead and that they were closing in on me through the white cloudiness of the driving hail.
    gradually there came a sort of vague beginning of consciousness then a sense of weariness that was dreadful.
    for a time i remembered nothing but slowly my senses returned.
    my feet seemed positively racked with pain yet i could not move them.
    they seemed to be numbed.
    there was an icy pressure at my neck and back at the neck somehow tingling as well as though my throat and spine lay across an electrified wire and everywhere else a sort of loathing like the first stage of seasickness and a wild desire to be free of somethingi knew not what.
    it was as a nightmarea physical nightmare if one may use such an expression for some heavy weight on my chest made it difficult for me to breathe.
    i felt a warm rasping at my throat then came a consciousness of the awful truth which chilled me to the heart and sent the blood surging up through my brain.
    some great animal was lying on me and now licking my throat.
    i feared to stir for some instinct of prudence bade me lie still but the brute seemed to realise that there was now some change in me for it raised its head.
    through my eyelashes i saw above me the two great flaming eyes of a gigantic wolf.
    its sharp white teeth gleamed in the gaping red mouth and i could feel its hot breath fierce and acrid upon me.
    i could see the blast or the wind had flung me atop the chain its links digging into my bent spine.
    the tingling cold at my neck was the pommel of my bowie knife which had slid up out of its sheath when i had fallen.
    it lay across my chest from the hollow of my throat to the breastbone over my heart a protective talisman.
    the beast was trying to get at my throat without touching the knife by patient licking as though to wear my flesh entirely away.
    if i moved i risked dislodging the blade but if i did not it was only a matter of time before the creature gave up on my throat and simply decided to tear out my liver or savage my frozen helpless legs.
    i had to chance it all on one throw literally.
    slowly i closed my right hand around the icecold chain buried in the snow beside me hoping there was enough slack for the cast the thing evidently feared my bowie and the iron stake had pinned it there for most of a centuryperhaps i could link up the chain with that bluish flicker still playing on the iron stake rising from the ruined tomb.
    at least it would be unexpected and i could possibly use my knife as sword rather than shield once or twice before dying.
    i tensed my shoulders and as the wolf growled and bared her fangsi knew somehow it was a shewolf who sought to tear out my throati hurled the chain as hard as i could toward the iron stake rising from the ruined tomb.
    whether it was god or years spent roping mustangs that guided my arm the chain flew true and clattered onto the spike tip.
    whether this last desperate chance would have worked in the end i know not.
    it exhausted what little strength the cold had left me.
    the shewolf backed off not as a surprised wild animal might but as a human player of chess or poker does when confronted with a move that might be bluff.
    at that moment as i gripped the hilt of my bowie and tried to pull my useless frozen legs under me i heard a low growl from the direction of the forest and the road followed by a yelp renewed again and again the sentry wolves barking a warning.
    then seemingly very far away i heard a holloa.
    holloa.
    as of many voices calling in unison.
    the shewolf backed further away from the sound.
    cautiously i raised my head and looked in the direction whence the sound came but the cemetery blocked my view.
    the wolves still continued to yelp in a strange way and a red glare began to move round the grove of cypresses as though following the sound.
    as the voices drew closer the wolves yelped faster and louder.
    i feared to make either sound or motion.
    nearer came the red glow over the white pall which stretched into the darkness around me.
    then all at once from beyond the trees there came at a trot a troop of horsemen bearing torches.
    the shewolf turned and made for the cemetery.
    i saw one of the horsemen soldiers by their caps and their long military cloaks raise his carbine and take aim.
    a companion knocked up his arm and i heard the ball whiz over my head.
    he had evidently taken my body for that of the wolf.
    another sighted the animal as it slunk away and a shot followed.
    then at a gallop the troop rode forwardsome towards me others following the wolf as it disappeared amongst the snowclad cypresses.
    as they drew nearer i tried to stand but was still powerless although i could see and hear all that went on around me.
    two or three of the soldiers jumped from their horses and knelt beside me.
    one of them raised my head and placed his hand over my heart.
    good news comrades.
    he cried.
    his heart still beats.
    then some brandy was poured down my throat it put vigor back into me and i was able to open my eyes fully and look around.
    lights and shadows were moving among the trees and i heard men call to one another.
    they drew together uttering frightened exclamations and the lights flashed as the others came pouring out of the cemetery pellmell like men possessed.
    when the further ones came close to us those who were around me asked them eagerlywell have you found him.
    the reply rang out hurriedlyno.
    no.
    come away quickquick.
    this is no place to stay and on this of all nights.
    what was it.
    was the question asked in all manner of keys.
    the answer came variously and all indefinitely as though the men were moved by some common impulse to speak yet were restrained by some common fear from giving their thoughts.
    ititindeed.
    gibbered one whose wits had plainly given out for the moment.
    a wolfand yet not a wolf.
    another put in shudderingly and i recognised the voice of johann.
    no use trying for him without the sacred bullet a third remarked in a more ordinary manner.
    serve us right for coming out on this night.
    truly we have earned our thousand marks.
    were the ejaculations of a fourth.
    there was blood on the broken marble johann said after a pausethe lightning never brought that there.
    and for himis he safe.
    look at his throat.
    the officer looked at my throat and repliedhe is all right the skin is not pierced.
    what does it all mean.
    we should never have found him but for the yelping of the wolves.
    what became of it.
    asked the man who was holding up my head and who seemed the least panicstricken of the party for his hands were steady and without tremor.
    on his sleeve was the chevron of a petty officer.
    it went home answered johann whose long face was pallid and who actually shook with terror as he glanced around him fearfully.
    there are graves enough there in which it may lie.
    come comradescome quickly.
    let us leave this cursed spot.
    the officer raised me to a sitting posture as he uttered a word of command then several men placed me upon a horse.
    he sprang to the saddle behind me took me in his arms gave the word to advance and turning our faces away from the cypresses we rode away in swift military order.
    as yet my tongue refused its office and i was perforce silent.
    i must have fallen asleep for the next thing i remembered was finding myself standing up supported by a soldier on each side of me.
    it was almost broad daylight and to the north a red streak of sunlight was reflected like a path of blood over the waste of snow.
    the officer was telling the men to say nothing of what they had seen except that they found an english stranger guarded by a large dog.
    i let the mistakeor was it a mistake.
    of my nationality slip as unimportant but my comrades were less inclined to see the matter without passion.
    dog.
    that was no dog cut in the first man.
    i think i know a wolf when i see one.
    the young officer answered calmly i said a dog.
    dog.
    reiterated the other ironically.
    it was evident that his courage was rising with the sun and pointing to me he said look at his throat.
    is that the work of a dog master.
    instinctively i raised my hand to my throat and as i touched it i cried out in pain.
    the men crowded round to look some stooping down from their saddles and again there came the calm voice of the young officera dog as i said.
    if aught else were said we should only be laughed at or if believed we might have to answer more questions than we like.
    i was then mounted behind a trooper and we rode on into the suburbs of munich.
    here we came across a carriage into which i was lifted and it was driven off to the quatre saisonsthe young officer accompanying me while johann followed with his horse and the others rode off to their barracks.
    when we arrived herr delbruck rushed so quickly down the steps to meet me that it was apparent he had been watching within.
    taking me by both hands he solicitously led me in.
    the officer saluted me and was turning to withdraw when i recognised his purpose and insisted that he should come to my rooms over a glass of brandy i warmly thanked him and his brave comrades for saving me.
    he replied simply that he was more than glad and that herr delbruck had at the first taken steps to make all the searching party pleased at which ambiguous utterance the maitre dhotel smiled while the officer pled duty and withdrew.
    but herr delbruck i enquired how and why was it that the soldiers searched for me.
    he shrugged his shoulders as if in depreciation of his own deed as he replied i was so fortunate as to obtain leave from the commander of the regiment in which i serve to ask for volunteers.
    but how did you know i was lost.
    i asked.
    the driver herr kreuz came hither with the remains of his carriage which had been upset when the horses ran away.
    he and i are of the same regiment.
    but surely you would not send a searchparty of soldiers merely on this account.
    herr kreuz was very persuasive mein herr.
    and fraulein murray very insistentand very clear in her addresson telegraphing to his lordship the viscount holmwood for funds to recruit volunteers.
    and the quatre saisons values our guests very much.
    that was all the utterance i could get from him and frankly all i could think of at that moment or at this one was the warm fire and warm bed waiting for me.
    i write this report before i forget any detail but oh.
    that bed beckons.
    telegram lady carradine to francis aytown.
    30 april delivered 1 may.
    destroy all images of that night including plates or tintypes.
    take no action to communicate with this house and tell no one or i shall not be responsible for the consequences.
    letter mina harker to kate reed.
    budapesth 3rd may.
    my dearest katei know you will be anxious to hear all that has happened since we parted at the railway station at london.
    well my dear i got to hull all right and caught the boat to hamburg and then the train on to munich and then here last night.
    i feel that i can hardly recall anything of the journey except that i knew i was coming to jonathan and that as i should have to do some nursing i had better get all the sleep i could.
    mr morris let me sleep although he doesnt speak a word of german and so got into terrible confusion trying to deal with porters and ticket inspectors.
    i found my dear one oh so thin and pale and weaklooking.
    all the resolution has gone out of his dear eyes and that quiet dignity which i told you was in his face has vanished.
    he is only a wreck of himself and he does not remember anything that has happened to him for a long time past at least he wants me to believe so and i shall never ask.
    he has had some terrible shock and i fear it might tax his poor brain if he were to try to recall it.
    sister agatha who is a good creature and a born nurse tells me that he wanted her to tell me what they were but she would only cross herself and say she would never tell that the ravings of the sick were the secrets of god and that if a nurse through her vocation should hear them she should respect her trust she is a sweet good soul and the next day when she saw i was troubled she opened up the subject my poor dear raved about and added i can tell you this much my dear that it was not about anything which he has done wrong himself and you as his wife to be have no cause to be concerned.
    he has not forgotten you or what he owes to you.
    his fear was of great and terrible things which no mortal can treat of.
    i do believe the dear soul thought i might be jealous lest my poor dear should have fallen in love with any other girl.
    the idea of my being jealous about jonathan.
    and yet my dear let me whisper i felt a thrill of joy through me when i knew that no other woman was a cause for trouble.
    i am now sitting by his bedside where i can see his face while he sleeps.
    he is waking.
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    when he woke he asked me for his coat as he wanted to get something from the pocket i asked sister agatha and she brought all his things.
    i saw amongst them was his notebook and was going to ask him to let me look at itfor i knew then that i might find some clue to his troublebut i suppose he must have seen my wish in my eyes for he sent me over to the window saying he wanted to be quite alone for a moment.
    then he called me back and he said to me very solemnlywilhelminai knew then that he was in deadly earnest for he has never called me by that name since he asked me to marry himyou know dear my ideas of the trust between husband and wife there should be no secret no concealment.
    i have had a great shock and when i try to think of what it is i feel my head spin round and i do not know if it was real of the dreaming of a madman.
    you know i had brain fever and that is to be mad.
    the secret is here and i do not want to know it.
    i want to take up my life here with our marriage.
    for my dear we had decided to be married as soon as the formalities are complete.
    are you willing wilhelmina to share my ignorance.
    here is the book.
    take it and keep it read it if you will but never let me know unless indeed some solemn duty should come upon me to go back to the bitter hours asleep or awake sane or mad recorded here.
    he fell back exhausted and i put the book under his pillow and kissed him.
    i have asked sister agatha to beg the superior to let our wedding be this afternoon and am waiting her reply .
    .
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    she has come and told me that the chaplain of the english mission church has been sent for.
    we are to be married in an hour or as soon after as jonathan awakes .
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    .
    later.
    kate the time has come and gone.
    i feel very solemn but very very happy.
    jonathan woke a little after the hour and all was ready and he sat up in bed propped up with pillows and supported by mr morris who served as best man.
    the two men are becoming firm friends i think.
    jonathan answered his i will firmly and strongly.
    i could hardly speak my heart was so full that even those words seemed to choke me.
    agatha and marie and clara and all the dear sisters were so kind.
    please god i shall never never forget them nor the grave and sweet responsibilities i have taken upon me.
    i must tell you of my wedding present.
    when quincey and the chaplain and the sisters had left me alone with my husbandoh kate it is the first time i have written the words my husbandleft me alone with my husband i took the book from under his pillow and wrapped it up in white paper and tied it with a little bit of pale blue ribbon which was round my neck and sealed it over the knot with sealingwax and for my seal i used my wedding ring.
    then i kissed it and showed it to my husband and told him that i would keep it so and then it would be an outward and visible sign for us all our lives that we trusted each other that i would never open it unless it were for his own dear sake or for the sake of some stern duty.
    then he took my hand in his and oh kate it was the first time he took his wifes hand and said that it was the dearest thing in all the wide world and that he would go through all the past again to win it if need be.
    the poor dear meant to have said a part of the past but he cannot think of time yet and i shall not wonder if at first he mixes up not only the month but the year.
    the secret is here and i dont want to know it.
    well my dear what could i say.
    i could only tell him that i was the happiest woman in all the wide world and that i had nothing to give him except myself my life and my trust and that with these went my love and duty for all the days of my life.
    and my dear when he kissed me and drew me to him with his poor weak hands it was like a solemn pledge between us .
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    kate dear do you know why i tell you all this.
    it is not only because it is all sweet to me but because you have been and are very dear to me.
    it was my privilege to be your friend and guide when you came from the schoolroom to prepare for the world of life.
    i want you to see now and with the eyes of a very happy wife whither duty has led me so that in your own life you too may again be all happy as i am.
    my dear please almighty god your life may be all it promises a long day of sunshine with no harsh wind no forgetting duty no distrust i must not wish you no pain for that can never be but i do hope you will be always as happy as i am now.
    goodbye my dear.
    i shall post this at once and perhaps write you very soon again.
    i must stop for jonathan is wakingi must attend my husband.
    your everlovingmina harker.
    quincey morris journal.
    may 3.
    budapesth.
    i have slipped away from the happy coupleno wedding breakfast.
    to strike up a silversmith that van helsing knows.
    he seems to have friends and men who would trust his friends everywhere in europe and i thank god that he has thrown in with us.
    i shall hate to miss meeting his friend the famous arminius who sounds like hes walked everywhere but the moon but i have a heap to do and hardly any time before my train leaves for klausenburg at 2 p.m.we have few details except what the nurses got from jonathan in his delirium but those few were enough to know my next stalk.
    he came through klausenburg to bistritz and then over the borgo passhe repeated the name as though the place had been graven into his brain although many of his descriptions of mountaintops and canyons differed from what sister marie who grew up in bukovina across the pass remembers of her home.
    it could be his ravings or it could be more twist from this count dracula who is the author of our troubles and the master of wolves like the one that smashed into hillingham and i guess of the one i scraped past on walpurgis night.
    her.
    westminister gazette 3rd may 1894.
    bereavementpartonon 2nd may miss juliette parton of kensington passed away after a short illness.
    she is survived by her fiancé lt.
    bridgewater of the coldstream guards and her parents sir robert & lady parton.
    the gazette wishes to extend sincere condolences to the family that has suffered such a tragic and untimely loss.
    francis aytowns appointmentbook.
    3 may.
    no header entered.
    juliette parton is dead now.
    lady carradine has apparently been seized with a mania against me.
    holmwood probably burned his wedding mail his fiancée and her mother and his father dead also.
    i am cursed.
    letter francis aytown to sir robert parton.
    3 may chelsea.
    sir robertplease forgive the impropriety of this letter but i feel i have nowhere else to turn.
    only a man of your influence and knowledge of the law can save me now.
    before your daughters tragic death for which believe me you have my entire condolences you did me the very signal honour of commissioning her portrait along with the accompanying photographic studies i utilise in my art.
    on those photographs i noticed the stigmata of something that may be the disease that killed her.
    the same effect which you can see on the enclosed photographic prints appears on your daughters photographs those of miss lucy westenra the deceased fiancée of the present viscount holmwood and those of a mr de ville taken at a house i cannot mention save in an interview with you personally.
    i am at my wits end sir and while i can only imagine the depth of your bereavement i pray that you can assist me in determining what unknown plague strikes down the beloved and beautiful daughters of londons highest circles and what role this mr de ville plays in it.
    please i beg of you grant me an appointment at your earliest convenience.
    your humble and obedient servantfrancis aytown.
    letter albert singleton to inspector cotford.
    3rd may.
    dear inspectori enclose a cutting from this mornings gazette.
    should it prove of interest meet me on tower bridge next sunday at 3pm sharp.
    tell no one of this letterwe are both under observation by dark forces.
    albert singleton.
    quincey morris journal.
    may 4.
    bistritz.
    i have left mina and jonathan in each others good hands and every scrape and chill i took in munich has healed right up seeing them married and happy.
    jonathan is weak as a kitten still after what i take to be a nightmarish ordeal but he has a core of steel.
    i have seen enough such men in the west and in the east to know them when i see them again.
    i stalk her now like ive hunted wolves in russia and colorado and tigers in sumatra and jaguars in brazil.
    this time though i have the advantageshe thinks so i can outthink her.
    i went down to the train station and bought my ticket asking everyone with a copper penny in his hat how best to get to bistritz and buying guides and maps of transylvania in the book stalls and swearing tarnation when they had no scale map of the borgo pass.
    we know she and perhaps her master the count have men in the railwaysour delays until now and the quick service from budapesth since prove it.
    let them tell her where to find me.
    sister marie said tonight is saint georges eve a night of the walking dead when blue flames burn over cursed treasure and the earth rumbles like the devils forge.
    this shewolf got a taste of me on walpurgis nightshe wont resist finishing the job tonight.
    i write this at the train station where i have sent a promising lad to get me a horse.
    the beast will surely give me warning of her approach if johanns horses were anything to steer byand sister marie says the blue fires mount highest when the devils servants are near a double wakeup.
    there may be a surer way of springing an ambush on some one than letting them spring it on you first but if so i havent found it in ten years or in a dozen countries.
    francis aytowns appointmentbook.
    5 may.
    no header entered.
    this socalled mr de ville tried to kill me with his bare hands or should i say claws.
    or tear me apart with his great wolfs teeththis is raving.
    i must set things down in order if i am to survive long enough to share my discovery with anyone else.
    who can i share it with.
    parton must have set de ville on me either through idiocy or malice informing lady carradine whose house he doubtless recognised .
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    .
    from the infamous tapestries i left visible in the photograph.
    i was in the studio working late on some new ideas i had for an emulsion to capture the effect more clearly and i had packed up all the plates and prints in the case except one of miss westenra to experiment upon.
    i heard feet on the stair and assumed it was jenkins or a model until the door flew open.
    i twisted round to see mr de ville standing on the threshold pausing for some reason and glaring round with eyes of lambent vermillion deep tones of crimson.
    skin chalk or cadaver.
    red mouth.
    white teeth.
    i am raving again.
    he stepped in and seemed to grow enormous as i watched his shadow completely filling the upper vault of the ceiling and his hand stretching down for me fingernails extended in filthy talons.
    his red mouth opened and i could see his teeth glisten like snakes fangs.
    i will never forget that face the skull from my print pressing against the corpse flesh shining with a fungal glow the colour of blood.
    i reeled back unable even to feel my arms pushed by the sheer energy of his being and recoiling at his foulness until my elbow then knocked the small bunsen lamp off the table.
    the printpaper went up first then some of the turps and i knew i was indeed in hell with this fiend leering over me as this horrid overpriced rental studio burned around me.
    then the flames reached the flashpowder bottles which the angel jenkins had as usual left improperly sealed.
    the explosion was like a second sun and the demon caught completely unaware.
    he actually shrank back literally back to his normal size and it was like a vise opened and let my heart pump and my legs move.
    i ran for the door grabbing the bag of prints as i went and dove through.
    i never even touched the stairs on my way down from that inferno and fled into the streets taking corners and alleys at random for what felt like an hour but was probably only a few minutes.
    fortunately there is always a party somewhere at night in chelsea and no coat or hat required.
    i write this to recover myself i cannot be hysterical here.
    inspector cotfords notebook.
    6 may.
    i was struck on meeting singleton by the change in the man.
    it was as though twenty years had passed instead of two weeks.
    he was haggard pale as a ghost and smelled like a street beggar.
    i warn you sir that i do not take kindly to your use of a poor girls death in your fantasies i said to him without preamble.
    i tried to warn them he protested but his minions are everywhere.
    i need your help.
    we must warn the government.
    preposterous.
    warn them of what may i ask.
    your undigested bit of cheese.
    warn them of conspiracy by enemies foreign and domestic.
    warn them of a terrible unholy danger.
    i see him now closer than ever.
    he killed the westenra girl and juliette parton too.
    killed them and made them like him.
    there will be more.
    a tide a legion death upon death upon death.
    to my alarm he climbed up on the railing and stood there his ungainly frame swaying above the murky waters of the thames far below.
    i thought that he was about to hurl himself to his death but he pointed at a barge approaching from the direction of wapping and saidhe cannot cross the river now but look.
    he has his servants carry him.
    he hunts me tonight.
    get down from there you bloody fool.
    i cried having lost my patience with the man entirely.
    i pulled him down from the railing.
    he struggled and twisted then slipped away leaving me holding his coat.
    i shouted after him but he scurried away as fast as he could and i was in little mood to chase a lunatic across the river.
    he is quite mad.
    nonetheless consider1.
    he correctly predicted the deaths of the two women2.
    he correctly guessed where we would find cooperi must also admit3.
    my investigation into the death of wintersuffield was abruptly curtailed by my superiors.
    a madman would call that the inkling of a conspiracy.
    a madman might also conclude that singleton and quentin parton were somehow alike or akin in their preternatural awareness.
    i am reminded of a lesson from a nowretired inspector about how a mans profession affects how he sees the world.
    a policeman looks at a crowded street scene and notes the pickpocket sidling up to his mark or the mugger in the alleyway.
    a glazier looks at the same street and first notices the expensive glass front of the shop or a cracked pane on a secondstorey window.
    a cobbler notices the wearandtear on the shoes of those who pass by and pays no attention to the windowglass or the pickpocket.
    all look upon the same vista but see different things.
    what then does the madman see.
    9 may.
    i sought out dr wallace the physician to the parton family under the pretext of asking after the health of quentin parton.
    dr wallace reported that he had not heard from mr parton in some time but sir robert assured him that the sea air and solitude was proving to be an excellent remedy.
    i then in the course of idle conversation inquired about the circumstances of juliette partons death.
    a tragic case he agreed and a baffling one.
    she suffered from extreme anemia for several weeks but then recovered almost completely and showed no other symptoms until suddenly the condition returned far worse than before.
    i asked if he had any reason to suspect a cause other than natural illness such as poison.
    he looked at me strangely then saidno medical reason no.
    do you have another reason for such a suspicion.
    only the ravings of a sick man.
    this is in strict confidence i presume.
    i assured him i would take his words to the grave with me and that this was not a police matter but a private inquiry and he continuedwhen i assessed quentin parton one of his delusions was that his brother was letting strangers poison poor juliette.
    absolutely absurd of coursesir robert doted upon his daughter and loved her beyond all measure.
    the westminster gazette 10th may 1894extra special.
    hampstead horror returnsbloofer lady strikes again.
    after a lacuna of several weeks we have once again received word of an attack on another child.
    as before the missing boy was found on hampstead heath.
    tragically the child was discovered dead but the marks on the throat were said to be similar to those found on the children lured away by the bloofer lady of earlier this year.
    inspector cotfords notebook.
    10 may.
    finding the westenra house at hillingham to be empty apart from a few servants i was forced to visit the coroner and ask him to retrieve the records pertaining to the death of miss westenra.
    if her death were as equally mysterious as that of miss parton then i would be forced to lend some credence to my suspicions.
    in the coroners eyes though there was no mystery.
    disease of the heartthe same malady that killed her mother.
    such things are hereditary.
    you dont find it odd that mother and daughter both died within days of each other.
    not at all.
    the stress and sorrow over the death of the first would doubtless have hastened the demise of the second.
    i remained unconvinced and consulting the death certificate took note of the names of the two doctors who attended miss westenra on the night she died.
    thats jack seward the madhouse man observed the coroner.
    the other i dont know and i should think i know every doctor in the whole of london.
    the presence of a foreign doctor would no doubt feed singletons paranoid fearsbut i am a police inspector even if this investigation is wholly unofficial.
    i must be clearheaded and assume nothing.
    12 may.
    dr seward received me at his offices in the asylum at 6 oclock.
    he began by apologising for the lateness of the appointment addingi supposed we must both keep unsociable hours given our respective clientele.
    i began by asking him some general questions about the madhouse inquiring about escaped prisoners violent outbursts disturbances of the peace and such matters.
    he assured me that while some of their patients did manage to escape from time to time they were always recaptured before they left the grounds that he employed a number of stalwart orderlies to deal with any violent patients and that there were no nearby houses except the empty carfax estate to be troubled by any moans or screamsi also have some questions regarding a medical patient of yours.
    oh who.
    miss lucy westenra.
    at that the doctor turned white as a sheet.
    he stood up walked to the window and took several deep breaths then turned back to face me shoulders squared and jaw thrust forward like a man facing a firing squad.
    lucy.
    yes.
    what can i tell you about her.
    the death certificate said she died of a disease of the heart.
    he choked then said yes.
    so did her mother.
    im sorry lucymiss westenrawas a close and beloved friend of mine andsee here inspector the other doctor who treated lucy is also here.
    hes an expert in such cases.
    let me fetch him and he can answer your questions.
    i would prefer to talk to you dr seward englishman to englishman.
    he sank back down in his seat.
    i have seen confessed murderers who looked less hangdog and guilty.
    was there anything unusual about miss westenras case.
    the progress of the disease was unusually rapid.
    did she show any signs of recovery or remission.
    she did.
    can you account for these periods of remission.
    he rubbed his arm.
    not with any certainty.
    can you elaborate on that.
    my colleague professor van helsing recommended transfusion of blood.
    it helped lucy rally but ultimately it merely delayed the inevitable.
    are you quite sure you dont want me to fetch him.
    hes the expert in this field.
    i recently encountered another case very similar to that of miss westenra where there is some suggestion of foul playof poison in fact.
    another case.
    where.
    what makes you say its like lucy.
    blood loss.
    bite marks.
    i raised a hand to forestall his questions.
    tell me doctor did miss westenra have any enemies.
    i took a shot in the dark.
    a jealous lover perhaps.
    a large inheritance.
    he shook his head.
    i cant think of any answer that would be helpful to you inspector.
    i tried another tack.
    i happened to visit hillingham a day or two after miss westenras death and noticed that one of the windows had been completely smashed in from the outside and with enough force to destroy the frame as well as the glass.
    do you know what happened there.
    before he could answer we were interrupted by a knock at the door.
    lord godalming is here sir announced an orderly.
    seward sprang upright.
    we cannot keep his lordship waiting can we.
    im sorry inspector if you have any further questions you shall have to call again.
    he opened the door and two gentlemen entered.
    one i recognised as lord godalming the other was an older man carrying a doctors bag.
    this is inspector cotford said dr seward.
    inspector cotford lord arthur godalming professor abraham van helsing.
    the good inspector had some questions about miss westenras death.
    lord godalming took my hand and shook it.
    why what possible interest can poor lucys death be to the police.
    i am merely pursuing a line of inquiry that may be fruitless and i beg your indulgence for a little longer.
    one final questionand this is directed at all three of you gentlemen were any of you acquainted with miss juliette parton.
    i was said lord godalming.
    shes sir roberts daughter yes.
    weve met socially.
    seward shook his head.
    i have not had the pleasure.
    van helsing smiled thinly and saidi too was not knowing the young lady but i note from your choice of tense that she is no longer with us and so i cannot make her acquaintance in future.
    is this so.
    how did she die.
    that is what i am trying to ascertain.
    i suspect i shall have more questions soon.
    good night gentlemen.
    14 may.
    i was called into superintendent watsons office as soon as i arrived at the station.
    he informed me that a position has opened in a division and urged me to put myself forward for the promotion.
    he addedof course youll need to be absolutely unimpeachable.
    keep a low profile for a few months meet the right people and stay away from anything controversial.
    no shall we say unofficial investigations.
    his meaning was clear his motivation less so.
    15 may.
    having slept on the question and woken with a clear head i wonder at my past actions.
    i allowed myself to fall under the sway of an exceedingly foolish notion.
    i have no solid grounds for suspecting foul play in any of the three deaths and if i continue to worry at the matter i shall succeed only in damaging my own prospects.
    i have therefore applied for the open position in a division.
    by chance i ran into sir robert parton on the charing cross road and he mentioned that he had an appointment to dine with colonel bradford later this week.
    on hearing that i am up for promotion he said that he would put in a good word for me with the commission in gratitude for dealing with his brothers indiscretions so quietly.
    for my part i again expressed my condolences on his daughters death no doubt he has heard the same rote words repeated a thousand times for he scarcely acknowledged them.
    letter commissioner sir edward bradford to inspector cotford.
    scotland yard20th may.
    siri have the satisfaction to inform you that your promotion to the rank of chief inspector has been approved by the review board.
    your transfer to a division is effective immediately.
    permit me to extend my heartiest congratulations.
    i am siryour obedient humble servantcolonel sir edward ridley colborne bradford kcb kcsicommissioner metropolitan police.
    telegram john seward to arthur holmwood lord godalming.
    13 may.
    parton site empty.
    earth unbroken.
    she was never there.
    concealed elsewhere with foreknowledge.
    letter mina harker to kate reed.
    budapesth 6th may.
    my dearest katei write in haste.
    my husband has need of some documents that are in mr hawkins old officeyou shall find the key with those i gave you.
    the papers in question are in a red leather folder which jonathan says mr hawkins always kept in the lefthand drawer of his big desk.
    if mr hawkins executor has taken them away then you must write to him and get them back.
    tell him you have mr harkers authority in this matter and that it is absolutely vital that those documents be returned as they pertain to an ongoing case.
    once you have them i want you to take them up to london yourself and deliver them to dr van helsing who you will find at dr john sewards asylum in plaistow.
    i know this all sounds very cloakanddagger and i promise i shall explain everything when i return.
    your everlovingmina.
    kate reeds journal.
    14 may.
    once i read minas letter i was so intrigued i could not help myself.
    i went downstairs and unlocked the private study.
    hawkins clerka strange sullen man with a thick irish accent and a scarred facehad taken almost every scrap of paper from the office when he called last week but i was sure he had not opened that desk drawer.
    it was locked but a hairpin and a little juggling opened it easily enough.
    inside i found bundles of letters relating to mr harkers business in launceton and plymouth but digging through this stratum i found the red folder described in the letter.
    curiously it was sealed both with wax and even more curiously bound with a rosary chain and a crucifix.
    i unwrapped the rosary and careful not to break the seal peeked inside.
    it seems to contain legal documents and maps of a house perhaps the deeds to some property.
    it sits there on my bedside table now taunting me but i shall resist i gave mina my word that i would bring it safely to london and i shall leave tomorrow.
    15 may.
    must be brief.
    writing pains injured arm.
    at sewards asylum now.
    attacked on street soon after leaving train station.
    two mensailors.
    grabbed me and dragged me into an alleyway.
    took folder from purse and hurled me to the ground.
    one had false beard which came away in my hand when i grabbed at him.
    made it to asylum explained incident.
    seward van helsing took matter very seriously.
    lord godalming coming up tomorrow.
    i have to tell him.
chapter xviii = chapter xviii
  -+ dr sewards diary.
    16 may.
    i set up the phonograph and began to show miss reed how to operate it but she ushered me away saying that she was familiar with the device.
    she sat down and composed herself and then began to speak in a calm even tone that was quite at odds with the phantamagoria she described.
    i guessed that she had rehearsed this speech over and over in her mind and now all the words flowed out of her like fluid from a lanced boil.
    arthur and i kept dead silent throughout though when she got to the part about lucy it was too much for him and he had to step outside.
    only van helsing & i remained witnesses after the fact to miss reeds tale of horror.
    i met mr lewes at jack straws castle four nights ago on the evening of the twelfth.
    he had a carriage waiting outside.
    i asked himare you attending the dinner too.
    hoping against hope that he was just mr de villes messenger that night.
    of course he said and that terrible arrogance was back.
    there was a strange light in his eyes and a frightful energy in his frame.
    all i could think of was how a smaller iron bar can be magnetised by the action of a stronger magnetic field.
    there was less of lewes in lewes than there had been previously and more of something else.
    he lifted me into the carriage with alarming ease and then closed the door.
    i heard him climb into the coachmans seat and we took off with a jolt.
    i tried the doors and the window but they were all locked tight.
    i was in effect a victim of kidnap but i told myself that peril was part and parcel of investigation and that other journalists had braved far worse dangers in pursuit of truth.
    instead of struggling i tried to guess where the coach was taking me by the gradient of the roads and the sounds and smells outside.
    it was only a short journey though it seemed an eternity at the time.
    i know we crossed hampstead heath then we rattled down roads until we came to a wooded area perhaps coldfall wood.
    there were musty earthy smells that put me in mind of rot.
    the carriage stopped outside and lewes opened the door.
    i caught a glimpse of a large house old and in poor condition with no lights in any of the windows save a single wan lamp by the door but could make out nothing more in the gloom.
    lewes took my hand in an iron grip and led me up through the main door which was closed but not locked.
    inside we entered a grand diningroom lit by candles that flickered with blue flames.
    the table was set for dinner and there were nine other guests there.
    three of them were beautiful young womentwo with dark hair and one with golden blonde who reminded me strongly of of miss westenra.
    she swept up to me and saidwelcome.
    welcome.
    you must be thirsty.
    drink.
    she pressed a glass of wine into my hands and i drank.
    it was rich and sweet and quite intoxicating.
    at this point miss reed broke off from her narrative and saidi am quite certain there was some drug in the wine for my recollection from this point on until the following morning is somewhat confused.
    i only wish that it had brought complete oblivion for there are moments that i wish i could forget but which i am cursed to remember every time i close my eyes.
    you may judge my testimony howsoever you wish.
    and with that caveat she continuedthe three women were strangers to me but i am quite sure i have met some of the other six before.
    at the time i knew them but when i think back their faces are lost in a haze.
    some were men of industry and wealth of great respectability.
    i remember thinking what a great scoop the whole affair would make.
    one was a clergyman another a member of parliament another i think a lawyer.
    at least one was another older woman a baroness perhaps.
    they were all very polite to me but they all had that same eerie energy as lewes as if they were all aligned with the same invisible force.
    i could feel it tugging at me tooyou know that strange urge to hurl yourself into the abyss you sometimes get when crossing a bridge or standing on a high cliff.
    it was like that only .
    .
    .
    only it was a moral abyss somehow.
    it was temptation i suppose.
    there were these two servants a man and a woman both very old and sullen.
    they were dressed to the nines but they had no manners.
    they slammed the plates down slopped food about spilled the wine.
    no one seemed to mind except for me and they ignored me when i complainedif i complained.
    its all a blur.
    i do remember that there were thirteen places at the table but only eleven of us sitting downand not all of us were eating.
    i remember thinking how strange and rude it was for the servants to bring food to seven and leave four unfedor was it five.
    i cannot remember.
    the conversation was wild unhinged bloody ghost stories and the most vile gossip from the most elevated of throats.
    i asked lewes to introduce me to mr de ville and he laughed saying our master is not here yet.
    he had to collect our last guest they will arrive presently.
    it was around this time i heard the clock chime and remember thinking to myself it is the thirteenth of the month now friday the thirteenth.
    soon i heard in the distance though i thought i imagined it at the time this great howling like a wolf.
    a short time after that the three beautiful women all rose from their seats and we also stood.
    then the doors opened and two figures entered.
    he was very tall with a black moustache and long hair.
    his face was flushed.
    as he entered a fetid wind swirled around the room and all the lights danced wildly.
    the men bowed and the women curtsiedbut out of the corner of my eye i saw the younger three looking at his companion with jealous eyes.
    she had a mans travelling cloak wrapped around her which must have belonged to him.
    he took it from her shoulders and handed it to a servant.
    beneath it she wore nothing but a nightdress.
    her feet were bare and bleeding from a number of little cuts.
    miss reed stopped again and licked her lips.
    i handed her a glass of water and she continued.
    it was lucy and it was not lucy.
    she too must have been drugged or .
    .
    .
    bewitched or mesmerised.
    she was languid moving like a sleepwalker and without de villes grip on her arm i feel certain she would have fallen limply to the floor.
    she looked at me without a flicker of recognition.
    i called out to her and she said nothing.
    all the others laughed except de ville.
    he just glared at me or at lewes or maybe both of us and his anger was like the heat of a furnace.
    i only wish that it had brought complete oblivion.
    suddenly there was music wild music coming from all around us and some one grabbed me and whirled me around.
    i was flung from partner to partner like a doll in that crazed viennese waltz.
    the room around us changed.
    the tables and chairs melted away and the walls became red as blood.
    there was blood on the floor an ocean of it and i was so worried about poor lucys wounded feet but how could it all have come from her.
    i looked for her amid the frenzied whirl and .
    .
    .
    and .
    .
    .
    oh god.
    miss reed stopped and pressed her whiteknuckled hand to her mouth.
    with a physicians eye i absently noted a bruised mark on the back of the hand presumably inflicted by this lewes.
    van helsing had unbeknowst to me entered the room.
    now he knelt by miss reeds side and with infinite gentleness took her hands in his and saidgo on my child.
    what you saw may be of help to us now and you do not dishonour the memory of lucy by telling us of her trials.
    she was deep in the vampires thrall then and as you say she was not herself.
    miss reed nodded composed herself and went on.
    her face had changed.
    her teeth were fangs her eyes blazing with an unholy light against the perfect whiteness of her toopale skin.
    blood oozed from a wound on her neck like a black worm crawling across her bosom.
    her expression was monstrous and crueland then she looked back at me and hissed like a snake.
    she was dancing with de ville.
    there was blood on his neck too and she licked it up.
    i was terrified of her.
    i knew that she meant to murder me.
    i struggled but lewes had me in an unbreakable clasp and dragged me closer and closer to lucy and de ville.
    the others formed a circle around us.
    de ville turned and addressed them saying something i did not understand.
    i caught the words zmeju and ordog clearly.
    lewes pushed me towards lucy and she reached out her arms for me.
    her teethher fangsoh god i dont want to think about it.
    you must.
    insisted van helsing.
    how did you escape.
    i command you to answer.
    shivering miss reed saidlewes had this expression of ecstasy on his face this terrific fervour as he listened to de ville.
    i grabbed his hand and swung him around with all my might throwing him towards lucy in my place.
    she caught him and lifted him bodily off the ground.
    i turned and ran blindly and behind me i heard the most frightful scream of agony then it just became this gurgling rattling shriek.
    hands grabbed at me as i ran and i heard the women laughing and then i was outside again out in the woods.
    by some good fortune i blundered through the woods at night without breaking my neck and found my way to the great north road.
    i knew the porter at a nearby pub the bald faced stag and hammered on the door until he let me in.
    i told him that i had gotten lost while out for an evening stroll.
    i doubt he believed me but he gave me a bed for the night and sent me home the next morning.
    i was dreadfully ill all the following day and convinced myself that id imagined most of it.
    i could imagine that lucy had fallen in with a bad crowd or even that she was unfaithful to her fiancée but it was all mixed in with those frighful visions that i was not sure what i believed.
    i wrote a letter to mr holmwood but never sent it.
    she grabbed van helsings forearms and asked him earnestlydoctor have i gone mad.
    18 may.
    second council of war.
    presentmyself van helsing lord godalming and miss reed.
    van helsing noted that there is still no reply from the harkers.
    both letter and telegrams have gone unanswered although kate reed received a letter from mina harker last week so we know they are still in budapesth.
    it may be that our letters to them have gone astray.
    arthur beganmiss reed has given us one clue to the name of our enemy.
    we know that he calls himself mr de ville though that is certainly a nom de guerre.
    i have made some discreet enquiries at my club and through my fathers friends but it seems that this de ville rogue is exceedingly secretive.
    he seems to have made a brief appearance in society no doubt making contacts that he thinks will be useful to him and then vanished again.
    you must tread very lightly cautioned van helsing.
    we may only get one chance to strike yes one chance to cut the head from the serpent.
    de ville may be but a servant of this monster and we must find the place of the vampire not merely his slaves.
    if vampire knows he is being hunted he will strike back at us or burrow even deeper and we will never find him out.
    until we know where he make his lair we must be watchful ever watchful but still so very still like the mongoose before it bites.
    if quincey were here said arthur i know he would suggest finding this house in haringey and breaking in.
    if de ville meets with his allies there then im sure wed find something.
    to miss reed he saidcould you find the house.
    miss reed repliedit was very dark and i only saw it for a momentbut yes i think i can.
    with respect to the courage of the young miss said van helsing we do not have the strength yet for such an expedition nor the full knowledge.
    we know that the husband of madam mina went to transylvania on business on the sale of land here in london to a noble of that land.
    we surmise that that same noble may be the vampire and be in league with de ville or even his true master.
    but we know not that that house harker sells is the house that miss reed sees.
    even if it is same then what of the men who steal the papers from miss reed.
    that i mislike more than anything else.
    so what do you propose.
    asked arthur.
    we may strike only once at the king vampire yes but we see with miss lucy that he lets the young serpents roam free.
    the newspapers say that there is another womanmonster who feed on the children and we have policemen asking questions saying that the death of this miss parton is very like the symptoms we know all too well.
    we find this young vampire and kill it too as we did before.
    if we do this without without and he mumbled something in german.
    tipping our hand i suggested.
    quite so.
    without tipping the hand to the king vampire he will be more cautious and slow to work his evil but he will not hide.
    he will think maybe that this land is not so friendly to his kind as his accursed homeland where the soil is tainted with many years of corruption.
    so we are back to finding the tomb of miss parton groaned arthur.
    i explained to miss reed that we had already broken into the parton family tomb and found that her coffin was not merely empty but entirely missing.
    she had been buried somewhere else in secret possibly with the collusion of her family.
    for all we know added arthur she could be hiding in the necropolis.
    or not in graveyard at all said van helsing.
    the tomb is most comfortable to the undead but as long as they have bed of the right sort they can sleep in any dark place.
    let me go to work on this volunteered miss reed.
    i found de ville before.
    give me a few days to make some enquiries.
    arthur objected that it was unthinkable for a young woman to go hunting through graveyards.
    miss reed smiled for the first time since she arrived.
    you forget my lord that i am a journalist i intend to visit another sort of morgue entirely.
    kate reeds journal.
    20th may.
    on the trail i set about going through lucys effects from hillingham looking for a connection on the other side.
    most of the decorations and dresses and so on are still there but the papers keep following godalming from place to place urged on by the antlike attention of his solicitors.
    he stays at ring or at his club and was going to make his london home hillingham where lucy was so happy and so he must have informed his firm to keep his papers on his trail.
    perhaps minas jonathan drafted one of these endless dockets long ago.
    now the drifts have washed up at plaistow.
    i should never dream of reading correspondence but lucy can have had no secrets from me this is a manhunt and not a cotillion and the last thing poor lord godalming would wish to deal with is the detritus of his wedding plans.
    i enclosed notes where i could send responses and filed away what i could not.
    when i saw the photographic prints of lucy covered by that horrid stain i thought it must be a joke but mr aytowns letter was so heartfelt i knew it to be real.
    i remembered him from various dos in soho and chelsea and at the lyceum and other theaters where we had common friends humorous but deadly earnest about his art and a truly gifted tinkering sort of photographer.
    the note to mr aytown was more detailed than the one i wrote to the weddingcake bakers.
    inspector cotfords notebook.
    21 may.
    while clearing out my desk i discovered that i still had mr singletons coat in my possession after he abandoned it on tower bridge.
    after my duty shift ended i went to return the garment to him.
    on arrival i immediately noticed that the front door had been forced.
    i entered announcing myself loudly as a police officer.
    the house inside was in some disarray suggesting it had just been searched or burgled.
    i heard a disturbance in the back room and discovered an intruder attempting to escape via the back door.
    description male at least 60 years old balding with a boxers nose dressed in workmans clothes.
    i commanded him to stop and he responded by kicking down the back door and fleeing into the small garden beyond.
    i gave chase and caught him as he scrambled up a high wall with remarkable speed.
    i struck at him with my truncheon.
    to my surprise he made no sound beyond a throaty gasp and i believe the man was mute.
    despite his age and the solid blow i dealt him he was able to make his escape and by the time i attained the top of the wall he was gone.
    returning to the house i found no sign of mr singleton nor were there any signs of a struggle.
    from the state of the perishable items in the pantry i suspect singleton has been away from his home for at least two weekspossibly since our last meeting.
    before summoning a constable i made my own quick search of the scene and discovered a map of london together with a spiritualists planchette.
    several locations are marked on the map including sir robert partons home.
    the significance of this is not apparent.
    i have reported mr singleton as a missing person.
    22 may.
    my evening constitutional brought me through haringey.
    in the dusk i passed a courting couple going the opposite way.
    the woman bore an astounding resemblance to juliette parton.
    i assumed at first that i was mistaken but after i made a full circuit of coldfall woods i passed the woman again.
    this time she was alone walking briskly towards a large house on the edge of the forest the light from a lamp afforded me a good look at her face.
    it was without a shadow of a doubt the late miss parton.
    23 may.
    the house at coldfall woods is marked on singletons map.
    later.
    i cannot sleep.
    i know rationally that i have been given a route out of this labyrinth.
    that i should forget singleton and his ravings.
    that there is no conspiracy of doctors and lawyersand policemen.
    i must set my mind free of all this absurdity.
    dr sewards diary.
    25 may.
    miss reed believes that she has found our quarry.
    she presented us with a map of north london marked with pins and string and a mass of papers and timetables.
    what is all this.
    asked arthur.
    why it was terribly simple in the end replied miss reed.
    she seemed quite manic speaking so quickly her words tumbled over one another.
    had she been a patient of mine i would have proscribed a sedative on the spot.
    i went through all the reports about the bloofer lady attacks and looked for patterns.
    with lucy all the attacks were quite near her tomb but these are scattered all over london.
    at first i thought that there must be more than one monster preying on children but then i saw that all the attacks are close to underground stations on the middle circle.
    you mean to say that the vampire takes the train.
    i can even tell you which trains.
    the attacks near st pancras for example never took place before ten oclock but if she goes out to cricklewood it happens much earlier.
    it matches the timetables on the midland railway.
    we must search hampstead cemetery for her.
    van helsing and i shall keep watch tonight and look for the creature.
    once we find its lair we can repeat our operation of last month.
    this time i must confess i feel a certain excitement.
    my blood is up and this time i feel like i am striking a blow against the monster who stole lucys life away.
    1 june.
    grisly work again and so reminiscent of that awful night when we saved lucy but another of the vampires hellish spawn is now destroyed.
    van helsing and i put an end to her as she slept.
    while he operated i made a brief search of the crypt and found a police notebook hidden in the tiny gap between two bricks.
    there was no sign of its ownerdoubtless another victim of the beastinspector cotfords notebook..
    writing by light of match.
    few left.
    went to haringey house.
    there saw parton & dv & others.
    singleton there.
    ceremony.
    struck from behind.
    they have entombed me in crypthighgate or st p & i. called for help but no response.
    must wait until sexton arrives.
    very cold.
    blue flame.
    letter francis aytown to kate reed.
    3 june.
    lyceum theatremiss reedyours of the 20th inst reached me just this moment via the trusted friend who picks up my mail every noon.
    well i remember you from the white stag and flower shop sessions.
    the outside of the envelope does not bear my name for reasons you will be able to understand when you read this.
    i not only think your supposition correct i am certain of it.
    my camera recoils from the evil of this monster this de ville and from the evil he spreads to his victims not just your friend lucy whom i remember from sunnier times in whitby but miss juliette parton have fallen to it and i cannot allow more.
    please say i can visit you at plaistow or wherever you wish.
    i have more pictures and worse ones to show you and i have the sight of this horror in my head that i cannot get out to show you but i will tear it out by its entrails if it means aiding your researches.
    i have seen him this devil de ville and i have lived.
    i pray that i shall live to see him burn.
    yr most obdtfrancis a.dr sewards diary.
    4 june afternoon.
    miss reed lord godalming and i waited with van helsing as the attendant showed in a young man decidedly effeminate in feature but ravaged as by drugs or sleeplessness and wearing what seemed to be theatrical makeup.
    it was with difficulty and in truth only with the help of his card that i recognised him as the photographer i had met with lucy in april one francis aytown.
    in a patient i should diagnose persecution mania leading to sleeplessness and indeed this seemed to be the case from his conversation.
    or perhaps it was theatrical temperament as he and miss reed had stage acquaintances in common.
    aytown told of seeing the signs of corruption on lucys photograph which we had seen and were prepared for.
    but the necrotic shade that was de ville caught our breath.
    i have seen him.
    cried aytown.
    i have seen the mask he wears over that foulness.
    i have looked into the eyes of the demon and lived.
    it became apparent that he needed to be in this place as much as he needed to be among our band if not more so.
    van helsing asked a thousand questions about chemicals and light refraction and optics and aytown answered in the same language.
    i never get van helsings depths i who have known his genius more and for longer than any of us.
    after a sedative and a sleep he recounted his entire tale and miss reed went to work typing up his notebook.
    that night he requested photographic materials and a camera but he demanded paint.
    i shall capture this monster.
    you shall see him and know him.
    14 june.
    aytown has settled in if you can call it settled.
    he paints compulsively on his canvas laying down thick smears of oil and slashing them away with his knife.
    he has done himself no dangers except by neglecting food and sleep to stare at the photographs and to paint.
    it still looks like a skull or blur or palmerston when he stops and he hurls it aside and stretches another canvas.
    sometimes he has miss reed come in and narrate her own description sketching in chalks from her words.
    this result seems to please him more something about the indirect approach he says.
    next he wants to do a combined version.
    quincey morris journal.
    june 19.
    varna.
    this is the first real chance i have had to take two breaths much less to write in this journal.
    that night in borgo pass six weeks ago seems even more like a nightmare than it did then the wolves howling in slavering chorus the stones crackling with st elmos fire and ball lightning the horse whinnying and rolling its eyes fighting to fling itself off the road as indeed it did.
    the wolf eyes blazing leaped at that moment and even expecting it i had a near run getting out of the saddle with my colt out before she was on me.
    every silver bullet i had made in budapesth went into the thing and it still took the bite of mr bowies eyetooth to bring her down.
    that story old mcallen told me that my knife was one forged by james black himself from a meteorstone fallen from heaven seems less unlikely than what i have seen with my own eyes since.
    i thought he was trying to up his price then but surely dont regret having splashed out a little now.
    i was scratched and bitten a score of times by the hellbeast and by her brood and i swear i only lived thanks to one of the little roadside shrines they have in those parts.
    morning found me leaned up against the shaft of a tall cross with three icons nailed to it on a kind of shelf underneath.
    the country folk leave food and water for the saints and i hunkered down under the cross and healed up on the saints generosity.
    the wolves gave me a pretty wide berth whether out of love for st andrew or fear of st bowie and i set out to get moving and scout out the land proper especially once i heard a peasant say szgany which is the same word for gypsy they have in french.
    from what i heard among the roumanians the gypsies all serve the dracula or devil although the gypsies themselves said only the worst of their lot the ruvari or wolves lower themselves to it.
    they knew the passes though and i followed them.
    well i cant describe every ridge i shinnied up or every gully i scrambled down but i found castle dracula right enoughugh.
    i still see it in my nightmares.
    i didnt get any closer than i had to and set out around the south and east approaches jonathan and i having already come at it from the west as it were.
    there is a landing spot very near the place on what i think must be the bistritza river or perhaps the bicaz or sereth.
    a town called belbor marks the southern flank where the gypsy caravans pass up into the mountains.
    i shall know more when i have studied a proper map but the relation of the land around the castle is secure in my mind as very little is from that month.
    i made my way by stages down to the river pruth burned brown by the sun and speaking only russian to all i met.
    i worked passage south to galatz on what might have been the bastard grandfather of mike finks keelboat hauling cabbages and pigs to market in the big city.
    from there i got a coastal lighter to varna where i could finally telegraph art and van helsing and let them know their boy quincey had turned up once more.
    arts cash by return of wire got me a ticket to heaven a room with a feather bed and a hot bath beforehand.
    plus pen and ink for this cursed journal which exists only to get between me and sleep.
    dreamless for once by choice.
    june 23.
    i set out to explore the city and to see what i could leave behind by way of surprises for this socalled king vampire.
    in a sailors bar for i had made a few friends on the journey south i struck up an acquaintance with a royal navy man calling himself lieutenant hawkins off the immortalité.
    he i suspect had been looking for me and not on shipboard either.
    however phoney his name his handshake proved him a brother and i explained i was looking to store some real firepower here against emergencies.
    he was better than his word and in the next three days in short order i had met a fat bulgarian colonel turned over more of arts bankroll and received a maximgun fresh off the floor of the skoda factory.
    i found a cellar for rent without colonels or lieutenants and i tossed a tarpaulin over the machine and left it there until i should have need of it again.
    i do not think this is my last hurrah in the balkans.
    connection train to giurgiu tomorrow and back to london on the orient express to lay my ducks at van helsings feet and gear up for the final stalk.
    with any luck jonathan and missno mrsmina will be there ahead of me.
chapter xix = chapter xix
  -+ mina harkers journal.
    7 july.
    jonathan felt strong enough for a walk into town this afternoon.
    it is always a blessing to have him with me for while my german has improved greatly during my stay here he is much more fluent.
    we left the grounds of the hospital where we have had so many pleasant strolls and crossed the river into the old town.
    those gypsies are still encamped near the hospital and they always watch us so closely.
    i suppose they rarely see english dress although both jonathan and i have had to go native in our wardrobe.
    poor jonathan has lost so much weight i dont think half his old clothes will still fit him.
    in preparation for our return to england i ordered some new shirts and a suit for jonathan from a london tailor.
    i hope they arrive before we leave here.
    it would be such a shame to miss them in transit.
    we called first to the post office in the hopes of finding some communication from van helsing or kate.
    she never replied to my letter of the 6th of may and we have heard nothing from van helsing either.
    i hope that the documents in the red folder answered all of van helsings questions about jonathans business in europe and the whole mysterious affair may have been concluded in our absence.
    now that i have jonathan back all of van helsings fears and intimations seem quite silly.
    we wandered through the markets and alleyways of the old town for a while.
    jonathan began to tire so i suggested we take a short cut home.
    we passed by the university church and found our path blocked by a funeral cortège.
    jonathan was happy enough to lean against a wall and wait for it to pass by.
    it seems that a respected old scholar much beloved by the students had passed away unexpectedly.
    host of young people all dressed in black marched past and around us.
    i noticed that jonathan was staring at one young woman.
    she walked alone in the middle of the crowd all in black like the rest her face hidden behind a veil.
    she seemed to know we were watching her for she turned to look back at us and drew back her veil for a moment.
    she was very very beautiful but there was such a wicked mocking smile on her face that she seemed quite horrid to make light of a funeral like that.
    jonathan kept saying they have followed me here.
    they will not let me go.
    he was distressing himself so much that i feared to keep his mind on the subject by asking him any questions so i remained silent.
    i drew away quietly and he holding my arm came easily.
    we walked a little further and then went in and sat for a while in a little park.
    it was a hot evening and there was a comfortable seat in a shady place.
    after a few minutes staring at nothing jonathans eyes closed and he went quickly into a sleep with his head on my shoulder.
    i thought it was the best thing for him so did not disturb him.
    in about twenty minutes he woke up and said to me quite cheerfullywhy mina have i been asleep.
    oh do forgive me for being so rude.
    come and well have a cup of tea somewhere.
    he had evidently forgotten all about the strange woman as in his illness he had forgotten all that this episode had reminded him of.
    i dont like this lapsing into forgetfulness it may make or continue some injury to the brain.
    i must not ask him for fear i shall do more harm than good but i must somehow learn the facts of his journey abroad.
    the time is come i fear when i must open that parcel and know what is written.
    oh jonathan you will i know forgive me if i do wrong but it is for your own dear sake.
    8 july.
    jonathan is better after a bad night.
    i am so glad that he is nearly ready to travel.
    i went to town on my own this time and booked tickets for our journey home.
    my preparation is done so i shall take his journal and lock myself up in my room and read it .
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    9 july.
    i hadnt the heart to write last night that terrible record of jonathans upset me so.
    poor dear.
    how he must have suffered whether it be true or only imagination.
    i wonder if there is any truth in it at all.
    did he get his brain fever and then write all those terrible things or had he some cause for it all.
    i suppose i shall never know for i dare not open the subject to him .
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    and yet that woman we saw.
    he seemed quite certain of her .
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    poor fellow.
    i suppose it was the funeral upset him and sent his mind back on some train of thought .
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    he believes it all himself.
    i remember how on our weddingday he said unless some solemn duty come upon me to go back to the bitter hours asleep or awake mad or sane.
    there seems to be through it all some thread of continuity .
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    that fearful count was coming to london .
    .
    .
    if it should be and he came to london with its teeming millions.
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    there may be a solemn duty and if it come we must not shrink from it .
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    i shall be prepared.
    i shall get my typewriter this very hour and begin transcribing.
    then we shall be ready for other eyes if required.
    and if it be wanted then perhaps if i am ready poor jonathan may not be upset for i can speak for him and never let him be troubled or worried with it at all.
    if ever jonathan quite gets over the nervousness he may want to tell me of it all and i can ask him questions and find out things and see how i may comfort him.
    12 july.
    i went to town to buy some new luggage for jonathan as he lost his old traps in transylvania.
    i spotted one fellow who was dressed in a brandnew suit from savile row.
    i thought he might be a traveller from home and eager for news from london i hailed him in english.
    to my shock and surprise it was one of the gypsies from the camp.
    i realised immediately that the rogue had stolen the suit i ordered for jonathan and was flaunting his illgotten goods on the street like a prize peacock.
    he ran off when i accused him and now the camp is gone.
    they must have had some accomplice in the post office steal my parcel.
    the worrying possibility though is that they might have stolen other correspondence addressed to us at the hospital.
    i am more eager to hurry home now than ever i can confide these worries only to my diary and dare not burden jonathan with such fears.
    telegram mina harker to john seward.
    14 july.
    departed budapesth now in munich.
    jonathan much improved.
    concerned at lack of communication.
    all well.
    telegram john seward to mina harker.
    14 july.
    vital you meet vh amsterdam.
    wire him care of university soonestmina harkers journal.
    15 july.
    we booked rooms at the amstel hotel on dr van helsings recommendations.
    after the tranquility of that dear little hospital in budapesth the clamour and rush of amsterdam was quite shocking and it was lovely to be able to retreat to a very comfortable room and rest jonathan soon fell asleep.
    i waited until the porter knocked on our door and informed me that i had a visitor.
    i went down and met dr van helsing in the lobby.
    he was in the company of two other old men who made their farewells and departed without introducing themselves.
    van helsing greeted me as an old friend and acted as though i had just arrived from england.
    it was very strange behaviour and seemed almost playacted for the benefit of some unseen observers.
    he showed me to a little private diningroom and ordered some very excellent coffee and cakes.
    he looked at me keenly and saidyou did not get my letters no.
    i fear they went astray or were stolen i replied and he actually laughed.mein gott.
    always he is one move ahead yes.
    i move my knight and he counters with pawnsor perhaps a queen.
    but we shall have a queen tooand you madam mina you move doublequick towards his back row and i think he does not notice yet.
    advantage to us.
    i must confess i have not the slightest idea what youre talking about.
    ach ignore me.
    i am talk faster than i am think some days.
    now now tell me everything.
    dr van helsing what i have to tell you is so queer that you must not laugh at me or at my husband.
    you must be kind to me and not think me foolish that i have even half believed some very strange things.
    he reassured me by his manner as well as his words when he saidoh my dear if you only know how strange is the matter regarding which i am here it is you who would laugh.
    i have learned not to think little of any ones belief no matter how strange it may be.
    i have tried to keep an open mind and it is not the ordinary things of life that could close it but the strange things the extraordinary things the things that make one doubt if they be mad or sane.
    thank you thank you a thousand times.
    you have taken a weight off my mind.
    if you will let me i shall give you a paper to read.
    it is long but i have typewritten it out.
    it will tell you my trouble and jonathans.
    it is the copy of his journal when abroad and all that happened.
    i dare not say anything of it you will read for yourself and judge.
    and then when i see you perhaps you will be very kind and tell me what you think.
    he took the papers and leafed through them.
    yes thank you.
    you are wise indeed.
    details can be looked over when there is too much haste.
    he put the papers into his black valise and locked it.
    then he began to talk animatedly about amsterdam telling us the sights we must see and reminiscing about his family.
    he was so bright that it quite drove away the lingering shadows in my mind and for the first time since leaving london i felt almost like i was on holidayor honeymoon.
    letter van helsing to mrs harker.
    by hand16 july 6 oclock.
    dear madam minai have read your husbands so wonderful diary.
    you may sleep without doubt.
    strange and terrible as it is it is true.
    i will pledge my life on it.
    it may be worse for others but for him and you there is no dread.
    he is a noble fellow and let me tell you from experience of men that one who would do as he did in going down that wall and to that roomay and going a second timeis not one to be injured in permanence by a shock.
    his brain and his heart are all right this i swear before i have even seen him so be at rest i shall have much to ask him of other things.
    i am blessed that you come to see me for i have learn all at once so much that again i am dazzledazzle more than ever and i must think.
    yours the most faithfulabraham van helsing.
    jonathan harkers journal.
    17 july.
    i thought never to write in this diary again but the time has come.
    mina showed me in the doctors letter that all i wrote down was true.
    it seems to have made a new man of me.
    it was the doubt as to the reality of the whole thing that knocked me over.
    i felt impotent and in the dark and distrustful.
    but now that i know i am not afraid even of the count.
    he has succeeded after all then in his design in getting to london.
    van helsing is the man to unmask him and hunt him out if he is anything like what mina says.
    we sat late and talked it over.
    mina is dressing and i shall call at the hotel in a few minutes and bring him over .
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    .
    he was i think surprised to see me.
    when i came into the room where he was and introduced myself he took me by the shoulder and turned my face round to the light and said after a sharp scrutinybut madam mina told me you were ill that you had had a shock.
    it was so funny to hear my wife called madam mina by this kindly strongfaced old man.
    i smiled and saidi was ill i have had a shock but you have cured me already.
    and how.
    by your letter to mina.
    i was in doubt and then everything took a hue of unreality and i did not know what to trust even the evidence of my own senses.
    not knowing what to trust i did not know what to do and so had only to keep on working in what had hitherto been the groove of my life.
    the groove ceased to avail me and i mistrusted myself.
    doctor you dont know what it is to doubt everything even yourself.
    no you dont you couldnt with eyebrows like yours.
    he seemed pleased and laughed as he saidso.
    you are physiognomist i learn more here with each hour.
    i am with so much pleasure coming to you to breakfast and oh sir you will pardon praise from an old man but you are blessed in your wife.
    i would listen to him go on praising mina for a day so i simply nodded and stood silent.
    she is one of gods women fashioned by his own hand to show us men and other women that there is a heaven where we can enter and that its light can be here on earth.
    so true so sweet so noble so little an egoistand that let me tell you is much in this age so sceptical and selfish.
    and you siri have read all the letters to poor miss lucy and some of them speak of you so i know you since some days from the knowing of others but i have seen your true self since last night.
    you will give me your hand will you not.
    and let us be friends for all our lives.
    we shook hands and he was so earnest and so kind that it made me quite choky.
    and now he said may i ask you for some more help.
    i have a great task to do and at the beginning it is to know.
    you can help me here.
    can you tell me what went before your going to transylvania.
    later on i may ask more help and of a different kind but at first this will do.
    look here sir i said does what you have to do concern the count.
    it does he said solemnly.
    then i am with you heart and soul.
    i told him as much as i could divulge of the communication between mr hawkins and count dracula and described the property that we had found in plaistow.
    dr van helsing almost choked when i gave him the address.
    so close.
    all this time so close.
    he sank into his chair and clutched his head beating his fists against his temples and alternatively cursing himself in german or laughing.
    for months we chase de ville and his cabal spying on them and trying to find out their meeting places and their secrets and now you tell us that all this time their master has been right next door to us.
    it is the greatest of jests king laughs greatest work for he make fools of us all and we and them are falling about blind in the dark.
    i assured van helsing that i would do everything i could to help him find count dracula and that mina and i would come to plaistow as soon as we could.
    the thought of dracula having servants in london appalled me.
    when he was all alone in his castle he seemed both horrible and pathetic a lonely monster whose evil was at least physically limited to what he could profane with his touch.
    then i remembered his gypsies and those awful womenand god all his talk of how a man might have many solictors and bankers and how he could keep his affairs private by not entrusting the whole of his work to any one of them.
    the realisation that i had been a part of his contagion struck me to my core.
    i have done terrible things by helping the count come to london.
    ignorance of the full scope of my action is no excuse in the eyes of the almighty.
    othersgod knows how manynow labour in the service of the counts evil.
    his shadow spreads over london perhaps over the entire world.
    i am not swimming out of the carpathian whirlpool into sanitythe sane world i once knew is being dragged down into that black abyss.
    the count must be destroyed and all his evil with him.
    anything he has touched must be destroyed.
    only that will atone for the evil i have done already.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
23 july.   23 july.
when we arrived at the berkeley hotel van helsing found a telegram waiting for himam coming up by train.   when we arrived at the berkeley hotel van helsing found a telegram waiting for himam coming up by train.
jonathan at whitby.   jonathan at whitby.
important news.   important news.
mina harker.   mina harker.
the professor was delighted.   the professor was delighted.
ah that wonderful madam mina he said pearl among women.   ah that wonderful madam mina he said pearl among women.
she arrive but i cannot stay.   she arrive but i cannot stay.
she must go to your house friend john.   she must go to your house friend john.
you must meet her at the station.   you must meet her at the station.
telegraph her en route so that she may be prepared.   telegraph her en route so that she may be prepared.
when the wire was despatched he had a cup of tea over it he told me of a diary kept by jonathan harker when abroad and gave me a typewritten copy of it as also of mrs harkers diary at whitby. <> when the wire was dispatched he had a cup of tea over it he told me of a diary kept by jonathan harker when abroad and gave me a typewritten copy of it as also of mrs harkers diary at whitby and quinceys sketches and reports from munich and the balkans.
take these he said and study them well. = take these he said and study them well.
when i have returned you will be master of all the facts and we can then better enter on our inquisition.   when i have returned you will be master of all the facts and we can then better enter on our inquisition.
keep them safe for there is in them much of treasure.   keep them safe for there is in them much of treasure.
you will need all your faith even you who have had such experiences.   you will need all your faith even you who have had such experiences.
what is here told he laid his hand heavily and gravely on the packet of papers as he spoke may be the beginning of the end to you and me and many another or it may sound the knell of the undead who walk the earth.   what is here told he laid his hand heavily and gravely on the packet of papers as he spoke may be the beginning of the end to you and me and many another or it may sound the knell of the undead who walk the earth.
read all i pray you with the open mind and if you can add in any way to the story here told do so for it is all important.   read all i pray you with the open mind and if you can add in any way to the story here told do so for it is all important.
you have kept a diary of all these so strange things is it not so.   you have kept a diary of all these so strange things is it not so.
yes.   yes.
then we shall go through all these together when we meet.   then we shall go through all these together when we meet.
he then made ready for his departure and shortly drove off to liverpool street.   he then made ready for his departure and shortly drove off to liverpool street.
i took my way to paddington where i arrived about fifteen minutes before the train came in.   i took my way to paddington where i arrived about fifteen minutes before the train came in.
the crowd melted away after the bustling fashion common to arrival platforms and i was beginning to feel uneasy lest i might miss my guest when a sweetfaced daintylooking girl stepped up to me and after a quick glance said dr seward is it not.   the crowd melted away after the bustling fashion common to arrival platforms and i was beginning to feel uneasy lest i might miss my guest when a sweetfaced daintylooking girl stepped up to me and after a quick glance said dr seward is it not.
and you are mrs harker.   and you are mrs harker.
i answered at once whereupon she held out her hand.   i answered at once whereupon she held out her hand.
i knew you from the description of poor dear lucy but she stopped suddenly and a quick blush overspread her face.   i knew you from the description of poor dear lucy but she stopped suddenly and a quick blush overspread her face.
the blush that rose to my own cheeks somehow set us both at ease for it was a tacit answer to her own.   the blush that rose to my own cheeks somehow set us both at ease for it was a tacit answer to her own.
i got her luggage which included a typewriter and we took the underground to fenchurch street after i had sent a wire to my housekeeper to have a sittingroom and a bedroom prepared at once for mrs harker.   i got her luggage which included a typewriter and we took the underground to fenchurch street after i had sent a wire to my housekeeper to have a sittingroom and a bedroom prepared at once for mrs harker.
in due time we arrived.   in due time we arrived.
she knew of course that the place was a lunatic asylum but i could see that she was unable to repress a shudder when we entered.   she knew of course that the place was a lunatic asylum but i could see that she was unable to repress a shudder when we entered.
she told me that if she might she would come presently to my study as she had much to say.   she told me that if she might she would come presently to my study as she had much to say.
so here i am finishing my entry in my phonograph diary whilst i await her.   so here i am finishing my entry in my phonograph diary whilst i await her.
as yet i have not had the chance of looking at the papers which van helsing left with me though they lie open before me.   as yet i have not had the chance of looking at the papers which van helsing left with me though they lie open before me.
i must get her interested in something so that i may have an opportunity of reading them.   i must get her interested in something so that i may have an opportunity of reading them.
she does not know how precious time is or what a task we have in hand.   she does not know how precious time is or what a task we have in hand.
i must be careful not to frighten her.   i must be careful not to frighten her.
here she is.   here she is.
mina harkers journal.   mina harkers journal.
29 september. <> 24 july.
after i had tidied myself i went down to dr sewards study. = after i had tidied myself i went down to dr sewards study.
at the door i paused a moment for i thought i heard him talking with some one.   at the door i paused a moment for i thought i heard him talking with some one.
as however he had pressed me to be quick i knocked at the door and on his calling out come in i entered.   as however he had pressed me to be quick i knocked at the door and on his calling out come in i entered.
to my intense surprise there was no one with him.   to my intense surprise there was no one with him.
he was quite alone and on the table opposite him was what i knew at once from the description to be a phonograph.   he was quite alone and on the table opposite him was what i knew at once from the description to be a phonograph.
i had never seen one and was much interested.   i had never seen one and was much interested.
i hope i did not keep you waiting i said but i stayed at the door as i heard you talking and thought there was some one with you.   i hope i did not keep you waiting i said but i stayed at the door as i heard you talking and thought there was some one with you.
oh he replied with a smile i was only entering my diary.   oh he replied with a smile i was only entering my diary.
your diary.   your diary.
i asked him in surprise.   i asked him in surprise.
yes he answered.   yes he answered.
i keep it in this.   i keep it in this.
as he spoke he laid his hand on the phonograph.   as he spoke he laid his hand on the phonograph.
i felt quite excited over it and blurted outwhy this beats even shorthand.   i felt quite excited over it and blurted outwhy this beats even shorthand.
may i hear it say something.   may i hear it say something.
certainly he replied with alacrity and stood up to put it in train for speaking.   certainly he replied with alacrity and stood up to put it in train for speaking.
then he paused and a troubled look overspread his face.   then he paused and a troubled look overspread his face.
the fact is he began awkwardly i only keep my diary in it and as it is entirelyalmost entirelyabout my cases it may be awkward that is i meanhe stopped and i tried to help him out of his embarrassmentyou helped to attend dear lucy at the end.   the fact is he began awkwardly i only keep my diary in it and as it is entirelyalmost entirelyabout my cases it may be awkward that is i meanhe stopped and i tried to help him out of his embarrassmentyou helped to attend dear lucy at the end.
let me hear how she diedfor all that i know of her i shall be very grateful.   let me hear how she diedfor all that i know of her i shall be very grateful.
she was very very dear to me.   she was very very dear to me.
to my surprise he answered with a horrorstruck look in his facetell you of her death.   to my surprise he answered with a horrorstruck look in his facetell you of her death.
not for the wide world.   not for the wide world.
why not.   why not.
i asked for some grave terrible feeling was coming over me.   i asked for some grave terrible feeling was coming over me.
again he paused and i could see that he was trying to invent an excuse.   again he paused and i could see that he was trying to invent an excuse.
at length he stammered outyou see i do not know how to pick out any particular part of the diary.   at length he stammered outyou see i do not know how to pick out any particular part of the diary.
even while he was speaking an idea dawned upon him and he said with unconscious simplicity in a different voice and with the naïvety of a child thats quite true upon my honour.   even while he was speaking an idea dawned upon him and he said with unconscious simplicity in a different voice and with the naïvety of a child thats quite true upon my honour.
honest indian.   honest indian.
i could not but smile at which he grimaced.   i could not but smile at which he grimaced.
i gave myself away that time.   i gave myself away that time.
he said.   he said.
but do you know that although i have kept the diary for months past it never once struck me how i was going to find any particular part of it in case i wanted to look it up.   but do you know that although i have kept the diary for months past it never once struck me how i was going to find any particular part of it in case i wanted to look it up.
by this time my mind was made up that the diary of a doctor who attended lucy might have something to add to the sum of our knowledge of that terrible being and i said boldlythen dr seward you had better let me copy it out for you on my typewriter.   by this time my mind was made up that the diary of a doctor who attended lucy might have something to add to the sum of our knowledge of that terrible being and i said boldlythen dr seward you had better let me copy it out for you on my typewriter.
he grew to a positively deathly pallor as he saidno.   he grew to a positively deathly pallor as he saidno.
no.   no.
no.   no.
for all the world i wouldnt let you know that terrible story.   for all the world i wouldnt let you know that terrible story.
then it was terrible my intuition was right.   then it was terrible my intuition was right.
for a moment i thought and as my eyes ranged the room unconsciously looking for something or some opportunity to aid me they lit on a great batch of typewriting on the table.   for a moment i thought and as my eyes ranged the room unconsciously looking for something or some opportunity to aid me they lit on a great batch of typewriting on the table.
his eyes caught the look in mine and without his thinking followed their direction.   his eyes caught the look in mine and without his thinking followed their direction.
as they saw the parcel he realised my meaning.   as they saw the parcel he realised my meaning.
you do not know me i said.   you do not know me i said.
when you have read those papersmy own diary and my husbands also which i have typedyou will know me better.   when you have read those papersmy own diary and my husbands also which i have typedyou will know me better.
i have not faltered in giving every thought of my own heart in this cause but of course you do not know meyet and i must not expect you to trust me so far.   i have not faltered in giving every thought of my own heart in this cause but of course you do not know meyet and i must not expect you to trust me so far.
he is certainly a man of noble nature poor dear lucy was right about him.   he is certainly a man of noble nature poor dear lucy was right about him.
he stood up and opened a large drawer in which were arranged in order a number of hollow cylinders of metal covered with dark wax and saidyou are quite right.   he stood up and opened a large drawer in which were arranged in order a number of hollow cylinders of metal covered with dark wax and saidyou are quite right.
i did not trust you because i did not know you.   i did not trust you because i did not know you.
but i know you now and let me say that i should have known you long ago.   but i know you now and let me say that i should have known you long ago.
i know that lucy told you of me she told me of you too.   i know that lucy told you of me she told me of you too.
may i make the only atonement in my power.   may i make the only atonement in my power.
take the cylinders and hear themthe first halfdozen of them are personal to me and they will not horrify you then you will know me better.   take the cylinders and hear themthe first halfdozen of them are personal to me and they will not horrify you then you will know me better.
dinner will by then be ready.   dinner will by then be ready.
in the meantime i shall read over some of these documents and shall be better able to understand certain things.   in the meantime i shall read over some of these documents and shall be better able to understand certain things.
he carried the phonograph himself up to my sittingroom and adjusted it for me.   he carried the phonograph himself up to my sittingroom and adjusted it for me.
now i shall learn something pleasant i am sure for it will tell me the other side of a true love episode of which i know one side already .   now i shall learn something pleasant i am sure for it will tell me the other side of a true love episode of which i know one side already .
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dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
29 september. <> 24 july.
i was so absorbed in that wonderful diary of jonathan harker and that other of his wife that i let the time run on without thinking. = i was so absorbed in that wonderful diary of jonathan harker and that other of his wife that i let the time run on without thinking.
mrs harker was not down when the maid came to announce dinner so i said she is possibly tired let dinner wait an hour and i went on with my work.   mrs harker was not down when the maid came to announce dinner so i said she is possibly tired let dinner wait an hour and i went on with my work.
i had just finished mrs harkers diary when she came in.   i had just finished mrs harkers diary when she came in.
she looked sweetly pretty but very sad and her eyes were flushed with crying.   she looked sweetly pretty but very sad and her eyes were flushed with crying.
this somehow moved me much.   this somehow moved me much.
of late i have had cause for tears god knows.   of late i have had cause for tears god knows.
but the relief of them was denied me and now the sight of those sweet eyes brightened by recent tears went straight to my heart.   but the relief of them was denied me and now the sight of those sweet eyes brightened by recent tears went straight to my heart.
so i said as gently as i couldi greatly fear i have distressed you.   so i said as gently as i couldi greatly fear i have distressed you.
oh no not distressed me she replied but i have been more touched than i can say by your grief.   oh no not distressed me she replied but i have been more touched than i can say by your grief.
that is a wonderful machine but it is cruelly true.   that is a wonderful machine but it is cruelly true.
it told me in its very tones the anguish of your heart.   it told me in its very tones the anguish of your heart.
it was like a soul crying out to almighty god.   it was like a soul crying out to almighty god.
no one must hear them spoken ever again.   no one must hear them spoken ever again.
see i have tried to be useful.   see i have tried to be useful.
i have copied out the words on my typewriter and none other need now hear your heart beat as i did.   i have copied out the words on my typewriter and none other need now hear your heart beat as i did.
no one need ever know shall ever know i said in a low voice.   no one need ever know shall ever know i said in a low voice.
she laid her hand on mine and said very gravelyah but they must.   she laid her hand on mine and said very gravelyah but they must.
must.   must.
but why.   but why.
i asked.   i asked.
because it is a part of the terrible story a part of poor lucys death and all that led to it because in the struggle which we have before us to rid the earth of this terrible monster we must have all the knowledge and all the help which we can get.   because it is a part of the terrible story a part of poor lucys death and all that led to it because in the struggle which we have before us to rid the earth of this terrible monster we must have all the knowledge and all the help which we can get.
i think that the cylinders which you gave me contained more than you intended me to know but i can see that there are in your record many lights to this dark mystery.   i think that the cylinders which you gave me contained more than you intended me to know but i can see that there are in your record many lights to this dark mystery.
you will let me help will you not.   you will let me help will you not.
i know all up to a certain point and i see already though your diary only took me to 7 september how poor lucy was beset and how her terrible doom was being wrought out. <> i know all up to a certain point and i see already though your diary only took me to the start of april how poor lucy was beset and how her terrible doom was being wrought out.
jonathan and i have been working day and night since professor van helsing saw us. = jonathan and i have been working day and night since professor van helsing saw us.
he is gone to whitby to get more information and he will be here tomorrow to help us.   he is gone to whitby to get more information and he will be here tomorrow to help us.
we need have no secrets amongst us working together and with absolute trust we can surely be stronger than if some of us were in the dark.   we need have no secrets amongst us working together and with absolute trust we can surely be stronger than if some of us were in the dark.
she looked at me so appealingly and at the same time manifested such courage and resolution in her bearing that i gave in at once to her wishes.   she looked at me so appealingly and at the same time manifested such courage and resolution in her bearing that i gave in at once to her wishes.
you shall i said do as you like in the matter.   you shall i said do as you like in the matter.
god forgive me if i do wrong.   god forgive me if i do wrong.
there are terrible things yet to learn of but if you have so far travelled on the road to poor lucys death you will not be content i know to remain in the dark.   there are terrible things yet to learn of but if you have so far travelled on the road to poor lucys death you will not be content i know to remain in the dark.
nay the endthe very endmay give you a gleam of peace.   nay the endthe very endmay give you a gleam of peace.
come there is dinner.   come there is dinner.
we must keep one another strong for what is before us we have a cruel and dreadful task.   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 askif there be anything which you do not understand though it was apparent to us who were present.   when you have eaten you shall learn the rest and i shall answer any questions you askif there be anything which you do not understand though it was apparent to us who were present.
mina harkers journal.   mina harkers journal.
24 july.   24 july.
after dinner i came with dr seward to his study.   after dinner i came with dr seward to his study.
he brought back the phonograph from my room and i took my typewriter.   he brought back the phonograph from my room and i took my typewriter.
he placed me in a comfortable chair and arranged the phonograph so that i could touch it without getting up and showed me how to stop it in case i should want to pause.   he placed me in a comfortable chair and arranged the phonograph so that i could touch it without getting up and showed me how to stop it in case i should want to pause.
then he very thoughtfully took a chair with his back to me so that i might be as free as possible and began to read.   then he very thoughtfully took a chair with his back to me so that i might be as free as possible and began to read.
i put the forked metal to my ears and listened.   i put the forked metal to my ears and listened.
when the terrible story of lucys death andand all that followed was done i lay back in my chair powerless.   when the terrible story of lucys death andand all that followed was done i lay back in my chair powerless.
fortunately i am not of a fainting disposition.   fortunately i am not of a fainting disposition.
when dr seward saw me he jumped up with a horrified exclamation and hurriedly taking a casebottle from a cupboard gave me some brandy which in a few minutes somewhat restored me.   when dr seward saw me he jumped up with a horrified exclamation and hurriedly taking a casebottle from a cupboard gave me some brandy which in a few minutes somewhat restored me.
my brain was all in a whirl and only that there came through all the multitude of horrors the holy ray of light that my dear dear lucy was at last at peace i do not think i could have borne it without making a scene.   my brain was all in a whirl and only that there came through all the multitude of horrors the holy ray of light that my dear dear lucy was at last at peace i do not think i could have borne it without making a scene.
it is all so wild and mysterious and strange that if i had not known jonathans experience in transylvania i could not have believed.   it is all so wild and mysterious and strange that if i had not known jonathans experience in transylvania i could not have believed.
as it was i didnt know what to believe and so got out of my difficulty by attending to something else.   as it was i didnt know what to believe and so got out of my difficulty by attending to something else.
i took the cover off my typewriter and said to dr sewardlet me write this all out now.   i took the cover off my typewriter and said to dr sewardlet me write this all out now.
we must be ready for dr van helsing when he comes.   we must be ready for dr van helsing when he comes.
i have sent a telegram to jonathan to come on here when he arrives in london from whitby.   i have sent a telegram to jonathan to come on here when he arrives in london from whitby.
in this matter dates are everything and i think that if we get all of our material ready and have every item put in chronological order we shall have done much.   in this matter dates are everything and i think that if we get all of our material ready and have every item put in chronological order we shall have done much.
you tell me that lord godalming and mr morris are coming too.   you tell me that lord godalming and mr morris are coming too.
let us be able to tell them when they come.   let us be able to tell them when they come.
he accordingly set the phonograph at a slow pace and i began to typewrite from the beginning of the seventth cylinder.   he accordingly set the phonograph at a slow pace and i began to typewrite from the beginning of the seventth cylinder.
i used manifold and so took three copies of the diary just as i had done with the rest it was late when i got through but dr seward went about his work of going his round of the patients when he had finished he came back and sat near me reading so that i did not feel too lonely whilst i worked.   i used manifold and so took three copies of the diary just as i had done with the rest it was late when i got through but dr seward went about his work of going his round of the patients when he had finished he came back and sat near me reading so that i did not feel too lonely whilst i worked.
how good and thoughtful he is the world seems full of good meneven if there are monsters in it.   how good and thoughtful he is the world seems full of good meneven if there are monsters in it.
before i left him i remembered what jonathan put in his diary of the professors perturbation at reading something in an evening paper at the station at exeter so seeing that dr seward keeps his newspapers i borrowed the files of the westminster gazette and the pall mall gazette and took them to my room.   before i left him i remembered what jonathan put in his diary of the professors perturbation at reading something in an evening paper at the station at exeter so seeing that dr seward keeps his newspapers i borrowed the files of the westminster gazette and the pall mall gazette and took them to my room.
i remember how much the dailygraph and the whitby gazette of which i had made cuttings had helped us to understand the terrible events at whitby when count dracula landed so i shall look through the evening papers since then and perhaps i shall get some new light.   i remember how much the dailygraph and the whitby gazette of which i had made cuttings had helped us to understand the terrible events at whitby when count dracula landed so i shall look through the evening papers since then and perhaps i shall get some new light.
i am not sleepy and the work will help to keep me quiet.   i am not sleepy and the work will help to keep me quiet.
  -+ that night mr aytown who had somehow heard of the machines presence demanded i show him how to operate it.
    he is of a clever mechanical cast as i recalled from his photographic sessions and mastered it rapidly.
    he carried it away with him along with a folder of blank cylinders.
    i know he will not break it but i do hope he doesnt become distracted and leave it somewhere in this vast building.
later. = later.
  -+ i read the notebook of inspector cotford that dr seward found in the parton crypt.
    oh the poor man.
    he never saw the terrible danger he was in until it was too late.
    i suppose we shall never know what truly became of him or this mr singleton though we can guess all too well.
    i have transcribed the notebook entries that seem relevant to our hunt in order and added them to the mass of papers i seem to be collecting.
    it is a shoddy memorial but it is the best we can dothat and putting that cursed house at coldfall to the flames.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
30 september. <> 25 july.
    mr aytown delivered my phonograph to me at breakfast he told me mrs harker had allowed him to borrow it and he thanked me gravely for the favour.
    he seems calm this morning with something even of his old pride back.
mr harker arrived at nine oclock. = mr harker arrived at nine oclock.
he got his wifes wire just before starting.   he got his wifes wire just before starting.
he is uncommonly clever if one can judge from his face and full of energy.   he is uncommonly clever if one can judge from his face and full of energy.
if this journal be trueand judging by ones own wonderful experiences it must behe is also a man of great nerve.   if this journal be trueand judging by ones own wonderful experiences it must behe is also a man of great nerve.
that going down to the vault a second time was a remarkable piece of daring.   that going down to the vault a second time was a remarkable piece of daring.
after reading his account of it i was prepared to meet a good specimen of manhood but hardly the quiet businesslike gentleman who came here today.   after reading his account of it i was prepared to meet a good specimen of manhood but hardly the quiet businesslike gentleman who came here today.
later.   later.
after lunch harker and his wife went back to their own room and as i passed a while ago i heard the click of the typewriter. <> after lunch harker and his wife went back to their own room where they were joined by miss reed and as i passed a while ago i heard the click of the typewriter.
they are hard at it. = they are hard at it.
mrs harker says that they are knitting together in chronological order every scrap of evidence they have.   mrs harker says that they are knitting together in chronological order every scrap of evidence they have.
harker has got the letters between the consignee of the boxes at whitby and the carriers in london who took charge of them.   harker has got the letters between the consignee of the boxes at whitby and the carriers in london who took charge of them.
he is now reading his wifes transcript of my diary.   he is now reading his wifes transcript of my diary.
i wonder what they make out of it.   i wonder what they make out of it.
here it is .   here it is .
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strange that it never struck me that the very next house might be the counts hidingplace. = strange that it never struck me that the very next house might be the counts hidingplace.
goodness knows that we had enough clues from the conduct of the patient renfield.   goodness knows that we had enough clues from the conduct of the patient renfield.
the bundle of letters relating to the purchase of the house were with the typescript.   the bundle of letters relating to the purchase of the house were with the typescript.
oh if we had only had them earlier we might have saved poor lucy.   oh if we had only had them earlier we might have saved poor lucy.
stop that way madness lies.   stop that way madness lies.
harker has gone back and is again collating his material.   harker has gone back and is again collating his material.
he says that by dinnertime they will be able to show a whole connected narrative.   he says that by dinnertime they will be able to show a whole connected narrative.
he thinks that in the meantime i should see renfield as hitherto he has been a sort of index to the coming and going of the count.   he thinks that in the meantime i should see renfield as hitherto he has been a sort of index to the coming and going of the count.
i hardly see this yet but when i get at the dates i suppose i shall.   i hardly see this yet but when i get at the dates i suppose i shall.
what a good thing that mrs harker put my cylinders into type.   what a good thing that mrs harker put my cylinders into type.
we never could have found the dates otherwise .   we never could have found the dates otherwise .
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i found renfield sitting placidly in his room with his hands folded smiling benignly. = i found renfield sitting placidly in his room with his hands folded smiling benignly.
at the moment he seemed as sane as any one i ever saw.   at the moment he seemed as sane as any one i ever saw.
i sat down and talked with him on a lot of subjects all of which he treated naturally.   i sat down and talked with him on a lot of subjects all of which he treated naturally.
he then of his own accord spoke of going home a subject he has never mentioned to my knowledge during his sojourn here.   he then of his own accord spoke of going home a subject he has never mentioned to my knowledge during his sojourn here.
in fact he spoke quite confidently of getting his discharge at once.   in fact he spoke quite confidently of getting his discharge at once.
i believe that had i not had the chat with harker and read the letters and the dates of his outbursts i should have been prepared to sign for him after a brief time of observation.   i believe that had i not had the chat with harker and read the letters and the dates of his outbursts i should have been prepared to sign for him after a brief time of observation.
as it is i am darkly suspicious.   as it is i am darkly suspicious.
all those outbreaks were in some way linked with the proximity of the count.   all those outbreaks were in some way linked with the proximity of the count.
what then does this absolute content mean.   what then does this absolute content mean.
can it be that his instinct is satisfied as to the vampires ultimate triumph.   can it be that his instinct is satisfied as to the vampires ultimate triumph.
stay he is himself zoophagous and in his wild ravings outside the chapel door of the deserted house he always spoke of master.   stay he is himself zoophagous and in his wild ravings outside the chapel door of the deserted house he always spoke of master.
this all seems confirmation of our idea.   this all seems confirmation of our idea.
however after a while i came away my friend is just a little too sane at present to make it safe to probe him too deep with questions.   however after a while i came away my friend is just a little too sane at present to make it safe to probe him too deep with questions.
he might begin to think and then.   he might begin to think and then.
so i came away.   so i came away.
i mistrust these quiet moods of of his so i have given the attendant a hint to look closely after him and to have a straitwaistcoat ready in case of need.   i mistrust these quiet moods of of his so i have given the attendant a hint to look closely after him and to have a straitwaistcoat ready in case of need.
jonathan harkers journal. <> johnathan harkers journal.
29 september in train to london.   24 july in train to london.
when i received mr billingtons courteous message that he would give me any information in his power i thought it best to go down to whitby and make on the spot such inquiries as i wanted. = when i received mr billingtons courteous message that he would give me any information in his power i thought it best to go down to whitby and make on the spot such inquiries as i wanted.
it was now my object to trace that horrid cargo of the counts to its place in london.   it was now my object to trace that horrid cargo of the counts to its place in london.
later we may be able to deal with it.   later we may be able to deal with it.
billington junior a nice lad met me at the station and brought me to his fathers house where they had decided that i must stay the night.   billington junior a nice lad met me at the station and brought me to his fathers house where they had decided that i must stay the night.
they are hospitable with true yorkshire hospitality give a guest everything and leave him free to do as he likes.   they are hospitable with true yorkshire hospitality give a guest everything and leave him free to do as he likes.
they all knew that i was busy and that my stay was short and mr billington had ready in his office all the papers concerning the consignment of boxes.   they all knew that i was busy and that my stay was short and mr billington had ready in his office all the papers concerning the consignment of boxes.
it gave me almost a turn to see again one of the letters which i had seen on the counts table before i knew of his diabolical plans.   it gave me almost a turn to see again one of the letters which i had seen on the counts table before i knew of his diabolical plans.
everything had been carefully thought out and done systematically and with precision.   everything had been carefully thought out and done systematically and with precision.
he seemed to have been prepared for every obstacle which might be placed by accident in the way of his intentions being carried out.   he seemed to have been prepared for every obstacle which might be placed by accident in the way of his intentions being carried out.
to use an americanism he had taken no chances and the absolute accuracy with which his instructions were fulfilled was simply the logical result of his care.   to use an americanism he had taken no chances and the absolute accuracy with which his instructions were fulfilled was simply the logical result of his care.
i saw the invoice and took note of it fifty cases of common earth to be used for experimental purposes.   i saw the invoice and took note of it fifty cases of common earth to be used for experimental purposes.
also the copy of the letter to carter paterson and their reply of bothof these i got copies.   also the copy of the letter to carter paterson and their reply of bothof these i got copies.
this was all the information mr billington could give me so i went down to the port and saw the coastguards the customs officers and the harbour master.   this was all the information mr billington could give me so i went down to the port and saw the coastguards the customs officers and the harbour master.
they had all something to say of the strange entry of the ship which is already taking its place in local tradition but no one coud add to the simple description fifty cases of common earth.   they had all something to say of the strange entry of the ship which is already taking its place in local tradition but no one coud add to the simple description fifty cases of common earth.
i then saw the stationmaster who kindly put me in communication with the men who had actually received the boxes.   i then saw the stationmaster who kindly put me in communication with the men who had actually received the boxes.
their tally was exact with the list and they had nothing to add except that the boxes were main and mortal heavy and that shifting them was dry work.   their tally was exact with the list and they had nothing to add except that the boxes were main and mortal heavy and that shifting them was dry work.
one of them added that it was hard lines that there wasnt any gentleman suchlike as like yourself squire to show some sort of appreciation of their efforts in a liquid form another put in a rider that the thirst then generated was such that even the time which had elapsed had not completely allayed it.   one of them added that it was hard lines that there wasnt any gentleman suchlike as like yourself squire to show some sort of appreciation of their efforts in a liquid form another put in a rider that the thirst then generated was such that even the time which had elapsed had not completely allayed it.
needless to add i took care before leaving to lift forever and adequately this source of reproach.   needless to add i took care before leaving to lift forever and adequately this source of reproach.
30 september. <> 25 july.
the stationmaster was good enough to give me a line to his old companion the stationmaster at kings cross so that when i arrived there in the morning i was able to ask him about the arrival of the boxes. = the stationmaster was good enough to give me a line to his old companion the stationmaster at kings cross so that when i arrived there in the morning i was able to ask him about the arrival of the boxes.
he too put me at once in communication with the proper officials and i saw that their tally was correct with the original invoice.   he too put me at once in communication with the proper officials and i saw that their tally was correct with the original invoice.
the opportunities of acquiring an abnormal thirst had been here limited a noble use of them had however been made and again i was compelled to deal with the result in ex post facto manner.   the opportunities of acquiring an abnormal thirst had been here limited a noble use of them had however been made and again i was compelled to deal with the result in ex post facto manner.
from thence i went to carter patersons central office where i met with the utmost courtesy.   from thence i went to carter patersons central office where i met with the utmost courtesy.
they looked up the transaction in their daybook and letterbook and at once telephoned to their kings cross office for more details.   they looked up the transaction in their daybook and letterbook and at once telephoned to their kings cross office for more details.
by good fortune the men who did the teaming were waiting for work and the official at once sent them over sending also by one of them the waybill and all the papers connected with the delivery of the boxes at carfax.   by good fortune the men who did the teaming were waiting for work and the official at once sent them over sending also by one of them the waybill and all the papers connected with the delivery of the boxes at carfax.
here again i found the tally agreeing exactly the carriers men were able to supplement the paucity of the written words with a few details.   here again i found the tally agreeing exactly the carriers men were able to supplement the paucity of the written words with a few details.
these were i shortly found connected almost solely with the dusty nature of the job and the consequent thirst engendered in the operators.   these were i shortly found connected almost solely with the dusty nature of the job and the consequent thirst engendered in the operators.
on my affording an opportunity through the medium of the currency of the realm of the allaying at a later period this beneficent evil one of the men remarkedthat ere ouse guvnor is the rummiest i ever was in.   on my affording an opportunity through the medium of the currency of the realm of the allaying at a later period this beneficent evil one of the men remarkedthat ere ouse guvnor is the rummiest i ever was in.
blyme.   blyme.
but it aint been touched sence a hundred years.   but it aint been touched sence a hundred years.
there was dust that thick in the place that you might have slep on it without urtin of yer bones an the place was that neglected that yer might ave smelled ole jerusalem in it.   there was dust that thick in the place that you might have slep on it without urtin of yer bones an the place was that neglected that yer might ave smelled ole jerusalem in it.
but the old chapelthat took the cike that did.   but the old chapelthat took the cike that did.
me and my mate we thort we wouldnt never git out quick enough.   me and my mate we thort we wouldnt never git out quick enough.
lor i wouldnt take less nor a quid a moment to stay there arter dark.   lor i wouldnt take less nor a quid a moment to stay there arter dark.
having been in the house i could well believe him but if he knew what i know he would i think have raised his termsof one thing i am now satisfied that all the boxes which arrived at whitby from varna in the demeter were safely deposited in the old chapel at carfax.   having been in the house i could well believe him but if he knew what i know he would i think have raised his termsof one thing i am now satisfied that all the boxes which arrived at whitby from varna in the demeter were safely deposited in the old chapel at carfax.
there should be fifty of them there unless any have since been removedas from dr sewards diary i fear.   there should be fifty of them there unless any have since been removedas from dr sewards diary i fear.
i shall try to see the carter who took away the boxes from carfax when renfield attacked them.   i shall try to see the carter who took away the boxes from carfax when renfield attacked them.
by following up this clue we may learn a great deal.   by following up this clue we may learn a great deal.
later. +-  
mina harkers journal. = mina harkers journal.
30 september. <> 25 july.
i am so glad that i hardly know how to contain myself. = i am so glad that i hardly know how to contain myself.
it is i suppose the reaction from the haunting fear which i have had that this terrible affair and the reopening of his old wound might act detrimentally on jonathan.   it is i suppose the reaction from the haunting fear which i have had that this terrible affair and the reopening of his old wound might act detrimentally on jonathan.
i saw him leave for whitby with as brave a face as could but i was sick with apprehension.   i saw him leave for whitby with as brave a face as could but i was sick with apprehension.
the effort has however done him good.   the effort has however done him good.
he was never so resolute never so strong never so full of volcanic energy as at present.   he was never so resolute never so strong never so full of volcanic energy as at present.
it is just as that dear good professor van helsing said he is true grit and he improves under strain that would kill a weaker nature.   it is just as that dear good professor van helsing said he is true grit and he improves under strain that would kill a weaker nature.
  -+ jonathan came back to town full of life and hope and determination.
    we took a bus to hyde park corner.
    jonathan thought it would interest me to go into the row for a while so we sat down but there were very few people there and it was sadlooking and desolate to see so many empty chairs.
    it made us think of the empty chair at home so we got up and walked down piccadilly.
    jonathan was holding me by the arm the way he used to in the old days before i went to school.
    i felt it very improper for you cant go on for some years teaching etiquette and decorum to other girls without the pedantry of it biting into yourself a bit but it was jonathan and he was my husband and we didnt know anybody who saw usand we didnt care if they didso on we walked.
    i was looking at a very beautiful girl in a big cartwheel hat sitting in a victoria outside giulianos when i felt jonathan clutch my arm so tight that he hurt me and he said under his breath my god.
    i am always anxious about jonathan for i fear that some nervous fit may upset him again so i turned to him quickly and asked him what it was that disturbed him.
    he was very pale and his eyes seemed bulging out as half in terror and half in amazement he gazed at a tall thin man with a beaky nose and black moustache and pointed beard who was also observing the pretty girl.
    he was looking at her so hard that he did not see either of us and so i had a good view of him.
    his face was not a good face it was hard and cruel and sensual and his big white teeth that looked all the whiter because his lips were so red were pointed like an animals.
    jonathan kept staring at him till i was afraid he would notice.
    i feared he might take it ill he looked so fierce and nasty.
    i asked jonathan why he was disturbed and he answered evidently thinking that i knew as much about it as he did do you see who it is.
    no dear i said i dont know him who is it.
    his answer seemed to shock and thrill me for it was said as if he did not know that it was me mina to whom he was speakingit is the man himself.
    the poor dear was very greatly terrified as in truth was i. had i not read the account of his torments i would have been all questions but i knew we must remain inconspicuous at all costs.
    i clutched jonathans arm and i do believe that if he had not had me to lean on and to support him he would have sunk down.
    he kept staring a man came out of the shop with a small parcel and gave it to the lady who then drove off.
    the dark man kept his eyes fixed on her and when the carriage moved up piccadilly he followed in the same direction and hailed a hansom.
    jonathan kept looking after him and said as if to himselfi believe it is the count but he has grown young.
    my god if this be so.
    oh my god.
    my god.
    if i only had known.
    if i only knew.
    we returned to plaistow posthaste where i settled jonathan on a chaise while kate and i began assembling our record for dr van helsing and the others.
    when i read for the first time what mr morris had undergone in munich while i slept i gasped aloud.
    frantic as i must have been that day finding jonathan had washed the memories away for me.
    mr aytown came in with a request for transcription his own meticulous artistseye description of the count as seen in his own nightmare attack.
    must everyone throw themselves into battle for us and be consumed.
    it took little time to type and he took his copy away.
later. = later.
  -+ this is not the first brief i have compiled for jonathan but it may be more important than any case he has handled to this day or perhaps ever will handle.
    he recovered his energies by teatime enough to suggest specific items for incorporation and even to remove some notes and papers as speculative or distracting.
    at all accounts we have got everything in order for tonight.
i feel myself quite wild with excitement. = i feel myself quite wild with excitement.
i suppose one ought to pity any thing so hunted as the count.   i suppose one ought to pity any thing so hunted as the count.
that is just it this thing is not humannot even beast to read dr sewards account of poor lucys death and what followed is enough to dry up the springs of pity in ones heart.   that is just it this thing is not humannot even beast to read dr sewards account of poor lucys death and what followed is enough to dry up the springs of pity in ones heart.
  -+ kate and i spoke briefly about her experiences.
    she blames herself for lucys death and says that she was too wrapped up in her own affairs to notice lucys decline.
    i told there that there was nothing that she could have done.
    lucy was given the best care in the world by dr seward and dr van helsing and still her life was stolen away from her.
    i must not let kate dwell on the matter.
    she is always happier when she has a problem to gnaw on.
later. = later.
lord godalming and mr morris arrived earlier than we expected.   lord godalming and mr morris arrived earlier than we expected.
dr seward was out on business and had taken jonathan with him so i had to see them. <> dr seward was out on business and jonathan was still recovering from his earlier shock so i had to see them.
it was to me a painful meeting for it brought back all poor dear lucys hopes of only a few months ago. = it was to me a painful meeting for it brought back all poor dear lucys hopes of only a few months ago.
of course they had heard lucy speak of me and it seemed that dr van helsing too had been quite blowing my trumpet as mr morris expressed it.   of course they had heard lucy speak of me and it seemed that dr van helsing too had been quite blowing my trumpet as mr morris expressed it.
poor fellows neither of them is aware that i know all about the proposals they made to lucy.   poor fellows neither of them is aware that i know all about the proposals they made to lucy.
they did not quite know what to say or do as they were ignorant of the amount of my knowledge so they had to keep on neutral subjects.   they did not quite know what to say or do as they were ignorant of the amount of my knowledge so they had to keep on neutral subjects.
however i thought the matter over and came to the conclusion that the best thing i could do would be to post them in affairs right up to date.   however i thought the matter over and came to the conclusion that the best thing i could do would be to post them in affairs right up to date.
i knew from dr sewards diary that they had been at lucys deathher real deathand that i need not fear to betray any secret before the time.   i knew from dr sewards diary that they had been at lucys deathher real deathand that i need not fear to betray any secret before the time.
so i told them as well as i could that i had read all the papers and diaries and that my husband and i having typewritten them had just finished putting them in order. <> so i told them as well as i could that i had read all the papers and diaries and that kate and i having typewritten them had just begun putting them in order.
i gave them each a copy to read in the library. = i gave them each a copy to read in the library.
when lord godalming got his and turned it overit does make a pretty good pilehe saiddid you write all this mrs harker.   when lord godalming got his and turned it overit does make a pretty good pilehe saiddid you write all this mrs harker.
i nodded and he went oni dont quite see the drift of it but you people are all so good and kind and have been working so earnestly and so energetically that all i can do is to accept your ideas blindfold and try to help you.   i nodded and he went oni dont quite see the drift of it but you people are all so good and kind and have been working so earnestly and so energetically that all i can do is to accept your ideas blindfold and try to help you.
i have had one lesson already in accepting facts that should make a man humble to the last hour of his life.   i have had one lesson already in accepting facts that should make a man humble to the last hour of his life.
besides i know you loved my lucy here he turned away and covered his face with his hands.   besides i know you loved my lucy here he turned away and covered his face with his hands.
i could hear the tears in his voice.   i could hear the tears in his voice.
mr morris with instinctive delicacy just laid a hand for a moment on his shoulder and then walked quietly out of the room.   mr morris with instinctive delicacy just laid a hand for a moment on his shoulder and then walked quietly out of the room.
i suppose there is something in womans nature that makes a man free to break down before her and express his feelings on the tender or emotional side without feeling it derogatory to his manhood for when lord godalming found himself alone with me he sat down on the sofa and gave way utterly and openly.   i suppose there is something in womans nature that makes a man free to break down before her and express his feelings on the tender or emotional side without feeling it derogatory to his manhood for when lord godalming found himself alone with me he sat down on the sofa and gave way utterly and openly.
i sat down beside him and took his hand.   i sat down beside him and took his hand.
i hope he didnt think it forward of me and that if he ever thinks of it afterwards he never will have such a thought.   i hope he didnt think it forward of me and that if he ever thinks of it afterwards he never will have such a thought.
there i wrong him i know he never willhe is too true a gentleman.   there i wrong him i know he never willhe is too true a gentleman.
i said to him for i could see that his heart was breakingi loved dear lucy and i know what she was to you and what you were to her.   i said to him for i could see that his heart was breakingi loved dear lucy and i know what she was to you and what you were to her.
she and i were like sisters and now she is gone will you not let me be like a sister to you in your trouble.   she and i were like sisters and now she is gone will you not let me be like a sister to you in your trouble.
i know what sorrows you have had though i cannot measure the depth of them.   i know what sorrows you have had though i cannot measure the depth of them.
if sympathy and pity can help in your affliction wont you let me be of some little servicefor lucys sake.   if sympathy and pity can help in your affliction wont you let me be of some little servicefor lucys sake.
in an instant the poor dear fellow was overwhelmed with grief.   in an instant the poor dear fellow was overwhelmed with grief.
it seemed to me that all that he had of late been suffering in silence found a vent at once.   it seemed to me that all that he had of late been suffering in silence found a vent at once.
he grew quite hysterical and raising his open hands beat his palms together in a perfect agony of grief.   he grew quite hysterical and raising his open hands beat his palms together in a perfect agony of grief.
he stood up and then sat down again and the tears rained down his cheeks.   he stood up and then sat down again and the tears rained down his cheeks.
i felt an infinite pity for him and opened my arms unthinkingly.   i felt an infinite pity for him and opened my arms unthinkingly.
with a sob he laid his head on my shoulder and cried like a wearied child whilst he shook with emotion.   with a sob he laid his head on my shoulder and cried like a wearied child whilst he shook with emotion.
we women have something of the mother in us that makes us rise above smaller matters when the motherspirit is invoked i felt this big sorrowing mans head resting on me as though it were that of the baby that some day may lie on my bosom and i stroked his hair as though he were my own child.   we women have something of the mother in us that makes us rise above smaller matters when the motherspirit is invoked i felt this big sorrowing mans head resting on me as though it were that of the baby that some day may lie on my bosom and i stroked his hair as though he were my own child.
i never thought at the time how strange it all was.   i never thought at the time how strange it all was.
after a little bit his sobs ceased and he raised himself with an apology though he made no disguise of his emotion.   after a little bit his sobs ceased and he raised himself with an apology though he made no disguise of his emotion.
he told me that for days and nights pastweary days and sleepless nightshe had been unable to speak with any one as a man must speak in his time of sorrow.   he told me that for days and nights pastweary days and sleepless nightshe had been unable to speak with any one as a man must speak in his time of sorrow.
there was no woman whose sympathy could be given to him or with whom owing to the terrible circumstance with which his sorrow was surrounded he could speak freely.   there was no woman whose sympathy could be given to him or with whom owing to the terrible circumstance with which his sorrow was surrounded he could speak freely.
i know now how i suffered he said as he dried his eyes but i do not know even yetand none other can ever knowhow much your sweet sympathy has been to me today.   i know now how i suffered he said as he dried his eyes but i do not know even yetand none other can ever knowhow much your sweet sympathy has been to me today.
i shall know better in time and believe me that though i am not ungrateful now my gratitude will grow with my understanding.   i shall know better in time and believe me that though i am not ungrateful now my gratitude will grow with my understanding.
you will let me be like a brother will you not for all our livesfor dear lucys sake.   you will let me be like a brother will you not for all our livesfor dear lucys sake.
for dear lucys sake i said as we clasped hands.   for dear lucys sake i said as we clasped hands.
ay and for your own sake he added for if a mans esteem and gratitude are ever worth the winning you have won mine today.   ay and for your own sake he added for if a mans esteem and gratitude are ever worth the winning you have won mine today.
if ever the future should bring to you a time when you need a mans help believe me you will not call in vain.   if ever the future should bring to you a time when you need a mans help believe me you will not call in vain.
god grant that no such time may ever come to you to break the sunshine of your life but if it should ever come promise me that you will let me know.   god grant that no such time may ever come to you to break the sunshine of your life but if it should ever come promise me that you will let me know.
he was so earnest and his sorrow was so fresh that i felt it would comfort him so i saidi promise.   he was so earnest and his sorrow was so fresh that i felt it would comfort him so i saidi promise.
as i came along the corridor i saw mr morris looking out of a window. <> as i came along the corridor i saw mr morris & kate looking out of a window.
he turned as he heard my footsteps.   mr morris turned as he heard my footsteps.
how is art. = how is art.
he said.   he said.
then noticing my red eyes he went on ah i see you have been comforting him.   then noticing my red eyes he went on ah i see you have been comforting him.
poor old fellow.   poor old fellow.
he needs it.   he needs it.
no one but a woman can help a man when he is in trouble of the heart and he had no one to comfort him.   no one but a woman can help a man when he is in trouble of the heart and he had no one to comfort him.
he bore his own trouble so bravely that my heart bled for him.   he bore his own trouble so bravely that my heart bled for him.
i saw the manuscript in his hand and i knew that when he read it he would realise how much i knew so i said to himi wish i could comfort all who suffer from the heart.   i saw the manuscript in his hand and i knew that when he read it he would realise how much i knew so i said to himi wish i could comfort all who suffer from the heart.
will you let me be your friend and will you come to me for comfort if you need it.   will you let me be your friend and will you come to me for comfort if you need it.
you will know later why i speak.   you will know later why i speak.
he saw that i was in earnest and stooping took my hand and raising it to his lips kissed it.   he saw that i was in earnest and stooping took my hand and raising it to his lips kissed it.
it seemed but poor comfort to so brave and unselfish a soul and impulsively i bent over and kissed him.   it seemed but poor comfort to so brave and unselfish a soul and impulsively i bent over and kissed him.
the tears rose in his eyes and there was a momentary choking in his throat he said quite calmlylittle girl you will never forget that truehearted kindness so long as ever you live.   the tears rose in his eyes and there was a momentary choking in his throat he said quite calmlylittle girl you will never forget that truehearted kindness so long as ever you live.
then he went into the study to his friend.   then he went into the study to his friend.
little girl.   little girl.
the very words he had used to lucy and oh but he proved himself a friend.   the very words he had used to lucy and oh but he proved himself a friend.
  -+ dr sewards diary.
25 july. = 25 july.
  -+ on the return journey i told my driver to slow down as we passed the gates of carfax.
    i looked up the long driveway towards the house which seemed to me to be entirely abandoned.
    i still could not wholly believe that this was the lair of the monster that killed lucy.
    then i spied a figure approaching from the west the man strolled in the late afternoon sun walking without haste.
    as he came closer i could make out his features.
    he was a tall bladethin man with an aquiline nose dark black moustache and beard.
    his face was at ease but still cruel and even at that distance i could make out white teeth pointed over the red sensual lips.
    i stared at this our enemy for the first time.
    i had a scalpel in my bag and for a moment i thought i could put an end to him here.
    then i looked closer and i saw that despite the evening sun despite the long shadows crawling away eastwards from the carriage and the wroughtiron gates and the dappled trees the man cast no shadow.
    it was unheimlich uncanny as van helsing saysan impossible maddening thing that confirmed for me beyond any lingering doubt that this monster was a supernatural horror beyond the grasp of rational science and that my weapons were not enough to do him any measurable harm.
chapter xx = chapter xx
dr sewards diary. <> dr sewards diary continued.
30 september.   25 july.
i got home at five oclock and found that godalming and morris had not only arrived but had already studied the transcript of the various diaries and letters which harker and his wonderful wife had made and arranged.   i got home after five oclock and found that godalming and morris had not only arrived but had already studied the transcript of the various diaries and letters.
    i informed them of my encounter with the count on the road at which point mrs harker revealed that she and jonathan had seen him in piccadilly.
    as we told our stories miss reed cried that moustache those red lips and white teeththat is de ville.
    miss reed questioned me and mrs harker on the particulars of the counts manner and dress in order to further compare them to the descriptions of mr de ville and confirmed her suspicions.
    the counts variable appearance she surmised was partly the product of theatrical disguise but only partly.
    van helsing was rightthe count grew younger when he fed.
    mrs harker gave us a cup of tea though i could hardly stomach it.
    the thought that this monster might be less than half a mile away from us made the whole affair seem absurd.
when we had finished mrs harker saiddr seward may i ask a favour. = when we had finished mrs harker saiddr seward may i ask a favour.
i want to see your patient mr renfield.   i want to see your patient mr renfield.
do let me see him.   do let me see him.
what you have said of him in your diary interests me so much.   what you have said of him in your diary interests me so much.
she looked so appealing and so pretty that i could not refuse her and there was no possible reason why i should so i took her with me.   she looked so appealing and so pretty that i could not refuse her and there was no possible reason why i should so i took her with me.
when i went into the room i told the man that a lady would like to see him to which he simply answered why.   when i went into the room i told the man that a lady would like to see him to which he simply answered why.
she is going through the house and wants to see everyone in it i answered.   she is going through the house and wants to see everyone in it i answered.
oh very well he said let her come in by all means but just wait a minute till i tidy up the place.   oh very well he said let her come in by all means but just wait a minute till i tidy up the place.
his method of tidying was peculiar he simply swallowed all the flies and spiders in the boxes before i could stop him.   his method of tidying was peculiar he simply swallowed all the flies and spiders in the boxes before i could stop him.
it was quite evident that he feared or was jealous of some interference.   it was quite evident that he feared or was jealous of some interference.
when he had got through his disgusting task he said cheerfully let the lady come in and sat down on the edge of his bed with his head down but with his eyelids raised so that he could see her as she entered.   when he had got through his disgusting task he said cheerfully let the lady come in and sat down 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.   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 lunaticfor easiness is one of the qualities mad people most respect.   she came into the room with an easy gracefulness which would at once command the respect of any lunaticfor easiness is one of the qualities mad people most respect.
she walked over to him smiling pleasantly and held out her hand.   she walked over to him smiling pleasantly and held out her hand.
good evening mr renfield said she.   good evening mr renfield said she.
you see i know you for dr seward has told me of you.   you see i know you for dr seward has told me of you.
he made no immediate reply but eyed her all over intently with a set frown on his face.   he made no immediate reply but eyed her all over intently with a set frown on his face.
this look gave way to one of wonder which merged in doubt then to my intense astonishment he saidyoure not the girl the doctor wanted to marry are you.   this look gave way to one of wonder which merged in doubt then to my intense astonishment he saidyoure not the girl the doctor wanted to marry are you.
you cant be you know for shes dead.   you cant be you know for shes dead.
mrs harker smiled sweetly as she repliedoh no.   mrs harker smiled sweetly as she repliedoh no.
i have a husband of my own to whom i was married before i ever saw dr seward or he me.   i have a husband of my own to whom i was married before i ever saw dr seward or he me.
i am mrs harker.   i am mrs harker.
then what are you doing here.   then what are you doing here.
my husband and i are staying on a visit with dr seward.   my husband and i are staying on a visit with dr seward.
then dont stay.   then dont stay.
but why not.   but why not.
i thought that this style of conversation might not be pleasant to mrs harker any more than it was to me so i joined inhow did you know i wanted to marry anyone.   i thought that this style of conversation might not be pleasant to mrs harker any more than it was to me so i joined inhow did you know i wanted to marry anyone.
his reply was simply contemptuous given in a pause in which he turned his eyes from mrs harker to me instantly turning them back againwhat an asinine question.   his reply was simply contemptuous given in a pause in which he turned his eyes from mrs harker to me instantly turning them back againwhat an asinine question.
i dont see that at all mr renfield said mrs harker at once championing me.   i dont see that at all mr renfield said mrs harker at once championing me.
he replied to her with as much courtesy and respect as he had shown contempt to meyou will of course understand mrs harker that when a man is so loved and honoured as our host is everything regarding him is of interest in our little community.   he replied to her with as much courtesy and respect as he had shown contempt to meyou will of course understand mrs harker that when a man is so loved and honoured as our host is everything regarding him is of interest in our little community.
dr seward is loved not only by his household and his friends but even by his patients who being some of them hardly in mental equilibrium are apt to distort causes and effects.   dr seward is loved not only by his household and his friends but even by his patients who being some of them hardly in mental equilibrium are apt to distort causes and effects.
since i myself have been an inmate of a lunatic asylum i cannot but notice that the sophistic tendencies of some of its inmates lean towards the errors of non causæ and ignoratio elenchi.   since i myself have been an inmate of a lunatic asylum i cannot but notice that the sophistic tendencies of some of its inmates lean towards the errors of non causæ and ignoratio elenchi.
i positively opened my eyes at this new development.   i positively opened my eyes at this new development.
here was my own pet lunaticthe most pronounced of his type that i had ever met withtalking elemental philosophy and with the manner of a polished gentleman.   here was my own pet lunaticthe most pronounced of his type that i had ever met withtalking elemental philosophy and with the manner of a polished gentleman.
i wonder if it was mrs harkers presence which had touched some chord in his memory.   i wonder if it was mrs harkers presence which had touched some chord in his memory.
if this new phase was spontaneous or in any way due to her unconscious influence she must have some rare gift or power.   if this new phase was spontaneous or in any way due to her unconscious influence she must have some rare gift or power.
we continued to talk for some time and seeing that he was seemingly quite reasonable she ventured looking at me questioningly as she begun to lead him to his favourite topic.   we continued to talk for some time and seeing that he was seemingly quite reasonable she ventured looking at me questioningly as she begun to lead him to his favourite topic.
i was again astonished for he addressed himself to the question with the impartiality of the completest sanity he even took himself as an example when he mentioned certain things.   i was again astonished for he addressed himself to the question with the impartiality of the completest sanity he even took himself as an example when he mentioned certain things.
why i myself am an instance of a man who had a strange belief.   why i myself am an instance of a man who had a strange belief.
indeed it was no wonder that my friends were alarmed and insisted on my being put under control.   indeed it was no wonder that my friends were alarmed and insisted on my being put under control.
i used to fancy that life was a positive and perpetual entity and that by consuming a multitude of live things no matter how low in the scale of creation one might indefinitely prolong life.   i used to fancy that life was a positive and perpetual entity and that by consuming a multitude of live things no matter how low in the scale of creation one might indefinitely prolong life.
at times i held the belief so strongly that i actually tried to take human life.   at times i held the belief so strongly that i actually tried to take human life.
the doctor here will bear me out that on one occasion i tried to kill him for the purpose of strengthening my vital powers by the assimilation with my own body of his life through the medium of his bloodrelying of course upon the scriptural phrase for the blood is the life.   the doctor here will bear me out that on one occasion i tried to kill him for the purpose of strengthening my vital powers by the assimilation with my own body of his life through the medium of his bloodrelying of course upon the scriptural phrase for the blood is the life.
though indeed the vendor of a certain nostrum has vulgarised the truism to the very point of contempt.   though indeed the vendor of a certain nostrum has vulgarised the truism to the very point of contempt.
isnt that true doctor.   isnt that true doctor.
i nodded assent for i was so amazed that i hardly knew what to either think or say it was hard to imagine that i had seen him eat up his spiders and flies not five minutes before.   i nodded assent for i was so amazed that i hardly knew what to either think or say it was hard to imagine that i had seen him eat up his spiders and flies not five minutes before.
looking at my watch i saw that i should go to the station to meet van helsing so i told mrs harker that it was time to leave.   looking at my watch i saw that i should go to the station to meet van helsing so i told mrs harker that it was time to leave.
she came at once after saying pleasantly to mr renfield goodbye and i hope i may see you often under auspices pleasanter to yourself to which to my astonishment he repliedgoodbye my dear.   she came at once after saying pleasantly to mr renfield goodbye and i hope i may see you often under auspices pleasanter to yourself to which to my astonishment he repliedgoodbye my dear.
i pray god i may never see your sweet face again.   i pray god i may never see your sweet face again.
may he bless and keep you.   may he bless and keep you.
when i went to the station to meet van helsing i left the boys behind me.   when i went to the station to meet van helsing i left the boys behind me.
poor art seemed more cheerful than he has been since lucy first took ill and quincey is more like his own bright self than he has been for many a long day.   poor art seemed more cheerful than he has been since lucy first took ill and quincey is more like his own bright self than he has been for many a long day.
  -+ even aytown has perked up having only once stabbed his current double portrait of the count.
    every version looks more and more real although he hasnt slept an hour straight for weeks.
    cocaine and obsession are a terrible combination.
van helsing stepped from the carriage with the eager nimbleness of a boy. = van helsing stepped from the carriage with the eager nimbleness of a boy.
he saw me at once and rushed up to me sayingah friend john how goes all.   he saw me at once and rushed up to me sayingah friend john how goes all.
well.   well.
so.   so.
i have been busy for i come here to stay if need be.   i have been busy for i come here to stay if need be.
all affairs are settled with me and i have much to tell.   all affairs are settled with me and i have much to tell.
madam mina is with you.   madam mina is with you.
yes.   yes.
and her so fine husband.   and her so fine husband.
and arthur and my friend quincey they are with you too.   and arthur and my friend quincey they are with you too.
good.   good.
as i drove to the house i told him of what had passed and of how my own diary had come to be of some use through mrs harkers suggestion at which the professor interrupted meah that wonderful madam mina.   as i drove to the house i told him of what had passed and of how my own diary had come to be of some use through mrs harkers suggestion at which the professor interrupted meah that wonderful madam mina.
she has mans braina brain that a man should have were he much giftedand womans heart.   she has mans braina brain that a man should have were he much giftedand womans heart.
the good god fashioned her for a purpose believe me when he made that so good combination.   the good god fashioned her for a purpose believe me when he made that so good combination.
friend john up to now fortune has made that woman of help to us after tonight she must not have to do with this so terrible affair.   friend john up to now fortune has made that woman of help to us after tonight she must not have to do with this so terrible affair.
it is not good that she run a risk so great.   it is not good that she run a risk so great.
we men are determinednay are we not pledged.   we men are determinednay are we not pledged.
to destroy this monster but it is no part for a woman.   to destroy this monster but it is no part for a woman.
even if she be not harmed her heart may fail her in so much and so many horrors and hereafter she may sufferboth in waking from her nerves and in sleep from her dreams and besides she is young woman and not so long married there may be other things to think of some time if not now.   even if she be not harmed her heart may fail her in so much and so many horrors and hereafter she may sufferboth in waking from her nerves and in sleep from her dreams and besides she is young woman and not so long married there may be other things to think of some time if not now.
you tell me she has wrote all then she must consult with us but tomorrow she say goodbye to this work and we go alone.   you tell me she has wrote all then she must consult with us but tomorrow she say goodbye to this work and we go alone.
i agreed heartily with him and then i told him what we had found in his absence that the house which dracula had bought was the very next one to my own.   i agreed heartily with him and then i told him what we had found in his absence that the house which dracula had bought was the very next one to my own.
he was amazed and a great concern seemed to come on him.   he was amazed and a great concern seemed to come on him.
oh that we had known it before.   oh that we had known it before.
he said for then we might have reached him in time to save poor lucy.   he said for then we might have reached him in time to save poor lucy.
however the milk that is spilt cries not out afterwards as you say.   however the milk that is spilt cries not out afterwards as you say.
we shall not think of that but go on our way to the end.   we shall not think of that but go on our way to the end.
then he fell into a silence that lasted till we entered my own gateway.   then he fell into a silence that lasted till we entered my own gateway.
before we went to prepare for dinner he said to mrs harkeri am told madam mina by my friend john that you and your husband have put up in exact order all things that have been up to this moment.   before we went to prepare for dinner he said to mrs harkeri am told madam mina by my friend john that you and your husband have put up in exact order all things that have been up to this moment.
not up to this moment professor she said impulsively but up to this morning.   not up to this moment professor she said impulsively but up to this morning.
but why not up to now.   but why not up to now.
we have seen hitherto how good light all the little things have made.   we have seen hitherto how good light all the little things have made.
we have told our secrets and yet no one who has told is the worse for it.   we have told our secrets and yet no one who has told is the worse for it.
mrs harker began to blush and taking a paper from her pockets she saiddr van helsing will you read this and tell me if it must go in.   mrs harker began to blush and taking a paper from her pockets she saiddr van helsing will you read this and tell me if it must go in.
it is my record of today.   it is my record of today.
i too have seen the need of putting down at present everything however trivial but there is little in this except what is personal.   i too have seen the need of putting down at present everything however trivial but there is little in this except what is personal.
must it go in.   must it go in.
the professor read it over gravely and handed it back sayingit need not go in if you do not wish it but i pray that it may.   the professor read it over gravely and handed it back sayingit need not go in if you do not wish it but i pray that it may.
it can but make your husband love you the more and all us your friends more honour youas well as more esteem and love.   it can but make your husband love you the more and all us your friends more honour youas well as more esteem and love.
she took it back with another blush and a bright smile.   she took it back with another blush and a bright smile.
and so now up to this very hour all the records we have are complete and in order.   and so now up to this very hour all the records we have are complete and in order.
the professor took away one copy to study after dinner and before our meeting which is fixed for nine oclock.   the professor took away one copy to study after dinner and before our meeting which is fixed for nine oclock.
the rest of us have already read everything so when we meet in the study we shall all be informed as to facts and can arrange our plan of battle with this terrible and mysterious enemy.   the rest of us have already read everything so when we meet in the study we shall all be informed as to facts and can arrange our plan of battle with this terrible and mysterious enemy.
mina harkers journal.   mina harkers journal.
30 september. <> 25 july.
when we met in dr sewards study two hours after dinner which had been at six oclock we unconsciously formed a sort of board or committee. = when we met in dr sewards study two hours after dinner which had been at six oclock we unconsciously formed a sort of board or committee.
professor van helsing took the head of the table to which dr seward motioned him as he came into the room.   professor van helsing took the head of the table to which dr seward motioned him as he came into the room.
he made me sit next to him on his right and asked me to act as secretary jonathan sat next to me. <> he made me sit next to him on his right and asked me to act as secretary jonathan sat next to me and kate next to him.
    mr aytown was busy in his own room developing photographs.
opposite us were lord godalming dr seward and mr morrislord godalming being next the professor and dr seward in the centre. = opposite us were lord godalming dr seward and mr morrislord godalming being next the professor and dr seward in the centre.
  -+ the professor saidthus begins our great quest but first i shall have much to say so that you may know what to do and to dread.
    then our promise shall be made to each other anew.
    for there is a terrible task before us and once our hand are on the ploughshare we must not draw back.
i may i suppose take it that we are all acquainted with the facts that are in these papers. = i may i suppose take it that we are all acquainted with the facts that are in these papers.
we all expressed assent and he went onthen it were i think good that i tell you something of the kind of enemy with which we have to deal.   we all expressed assent and he went onthen it were i think good that i tell you something of the kind of enemy with which we have to deal.
i shall then make known to you something of the history of this man which has been ascertained for me.   i shall then make known to you something of the history of this man which has been ascertained for me.
so we then can discuss how we shall act and can take our measure according.   so we then can discuss how we shall act and can take our measure according.
there are such beings as vampires some of us have evidence that they exist even had we not the proof of our own unhappy experience the teachings and the records of the past give proof enough for sane peoples.   there are such beings as vampires some of us have evidence that they exist even had we not the proof of our own unhappy experience the teachings and the records of the past give proof enough for sane peoples.
i admit that at the first i was sceptic.   i admit that at the first i was sceptic.
were it not that through long years i have train myself to keep an open mind i could not have believed until such time as that fact thunder on my ear.   were it not that through long years i have train myself to keep an open mind i could not have believed until such time as that fact thunder on my ear.
see.   see.
see.   see.
i prove i prove.   i prove i prove.
alas.   alas.
had i known at first what now i know nay had i even guess at himone so precious life had been spared to many of us who did love her.   had i known at first what now i know nay had i even guess at himone so precious life had been spared to many of us who did love her.
but that is gone and we must so work that other poor souls perish not whilst we can save.   but that is gone and we must so work that other poor souls perish not whilst we can save.
the nosferatu do not die like the bee when he sting once.   the nosferatu do not die like the bee when he sting once.
he is only stronger and being stronger have yet more power to work evil.   he is only stronger and being stronger have yet more power to work evil.
this vampire which is amongst us is of himself so strong in person as twenty men he is of cunning more than mortal for his cunning be the growth of ages he have still the aids of necromancy which is as his etymology imply the divination by the dead and all the dead that he can come nigh to are for him at command he is brute and more than brute he is devil in callous and the heart of him is not he can within limitations appear at will when and where and in any of the forms that are to him he can within his range direct the elements the storm the fog the thunder he can command all the meaner things the rat and the owl and the batthe moth and the fox and the wolf he can grow and become small and he can at times vanish and come unknown.   this vampire which is amongst us is of himself so strong in person as twenty men he is of cunning more than mortal for his cunning be the growth of ages he have still the aids of necromancy which is as his etymology imply the divination by the dead and all the dead that he can come nigh to are for him at command he is brute and more than brute he is devil in callous and the heart of him is not he can within limitations appear at will when and where and in any of the forms that are to him he can within his range direct the elements the storm the fog the thunder he can command all the meaner things the rat and the owl and the batthe moth and the fox and the wolf he can grow and become small and he can at times vanish and come unknown.
how then are we to begin our strike to destroy him.   how then are we to begin our strike to destroy him.
how shall we find his where and having found it how can we destroy.   how shall we find his where and having found it how can we destroy.
my friends this is much it is a terrible task that we undertake and there may be consequence to make the brave shudder.   my friends this is much it is a terrible task that we undertake and there may be consequence to make the brave shudder.
for if we fail in this our fight he must surely win and then where end we.   for if we fail in this our fight he must surely win and then where end we.
life is nothings i heed him not.   life is nothings i heed him not.
but to fail here is not mere life or death.   but to fail here is not mere life or death.
it is that we become as him that we henceforward become foul things of the night like himwithout heart or conscience preying on the bodies and the souls of those we love best to us for ever are the gates of heaven shut for who shall open them to us again.   it is that we become as him that we henceforward become foul things of the night like himwithout heart or conscience preying on the bodies and the souls of those we love best to us for ever are the gates of heaven shut for who shall open them to us again.
we go on for all time abhorred by all a blot on the face of gods sunshine an arrow in the side of him who died for man.   we go on for all time abhorred by all a blot on the face of gods sunshine an arrow in the side of him who died for man.
but we are face to face with duty and in such case must we shrink.   but we are face to face with duty and in such case must we shrink.
for me i say no but then i am old and life with his sunshine his fair places his song of birds his music and his love lie far behind.   for me i say no but then i am old and life with his sunshine his fair places his song of birds his music and his love lie far behind.
you others are young.   you others are young.
some have seen sorrow but there are fair days yet in store.   some have seen sorrow but there are fair days yet in store.
what say you.   what say you.
whilst he was speaking jonathan had taken my hand.   whilst he was speaking jonathan had taken my hand.
i feared oh so much that the appalling nature of our danger was overcoming him when i saw his hand stretch out but it was life to me to feel its touchso strong so selfreliant so resolute.   i feared oh so much that the appalling nature of our danger was overcoming him when i saw his hand stretch out but it was life to me to feel its touchso strong so selfreliant so resolute.
a brave mans hand can speak for itself it does not even need a womans love to hear its music.   a brave mans hand can speak for itself it does not even need a womans love to hear its music.
when the professor had done speaking my husband looked in my eyes and i in his there was no need for speaking between us.   when the professor had done speaking my husband looked in my eyes and i in his there was no need for speaking between us.
i answer for mina and myself he said.   i answer for mina and myself he said.
count me in professor said mr quincey morris laconically as usual.   count me in professor said mr quincey morris laconically as usual.
i am with you said lord godalming for lucys sake if for no other reason.   i am with you said lord godalming for lucys sake if for no other reason.
dr seward simply nodded.   dr seward simply nodded.
  -+ kate shuddered and said how can i not knowing what i know.
    i will do what i can.
the professor stood up and after laying his golden crucifix on the table held out his hand on either side. = the professor stood up and after laying his golden crucifix on the table held out his hand on either side.
i took his right hand and lord godalming his left jonathan held my right with his left and kates hand with his right and she stretched across to mr morris.   i took his right hand and lord godalming his left jonathan held my right with his left and kates hand with his right and she stretched across to mr morris.
so as we all took hands our solemn compact was made.   so as we all took hands our solemn compact was made.
i felt my heart icy cold but it did not even occur to me to draw back.   i felt my heart icy cold but it did not even occur to me to draw back.
we resumed our places and dr van helsing went on with a sort of cheerfulness which showed that the serious work had begun.   we resumed our places and dr van helsing went on with a sort of cheerfulness which showed that the serious work had begun.
it was to be taken as gravely and in as businesslike a way as any other transaction of lifewell you know what we have to contend against but we too are not without strength.   it was to be taken as gravely and in as businesslike a way as any other transaction of lifewell you know what we have to contend against but we too are not without strength.
we have on our side power of combinationa power denied to the vampire kind we have sources of science we are free to act and think and the hours of the day and the night are ours equally.   we have on our side power of combinationa power denied to the vampire kind we have sources of science we are free to act and think and the hours of the day and the night are ours equally.
in fact so far as our powers extend they are unfettered and we are free to use them.   in fact so far as our powers extend they are unfettered and we are free to use them.
we have selfdevotion in a cause and an end to achieve which is not a selfish one.   we have selfdevotion in a cause and an end to achieve which is not a selfish one.
these things are much.   these things are much.
now let us see how far the general powers arrayed against us are restrict and how the individual cannot.   now let us see how far the general powers arrayed against us are restrict and how the individual cannot.
in fine let us consider the limitations of the vampire in general and of this one in particular.   in fine let us consider the limitations of the vampire in general and of this one in particular.
all we have to go upon are traditions and superstitions. <> all we have to go upon are traditions and superstitions those we read and those that our good friend mr morris hear on his sojourn.
these do not at the first appear much when the matter is one of life and deathnay of more than either life or death. = these do not at the first appear much when the matter is one of life and deathnay of more than either life or death.
yet must we be satisfied in the first place because we have to beno other means is at our controland secondly because after all these thingstradition and superstitionare everything.   yet must we be satisfied in the first place because we have to beno other means is at our controland secondly because after all these thingstradition and superstitionare everything.
does not the belief in vampires rest for othersthough not alas.   does not the belief in vampires rest for othersthough not alas.
for uson them.   for uson them.
a year ago which of us would have received such a possibility in the midst of our scientific matteroffact nineteenth century.   a year ago which of us would have received such a possibility in the midst of our scientific matteroffact nineteenth century.
we even scouted a belief that we saw justified under our very eyes.   we even scouted a belief that we saw justified under our very eyes.
take it then that the vampire and the belief in his limitations and his cure rest for the moment on the same base.   take it then that the vampire and the belief in his limitations and his cure rest for the moment on the same base.
for let me tell you he is known everywhere that men have been.   for let me tell you he is known everywhere that men have been.
in old greece in old rome he flourish in germany all over in france in india even in the chersonese and in china so far from us in all ways there even is he and the peoples fear him at this day. <> in old greece in old rome as pliny tellhe flourish in germany all over in france in india even in the chersonese and in china so far from us in all ways there even is he and the people fear him at this day.
he have follow the wake of the berserker icelander the devilbegotten hun the slav the saxon the magyar. = he have follow the wake of the berserker icelander the devilbegotten hun the slav the saxon the magyar.
so far then we have all we may act upon and let me tell you that very much of the beliefs are justified by what we have seen in our own so unhappy experience.   so far then we have all we may act upon and let me tell you that very much of the beliefs are justified by what we have seen in our own so unhappy experience.
the vampire live on and cannot die by mere passing of the time he can flourish when that he can fatten on the blood of the living.   the vampire live on and cannot die by mere passing of the time he can flourish when that he can fatten on the blood of the living.
even more we have seen amongst us that he can even grow younger that his vital faculties grow strenuous and seem as though they refresh themselves when his special pabulum is plenty.   even more we have seen amongst us that he can even grow younger that his vital faculties grow strenuous and seem as though they refresh themselves when his special pabulum is plenty.
but he cannot flourish without this diet he eat not as others.   but he cannot flourish without this diet he eat not as others.
even friend jonathan who lived with him for weeks did never see him eat never.   even friend jonathan who lived with him for weeks did never see him eat never.
  <> he throws no shadowyou friend john saw that when he meet you on the road here.
he throws no shadow he make in the mirror no reflect as again jonathan observe.   he make in the mirror no reflect as again jonathan observe his having no soul for capture nor can camera capture him.
he has the strength of many in his handwitness again jonathan when he shut the door against the wolves and when he help him from the diligence too. = he has the strength of many in his handwitness again jonathan when he shut the door against the wolves and when he help him from the diligence too.
he can transform himself to wolf as we gather from the ship arrival in whitby when he tear open the dog he can be as bat as madam mina saw him on the window at whitby and as friend john saw him fly from this so near house and as my friend quincey saw him at the window of miss lucy.   he can transform himself to wolf as we gather from the ship arrival in whitby when he tear open the dog he can be as bat as madam mina saw him on the window at whitby and as friend john saw him fly from this so near house and as my friend quincey saw him at the window of miss lucy.
he can come in mist which he createthat noble ships captain proved him of this but from what we know the distance he can make this mist is limited and it can only be round himself.   he can come in mist which he createthat noble ships captain proved him of this but from what we know the distance he can make this mist is limited and it can only be round himself.
he come on moonlight rays as elemental dustas again jonathan saw those sisters in the castle of dracula.   he come on moonlight rays as elemental dustas again jonathan saw those sisters in the castle of dracula.
he become so smallwe ourselves saw miss lucy ere she was at peace slip through a hairbreadth space at the tomb door.   he become so smallwe ourselves saw miss lucy ere she was at peace slip through a hairbreadth space at the tomb door.
he can when once he find his way come out from anything or into anything no matter how close it be bound or even fused up with firesolder you call it.   he can when once he find his way come out from anything or into anything no matter how close it be bound or even fused up with firesolder you call it.
he can see in the darkno small power this in a world which is one half shut from the light.   he can see in the darkno small power this in a world which is one half shut from the light.
ah but hear me through.   ah but hear me through.
he can do all these things yet he is not free.   he can do all these things yet he is not free.
nay he is even more prisoner than the slave of the galley than the madman in his cell.   nay he is even more prisoner than the slave of the galley than the madman in his cell.
he cannot go where he lists he who is not of nature has yet to obey some of natures lawswhy we know not.   he cannot go where he lists he who is not of nature has yet to obey some of natures lawswhy we know not.
he may not enter anywhere at the first unless there be some one of the household who bid him to come though afterwards he can come as he please.   he may not enter anywhere at the first unless there be some one of the household who bid him to come though afterwards he can come as he please.
his power ceases as does that of all evil things at the coming of the day.   his power ceases as does that of all evil things at the coming of the day.
only at certain times can he have limited freedom.   only at certain times can he have limited freedom.
if he be not at the place whither he is bound he can only change himself at noon or at exact sunrise or sunset.   if he be not at the place whither he is bound he can only change himself at noon or at exact sunrise or sunset.
these things we are told and in this record of ours we have proof by inference.   these things we are told and in this record of ours we have proof by inference.
thus whereas he can do as he will within his limit when he have his earthhome his coffinhome his hellhome the place unhallowed as we saw when he went to the grave of the suicide at whitby still at other time he can only change when the time come.   thus whereas he can do as he will within his limit when he have his earthhome his coffinhome his hellhome the place unhallowed as we saw when he went to the grave of the suicide at whitby still at other time he can only change when the time come.
it is said too that he can only pass running water at the slack or the flood of the tide.   it is said too that he can only pass running water at the slack or the flood of the tide.
then there are things which so afflict him that he has no power as the garlic that we know of and as for things sacred as this symbol my crucifix that was amongst us even now when we resolve to them he is nothing but in their presence he take his place far off and silent with respect.   then there are things which so afflict him that he has no power as the garlic that we know of and as for things sacred as this symbol my crucifix that was amongst us even now when we resolve to them he is nothing but in their presence he take his place far off and silent with respect.
there are others too which i shall tell you of lest in our seeking we may need them.   there are others too which i shall tell you of lest in our seeking we may need them.
the branch of wild rose on his coffin keep him that he move not from it a sacred bullet fired into the coffin kill him so that he be true dead and as for the stake through him we know already of its peace or the cutoff head that giveth rest we have seen it with our eyes.   the branch of wild rose on his coffin keep him that he move not from it a sacred bullet fired into the coffin kill him so that he be true dead and as for the stake through him we know already of its peace or the cutoff head that giveth rest we have seen it with our eyes.
thus when we find the habitation of this manthatwas we can confine him to his coffin and destroy him if we obey what we know.   thus when we find the habitation of this manthatwas we can confine him to his coffin and destroy him if we obey what we know.
but he is clever.   but he is clever.
i have asked my friend arminius of budapesth university to make his record and from all the means that are he tell me of what he has been.   i have asked my friend arminius of budapesth university to make his record and from all the means that are he tell me of what he has been.
he must indeed have been that voivode dracula who won his name against the turk over the great river on the very frontier of turkeyland.   he must indeed have been that voivode dracula who won his name against the turk over the great river on the very frontier of turkeyland.
if it be so then was he no common man for in that time and for centuries after he was spoken of as the cleverest and the most cunning as well as the bravest of the sons of the land beyond the forest that mighty brain and that iron resolution went with him to his grave and are even now arrayed against us.   if it be so then was he no common man for in that time and for centuries after he was spoken of as the cleverest and the most cunning as well as the bravest of the sons of the land beyond the forest that mighty brain and that iron resolution went with him to his grave and are even now arrayed against us.
the draculas were says arminius a great and noble race though now and again were scions who were held by their coevals to have had dealings with the evil one.   the draculas were says arminius a great and noble race though now and again were scions who were held by their coevals to have had dealings with the evil one.
they learned his secrets in the scholomance amongst the mountains over lake hermannstadt where the devil claims the tenth scholar as his due.   they learned his secrets in the scholomance amongst the mountains over lake hermannstadt where the devil claims the tenth scholar as his due.
in the records are such words as stregoicawitch ordog and pokolsatan and hell and in one manuscript this very dracula is spoken of as wampyr which we all understand too well. <> in the records are such words as stregoicawitch ordog and pokolsatan and hell words that our young miss kate heard on that awful night and in one manuscript this very dracula is spoken of as wampyr which we all understand too well.
there have been from the loins of this very one great men and good women and their graves make sacred the earth where alone this foulness can dwell. = there have been from the loins of this very one great men and good women and their graves make sacred the earth where alone this foulness can dwell.
for it is not the least of its terrors that this evil thing is rooted deep in all good in soil barren of holy memories it cannot restwhilst they were talking mr morris was looking steadily at the window and he now got up quietly and went out of the room.   for it is not the least of its terrors that this evil thing is rooted deep in all good in soil barren of holy memories it cannot restwhilst they were talking mr morris was looking steadily at the window and he now got up quietly and went out of the room.
  -+ there was a little pause and then the professor went onwe know too that he gathers other men of evil nature around him.
    this miss kate sees firsthand at coldfall wood and we see from the diary of the policeman that these are such that they do not fear to murder to protect themselves.
    they are dangerous in another way.
    the vampire is stronger and has power beyond those of mortal men but as i say he is bound by laws too beyond mortal men.
    he cannot come and go as he please.
    his mortal servants though they are as we.
    they have but human strength but even human strength can kill or shoot a firearm.
    we take miss kates experience at the train station as exampleif those men wished to murder her not merely steal those so valuable papers they took then none of our protections like crucifix or garlic would deter them.
    when our enemy works through mortal servants his swordthrusts are slow and blind but doubly hard to parry.
    worse he gathers men of influence and politic we may be made enemies of the state and declared criminal if they can..
where the devil claims the tenth scholar as his due. = where the devil claims the tenth scholar as his due.
  -+ we must strike with as little warning as we can.
    if he have time to think and to prepare he can castle fortify himself and we shall be unable to reach him.
and now we must settle what we do. = and now we must settle what we do.
we have here much data and we must proceed to lay out our campaign.   we have here much data and we must proceed to lay out our campaign.
we know from the inquiry of jonathan that from the castle to whitby came fifty boxes of earth all of which were delivered at carfax we also know that at least some of these boxes have been removed.   we know from the inquiry of jonathan that from the castle to whitby came fifty boxes of earth all of which were delivered at carfax we also know that at least some of these boxes have been removed.
it seems to me that our first step should be to ascertain whether all the rest remain in the house beyond that wall where we look today or whether any more have been removed.   it seems to me that our first step should be to ascertain whether all the rest remain in the house beyond that wall where we look today or whether any more have been removed.
if the latter we must tracehere we were interrupted in a very startling way.   if the latter we must tracehere we were interrupted in a very startling way.
outside the house came the sound of a pistolshot the glass of the window was shattered with a bullet which ricochetting from the top of the embrasure struck the far wall of the room.   outside the house came the sound of a pistolshot the glass of the window was shattered with a bullet which ricochetting from the top of the embrasure struck the far wall of the room.
i am afraid i am at heart a coward for i shrieked out.   i am afraid i am at heart a coward for i shrieked out.
the men all jumped to their feet lord godalming flew over to the window and threw up the sash.   the men all jumped to their feet lord godalming flew over to the window and threw up the sash.
as he did so we heard mr morris voice withoutsorry.   as he did so we heard mr morris voice withoutsorry.
i fear i have alarmed you.   i fear i have alarmed you.
i shall come in and tell you about it.   i shall come in and tell you about it.
a minute later he came in and saidit was an idiotic thing of me to do and i ask your pardon mrs harker most sincerely i fear i must have frightened you terribly. <> a minute later he came in and saidit was an idiotic thing of me to do and i ask your pardons mrs harker miss reed most sincerely i fear i must have frightened you both terribly.
but the fact is that whilst the professor was talking there came a big bat and sat on the windowsill. = but the fact is that whilst the professor was talking there came a big bat and sat on the windowsill.
i have got such a horror of the damned brutes from recent events that i cannot stand them and i went out to have a shot as i have been doing of late of evenings whenever i have seen one.   i have got such a horror of the damned brutes from recent events that i cannot stand them and i went out to have a shot as i have been doing of late of evenings whenever i have seen one.
you used to laugh at me for it then art.   you used to laugh at me for it then art.
did you hit it.   did you hit it.
asked dr van helsing.   asked dr van helsing.
i dont know i fancy not for it flew away into the wood.   i dont know i fancy not for it flew away into the wood.
without saying any more he took his seat and the professor began to resume his statementwe must trace each of these boxes and when we are ready we must either capture or kill this monster in his lair or we must so to speak sterilise the earth so that no more he can seek safety in it.   without saying any more he took his seat and the professor began to resume his statementwe must trace each of these boxes and when we are ready we must either capture or kill this monster in his lair or we must so to speak sterilise the earth so that no more he can seek safety in it.
thus in the end we may find him in his form of man between the hours of noon and sunset and so engage with him when he is at his most weak.   thus in the end we may find him in his form of man between the hours of noon and sunset and so engage with him when he is at his most weak.
and now for you madam mina this night is the end until all be well.   and now for you madam mina this night is the end until all be well.
you are too precious to us to have such risk.   you are too precious to us to have such risk.
when we part tonight you no more must question.   when we part tonight you no more must question.
we shall tell you all in good time.   we shall tell you all in good time.
we are men and are able to bear but you must be our star and our hope and we shall act all the more free that you are not in the danger such as we are.   we are men and are able to bear but you must be our star and our hope and we shall act all the more free that you are not in the danger such as we are.
all the men even jonathan seemed relieved but it did not seem to me good that they should brave danger and perhaps lessen their safetystrength being the best safetythrough care of me but their minds were made up and though it was a bitter pill for me to swallow i could say nothing save to accept their chivalrous care of me.   all the men even jonathan seemed relieved but it did not seem to me good that they should brave danger and perhaps lessen their safetystrength being the best safetythrough care of me but their minds were made up and though it was a bitter pill for me to swallow i could say nothing save to accept their chivalrous care of me.
  -+ at that moment aytown walked into the room moving like an automaton.
    it is done he said i have caught the monster.
    he slid a stack of small cameosized photographs onto the table.
    you cannot photograph him.
    you cannot paint him.
    but i have photographed a painting of our descriptions of him.
    jonathans from his diary and from our conversations.
    kates likewise.
    mrs harkers from piccadilly.
    dr sewards seen only a few hundred yards from us.
    mine delivered to the phonograph and copied by mrs harker.
    we each took two cameos one showing the count as an old man as he was in transylvania the other showing him the poisonously youthful boulevardier he impersonates in london.
    hunt him with these.
    and burn him to ash.
    i have to sleep now for a week perhaps.
    with that aytown turned on his heel and left.
into the silence eventually mr morris charged resuming the discussionas there is no time to lose i vote we have a look at his house right now. = into the silence eventually mr morris charged resuming the discussionas there is no time to lose i vote we have a look at his house right now.
time is everything with him and swift action on our part may save another victim.   time is everything with him and swift action on our part may save another victim.
i own that my heart began to fail me when the time for action came so close but i did not say anything for i had a greater fear that if i appeared as a drag or a hindrance to their work they might even leave me out of their counsels altogether.   i own that my heart began to fail me when the time for action came so close but i did not say anything for i had a greater fear that if i appeared as a drag or a hindrance to their work they might even leave me out of their counsels altogether.
they have now gone off to carfax with means to get into the house.   they have now gone off to carfax with means to get into the house.
  -+ kate has gone back into the city to visit some contacts of hers who may have news of the counts activities in his de ville guise.
manlike they had told me to go to bed and sleep as if a woman can sleep when those she loves are in danger. = manlike they had told me to go to bed and sleep as if a woman can sleep when those she loves are in danger.
i shall lie down and pretend to sleep lest jonathan have added anxiety about me when he returns.   i shall lie down and pretend to sleep lest jonathan have added anxiety about me when he returns.
dr sewards diary1 october 4 a.m.just as we were about to leave the house an urgent message was brought to me from renfield to know if i would see him at once as he had something of the utmost importance to say to me. <> dr sewards diary.
26 july 4 a.m.just as we were about to leave the house an urgent message was brought to me from renfield to know if i would see him at once as he had something of the utmost importance to say to me. = 26 july 4 a.m.just as we were about to leave the house an urgent message was brought to me from renfield to know if i would see him at once as he had something of the utmost importance to say to me.
i told the messenger to say that i would attend to his wishes in the morning i was busy just at the moment.   i told the messenger to say that i would attend to his wishes in the morning i was busy just at the moment.
the attendant addedhe seems very importunate sir.   the attendant addedhe seems very importunate sir.
i have never seen him so eager.   i have never seen him so eager.
i dont know but what if you dont see him soon he will have one of his violent fits.   i dont know but what if you dont see him soon he will have one of his violent fits.
i knew the man would not have said this without some cause so i said all right ill go now and i asked the others to wait a few minutes for me as i had to go and see my patient.   i knew the man would not have said this without some cause so i said all right ill go now and i asked the others to wait a few minutes for me as i had to go and see my patient.
take me with you friend john said the professor.   take me with you friend john said the professor.
his case in your diary interested me much and it had bearing too now and again on our case.   his case in your diary interested me much and it had bearing too now and again on our case.
i should much like to see him and especial when his mind is disturbed.   i should much like to see him and especial when his mind is disturbed.
may i come also.   may i come also.
asked lord godalming.me too.   asked lord godalming.me too.
said quincey morris.   said quincey morris.
may i come.   may i come.
  -+ said harker.
i nodded and we all went down the passage together. = i nodded and we all went down the passage together.
we found him in a state of considerable excitement but far more rational in his speech and manner than i had ever seen him.   we found him in a state of considerable excitement but far more rational in his speech and manner than i had ever seen him.
there was an unusual understanding of himself which was unlike anything i had ever met with in a lunatic and he took it for granted that his reasons would prevail with others entirely sane.   there was an unusual understanding of himself which was unlike anything i had ever met with in a lunatic and he took it for granted that his reasons would prevail with others entirely sane.
we all five went into the room but none of the others at first said anything.   we all five went into the room but none of the others at first said anything.
his request was that i would at once release him from the asylum and send him home.   his request was that i would at once release him from the asylum and send him home.
this he backed up with arguments regarding his complete recovery and adduced his own existing sanity.   this he backed up with arguments regarding his complete recovery and adduced his own existing sanity.
i appeal to your friends he said they will perhaps not mind sitting in judgement on my case.   i appeal to your friends he said they will perhaps not mind sitting in judgement on my case.
by the way you have not introduced me.   by the way you have not introduced me.
i was so much astonished that the oddness of introducing a madman in an asylum did not strike me at the moment and besides there was a certain dignity in the mans manner so much of the habit of equality that i at once made the introduction lord godalming professor van helsing mr quincey morris of texas mr renfield. <> i was so much astonished that the oddness of introducing a madman in an asylum did not strike me at the moment and besides there was a certain dignity in the mans manner so much of the habit of equality that i at once made the introduction lord godalming professor van helsing mr quincey morris of texas mr jonathan harker mr renfield.
he shook hands with each of them saying in turnlord godalming i had the honour of seconding your father at the windham i grieve to know by your holding the title that he is no more. = he shook hands with each of them saying in turnlord godalming i had the honour of seconding your father at the windham i grieve to know by your holding the title that he is no more.
he was a man loved and honoured by all who knew him and in his youth was i have heard the inventor of a burnt rum punch much patronised on derby night.   he was a man loved and honoured by all who knew him and in his youth was i have heard the inventor of a burnt rum punch much patronised on derby night.
mr morris you should be proud of your great state.   mr morris you should be proud of your great state.
its reception into the union was a precedent which may have farreaching effects hereafter when the pole and the tropics may hold alliance to the stars and stripes.   its reception into the union was a precedent which may have farreaching effects hereafter when the pole and the tropics may hold alliance to the stars and stripes.
the power of treaty may yet prove a vast engine of enlargement when the monroe doctrine takes its true place as a political fable.   the power of treaty may yet prove a vast engine of enlargement when the monroe doctrine takes its true place as a political fable.
what shall any man say of his pleasure at meeting van helsing.   what shall any man say of his pleasure at meeting van helsing.
sir i make no apology for dropping all forms of conventional prefix.   sir i make no apology for dropping all forms of conventional prefix.
when an individual has revolutionised therapeutics by his discovery of the continuous evolution of brainmatter conventional forms are unfitting since they would seem to limit him to one of a class.   when an individual has revolutionised therapeutics by his discovery of the continuous evolution of brainmatter conventional forms are unfitting since they would seem to limit him to one of a class.
you gentlemen who by nationality by heredity or by the possession of natural gifts are fitted to hold your respective places in the moving world i take to witness that i am as sane as at least the majority of men who are in full possession of their liberties.   you gentlemen who by nationality by heredity or by the possession of natural gifts are fitted to hold your respective places in the moving world i take to witness that i am as sane as at least the majority of men who are in full possession of their liberties.
and i am sure that you dr seward humanitarian and medicojurist as well as scientist will deem it a moral duty to deal with me as one to be considered as under exceptional circumstances.   and i am sure that you dr seward humanitarian and medicojurist as well as scientist will deem it a moral duty to deal with me as one to be considered as under exceptional circumstances.
he made this last appeal with a courtly air of conviction which was not without its own charm.   he made this last appeal with a courtly air of conviction which was not without its own charm.
i think we were all staggered.   i think we were all staggered.
for my own part i was under the conviction despite my knowledge of the mans character and history that his reason had been restored and i felt under a strong impulse to tell him that i was satisfied as to his sanity and would see about the necessary formalities for his release in the morning.   for my own part i was under the conviction despite my knowledge of the mans character and history that his reason had been restored and i felt under a strong impulse to tell him that i was satisfied as to his sanity and would see about the necessary formalities for his release in the morning.
i thought it better to wait however before making so grave a statement for of old i knew the sudden changes to which this particular patient was liable.   i thought it better to wait however before making so grave a statement for of old i knew the sudden changes to which this particular patient was liable.
so i contented myself with making a general statement that he appeared to be improving very rapidly that i would have a longer chat with him in the morning and would then see what i could do in the direction of meeting his wishes.   so i contented myself with making a general statement that he appeared to be improving very rapidly that i would have a longer chat with him in the morning and would then see what i could do in the direction of meeting his wishes.
this did not at all satisfy him for he said quicklybut i fear dr seward that you hardly apprehend my wish.   this did not at all satisfy him for he said quicklybut i fear dr seward that you hardly apprehend my wish.
i desire to go at onceherenowthis very hourthis very moment if i may.   i desire to go at onceherenowthis very hourthis very moment if i may.
time presses and in our implied agreement with the old scytheman it is of the essence of the contract.   time presses and in our implied agreement with the old scytheman it is of the essence of the contract.
i am sure it is only necessary to put before so admirable a practitioner as dr seward so simple yet so momentous a wish to ensure its fulfilment.   i am sure it is only necessary to put before so admirable a practitioner as dr seward so simple yet so momentous a wish to ensure its fulfilment.
he looked at me keenly and seeing the negative in my face turned to the others and scrutinised them closely.   he looked at me keenly and seeing the negative in my face turned to the others and scrutinised them closely.
not meeting any sufficient response he went onis it possible that i have erred in my supposition.   not meeting any sufficient response he went onis it possible that i have erred in my supposition.
you have i said frankly but at the same time as i felt brutally.   you have i said frankly but at the same time as i felt brutally.
there was a considerable pause and then he said slowlythen i suppose i must only shift my ground of request let me ask for this concessionboon privilege what you will.   there was a considerable pause and then he said slowlythen i suppose i must only shift my ground of request let me ask for this concessionboon privilege what you will.
i am content to implore in such a case not on personal grounds but for the sake of others.   i am content to implore in such a case not on personal grounds but for the sake of others.
i am not at liberty to give you the whole of my reasons but you may i assure you take it from me that they are good ones sound and unselfish and spring from the highest sense of duty.   i am not at liberty to give you the whole of my reasons but you may i assure you take it from me that they are good ones sound and unselfish and spring from the highest sense of duty.
could you look sir into my heart you would approve to the full the sentiments which animate me.   could you look sir into my heart you would approve to the full the sentiments which animate me.
nay more you would count me amongst the best and truest of your friends.   nay more you would count me amongst the best and truest of your friends.
again he looked at us all keenly.   again he looked at us all keenly.
i had a growing conviction that this sudden change of his entire intellectual method was but yet another form or phase of his madness and so determined to let him go on a little longer knowing from experience that he would like all lunatics give himself away in the end.   i had a growing conviction that this sudden change of his entire intellectual method was but yet another form or phase of his madness and so determined to let him go on a little longer knowing from experience that he would like all lunatics give himself away in the end.
van helsing was gazing at him with a look of utmost intensity his bushy eyebrows almost meeting with the fixed concentration of his look.   van helsing was gazing at him with a look of utmost intensity his bushy eyebrows almost meeting with the fixed concentration of his look.
he said to renfield in a tone which did not surprise me at the time but only when i thought of it afterwardsfor it was as of one addressing an equalcan you not tell frankly your real reason for wishing to be free tonight.   he said to renfield in a tone which did not surprise me at the time but only when i thought of it afterwardsfor it was as of one addressing an equalcan you not tell frankly your real reason for wishing to be free tonight.
i will undertake that if you will satisfy even mea stranger without prejudice and with the habit of keeping an open minddr seward will give you at his own risk and on his own responsibility the privilege you seek.   i will undertake that if you will satisfy even mea stranger without prejudice and with the habit of keeping an open minddr seward will give you at his own risk and on his own responsibility the privilege you seek.
he shook his head sadly and with a look of poignant regret on his face.   he shook his head sadly and with a look of poignant regret on his face.
the professor went oncome sir bethink yourself.   the professor went oncome sir bethink yourself.
you claim the privilege of reason in the highest degree since you seek to impress us with your complete reasonableness.   you claim the privilege of reason in the highest degree since you seek to impress us with your complete reasonableness.
you do this whose sanity we have reason to doubt since you are not yet released from medical treatment for this very defect.   you do this whose sanity we have reason to doubt since you are not yet released from medical treatment for this very defect.
if you will not help us in our effort to choose the wisest course how can we perform the duty which you yourself put upon us.   if you will not help us in our effort to choose the wisest course how can we perform the duty which you yourself put upon us.
be wise and help us and if we can we shall aid you to achieve your wish.   be wise and help us and if we can we shall aid you to achieve your wish.
he still shook his head as he saiddr van helsing i have nothing to say.   he still shook his head as he saiddr van helsing i have nothing to say.
your argument is complete and if i were free to speak i should not hesitate a moment but i am not my own master in the matter.   your argument is complete and if i were free to speak i should not hesitate a moment but i am not my own master in the matter.
i can only ask you to trust me.   i can only ask you to trust me.
if i am refused the responsibility does not rest with me.   if i am refused the responsibility does not rest with me.
i thought it was now time to end the scene which was becoming too comically grave so i went towards the door simply sayingcome my friends we have work to do.   i thought it was now time to end the scene which was becoming too comically grave so i went towards the door simply sayingcome my friends we have work to do.
good night.   good night.
as however i got near the door a new change came over the patient.   as however i got near the door a new change came over the patient.
he moved towards me so quickly that for the moment i feared that he was about to make another homicidal attack.   he moved towards me so quickly that for the moment i feared that he was about to make another homicidal attack.
my fears however were groundless for he held up his two hands imploringly and made his petition in a moving manner.   my fears however were groundless for he held up his two hands imploringly and made his petition in a moving manner.
as he saw that the very excess of his emotion was militating against him by restoring us more to our old relations he became still more demonstrative.   as he saw that the very excess of his emotion was militating against him by restoring us more to our old relations he became still more demonstrative.
i glanced at van helsing and saw my conviction reflected in his eyes so i became a little more fixed in my manner if not more stern and motioned to him that his efforts were unavailing.   i glanced at van helsing and saw my conviction reflected in his eyes so i became a little more fixed in my manner if not more stern and motioned to him that his efforts were unavailing.
i had previously seen something of the same constantly growing excitement in him when he had to make some request of which at the time he had thought much such for instance as when he wanted a cat and i was prepared to see the collapse into the same sullen acquiescence on this occasion.   i had previously seen something of the same constantly growing excitement in him when he had to make some request of which at the time he had thought much such for instance as when he wanted a cat and i was prepared to see the collapse into the same sullen acquiescence on this occasion.
my expectation was not realised for when he found that his appeal would not be successful he got into quite a frantic condition.   my expectation was not realised for when he found that his appeal would not be successful he got into quite a frantic condition.
he threw himself on his knees and held up his hands wringing them in plaintive supplication and poured forth a torrent of entreaty with the tears rolling down his cheeks and his whole face and form expressive of the deepest emotionlet me entreat you dr seward oh let me implore you to let me out of this house at once.   he threw himself on his knees and held up his hands wringing them in plaintive supplication and poured forth a torrent of entreaty with the tears rolling down his cheeks and his whole face and form expressive of the deepest emotionlet me entreat you dr seward oh let me implore you to let me out of this house at once.
send me away how you will and where you will send keepers with me with whips and chains let them take me in a straitwaistcoat manacled and legironed even to a gaol but let me go out of this.   send me away how you will and where you will send keepers with me with whips and chains let them take me in a straitwaistcoat manacled and legironed even to a gaol but let me go out of this.
you dont know what you do by keeping me here.   you dont know what you do by keeping me here.
i am speaking from the depths of my heartof my very soul.   i am speaking from the depths of my heartof my very soul.
you dont know whom you wrong or how and i may not tell.   you dont know whom you wrong or how and i may not tell.
woe is me.   woe is me.
i may not tell.   i may not tell.
by all you hold sacredby all you hold dearby your love that is lostby your hope that livesfor the sake of the almighty take me out of this and save my soul from guilt.   by all you hold sacredby all you hold dearby your love that is lostby your hope that livesfor the sake of the almighty take me out of this and save my soul from guilt.
cant you hear me man.   cant you hear me man.
cant you understand.   cant you understand.
will you never learn.   will you never learn.
dont you know that i am sane and earnest now that i am no lunatic in a mad fit but a sane man fighting for his soul.   dont you know that i am sane and earnest now that i am no lunatic in a mad fit but a sane man fighting for his soul.
oh hear me.   oh hear me.
hear me.   hear me.
let me go.   let me go.
let me go.   let me go.
let me go.   let me go.
i thought that the longer this went on the wilder he would get and so would bring on a fit so i took him by the hand and raised him up.come i said sternly no more of this we have had quite enough already.   i thought that the longer this went on the wilder he would get and so would bring on a fit so i took him by the hand and raised him up.come i said sternly no more of this we have had quite enough already.
get to your bed and try to behave more discreetly.   get to your bed and try to behave more discreetly.
he suddenly stopped and looked at me intently for several moments.   he suddenly stopped and looked at me intently for several moments.
then without a word he rose and moving over sat down on the side of the bed.   then without a word he rose and moving over sat down on the side of the bed.
the collapse had come as on former occasions just as i had expected.   the collapse had come as on former occasions just as i had expected.
when i was leaving the room last of our party he said to me in a quiet wellbred voiceyou will i trust dr seward do me the justice to bear in mind later on that i did what i could to convince you tonight.   when i was leaving the room last of our party he said to me in a quiet wellbred voiceyou will i trust dr seward do me the justice to bear in mind later on that i did what i could to convince you tonight.
chapter xxi   chapter xxi
jonathan harkers journal.   jonathan harkers journal.
1 october 5 a.m.i went with the party to the search with an easy mind for i think i never saw mina so absolutely strong and well. <> 26 july 5 a.m.i went with the party to the search with an easy mind for i think i never saw mina so absolutely strong and well.
i am so glad that she consented to hold back and let us men do the work. = i am so glad that she consented to hold back and let us men do the work.
somehow it was a dread to me that she was in this fearful business at all but now that her work is done and that it is due to her energy and brains and foresight that the whole story is put together in such a way that every point tells she may well feel that her part is finished and that she can henceforth leave the rest to us.   somehow it was a dread to me that she was in this fearful business at all but now that her work is done and that it is due to her energy and brains and foresight that the whole story is put together in such a way that every point tells she may well feel that her part is finished and that she can henceforth leave the rest to us.
we were i think all a little upset by the scene with mr renfield.   we were i think all a little upset by the scene with mr renfield.
when we came away from his room we were silent till we got back to the study.   when we came away from his room we were silent till we got back to the study.
then mr morris said to dr sewardsay jack if that man wasnt attempting a bluff he is about the sanest lunatic i ever saw.   then mr morris said to dr sewardsay jack if that man wasnt attempting a bluff he is about the sanest lunatic i ever saw.
im not sure but i believe that he had some serious purpose and if he had it was pretty rough on him not to get a chance.   im not sure but i believe that he had some serious purpose and if he had it was pretty rough on him not to get a chance.
lord godalming and i were silent but dr van helsing addedfriend john you know more lunatics than i do and im glad of it for i fear that if it had been to me to decide i would before that last hysterical outburst have given him free.   lord godalming and i were silent but dr van helsing addedfriend john you know more lunatics than i do and im glad of it for i fear that if it had been to me to decide i would before that last hysterical outburst have given him free.
but we live and learn and in our present task we must take no chance as my friend quincey would say.   but we live and learn and in our present task we must take no chance as my friend quincey would say.
all is best as they are.   all is best as they are.
dr seward seemed to answer them both in a dreamy kind of wayi dont know but that i agree with you.   dr seward seemed to answer them both in a dreamy kind of wayi dont know but that i agree with you.
if that man had been an ordinary lunatic i would have taken my chance of trusting him but he seems so mixed up with the count in an indexy kind of way that i am afraid of doing anything wrong by helping his fads.   if that man had been an ordinary lunatic i would have taken my chance of trusting him but he seems so mixed up with the count in an indexy kind of way that i am afraid of doing anything wrong by helping his fads.
i cant forget how he prayed with almost equal fervour for a cat and then tried to tear my throat out with his teeth.   i cant forget how he prayed with almost equal fervour for a cat and then tried to tear my throat out with his teeth.
besides he called the count lord and master and he may want to get out to help him in some diabolical way.   besides he called the count lord and master and he may want to get out to help him in some diabolical way.
that horrid thing has the wolves and the rats and his own kind to help him so i suppose he isnt above trying to use a respectable lunatic.   that horrid thing has the wolves and the rats and his own kind to help him so i suppose he isnt above trying to use a respectable lunatic.
he certainly did seem earnest though.   he certainly did seem earnest though.
i only hope we have done what is best these things in conjunction with the wild work we have in hand help to unnerve a man.   i only hope we have done what is best these things in conjunction with the wild work we have in hand help to unnerve a man.
the professor stepped over and laying his hand on his shoulder said in his grave kindly wayfriend john have no fear.   the professor stepped over and laying his hand on his shoulder said in his grave kindly wayfriend john have no fear.
we are trying to do our duty in a very sad and terrible case we can only do as we deem best what else have we to hope for except the pity of the good god.   we are trying to do our duty in a very sad and terrible case we can only do as we deem best what else have we to hope for except the pity of the good god.
lord godalming had slipped away for a few minutes but now he returned.   lord godalming had slipped away for a few minutes but now he returned.
he held up a little silver whistle as he remarkedthat old place may be full of rats and if so ive got an antidote on call.   he held up a little silver whistle as he remarkedthat old place may be full of rats and if so ive got an antidote on call.
having passed the wall we took our way to the house taking care to keep in the shadows of the trees on the lawn when the moonlight shone out.   having passed the wall we took our way to the house taking care to keep in the shadows of the trees on the lawn when the moonlight shone out.
when we got to the porch the professor opened his bag and took out a lot of things which he laid on the step sorting them into four little groups evidently one for each.   when we got to the porch the professor opened his bag and took out a lot of things which he laid on the step sorting them into four little groups evidently one for each.
then he spokemy friends we are going into a terrible danger and we need arms of many kinds.   then he spokemy friends we are going into a terrible danger and we need arms of many kinds.
our enemy is not merely spiritual.   our enemy is not merely spiritual.
remember that he has the strength of twenty men and that though our necks or our windpipes are of the common kindand therefore breakable or crushablehis are not amenable to mere strength.   remember that he has the strength of twenty men and that though our necks or our windpipes are of the common kindand therefore breakable or crushablehis are not amenable to mere strength.
a stronger man or a body of men more strong in all than him can at certain times hold him but they cannot hurt him as we can be hurt by him.   a stronger man or a body of men more strong in all than him can at certain times hold him but they cannot hurt him as we can be hurt by him.
we must therefore guard ourselves from his touch.   we must therefore guard ourselves from his touch.
keep this near your heartas he spoke he lifted a little silver crucifix and held it out to me i being nearest to himput these flowers round your neckhere he handed to me a wreath of withered garlic blossomsfor other enemies more mundane this revolver and this knife and for aid in all these so small electric lamps which you can fasten to your breast and for all and above all at the last this which we must not desecrate needless.   keep this near your heartas he spoke he lifted a little silver crucifix and held it out to me i being nearest to himput these flowers round your neckhere he handed to me a wreath of withered garlic blossomsfor other enemies more mundane this revolver and this knife and for aid in all these so small electric lamps which you can fasten to your breast and for all and above all at the last this which we must not desecrate needless.
this was a portion of sacred wafer which he put in an envelope and handed to me.   this was a portion of sacred wafer which he put in an envelope and handed to me.
each of the others was similarly equipped.   each of the others was similarly equipped.
now he said friend john where are the skeleton keys.   now he said friend john where are the skeleton keys.
if so that we can open the door we need not break house by the window as before at miss lucys.   if so that we can open the door we need not break house by the window as before at miss lucys.
dr seward tried one or two skeleton keys his mechanical dexterity as a surgeon standing him in good stead.   dr seward tried one or two skeleton keys his mechanical dexterity as a surgeon standing him in good stead.
presently he got one to suit after a little play back and forward the bolt yielded and with a rusty clang shot back.   presently he got one to suit after a little play back and forward the bolt yielded and with a rusty clang shot back.
we pressed on the door the rusty hinges creaked and it slowly opened.   we pressed on the door the rusty hinges creaked and it slowly opened.
it was startlingly like the image conveyed to me in dr sewards diary of the opening of miss westenras tomb i fancy that the same idea seemed to strike the others for with one accord they shrank back.   it was startlingly like the image conveyed to me in dr sewards diary of the opening of miss westenras tomb i fancy that the same idea seemed to strike the others for with one accord they shrank back.
the professor was the first to move forward and stepped into the open door.   the professor was the first to move forward and stepped into the open door.
in manus tuas domine.   in manus tuas domine.
he said crossing himself as he passed over the threshold.   he said crossing himself as he passed over the threshold.
we closed the door behind us lest when we should have lit our lamps we should possibly attract attention from the road.   we closed the door behind us lest when we should have lit our lamps we should possibly attract attention from the road.
the professor carefully tried the lock lest we might not be able to open it from within should we be in a hurry making our exit.   the professor carefully tried the lock lest we might not be able to open it from within should we be in a hurry making our exit.
then we all lit our lamps and proceeded on our search.   then we all lit our lamps and proceeded on our search.
the light from the tiny lamps fell in all sorts of odd forms as the rays crossed each other or the opacity of our bodies threw great shadows.   the light from the tiny lamps fell in all sorts of odd forms as the rays crossed each other or the opacity of our bodies threw great shadows.
i could not for my life get away from the feeling that there was someone else amongst us.   i could not for my life get away from the feeling that there was someone else amongst us.
i suppose it was the recollection so powerfully brought home to me by the grim surroundings of that terrible experience in transylvania.   i suppose it was the recollection so powerfully brought home to me by the grim surroundings of that terrible experience in transylvania.
i think the feeling was common to us all for i noticed that the others kept looking over their shoulders at every sound and every new shadow just as i felt myself doing.   i think the feeling was common to us all for i noticed that the others kept looking over their shoulders at every sound and every new shadow just as i felt myself doing.
the whole place was thick with dust the floor was seemingly inches deep except where there were recent footsteps in which on holding down my lamp i could see marks of hobnails where the dust was caked.   the whole place was thick with dust the floor was seemingly inches deep except where there were recent footsteps in which on holding down my lamp i could see marks of hobnails where the dust was caked.
the walls were fluffy and heavy with dust and in the corners were masses of spiders webs whereon the dust had gathered till they looked like old tattered rags as the weight had torn them partly down.   the walls were fluffy and heavy with dust and in the corners were masses of spiders webs whereon the dust had gathered till they looked like old tattered rags as the weight had torn them partly down.
on a table in the hall was a great bunch of keys with a timeyellowed label on each.   on a table in the hall was a great bunch of keys with a timeyellowed label on each.
they had been used several times for on the table were several similar rents in the blanket of dust similar to that exposed when the professor lifted them.   they had been used several times for on the table were several similar rents in the blanket of dust similar to that exposed when the professor lifted them.
he turned to me and saidyou know this place jonathan.   he turned to me and saidyou know this place jonathan.
you have copied maps of it and you know it at least more than we do.   you have copied maps of it and you know it at least more than we do.
which is the way to the chapel.   which is the way to the chapel.
i had an idea of its direction though on my former visit i had not been able to get admission to it so i led the way and after a few wrong turnings found myself opposite a low arched oaken door ribbed with iron bands.   i had an idea of its direction though on my former visit i had not been able to get admission to it so i led the way and after a few wrong turnings found myself opposite a low arched oaken door ribbed with iron bands.
this is the spot said the professor as he turned his lamp on a small map of the house copied from the file of my original correspondence regarding the purchase.   this is the spot said the professor as he turned his lamp on a small map of the house copied from the file of my original correspondence regarding the purchase.
with a little trouble we found the key on the bunch and opened the door.   with a little trouble we found the key on the bunch and opened the door.
we were prepared for some unpleasantness for as we were opening the door a faint malodorous air seemed to exhale through the gaps but none of us ever expected such an odour as we encountered.   we were prepared for some unpleasantness for as we were opening the door a faint malodorous air seemed to exhale through the gaps but none of us ever expected such an odour as we encountered.
none of the others had met the count at all at close quarters and when i had seen him he was either in the fasting stage of his existence in his rooms or when he was gloated with fresh blood in a ruined building open to the air but here the place was small and close and the long disuse had made the air stagnant and foul.   none of the others had met the count at all at close quarters and when i had seen him he was either in the fasting stage of his existence in his rooms or when he was gloated with fresh blood in a ruined building open to the air but here the place was small and close and the long disuse had made the air stagnant and foul.
there was an earthy smell as of some dry miasma which came through the fouler air.   there was an earthy smell as of some dry miasma which came through the fouler air.
but as to the odour itself how shall i describe it.   but as to the odour itself how shall i describe it.
it was not alone that it was composed of all the ills of mortality and with the pungent acrid smell of blood but it seemed as though corruption had become itself corrupt.   it was not alone that it was composed of all the ills of mortality and with the pungent acrid smell of blood but it seemed as though corruption had become itself corrupt.
faugh.   faugh.
it sickens me to think of it.   it sickens me to think of it.
every breath exhaled by that monster seemed to have clung to the place and intensified its loathsomeness.   every breath exhaled by that monster seemed to have clung to the place and intensified its loathsomeness.
under ordinary circumstances such a stench would have brought our enterprise to an end but this was no ordinary case and the high and terrible purpose in which we were involved gave us a strength which rose above merely physical considerations.   under ordinary circumstances such a stench would have brought our enterprise to an end but this was no ordinary case and the high and terrible purpose in which we were involved gave us a strength which rose above merely physical considerations.
after the involuntary shrinking consequent on the first nauseous whiff we one and all set about our work as though that loathsome place were a garden of roses.   after the involuntary shrinking consequent on the first nauseous whiff we one and all set about our work as though that loathsome place were a garden of roses.
we made an accurate examination of the place the professor saying as we beganthe first thing is to see how many of the boxes are left we must then examine every hole and corner and cranny and see if we cannot get some clue as to what has become of the rest a glance was sufficient to show how many remained for the great earth chests were bulky and there was no mistaking them.   we made an accurate examination of the place the professor saying as we beganthe first thing is to see how many of the boxes are left we must then examine every hole and corner and cranny and see if we cannot get some clue as to what has become of the rest a glance was sufficient to show how many remained for the great earth chests were bulky and there was no mistaking them.
there were only twentynine left out of the fifty.   there were only twentynine left out of the fifty.
once i got a fright for seeing lord godalming suddenly turn and look out of the vaulted door into the dark passage beyond i looked too and for an instant my heart stood still.   once i got a fright for seeing lord godalming suddenly turn and look out of the vaulted door into the dark passage beyond i looked too and for an instant my heart stood still.
somewhere looking out from the shadow i seemed to see the high lights of the counts evil face the ridge of the nose the red eyes the red lips the awful pallor.   somewhere looking out from the shadow i seemed to see the high lights of the counts evil face the ridge of the nose the red eyes the red lips the awful pallor.
it was only for a moment for as lord godalming said i thought i saw a face but it was only the shadows and resumed his inquiry i turned my lamp in the direction and stepped into the passage.   it was only for a moment for as lord godalming said i thought i saw a face but it was only the shadows and resumed his inquiry i turned my lamp in the direction and stepped into the passage.
there was no sign of any one and as there were no corners no doors no aperture of any kind but only the solid walls of the passage there could be no hidingplace even for him.   there was no sign of any one and as there were no corners no doors no aperture of any kind but only the solid walls of the passage there could be no hidingplace even for him.
i took it that fear had helped imagination and said nothing.   i took it that fear had helped imagination and said nothing.
si thought i saw a face but it was only the shadowsa few minutes later i saw morris step suddenly back from a corner which he was examining.   si thought i saw a face but it was only the shadowsa few minutes later i saw morris step suddenly back from a corner which he was examining.
we all followed his movements with our eyes for undoubtedly some nervousness was growing on us and we saw a whole mass of phosphorescence which twinkled like stars.   we all followed his movements with our eyes for undoubtedly some nervousness was growing on us and we saw a whole mass of phosphorescence which twinkled like stars.
we all instinctively drew back.   we all instinctively drew back.
the whole place was becoming alive with rats.   the whole place was becoming alive with rats.
for a moment or two we stood appalled all save lord godalming who was seemingly prepared for such an emergency.   for a moment or two we stood appalled all save lord godalming who was seemingly prepared for such an emergency.
rushing over to the great ironbound oaken door which dr seward had described from the outside and which i had seen myself he turned the key in the lock drew the huge bolts and swung the door open.   rushing over to the great ironbound oaken door which dr seward had described from the outside and which i had seen myself he turned the key in the lock drew the huge bolts and swung the door open.
then taking his little silver whistle from his pocket he blew a low shrill call.   then taking his little silver whistle from his pocket he blew a low shrill call.
it was answered from behind dr sewards house by the yelping of dogs and after about a minute three terriers came dashing round the corner of the house.   it was answered from behind dr sewards house by the yelping of dogs and after about a minute three terriers came dashing round the corner of the house.
unconsciously we had all moved towards the door and as we moved i noticed that the dust had been much disturbed the boxes which had been taken out had been brought this way.   unconsciously we had all moved towards the door and as we moved i noticed that the dust had been much disturbed the boxes which had been taken out had been brought this way.
but even in the minute that had elapsed the number of the rats had vastly increased.   but even in the minute that had elapsed the number of the rats had vastly increased.
they seemed to swarm over the place all at once till the lamplight shining on their moving dark bodies and glittering baleful eyes made the place look like a bank of earth set with fireflies.   they seemed to swarm over the place all at once till the lamplight shining on their moving dark bodies and glittering baleful eyes made the place look like a bank of earth set with fireflies.
the dogs dashed on but at the threshold suddenly stopped and snarled and then simultaneously lifting their noses began to howl in most lugubrious fashion.   the dogs dashed on but at the threshold suddenly stopped and snarled and then simultaneously lifting their noses began to howl in most lugubrious fashion.
the rats were multiplying in thousands and we moved out.   the rats were multiplying in thousands and we moved out.
lord godalming lifted one of the dogs and carrying him in placed him on the floor.   lord godalming lifted one of the dogs and carrying him in placed him on the floor.
the instant his feet touched the ground he seemed to recover his courage and rushed at his natural enemies.   the instant his feet touched the ground he seemed to recover his courage and rushed at his natural enemies.
they fled before him so fast that before he had shaken the life out of a score the other dogs who had by now been lifted in the same manner had but small prey ere the whole mass had vanished.   they fled before him so fast that before he had shaken the life out of a score the other dogs who had by now been lifted in the same manner had but small prey ere the whole mass had vanished.
with their going it seemed as if some evil presence had departed for the dogs frisked about and barked merrily as they made sudden darts at their prostrate foes and turned them over and over and tossed them in the air with vicious shakes.   with their going it seemed as if some evil presence had departed for the dogs frisked about and barked merrily as they made sudden darts at their prostrate foes and turned them over and over and tossed them in the air with vicious shakes.
we all seemed to find our spirits rise.   we all seemed to find our spirits rise.
whether it was the purifying of the deadly atmosphere by the opening of the chapel door or the relief which we experienced by finding ourselves in the open i know not but most certainly the shadow of dread seemed to slip from us like a robe and the occasion of our coming lost something of its grim significance though we did not slacken a whit in our resolution.   whether it was the purifying of the deadly atmosphere by the opening of the chapel door or the relief which we experienced by finding ourselves in the open i know not but most certainly the shadow of dread seemed to slip from us like a robe and the occasion of our coming lost something of its grim significance though we did not slacken a whit in our resolution.
we closed the outer door and barred and locked it and bringing the dogs with us began our search of the house.   we closed the outer door and barred and locked it and bringing the dogs with us began our search of the house.
we found nothing throughout except dust in extraordinary proportions and all untouched save for my own footsteps when i had made my first visit.   we found nothing throughout except dust in extraordinary proportions and all untouched save for my own footsteps when i had made my first visit.
never once did the dogs exhibit any symptom of uneasiness and even when we returned to the chapel they frisked about as though they had been rabbithunting in a summer wood.   never once did the dogs exhibit any symptom of uneasiness and even when we returned to the chapel they frisked about as though they had been rabbithunting in a summer wood.
the morning was quickening in the east when we emerged from the front.   the morning was quickening in the east when we emerged from the front.
dr van helsing had taken the key of the hall door from the bunch and locked the door in orthodox fashion putting the key into his pocket when he had done.   dr van helsing had taken the key of the hall door from the bunch and locked the door in orthodox fashion putting the key into his pocket when he had done.
so far he said our night has been eminently successful.   so far he said our night has been eminently successful.
no harm has come to us such as i feared might be and yet we have ascertained how many boxes are missing. <> no harm has come to us such as i feared might be and yet we have ascertained how many boxes are missing and we have for ever prevented his return to any of those that lie there.
    henceforth he must find his unholy refuge in some other of the earth that he has brought or exist in one form by daylight save at noon or the turning of the tide.
more than all do i rejoice that this our firstand perhaps our most difficult and dangerousstep has been accomplished without the bringing thereinto our most sweet madam mina or troubling her waking or sleeping thoughts with sights and sounds and smells of horror which she might never forget. = more than all do i rejoice that this our firstand perhaps our most difficult and dangerousstep has been accomplished without the bringing thereinto our most sweet madam mina or troubling her waking or sleeping thoughts with sights and sounds and smells of horror which she might never forget.
one lesson too we have learned if it be allowable to argue a particulari that the brute beasts which are to the counts command are yet themselves not amenable to his spiritual power for look these rats that would come to his call just as from his castle top he summon the wolves to your going and to that poor mothers cry though they come to him they run pellmell from the so little dogs of my friend arthur.   one lesson too we have learned if it be allowable to argue a particulari that the brute beasts which are to the counts command are yet themselves not amenable to his spiritual power for look these rats that would come to his call just as from his castle top he summon the wolves to your going and to that poor mothers cry though they come to him they run pellmell from the so little dogs of my friend arthur.
we have other matters before us other dangers other fears and that monsterhe has not used his power over the brute world for the only or the last time tonight.   we have other matters before us other dangers other fears and that monsterhe has not used his power over the brute world for the only or the last time tonight.
so be it that he has gone elsewhere.   so be it that he has gone elsewhere.
good.   good.
it has given us opportunity to cry check in some ways in this chess game which we play for the stake of human souls.   it has given us opportunity to cry check in some ways in this chess game which we play for the stake of human souls.
and now let us go home.   and now let us go home.
the dawn is close at hand and we have reason to be content with our first nights work.   the dawn is close at hand and we have reason to be content with our first nights work.
it may be ordained that we have many nights and days to follow if full of peril but we must go on and from no danger shall we shrink.   it may be ordained that we have many nights and days to follow if full of peril but we must go on and from no danger shall we shrink.
the house was silent when we got back save for some poor creature who was screaming away in one of the distant wards and a low moaning sound from renfields room.   the house was silent when we got back save for some poor creature who was screaming away in one of the distant wards and a low moaning sound from renfields room.
the poor wretch was doubtless torturing himself after the manner of the insane with needless thoughts of pain.   the poor wretch was doubtless torturing himself after the manner of the insane with needless thoughts of pain.
i came tiptoe into our own room and found mina asleep breathing so softly that i had to put my ear down to hear it.   i came tiptoe into our own room and found mina asleep breathing so softly that i had to put my ear down to hear it.
she looks paler than usual.   she looks paler than usual.
i hope the meeting tonight has not upset her.   i hope the meeting tonight has not upset her.
i am truly thankful that she is to be left out of our future work and even of our deliberations.   i am truly thankful that she is to be left out of our future work and even of our deliberations.
it is too great a strain for a woman to bear.   it is too great a strain for a woman to bear.
i did not think so at first but i know better now.   i did not think so at first but i know better now.
therefore i am glad that it is settled.   therefore i am glad that it is settled.
there may be things which would frighten her to hear and yet to conceal them from her might be worse than to tell her if once she suspected that there was any concealment.   there may be things which would frighten her to hear and yet to conceal them from her might be worse than to tell her if once she suspected that there was any concealment.
henceforth our work is to be a sealed book to her till at least such time as we can tell her that all is finished and the earth free from a monster of the nether world.   henceforth our work is to be a sealed book to her till at least such time as we can tell her that all is finished and the earth free from a monster of the nether world.
i daresay it will be difficult to begin to keep silence after such confidence as ours but i must be resolute and tomorrow i shall keep dark over tonights doings and shall refuse to speak of anything that has happened.   i daresay it will be difficult to begin to keep silence after such confidence as ours but i must be resolute and tomorrow i shall keep dark over tonights doings and shall refuse to speak of anything that has happened.
i rest on the sofa so as not to disturb her.   i rest on the sofa so as not to disturb her.
1 october later. <> 26 july later.
i suppose it was natural that we should have all overslept ourselves for the day was a busy one and the night had no rest at all. = i suppose it was natural that we should have all overslept ourselves for the day was a busy one and the night had no rest at all.
even mina must have felt its exhaustion for though i slept till the sun was high i was awake before her and had to call two or three times before she awoke.   even mina must have felt its exhaustion for though i slept till the sun was high i was awake before her and had to call two or three times before she awoke.
indeed she was so sound asleep that for a few seconds she did not recognise me but looked at me with a sort of blank terror as one looks who has been waked out of a bad dream.   indeed she was so sound asleep that for a few seconds she did not recognise me but looked at me with a sort of blank terror as one looks who has been waked out of a bad dream.
she complained a little of being tired and i let her rest till later in the day.   she complained a little of being tired and i let her rest till later in the day.
we now know of twentyone boxes having been removed and if it be that several were taken in any of these removals we may be able to trace them all.   we now know of twentyone boxes having been removed and if it be that several were taken in any of these removals we may be able to trace them all.
such will of course immensely simplify our labour and the sooner the matter is attended to the better.   such will of course immensely simplify our labour and the sooner the matter is attended to the better.
i shall look up thomas snelling today.   i shall look up thomas snelling today.
dr sewards diary. <> dr sewards diary26 july.
1 october.    
it was towards noon when i was awakened by the professor walking into my room. = it was towards noon when i was awakened by the professor walking into my room.
he was more jolly and cheerful than usual and it is quite evident that last nights work has helped to take some of the brooding weight off his mind.   he was more jolly and cheerful than usual and it is quite evident that last nights work has helped to take some of the brooding weight off his mind.
after going over the adventure of the night he suddenly saidyour patient interests me much.   after going over the adventure of the night he suddenly saidyour patient interests me much.
may it be that with you i visit him this morning.   may it be that with you i visit him this morning.
or if that you are too occupy i can go alone if it may be.   or if that you are too occupy i can go alone if it may be.
it is a new experience to me to find a lunatic who talk philosophy and reason so sound.   it is a new experience to me to find a lunatic who talk philosophy and reason so sound.
i had some work to do which pressed so i told him that if he would go alone i would be glad as then i should not have to keep him waiting so i called an attendant and gave him the necessary instructions.   i had some work to do which pressed so i told him that if he would go alone i would be glad as then i should not have to keep him waiting so i called an attendant and gave him the necessary instructions.
before the professor left the room i cautioned him against getting any false impression from my patient.   before the professor left the room i cautioned him against getting any false impression from my patient.
but he answered i want him to talk of himself and of his delusion as to consuming live things.   but he answered i want him to talk of himself and of his delusion as to consuming live things.
he said to madam mina as i see in your diary of yesterday that he had once had such a belief.   he said to madam mina as i see in your diary of yesterday that he had once had such a belief.
why do you smile friend john.   why do you smile friend john.
excuse me i said but the answer is here.   excuse me i said but the answer is here.
i laid my hand on the typewritten matter.   i laid my hand on the typewritten matter.
when our sane and learned lunatic made that very statement of how he used to consume life his mouth was actually nauseous with the flies and spiders which he had eaten just before mrs harker entered the room.   when our sane and learned lunatic made that very statement of how he used to consume life his mouth was actually nauseous with the flies and spiders which he had eaten just before mrs harker entered the room.
van helsing smiled in turn.   van helsing smiled in turn.
good.   good.
he said.   he said.
your memory is true friend john.   your memory is true friend john.
i should have remembered.   i should have remembered.
and yet it is this very obliquity of thought and memory which makes mental disease such a fascinating study.   and yet it is this very obliquity of thought and memory which makes mental disease such a fascinating study.
perhaps i may gain more knowledge out of the folly of this madman than i shall from the teaching of the most wise.   perhaps i may gain more knowledge out of the folly of this madman than i shall from the teaching of the most wise.
who knows.   who knows.
i went on with my work and before long was through that in hand.   i went on with my work and before long was through that in hand.
it seemed that the time had been very short indeed but there was van helsing back in the study.   it seemed that the time had been very short indeed but there was van helsing back in the study.
do i interrupt.   do i interrupt.
he asked politely as he stood at the door.   he asked politely as he stood at the door.
not at all i answered.   not at all i answered.
come in.   come in.
my work is finished and i am free.   my work is finished and i am free.
i can go with you now if you like.   i can go with you now if you like.
it is needless i have seen him.   it is needless i have seen him.
well.   well.
i fear that he does not appraise me at much.   i fear that he does not appraise me at much.
our interview was short.   our interview was short.
when i entered his room he was sitting on a stool in the centre with his elbows on his knees and his face was the picture of sullen discontent.   when i entered his room he was sitting on a stool in the centre with his elbows on his knees and his face was the picture of sullen discontent.
i spoke to him as cheerfully as i could and with such a measure of respect as i could assume.   i spoke to him as cheerfully as i could and with such a measure of respect as i could assume.
he made no reply whatever.   he made no reply whatever.
dont you know me.   dont you know me.
i asked.   i asked.
his answer was not reassuring i know you well enough you are the old fool van helsing.   his answer was not reassuring i know you well enough you are the old fool van helsing.
i wish you would take yourself and your idiotic brain theories somewhere else.   i wish you would take yourself and your idiotic brain theories somewhere else.
damn all thickheaded dutchmen.   damn all thickheaded dutchmen.
not a word more would he say but sat in his implacable sullenness as indifferent to me as though i had not been in the room at all.   not a word more would he say but sat in his implacable sullenness as indifferent to me as though i had not been in the room at all.
thus departed for this time my chance of much learning from this so clever lunatic so i shall go if i may and cheer myself with a few happy words with that sweet soul madam mina.   thus departed for this time my chance of much learning from this so clever lunatic so i shall go if i may and cheer myself with a few happy words with that sweet soul madam mina.
friend john it does rejoice me unspeakable that she is no more to be pained no more to be worried with our terrible things.   friend john it does rejoice me unspeakable that she is no more to be pained no more to be worried with our terrible things.
though we shall much miss her help it is better so.   though we shall much miss her help it is better so.
i agree with you with all my heart i answered earnestly for i did not want him to weaken in this matter.   i agree with you with all my heart i answered earnestly for i did not want him to weaken in this matter.
mrs harker is better out of it.   mrs harker is better out of it.
things are quite bad enough for us all men of the world and who have been in many tight places in our time but it is no place for a woman and if she had remained in touch with the affair it would in time infallibly have wrecked her.   things are quite bad enough for us all men of the world and who have been in many tight places in our time but it is no place for a woman and if she had remained in touch with the affair it would in time infallibly have wrecked her.
so van helsing has gone to confer with mrs harker and harker quincey and art are both out following up the clues as to the earthboxes. <> so van helsing has gone to confer with mrs harker and harker quincey art and miss reed are all out following up the clues as to the earthboxes.
i shall finish my round of work and we shall meet tonight. = i shall finish my round of work and we shall meet tonight.
mina harkers journal.   mina harkers journal.
1 october. <> 26 july.
it is strange to me to be kept in the dark as i am today after jonathans full confidence for so many years to see him manifestly avoid certain matters and those the most vital of all. = it is strange to me to be kept in the dark as i am today after jonathans full confidence for so many years to see him manifestly avoid certain matters and those the most vital of all.
this morning i slept late after the fatigues of yesterday and though jonathan was late too he was the earlier.   this morning i slept late after the fatigues of yesterday and though jonathan was late too he was the earlier.
he spoke to me before he went out never more sweetly or tenderly but he never mentioned a word of what had happened in the visit to the counts house.   he spoke to me before he went out never more sweetly or tenderly but he never mentioned a word of what had happened in the visit to the counts house.
and yet he must have known how terribly anxious i was.   and yet he must have known how terribly anxious i was.
poor dear fellow.   poor dear fellow.
i suppose it must have distressed him even more than it did me.   i suppose it must have distressed him even more than it did me.
they all agreed that it was best that i should not be drawn further into this awful work and i acquiesced.   they all agreed that it was best that i should not be drawn further into this awful work and i acquiesced.
but to think that he keeps anything from me.   but to think that he keeps anything from me.
and now i am crying like a silly fool when i know it comes from my husbands great love and from the good good wishes of those other strong men .   and now i am crying like a silly fool when i know it comes from my husbands great love and from the good good wishes of those other strong men .
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that has done me good. = that has done me good.
well some day jonathan will tell me all and lest it should ever be that he should think for a moment that i kept anything from him i still keep my journal as usual.   well some day jonathan will tell me all and lest it should ever be that he should think for a moment that i kept anything from him i still keep my journal as usual.
then if he has feared of my trust i shall show it to him with every thought of my heart put down for his dear eyes to read.   then if he has feared of my trust i shall show it to him with every thought of my heart put down for his dear eyes to read.
i feel strangely sad and lowspirited today.   i feel strangely sad and lowspirited today.
i suppose it is the reaction from the terrible excitement.   i suppose it is the reaction from the terrible excitement.
last night i went to bed when the men had gone simply because they told me to.   last night i went to bed when the men had gone simply because they told me to.
i didnt feel sleepy and i did feel full of devouring anxiety.   i didnt feel sleepy and i did feel full of devouring anxiety.
i kept thinking over everything that has been ever since jonathan came to see me in london and it all seems like a horrible tragedy with fate pressing on relentlessly to some destined end.   i kept thinking over everything that has been ever since jonathan came to see me in london and it all seems like a horrible tragedy with fate pressing on relentlessly to some destined end.
everything that one does seems no matter how right it may be to bring on the very thing which is most to be deplored.   everything that one does seems no matter how right it may be to bring on the very thing which is most to be deplored.
if i hadnt gone to whitby perhaps poor dear lucy would be with us now.   if i hadnt gone to whitby perhaps poor dear lucy would be with us now.
she hadnt taken to visiting the churchyard till i came and if she hadnt come there in the daytime with me she wouldnt have walked in her sleep and if she hadnt gone there at night and asleep that monster couldnt have destroyed her as he did.   she hadnt taken to visiting the churchyard till i came and if she hadnt come there in the daytime with me she wouldnt have walked in her sleep and if she hadnt gone there at night and asleep that monster couldnt have destroyed her as he did.
oh why did i ever go to whitby.   oh why did i ever go to whitby.
there now crying again.   there now crying again.
i wonder what has come over me today.   i wonder what has come over me today.
i must hide it from jonathan for if he knew that i had been crying twice in one morningi who never cried on my own account and whom he has never caused to shed a tearthe dear fellow would fret his heart out.   i must hide it from jonathan for if he knew that i had been crying twice in one morningi who never cried on my own account and whom he has never caused to shed a tearthe dear fellow would fret his heart out.
i shall put a bold face on and if i do feel weepy he shall never see it.   i shall put a bold face on and if i do feel weepy he shall never see it.
i suppose it is just one of the lessons that we poor women have to learn .   i suppose it is just one of the lessons that we poor women have to learn .
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i cant quite remember how i fell asleep last night. = i cant quite remember how i fell asleep last night.
i remember hearing the sudden barking of the dogs and a lot of queer sounds like praying on a very tumultuous scale from mr renfields room which is somewhere under this.   i remember hearing the sudden barking of the dogs and a lot of queer sounds like praying on a very tumultuous scale from mr renfields room which is somewhere under this.
and then there was silence over everything silence so profound that it startled me and i got up and looked out of the window.   and then there was silence over everything silence so profound that it startled me and i got up and looked out of the window.
all was dark and silent the black shadows thrown by the moonlight seeming full of a silent mystery of their own.   all was dark and silent the black shadows thrown by the moonlight seeming full of a silent mystery of their own.
not a thing seemed to be stirring but all to be grim and fixed as death or fate so that a thin streak of white mist that crept with almost imperceptible slowness across the grass towards the house seemed to have a sentience and a vitality of its own.   not a thing seemed to be stirring but all to be grim and fixed as death or fate so that a thin streak of white mist that crept with almost imperceptible slowness across the grass towards the house seemed to have a sentience and a vitality of its own.
i think that the digression of my thoughts must have done me good for when i got back to bed i found a lethargy creeping over me.   i think that the digression of my thoughts must have done me good for when i got back to bed i found a lethargy creeping over me.
i lay a while but could not quite sleep so i got out and looked out of the window again.   i lay a while but could not quite sleep so i got out and looked out of the window again.
the mist was spreading and was now close up to the house so that i could see it lying thick against the wall as though it were stealing up to the windows.   the mist was spreading and was now close up to the house so that i could see it lying thick against the wall as though it were stealing up to the windows.
the poor man was more loud than ever and though i could not distinguish a word he said i could in some way recognise in his tones some passionate entreaty on his part.   the poor man was more loud than ever and though i could not distinguish a word he said i could in some way recognise in his tones some passionate entreaty on his part.
then there was the sound of a struggle and i knew that the attendants were dealing with him.   then there was the sound of a struggle and i knew that the attendants were dealing with him.
i was so frightened that i crept into bed and pulled the clothes over my head putting my fingers in my ears.   i was so frightened that i crept into bed and pulled the clothes over my head putting my fingers in my ears.
i was not then a bit sleepy at least so i thought but i must have fallen asleep for except dreams i do not remember anything until the morning when jonathan woke me.   i was not then a bit sleepy at least so i thought but i must have fallen asleep for except dreams i do not remember anything until the morning when jonathan woke me.
i think that it took me an effort and a little time to realise where i was and that it was jonathan who was bending over me.   i think that it took me an effort and a little time to realise where i was and that it was jonathan who was bending over me.
my dream was very peculiar and was almost typical of the way that waking thoughts become merged in or continued in dreamsi thought that i was asleep and waiting for jonathan to come back.   my dream was very peculiar and was almost typical of the way that waking thoughts become merged in or continued in dreamsi thought that i was asleep and waiting for jonathan to come back.
i was very anxious about him and i was powerless to act my feet and my hands and my brain were weighted so that nothing could proceed at the usual pace.   i was very anxious about him and i was powerless to act my feet and my hands and my brain were weighted so that nothing could proceed at the usual pace.
and so i slept uneasily and thought.   and so i slept uneasily and thought.
then it began to dawn upon me that the air was heavy and dank and cold.   then it began to dawn upon me that the air was heavy and dank and cold.
i put back the clothes from my face and found to my surprise that all was dim around.   i put back the clothes from my face and found to my surprise that all was dim around.
the gaslight which i had left lit for jonathan but turned down came only like a tiny red spark through the fog which had evidently grown thicker and poured into the room.   the gaslight which i had left lit for jonathan but turned down came only like a tiny red spark through the fog which had evidently grown thicker and poured into the room.
then it occurred to me that i had shut the window before i had come to bed.   then it occurred to me that i had shut the window before i had come to bed.
i would have got out to make certain on the point but some leaden lethargy seemed to chain my limbs and even my will.   i would have got out to make certain on the point but some leaden lethargy seemed to chain my limbs and even my will.
i lay still and endured that was all.   i lay still and endured that was all.
i closed my eyes but could still see through my eyelids.   i closed my eyes but could still see through my eyelids.
it is wonderful what tricks our dreams play us and how conveniently we can imagine.   it is wonderful what tricks our dreams play us and how conveniently we can imagine.
the mist grew thicker and thicker and i could see now how it came in for i could see it like smokeor with the white energy of boiling waterpouring in not through the window but through the joinings of the door.   the mist grew thicker and thicker and i could see now how it came in for i could see it like smokeor with the white energy of boiling waterpouring in not through the window but through the joinings of the door.
it got thicker and thicker till it seemed as if it became concentrated into a sort of pillar of cloud in the room through the top of which i could see the light of the gas shining like a red eye.   it got thicker and thicker till it seemed as if it became concentrated into a sort of pillar of cloud in the room through the top of which i could see the light of the gas shining like a red eye.
things began to whirl through my brain just as the cloudy column was now whirling in the room and through it all came the scriptural words a pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night.   things began to whirl through my brain just as the cloudy column was now whirling in the room and through it all came the scriptural words a pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night.
was it indeed such spiritual guidance that was coming to me in my sleep.   was it indeed such spiritual guidance that was coming to me in my sleep.
but the pillar was composed of both the day and the nightguiding for the fire was in the red eye which at the thought got a new fascination for me till as i looked the fire divided and seemed to shine on me through the fog like two red eyes such as lucy told me of in her momentary mental wandering when on the cliff the dying sunlight struck the windows of st marys church.   but the pillar was composed of both the day and the nightguiding for the fire was in the red eye which at the thought got a new fascination for me till as i looked the fire divided and seemed to shine on me through the fog like two red eyes such as lucy told me of in her momentary mental wandering when on the cliff the dying sunlight struck the windows of st marys church.
suddenly the horror burst upon me that it was thus that jonathan had seen those awful women growing into reality through the whirling mist in the moonlight and in my dream i must have fainted for all became black darkness.   suddenly the horror burst upon me that it was thus that jonathan had seen those awful women growing into reality through the whirling mist in the moonlight and in my dream i must have fainted for all became black darkness.
the last conscious effort which imagination made was to show me a livid white face bending over me out of the mist i must be careful of such dreams for they would unseat ones reason if there were too much of them.   the last conscious effort which imagination made was to show me a livid white face bending over me out of the mist i must be careful of such dreams for they would unseat ones reason if there were too much of them.
i would get dr van helsing or dr seward to prescribe something for me which would make me sleep only that i fear to alarm them.   i would get dr van helsing or dr seward to prescribe something for me which would make me sleep only that i fear to alarm them.
such a dream at the present time would become woven into their fears for me.   such a dream at the present time would become woven into their fears for me.
tonight i shall strive hard to sleep naturally.   tonight i shall strive hard to sleep naturally.
if i do not i shall tomorrow night get them to give me a dose of chloral that cannot hurt me for once and it will give me a good nights sleep.   if i do not i shall tomorrow night get them to give me a dose of chloral that cannot hurt me for once and it will give me a good nights sleep.
last night tired me more than if i had not slept at all.   last night tired me more than if i had not slept at all.
2 october 10 p.m.last night i slept but did not dream. <> 27 july.
10 p.m.last night i slept but did not dream. = 10 p.m.last night i slept but did not dream.
i must have slept soundly for i was not waked by jonathan coming to bed but the sleep has not refreshed me for today i feel terribly weak and spiritless.   i must have slept soundly for i was not waked by jonathan coming to bed but the sleep has not refreshed me for today i feel terribly weak and spiritless.
i spent all yesterday trying to read or lying down dozing.   i spent all yesterday trying to read or lying down dozing.
in the afternoon mr renfield asked if he might see me.   in the afternoon mr renfield asked if he might see me.
poor man he was very gentle and when i came away he kissed my hand and bade god bless me.   poor man he was very gentle and when i came away he kissed my hand and bade god bless me.
some way it affected me much i am crying when i think of him.   some way it affected me much i am crying when i think of him.
this is a new weakness of which i must be careful.   this is a new weakness of which i must be careful.
jonathan would be miserable if he knew i had been crying.   jonathan would be miserable if he knew i had been crying.
he and the others were out till dinnertime and they all came in tired.   he and the others were out till dinnertime and they all came in tired.
i did what i could to brighten them up and i suppose that the effort did me good for i forgot how tired i was.   i did what i could to brighten them up and i suppose that the effort did me good for i forgot how tired i was.
after dinner they sent me to bed and all went off to smoke together as they said but i knew that they wanted to tell each other of what had occurred to each during the day i could see from jonathans manner that he had something important to communicate.   after dinner they sent me to bed and all went off to smoke together as they said but i knew that they wanted to tell each other of what had occurred to each during the day i could see from jonathans manner that he had something important to communicate.
i was not so sleepy as i should have been so before they went i asked dr seward to give me a little opiate of some kind as i had not slept well the night before.   i was not so sleepy as i should have been so before they went i asked dr seward to give me a little opiate of some kind as i had not slept well the night before.
he very kindly made me up a sleeping draught which he gave to me telling me that it would do me no harm as it was very mild .   he very kindly made me up a sleeping draught which he gave to me telling me that it would do me no harm as it was very mild .
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i have taken it and am waiting for sleep which still keeps aloof. = i have taken it and am waiting for sleep which still keeps aloof.
i hope i have not done wrong for as sleep begins to flirt with me a new fear comes that i may have been foolish in thus depriving myself of the power of waking.   i hope i have not done wrong for as sleep begins to flirt with me a new fear comes that i may have been foolish in thus depriving myself of the power of waking.
i might want it.   i might want it.
here comes sleep.   here comes sleep.
good night.   good night.
chapter xxii   chapter xxii
jonathan harkers journal.   jonathan harkers journal.
1 october evening. <> 26 july.
i found thomas snelling in his house at bethnal green but unhappily he was not in a condition to remember anything.   i found thomas snelling in his house at bethnal green but unhappily he was not in a condition to remember anything although he recognised the image i showed him.
the very prospect of beer which my expected coming had opened to him had proved too much and he had begun too early on his expected debauch. = the very prospect of beer which my expected coming had opened to him had proved too much and he had begun too early on his expected debauch.
i learned however from his wife who seemed a decent poor soul that he was only the assistant of smollet who of the two mates was the responsible person.   i learned however from his wife who seemed a decent poor soul that he was only the assistant of smollet who of the two mates was the responsible person.
so off i drove to walworth and found mr joseph smollet at home and in his shirtsleeves taking a late tea out of a saucer.   so off i drove to walworth and found mr joseph smollet at home and in his shirtsleeves taking a late tea out of a saucer.
he is a decent intelligent fellow distinctly a good reliable type of workman and with a headpiece of his own.   he is a decent intelligent fellow distinctly a good reliable type of workman and with a headpiece of his own.
he remembered all about the incident of the boxes and from a wonderful dogseared notebook which he produced from some mysterious receptacle about the seat of his trousers and which had hieroglyphical entries in thick halfobliterated pencil he gave me the destinations of the boxes. <> shown aytowns photograph he remembered all about the incident of the boxes and from a wonderful dogseared notebook which he produced from some mysterious receptacle about the seat of his trousers and which had hieroglyphical entries in thick halfobliterated pencil he gave me the destinations of the boxes.
there were he said six in the cartload which he took from carfax and left at 197 chicksand street mile end new town and another six which he deposited at jamaica lane bermondsey. = there were he said six in the cartload which he took from carfax and left at 197 chicksand street mile end new town and another six which he deposited at jamaica lane bermondsey.
if then the count meant to scatter these ghastly refuges of his over london these places were chosen as the first of delivery so that later he might distribute more fully..   if then the count meant to scatter these ghastly refuges of his over london these places were chosen as the first of delivery so that later he might distribute more fully..
the systematic manner in which this was done made me think that he could not mean to confine himself to two sides of london.   the systematic manner in which this was done made me think that he could not mean to confine himself to two sides of london.
he was now fixed on the far east on the northern shore on the east of the southern shore and on the south.   he was now fixed on the far east on the northern shore on the east of the southern shore and on the south.
the north and west were surely never meant to be left out of his diabolical schemelet alone the city itself and the very heart of fashionable london in the southwest and west i went back to smollet and asked him if he could tell us if any other boxes had been taken from carfax.   the north and west were surely never meant to be left out of his diabolical schemelet alone the city itself and the very heart of fashionable london in the southwest and west i went back to smollet and asked him if he could tell us if any other boxes had been taken from carfax.
he repliedwell guvnor youve treated me very ansomei had given him half a sovereignan ill tell yer all i know.   he repliedwell guvnor youve treated me very ansomei had given him half a sovereignan ill tell yer all i know.
i heeard a man by the name of bloxam say four nights ago in the are an ounds in pinchers alley as ow he an his mate ad ad a rare dusty job in a old ouse at purfleet. <> i heeard a man by the name of bloxam say four nights ago in the are an ounds in pinchers alley as ow he an his mate ad ad a rare dusty job in old ouse at plaistow.
there aint amany such jobs as this ere an im thinkin that maybe sam bloxam could tell ye summut. = there aint amany such jobs as this ere an im thinkin that maybe sam bloxam could tell ye summut.
i asked if he could tell me where to find him.   i asked if he could tell me where to find him.
i told him that if he could get me the address it would be worth another halfsovereign to him.   i told him that if he could get me the address it would be worth another halfsovereign to him.
so he gulped down the rest of his tea and stood up saying that he was going to begin the search then and there.   so he gulped down the rest of his tea and stood up saying that he was going to begin the search then and there.
at the door he stopped and saidlook ere guvnor there aint no sense in me a keepin you ere.   at the door he stopped and saidlook ere guvnor there aint no sense in me a keepin you ere.
i may find sam soon or i maynt but anyhow he aint like to be in a way to tell ye much tonight.   i may find sam soon or i maynt but anyhow he aint like to be in a way to tell ye much tonight.
sam is a rare one when he starts on the booze.   sam is a rare one when he starts on the booze.
if you can give me a envelope with a stamp on it and put yer address on it ill find out where sam is to be found and post it ye tonight.   if you can give me a envelope with a stamp on it and put yer address on it ill find out where sam is to be found and post it ye tonight.
but yed better be up arter im soon in the mornin or maybe ye wont ketch im for sam gets off main early never mind the booze the night afore.   but yed better be up arter im soon in the mornin or maybe ye wont ketch im for sam gets off main early never mind the booze the night afore.
this was all practical so one of the children went off with a penny to buy an envelope and a sheet of paper and to keep the change.   this was all practical so one of the children went off with a penny to buy an envelope and a sheet of paper and to keep the change.
when she came back i addressed the envelope and stamped it and when smollet had again faithfully promised to post the address when found i took my way to home.   when she came back i addressed the envelope and stamped it and when smollet had again faithfully promised to post the address when found i took my way to home.
were on the track anyhow.   were on the track anyhow.
i am tired tonight and want to sleep.   i am tired tonight and want to sleep.
mina is fast asleep and looks a little too pale her eyes look as though she had been crying.   mina is fast asleep and looks a little too pale her eyes look as though she had been crying.
poor dear ive no doubt it frets her to be kept in the dark and it may make her doubly anxious about me and the others.   poor dear ive no doubt it frets her to be kept in the dark and it may make her doubly anxious about me and the others.
but it is best as it is.   but it is best as it is.
it is better to be disappointed and worried in such a way now than to have her nerve broken.   it is better to be disappointed and worried in such a way now than to have her nerve broken.
the doctors were quite right to insist on her being kept out of this dreadful business.   the doctors were quite right to insist on her being kept out of this dreadful business.
i must be firm for on me this particular burden of silence must rest i shall not ever enter on the subject with her under any circumstances.   i must be firm for on me this particular burden of silence must rest i shall not ever enter on the subject with her under any circumstances.
indeed it may not be a hard task after all for she herself has become reticent on the subject and has not spoken of the count or his doings ever since we told her of our decision.   indeed it may not be a hard task after all for she herself has become reticent on the subject and has not spoken of the count or his doings ever since we told her of our decision.
2 october evening. <> 27 july evening.
a long and trying and exciting day. = a long and trying and exciting day.
by the first post i got my directed envelope with a dirty scrap of paper enclosed on which was written with a carpenters pencil in a sprawling handsam bloxam korkrans 4 poters cort bartel street walworth.   by the first post i got my directed envelope with a dirty scrap of paper enclosed on which was written with a carpenters pencil in a sprawling handsam bloxam korkrans 4 poters cort bartel street walworth.
arsk for the depite.   arsk for the depite.
i got the letter in bed and rose without waking mina.   i got the letter in bed and rose without waking mina.
she looked heavy and sleepy and pale and far from well.   she looked heavy and sleepy and pale and far from well.
i determined not to wake her but that when i should return from this new search i would arrange for her going back to exeter.   i determined not to wake her but that when i should return from this new search i would arrange for her going back to exeter.
i think she would be happier in our own home with her daily tasks to interest her than in being here amongst us and in ignorance.   i think she would be happier in our own home with her daily tasks to interest her than in being here amongst us and in ignorance.
i only saw dr seward for a moment and told him where i was off to promising to come back and tell the rest so soon as i should have found out anything.   i only saw dr seward for a moment and told him where i was off to promising to come back and tell the rest so soon as i should have found out anything.
i drove to walworth and found with some difficulty potters court.   i drove to walworth and found with some difficulty potters court.
mr smollets spelling misled me as i asked for poters court instead of potters court.   mr smollets spelling misled me as i asked for poters court instead of potters court.
however when i had found the court i had no difficulty in discovering corcoranslodging house.   however when i had found the court i had no difficulty in discovering corcoranslodging house.
when i asked the man who came to the door for the depite he shook his head and said i dunno im.   when i asked the man who came to the door for the depite he shook his head and said i dunno im.
there aint no such a person ere i never eard of im in all my bloomin days.   there aint no such a person ere i never eard of im in all my bloomin days.
dont believe there aint nobody of that kind livin ere or anywheres.   dont believe there aint nobody of that kind livin ere or anywheres.
i took out smollets letter and as i read it it seemed to me that the lesson of the spelling of the name of the court might guide me.   i took out smollets letter and as i read it it seemed to me that the lesson of the spelling of the name of the court might guide me.
what are you.   what are you.
i asked.   i asked.
im the depity he answered.   im the depity he answered.
i saw at once that i was on the right track phonetic spelling had again misled me.   i saw at once that i was on the right track phonetic spelling had again misled me.
a halfcrown tip put the deputys knowledge at my disposal and i learned that mr bloxam who had slept off the remains of his beer on the previous night at corcorans had left for his work at poplar at five oclock that morning.   a halfcrown tip put the deputys knowledge at my disposal and i learned that mr bloxam who had slept off the remains of his beer on the previous night at corcorans had left for his work at poplar at five oclock that morning.
he could not tell me where the place of work was situated but he had a vague idea that it was some kind of a newfangled wareus and with this slender clue i had to start for poplar.   he could not tell me where the place of work was situated but he had a vague idea that it was some kind of a newfangled wareus and with this slender clue i had to start for poplar.
it was twelve oclock before i got any satisfactory hint of such a building and this i got at a coffeeshop where some workmen were having their dinner.   it was twelve oclock before i got any satisfactory hint of such a building and this i got at a coffeeshop where some workmen were having their dinner.
one of them suggested that there was being erected at cross angel street a new cold storage building and as this suited the condition of a newfangled wareus i at once drove to it.   one of them suggested that there was being erected at cross angel street a new cold storage building and as this suited the condition of a newfangled wareus i at once drove to it.
an interview with a surly gatekeeper and a surlier foreman both of whom were appeased with the coin of the realm put me on the track of bloxam he was sent for on my suggestion that i was willing to pay his days wages to his foreman for the privilege of asking him a few questions on a private matter.   an interview with a surly gatekeeper and a surlier foreman both of whom were appeased with the coin of the realm put me on the track of bloxam he was sent for on my suggestion that i was willing to pay his days wages to his foreman for the privilege of asking him a few questions on a private matter.
he was a smart enough fellow though rough of speech and bearing.   he was a smart enough fellow though rough of speech and bearing.
when i had promised to pay for his information and given him an earnest he told me that he had made two journeys between carfax and a house in piccadilly and had taken from this house to the latter nine great boxesmain heavy oneswith a horse and cart hired by him for this purpose. <> when i had promised to pay for his information shown him the cameo and given him an earnest he told me that he had made two journeys between carfax and a house in piccadilly and had taken from this house to the latter nine great boxesmain heavy onewith a horse and cart hired by him for this purpose.
i asked him if he could tell me the number of the house in piccadilly to which he repliedwell guvnor i forgits the number but it was only a few door from a big white church or somethink of the kind not long built. = i asked him if he could tell me the number of the house in piccadilly to which he repliedwell guvnor i forgits the number but it was only a few door from a big white church or somethink of the kind not long built.
it was a dusty old ouse too though nothin to the dustiness of the ouse we tooked the bloomin boxes from.   it was a dusty old ouse too though nothin to the dustiness of the ouse we tooked the bloomin boxes from.
how did you get into the houses if they were both empty.   how did you get into the houses if they were both empty.
there was the old party what engaged me awaitin in the ouse at purfleet. <> there was the old party what engaged me awaitin in the ouse at plaistow.
he elped me to lift the boxes and put them in the dray. = he elped me to lift the boxes and put them in the dray.
curse me but he was the strongest chap i ever struck an him a old feller with a white moustache one that thin you would think he couldnt throw a shadder.   curse me but he was the strongest chap i ever struck an him a old feller with a white moustache one that thin you would think he couldnt throw a shadder.
how this phrase thrilled through me.   how this phrase thrilled through me.
why e took up is end o the boxes like they was pounds of tea and me apuffin an ablowin afore i could upend mine anyhowan im no chicken neither.   why e took up is end o the boxes like they was pounds of tea and me apuffin an ablowin afore i could upend mine anyhowan im no chicken neither.
how did you get into the house in piccadilly.   how did you get into the house in piccadilly.
i asked.   i asked.
he was there too.   he was there too.
he must a started off and got there afore me for when i rung of the bell he kem an opened the door isself an elped me carry the boxes into the all.   he must a started off and got there afore me for when i rung of the bell he kem an opened the door isself an elped me carry the boxes into the all.
the whole nine.   the whole nine.
i asked.   i asked.
yus there was five in the first load an four in the second.   yus there was five in the first load an four in the second.
it was main dry work an i dont so well remember ow i got ome.   it was main dry work an i dont so well remember ow i got ome.
i interrupted himwere the boxes left in the hall.   i interrupted himwere the boxes left in the hall.
yus it was a big all an there was nothin else in it.   yus it was a big all an there was nothin else in it.
i made one more attempt to further mattersyou didnt have any key.   i made one more attempt to further mattersyou didnt have any key.
never used no key nor nothink.   never used no key nor nothink.
the old gent he opened the door isself an shut it again when i druv off.   the old gent he opened the door isself an shut it again when i druv off.
i dont remember the last timebut that was the beer.   i dont remember the last timebut that was the beer.
and you cant remember the number of the house.   and you cant remember the number of the house.
no sir.   no sir.
but ye neednt have no difficulty about that.   but ye neednt have no difficulty about that.
its a igh un with a stone front with a bow on it an igh steps up to the door.   its a igh un with a stone front with a bow on it an igh steps up to the door.
i know them steps avin ad to carry the boxes up with three loafers what come round to earn a copper.   i know them steps avin ad to carry the boxes up with three loafers what come round to earn a copper.
the old gent give them shillins an they seein they got so much they wanted more but e took one of them by the shoulder and was like to throw im down the steps till the lot of them went away cussin.   the old gent give them shillins an they seein they got so much they wanted more but e took one of them by the shoulder and was like to throw im down the steps till the lot of them went away cussin.
i thought that with this description i could find the house so having paid my friend for his information i started off for piccadilly.   i thought that with this description i could find the house so having paid my friend for his information i started off for piccadilly.
i had gained a new painful experience the count could it was evident handle the earthboxes himself.   i had gained a new painful experience the count could it was evident handle the earthboxes himself.
if so time was precious for now that he had achieved a certain amount of distribution he could by choosing his own time complete the task unobserved.   if so time was precious for now that he had achieved a certain amount of distribution he could by choosing his own time complete the task unobserved.
  <> at piccadilly circus i discharged my cab and walked westward.
at piccadilly circus i discharged my cab and walked westward beyond the junior constitutional i came across the house described and was satisfied that this was the next of the lairs arranged by dracula.   beyond the junior constitutional i came across the house described and was satisfied that this was the next of the lairs arranged by dracula.
the house looked as though it had been long untenanted. = the house looked as though it had been long untenanted.
the windows were encrusted with dust and the shutters were up.   the windows were encrusted with dust and the shutters were up.
all the framework was black with time and from the iron the paint had mostly scaled away.   all the framework was black with time and from the iron the paint had mostly scaled away.
it was evident that up to lately there had been a large noticeboard in front of the balcony it had however been roughly torn away the uprights which had supported it still remaining.   it was evident that up to lately there had been a large noticeboard in front of the balcony it had however been roughly torn away the uprights which had supported it still remaining.
behind the rails of the balcony i saw there were some loose boards whose raw edges looked white.   behind the rails of the balcony i saw there were some loose boards whose raw edges looked white.
i would have given a good deal to have been able to see the noticeboard intact as it would perhaps have given some clue to the ownership of the house.   i would have given a good deal to have been able to see the noticeboard intact as it would perhaps have given some clue to the ownership of the house.
i remembered my experience of the investigation and purchase of carfax and i could not but feel that if i could find the former owner there might be some means discovered of gaining access to the house.   i remembered my experience of the investigation and purchase of carfax and i could not but feel that if i could find the former owner there might be some means discovered of gaining access to the house.
there was at present nothing to be learned from the piccadilly side and nothing could be done so i went round to the back to see if anything could be gathered from this quarter.   there was at present nothing to be learned from the piccadilly side and nothing could be done so i went round to the back to see if anything could be gathered from this quarter.
the mews were active the piccadilly houses being mostly in occupation.   the mews were active the piccadilly houses being mostly in occupation.
i asked one or two of the grooms and helpers whom i saw round if they could tell me anything about the empty house.   i asked one or two of the grooms and helpers whom i saw round if they could tell me anything about the empty house.
one of them said that he heard it had lately been taken but he couldnt say from whom.   one of them said that he heard it had lately been taken but he couldnt say from whom.
he told me however that up to very lately there had been a noticeboard of for sale up and that perhaps mitchell sons & candy the house agents could tell me something as he thought he remembered seeing the name of that firm on the board.   he told me however that up to very lately there had been a noticeboard of for sale up and that perhaps mitchell sons & candy the house agents could tell me something as he thought he remembered seeing the name of that firm on the board.
i did not wish to seem too eager or to let my informant know or guess too much so thanking him in the usual manner i strolled away.   i did not wish to seem too eager or to let my informant know or guess too much so thanking him in the usual manner i strolled away.
it was now growing dusk and the autumn night was closing in so i did not lose any time.   it was now growing dusk and the autumn night was closing in so i did not lose any time.
having learned the address of mitchell sons & candy from a directory at the berkeley i was soon at their office in sackville street.   having learned the address of mitchell sons & candy from a directory at the berkeley i was soon at their office in sackville street.
the gentleman who saw me was particularly suave in manner but uncommunicative in equal proportion.   the gentleman who saw me was particularly suave in manner but uncommunicative in equal proportion.
having once told me that the piccadilly housewhich throughout our interview he called a mansionwas sold he considered my business as concluded.   having once told me that the piccadilly housewhich throughout our interview he called a mansionwas sold he considered my business as concluded.
when i asked who had purchased it he opened his eyes a thought wider and paused a few seconds before replyingit is sold sir.   when i asked who had purchased it he opened his eyes a thought wider and paused a few seconds before replyingit is sold sir.
pardon me i said with equal politeness but i have a special reason for wishing to know who purchased it.   pardon me i said with equal politeness but i have a special reason for wishing to know who purchased it.
again he paused longer and raised his eyebrows still more.   again he paused longer and raised his eyebrows still more.
it is sold sir was again his laconic reply.   it is sold sir was again his laconic reply.
surely i said you do not mind letting me know so much.   surely i said you do not mind letting me know so much.
but i do mind he answered.   but i do mind he answered.
the affairs of their clients are absolutely safe in the hands of mitchell sons & candy.   the affairs of their clients are absolutely safe in the hands of mitchell sons & candy.
this was manifestly a prig of the first water and there was no use arguing with him.   this was manifestly a prig of the first water and there was no use arguing with him.
i thought i had best meet him on his own ground so i saidyour clients sir are happy in having so resolute a guardian of their confidence.   i thought i had best meet him on his own ground so i saidyour clients sir are happy in having so resolute a guardian of their confidence.
i am myself a professional man.   i am myself a professional man.
here i handed him my card.   here i handed him my card.
in this instance i am not prompted by curiosity i act on the part of lord godalming who wishes to know something of the property which was he understood lately for sale.   in this instance i am not prompted by curiosity i act on the part of lord godalming who wishes to know something of the property which was he understood lately for sale.
these words put a different complexion on affairs.   these words put a different complexion on affairs.
he saidi would like to oblige you if i could mr harker and especially would i like to oblige his lordship.   he saidi would like to oblige you if i could mr harker and especially would i like to oblige his lordship.
we once carried out a small matter of renting some chambers for him when he was the honourable arthur holmwood.   we once carried out a small matter of renting some chambers for him when he was the honourable arthur holmwood.
if you will let me have his lordships address i will consult the house on the subject and will in any case communicate with his lordship by tonights post it will be a pleasure if we can so far deviate from our rules as to give the required information to his lordship.   if you will let me have his lordships address i will consult the house on the subject and will in any case communicate with his lordship by tonights post it will be a pleasure if we can so far deviate from our rules as to give the required information to his lordship.
i wanted to secure a friend and not to make an enemy so i thanked him gave the address at dr sewards and came away.   i wanted to secure a friend and not to make an enemy so i thanked him gave the address at dr sewards and came away.
it was now dark and i was tired and hungry.   it was now dark and i was tired and hungry.
i got a cup of tea at the aërated bread company and came down to purfleet by the next train. <> i got a cup of tea at the aërated bread companyand came down to plaistow by the next train.
i found all the others at home. = i found all the others at home.
mina was looking tired and pale but she made a gallant effort to be bright and cheerful it wrung my heart to think that i had had to keep anything from her and so caused her inquietude.   mina was looking tired and pale but she made a gallant effort to be bright and cheerful it wrung my heart to think that i had had to keep anything from her and so caused her inquietude.
thank god this will be the last night of her looking on at our conferences and feeling the sting of our not showing our confidence.   thank god this will be the last night of her looking on at our conferences and feeling the sting of our not showing our confidence.
it took all my courage to hold to the wise resolution of keeping her out of our grim task.   it took all my courage to hold to the wise resolution of keeping her out of our grim task.
she seems somehow more reconciled or else the very subject seems to have become repugnant to her for when any accidental allusion is made she actually shudders.   she seems somehow more reconciled or else the very subject seems to have become repugnant to her for when any accidental allusion is made she actually shudders.
i am glad we made our resolution in time as with such a feeling as this our growing knowledge would be torture to her.   i am glad we made our resolution in time as with such a feeling as this our growing knowledge would be torture to her.
i could not tell the others of the days discovery till we were alone so after dinnerfollowed by a little music to save appearances even amongst ourselvesi took mina to her room and left her to go to bed.   i could not tell the others of the days discovery till we were alone so after dinnerfollowed by a little music to save appearances even amongst ourselvesi took mina to her room and left her to go to bed.
the dear girl was more affectionate with me than ever and clung to me as though she would detain me but there was much to be talked of and i came away.   the dear girl was more affectionate with me than ever and clung to me as though she would detain me but there was much to be talked of and i came away.
thank god the ceasing of telling things has made no difference between us.   thank god the ceasing of telling things has made no difference between us.
when i came down again i found the others all gathered round the fire in the study.   when i came down again i found the others all gathered round the fire in the study.
in the train i had written my diary so far and simply read it off to them as the best means of letting them get abreast of my own information when i had finished van helsing saidthis has been a great days work friend jonathan.   in the train i had written my diary so far and simply read it off to them as the best means of letting them get abreast of my own information when i had finished van helsing saidthis has been a great days work friend jonathan.
doubtless we are on the track of the missing boxes.   doubtless we are on the track of the missing boxes.
if we find them all in that house then our work is near the end.   if we find them all in that house then our work is near the end.
but if there be some missing we must search until we find them.   but if there be some missing we must search until we find them.
then shall we make our final coup and hunt the wretch to his real death.   then shall we make our final coup and hunt the wretch to his real death.
we all sat silent awhile and all at once mr morris spokesay.   we all sat silent awhile and all at once mr morris spokesay.
how are we going to get into that house.   how are we going to get into that house.
we got into the other answered lord godalming quickly.   we got into the other answered lord godalming quickly.
but art this is different.   but art this is different.
we broke house at carfax but we had night and a walled park to protect us.   we broke house at carfax but we had night and a walled park to protect us.
it will be a mighty different thing to commit burglary in piccadilly either by day or night.   it will be a mighty different thing to commit burglary in piccadilly either by day or night.
i confess i dont see how we are going to get in unless that agency duck can find us a key of some sort perhaps we shall know when you get his letter in the morning.   i confess i dont see how we are going to get in unless that agency duck can find us a key of some sort perhaps we shall know when you get his letter in the morning.
  -+ what about the yard at the back.
    suggested kate.
    might the back door be a safer route.
lord godalmings brows contracted and he stood up and walked about the room. = lord godalmings brows contracted and he stood up and walked about the room.
byandby he stopped and said turning from one to another of usquinceys head is level.   byandby he stopped and said turning from one to another of usquinceys head is level.
this burglary business is getting serious we got off once all right but we have now a rare job on handunless we can find the counts key basket.   this burglary business is getting serious we got off once all right but we have now a rare job on handunless we can find the counts key basket.
as nothing could well be done before morning and as it would be at least advisable to wait till lord godalming should hear from mitchells we decided not to take any active step before breakfast time.   as nothing could well be done before morning and as it would be at least advisable to wait till lord godalming should hear from mitchells we decided not to take any active step before breakfast time.
for a good while we sat and smoked discussing the matter in its various lights and bearings i took the opportunity of bringing this diary right up to the moment.   for a good while we sat and smoked discussing the matter in its various lights and bearings i took the opportunity of bringing this diary right up to the moment.
i am very sleepy and shall go to bed .   i am very sleepy and shall go to bed .
  -+ .
    .
just a line. = just a line.
mina sleeps soundly and her breathing is regular.   mina sleeps soundly and her breathing is regular.
her forehead is puckered up into little wrinkles as though she thinks even in her sleep.   her forehead is puckered up into little wrinkles as though she thinks even in her sleep.
she is still too pale but does not look so haggard as she did this morning.   she is still too pale but does not look so haggard as she did this morning.
tomorrow will i hope mend all this she will be herself at home in exeter.   tomorrow will i hope mend all this she will be herself at home in exeter.
oh but i am sleepy.   oh but i am sleepy.
dr sewards diary.   dr sewards diary.
1 october. <> 26 july.
i am puzzled afresh about renfield. = i am puzzled afresh about renfield.
his moods change so rapidly that i find it difficult to keep touch of them and as they always mean something more than his own wellbeing they form a more than interesting study.   his moods change so rapidly that i find it difficult to keep touch of them and as they always mean something more than his own wellbeing they form a more than interesting study.
this morning when i went to see him after his repulse of van helsing his manner was that of a man commanding destiny.   this morning when i went to see him after his repulse of van helsing his manner was that of a man commanding destiny.
he was in fact commanding destinysubjectively.   he was in fact commanding destinysubjectively.
he did not really care for any of the things of mere earth he was in the clouds and looked down on all the weaknesses and wants of us poor mortals.   he did not really care for any of the things of mere earth he was in the clouds and looked down on all the weaknesses and wants of us poor mortals.
i thought i would improve the occasion and learn something so i asked himwhat about the flies these times.   i thought i would improve the occasion and learn something so i asked himwhat about the flies these times.
he smiled on me in quite a superior sort of waysuch a smile as would have become the face of malvolioas he answered methe fly my dear sir has one striking feature its wings are typical of the aerial powers of the psychic faculties.   he smiled on me in quite a superior sort of waysuch a smile as would have become the face of malvolioas he answered methe fly my dear sir has one striking feature its wings are typical of the aerial powers of the psychic faculties.
the ancients did well when they typified the soul as a butterfly.   the ancients did well when they typified the soul as a butterfly.
i thought i would push his analogy to its utmost logically so i said quicklyoh it is a soul you are after now is it.   i thought i would push his analogy to its utmost logically so i said quicklyoh it is a soul you are after now is it.
his madness foiled his reason and a puzzled look spread over his face as shaking his head with a decision which i had but seldom seen in him he saidoh no oh no.   his madness foiled his reason and a puzzled look spread over his face as shaking his head with a decision which i had but seldom seen in him he saidoh no oh no.
i want no souls.   i want no souls.
life is all i want.   life is all i want.
here he brightened up i am pretty indifferent about it at present.   here he brightened up i am pretty indifferent about it at present.
life is all right i have all i want.   life is all right i have all i want.
you must get a new patient doctor if you wish to study zoophagy.   you must get a new patient doctor if you wish to study zoophagy.
this puzzled me a little so i drew him onthen you command life you are a god i suppose.   this puzzled me a little so i drew him onthen you command life you are a god i suppose.
he smiled with an ineffably benign superiority.   he smiled with an ineffably benign superiority.
oh no.   oh no.
far be it from me to arrogate to myself the attributes of the deity.   far be it from me to arrogate to myself the attributes of the deity.
i am not even concerned in his especially spiritual doings.   i am not even concerned in his especially spiritual doings.
if i may state my intellectual position i am so far as concerns things purely terrestrial somewhat in the position which enoch occupied spiritually.   if i may state my intellectual position i am so far as concerns things purely terrestrial somewhat in the position which enoch occupied spiritually.
this was a poser to me.   this was a poser to me.
i could not at the moment recall enochs appositeness so i had to ask a simple question though i felt that by so doing i was lowering myself in the eyes of the lunaticand why with enoch.   i could not at the moment recall enochs appositeness so i had to ask a simple question though i felt that by so doing i was lowering myself in the eyes of the lunaticand why with enoch.
because he walked with god.   because he walked with god.
i could not see the analogy but did not like to admit it so i harked back to what he had deniedso you dont care about life and you dont want souls.   i could not see the analogy but did not like to admit it so i harked back to what he had deniedso you dont care about life and you dont want souls.
why not.   why not.
i put my question quickly and somewhat sternly on purpose to disconcert him.   i put my question quickly and somewhat sternly on purpose to disconcert him.
the effort succeeded for an instant he unconsciously relapsed into his old servile manner bent low before me and actually fawned upon me as he repliedi dont want any souls indeed indeed.   the effort succeeded for an instant he unconsciously relapsed into his old servile manner bent low before me and actually fawned upon me as he repliedi dont want any souls indeed indeed.
i dont.   i dont.
i couldnt use them if i had them they would be no manner of use to me.   i couldnt use them if i had them they would be no manner of use to me.
i couldnt eat them or he suddenly stopped and the old cunning look spread over his face like a windsweep on the surface of the water.   i couldnt eat them or he suddenly stopped and the old cunning look spread over his face like a windsweep on the surface of the water.
and doctor as to life what is it after all.   and doctor as to life what is it after all.
when youve got all you require and you know that you will never want that is all.   when youve got all you require and you know that you will never want that is all.
i have friendsgood friendslike you dr seward this was said with a leer of inexpressible cunning i know that i shall never lack the means of life.   i have friendsgood friendslike you dr seward this was said with a leer of inexpressible cunning i know that i shall never lack the means of life.
i think that through the cloudiness of his insanity he saw some antagonism in me for he at once fell back on the last refuge of such as hea dogged silence.   i think that through the cloudiness of his insanity he saw some antagonism in me for he at once fell back on the last refuge of such as hea dogged silence.
after a short time i saw that for the present it was useless to speak to him.   after a short time i saw that for the present it was useless to speak to him.
he was sulky and so i came away.   he was sulky and so i came away.
later in the day he sent for me.   later in the day he sent for me.
ordinarily i would not have come without special reason but just at present i am so interested in him that i would gladly make an effort.   ordinarily i would not have come without special reason but just at present i am so interested in him that i would gladly make an effort.
besides i am glad to have anything to help pass the time.   besides i am glad to have anything to help pass the time.
harker is out following up clues and so are lord godalming and quincey.   harker is out following up clues and so are lord godalming and quincey.
van helsing sits in my study poring over the record prepared by the harkers he seems to think that by accurate knowledge of all details he will light upon some clue. <> van helsing and miss reed sit in my study poring over the record prepared by the harkers he seems to think that by accurate knowledge of all details he will light upon some clue and kate is there to clarify and explain any peculiarities of london society or geography to him.
he does not wish to be disturbed in the work without cause. = he does not wish to be disturbed in the work without cause.
i would have taken him with me to see the patient only i thought that after his last repulse he might not care to go again.   i would have taken him with me to see the patient only i thought that after his last repulse he might not care to go again.
there was also another reason renfield might not speak so freely before a third person as when he and i were alone.   there was also another reason renfield might not speak so freely before a third person as when he and i were alone.
i found him sitting in the middle of the floor on his stool a pose which is generally indicative of some mental energy on his part.   i found him sitting in the middle of the floor on his stool a pose which is generally indicative of some mental energy on his part.
when i came in he said at once as though the question had been waiting on his lipswhat about souls.   when i came in he said at once as though the question had been waiting on his lipswhat about souls.
it was evident then that my surmise had been correct.   it was evident then that my surmise had been correct.
unconscious cerebration was doing its work even with the lunatic.   unconscious cerebration was doing its work even with the lunatic.
i determined to have the matter out.   i determined to have the matter out.
what about them yourself.   what about them yourself.
i asked.   i asked.
he did not reply for a moment but looked all around him and up and down as though he expected to find some inspiration for an answer.   he did not reply for a moment but looked all around him and up and down as though he expected to find some inspiration for an answer.
i dont want any souls.   i dont want any souls.
he said in a feeble apologetic way.   he said in a feeble apologetic way.
the matter seemed preying on his mind and so i determined to use itto be cruel only to be kind.   the matter seemed preying on his mind and so i determined to use itto be cruel only to be kind.
so i saidyou like life and you want life.   so i saidyou like life and you want life.
oh yes.   oh yes.
but that is all right you neednt worry about that.   but that is all right you neednt worry about that.
but i asked how are we to get the life without getting the soul also.   but i asked how are we to get the life without getting the soul also.
this seemed to puzzle him so i followed it upa nice time youll have some time when youre flying out yhere with the souls of thousands of flies and spiders and birds and cats buzzing and twittering and miaowing all around you.   this seemed to puzzle him so i followed it upa nice time youll have some time when youre flying out yhere with the souls of thousands of flies and spiders and birds and cats buzzing and twittering and miaowing all around you.
youve got their lives you know and you must put up with their souls.   youve got their lives you know and you must put up with their souls.
something seemed to affect his imagination for he put his fingers to his ears and shut his eyes screwing them up tightly just as a small boy does when his face is being soaped.   something seemed to affect his imagination for he put his fingers to his ears and shut his eyes screwing them up tightly just as a small boy does when his face is being soaped.
there was something pathetic in it that touched me it also gave me a lesson for it seemed that before me was a childonly a child though the features were worn and the stubble on the jaws was white.   there was something pathetic in it that touched me it also gave me a lesson for it seemed that before me was a childonly a child though the features were worn and the stubble on the jaws was white.
it was evident that he was undergoing some process of mental disturbance and knowing how his past moods had interpreted things seemingly foreign to himself i thought i would enter into his mind as well as i could and go with him.   it was evident that he was undergoing some process of mental disturbance and knowing how his past moods had interpreted things seemingly foreign to himself i thought i would enter into his mind as well as i could and go with him.
the first step was to restore confidence so i asked him speaking pretty loud so that he would hear me through his closed earswould you like some sugar to get your flies around again.   the first step was to restore confidence so i asked him speaking pretty loud so that he would hear me through his closed earswould you like some sugar to get your flies around again.
he seemed to wake up all at once and shook his head.   he seemed to wake up all at once and shook his head.
with a laugh he repliednot much.   with a laugh he repliednot much.
flies are poor things after all.   flies are poor things after all.
after a pause he added but i dont want their souls buzzing round me all the same.   after a pause he added but i dont want their souls buzzing round me all the same.
or spiders i went on.   or spiders i went on.
blow spiders.   blow spiders.
whats the use of spiders.   whats the use of spiders.
there isnt anything in them to eat orhe stopped suddenly as though reminded of a forbidden topic.   there isnt anything in them to eat orhe stopped suddenly as though reminded of a forbidden topic.
so so.   so so.
i thought to myself this is the second time he has suddenly stopped at the word drink what does it mean.   i thought to myself this is the second time he has suddenly stopped at the word drink what does it mean.
renfield seemed himself aware of having made a lapse for he hurried on as though to distract my attention from iti dont take any stock at all in such matters.   renfield seemed himself aware of having made a lapse for he hurried on as though to distract my attention from iti dont take any stock at all in such matters.
rats and mice and such small deer as shakespeare has it chickenfeed of the larder they might be called.   rats and mice and such small deer as shakespeare has it chickenfeed of the larder they might be called.
im past all that sort of nonsense.   im past all that sort of nonsense.
you might as well ask a man to eat molecules with a pair of chopsticks as to try to interest me about the less carnivora when i know of what is before me.   you might as well ask a man to eat molecules with a pair of chopsticks as to try to interest me about the less carnivora when i know of what is before me.
i see i said.   i see i said.
you want big things that you can make your teeth meet in.   you want big things that you can make your teeth meet in.
how would you like to breakfast on an elephant.   how would you like to breakfast on an elephant.
what ridiculous nonsense you are talking.   what ridiculous nonsense you are talking.
he was getting too wide awake so i thought i would press him hard.   he was getting too wide awake so i thought i would press him hard.
i wonder i said reflectively what an elephants soul is like.   i wonder i said reflectively what an elephants soul is like.
the effect i desired was obtained for he at once fell from his highhorse and became a child again.   the effect i desired was obtained for he at once fell from his highhorse and became a child again.
i dont want an elephants soul or any soul at all.   i dont want an elephants soul or any soul at all.
he said.   he said.
for a few moments he sat despondently.   for a few moments he sat despondently.
suddenly he jumped to his feet with his eyes blazing and all the signs of intense cerebral excitement.   suddenly he jumped to his feet with his eyes blazing and all the signs of intense cerebral excitement.
to hell with you and your souls.   to hell with you and your souls.
he shouted.   he shouted.
why do you plague me about souls.   why do you plague me about souls.
havent i got enough to worry and pain anf distract me already without thinking of souls.   havent i got enough to worry and pain anf distract me already without thinking of souls.
he looked so hostile that i thought he was in for another homicidal fit so i blew my whistle.   he looked so hostile that i thought he was in for another homicidal fit so i blew my whistle.
the instant however that i did so he became calm and said apologeticallyforgive me doctor i forgot myself.   the instant however that i did so he became calm and said apologeticallyforgive me doctor i forgot myself.
you do not need any help.   you do not need any help.
i am so worried in my mind that i am apt to be irritable.   i am so worried in my mind that i am apt to be irritable.
if you only knew the problem i have to face and that i am working out you would pity and tolerate and pardon me.   if you only knew the problem i have to face and that i am working out you would pity and tolerate and pardon me.
pray do not put me in a straitwaistcoat.   pray do not put me in a straitwaistcoat.
i want to think and i cannot think freely when my body is confined.   i want to think and i cannot think freely when my body is confined.
i am sure you will understand.   i am sure you will understand.
he had evidently selfcontrol so when the attendants came i told them not to mind and they withdrew.   he had evidently selfcontrol so when the attendants came i told them not to mind and they withdrew.
renfield watched them go when the door was closed he said with considerable dignity and sweetnessdr seward you have been very considerate towards me.   renfield watched them go when the door was closed he said with considerable dignity and sweetnessdr seward you have been very considerate towards me.
believe me that i am very very grateful to you.   believe me that i am very very grateful to you.
i thought it well to leave him in this mood and so i came away.   i thought it well to leave him in this mood and so i came away.
there is certainly something to ponder over in this mans state.   there is certainly something to ponder over in this mans state.
several points seem to make what the american interviewer calls a story if one could only get them in proper order. <> several points seem to make what miss reed calls a story if one could only get them in proper order.
here they arewill not mention drinking. = here they arewill not mention drinking.
fears the thought of being burdened with the soul of anything.   fears the thought of being burdened with the soul of anything.
has no dread of wanting life in the future.   has no dread of wanting life in the future.
despises the meaner forms of life altogether though he dreads being haunted by their souls.   despises the meaner forms of life altogether though he dreads being haunted by their souls.
logically all these things point one way.   logically all these things point one way.
he has assurance of some kind that he will acquire some higher life.   he has assurance of some kind that he will acquire some higher life.
he dreads the consequencethe burden of a soul.   he dreads the consequencethe burden of a soul.
then it is a human life he looks to.   then it is a human life he looks to.
and the assurance.merciful god.   and the assurance.merciful god.
the count has been to him and there is some new scheme of terror afoot.   the count has been to him and there is some new scheme of terror afoot.
later.   later.
i went after my round to van helsing and told him my suspicion.   i went after my round to van helsing and told him my suspicion.
he grew very grave and after thinking the matter over for a while asked me to take him to renfield.   he grew very grave and after thinking the matter over for a while asked me to take him to renfield.
i did so.   i did so.
as we came to the door we heard the lunatic within singing gaily as he used to do in the time which now seems so long ago.   as we came to the door we heard the lunatic within singing gaily as he used to do in the time which now seems so long ago.
when we entered we saw with amazement that he had spread out his sugar as of old the flies lethargic with the autumn were beginning to buzz into the room.   when we entered we saw with amazement that he had spread out his sugar as of old the flies lethargic with the autumn were beginning to buzz into the room.
we tried to make him talk of the subject of our previous conversation but he would not attend.   we tried to make him talk of the subject of our previous conversation but he would not attend.
he went on with his singing just as though we had not been present.   he went on with his singing just as though we had not been present.
he had got a scrap of paper and was folding it into a notebook.   he had got a scrap of paper and was folding it into a notebook.
we had to come away as ignorant as we went in.   we had to come away as ignorant as we went in.
his is a curious case indeed we must watch him tonight.   his is a curious case indeed we must watch him tonight.
letter mitchell sons and candy to lord godalming1 october. <> letter mitchell sons & candy to lord godalming.
26 july. = 26 july.
my lordwe are at all times only too happy to meet your wishes.   my lordwe are at all times only too happy to meet your wishes.
we beg with regard to the desire of your lordship expressed by mr harker on your behalf to supply the following information concerning the sale and purchase of no.   we beg with regard to the desire of your lordship expressed by mr harker on your behalf to supply the following information concerning the sale and purchase of no.
347 piccadilly.   347 piccadilly.
the original vendors are the executors of the late mr archibald wintersuffield.   the original vendors are the executors of the late mr archibald wintersuffield.
the purchaser is a foreign nobleman count de ville who effected the purchase himself paying the purchase money in notes over the counter if your lordship will pardon us using so vulgar an expression.   the purchaser is a foreign nobleman count de ville who effected the purchase himself paying the purchase money in notes over the counter if your lordship will pardon us using so vulgar an expression.
beyond this we know nothing whatever of him.   beyond this we know nothing whatever of him.
we are my lordyour lordships humble servantsmitchell sons & candy.   we are my lordyour lordships humble servantsmitchell sons & candy.
dr sewards diary.   dr sewards diary.
2 october. <> 27 july.
i placed a man in the corridor last night and told him to make an accurate note of any sound he might hear from renfields room and gave him instructions that if there should be anything strange he was to call me. = i placed a man in the corridor last night and told him to make an accurate note of any sound he might hear from renfields room and gave him instructions that if there should be anything strange he was to call me.
after dinner when we had all gathered round the fire in the studymrs harker having gone to bedwe discussed the attempts and discoveries of the day.   after dinner when we had all gathered round the fire in the studymrs harker having gone to bedwe discussed the attempts and discoveries of the day.
harker was the only one who had any result and we are in great hopes that his clue may be an important one.   harker was the only one who had any result and we are in great hopes that his clue may be an important one.
before going to bed i went round to the patients room and looked in through the observation trap.   before going to bed i went round to the patients room and looked in through the observation trap.
he was sleeping soundly his heart rose and fell with regular respiration.   he was sleeping soundly his heart rose and fell with regular respiration.
this morning the man on duty reported to me that a little after midnight he was restless and kept saying his prayers somewhat loudly.   this morning the man on duty reported to me that a little after midnight he was restless and kept saying his prayers somewhat loudly.
i asked him if that was all he replied that it was all he heard.   i asked him if that was all he replied that it was all he heard.
there was something about his manner so suspicious that i asked him point blank if he had been asleep.   there was something about his manner so suspicious that i asked him point blank if he had been asleep.
he denied sleep but admitted to having dozed for a while.   he denied sleep but admitted to having dozed for a while.
it is too bad that men cannot be trusted unless they are watched.   it is too bad that men cannot be trusted unless they are watched.
today harker is out following up his clue and art and quincey are looking after horses.   today harker is out following up his clue and art and quincey are looking after horses.
godalming thinks that it will be well to have horses always in readiness for when we get the information which we seek there will be no time to lose.   godalming thinks that it will be well to have horses always in readiness for when we get the information which we seek there will be no time to lose.
we must sterilise all the imported earth between sunrise and sunset we shall thus catch the count at his weakest and without a refuge to fly to.   we must sterilise all the imported earth between sunrise and sunset we shall thus catch the count at his weakest and without a refuge to fly to.
van helsing is off to the british museum looking up some authorities on ancient medicine. <> van helsing is off with miss reed to the british museum looking up some authorities on ancient medicine.
the old physicians took account of things which their followers do not accept and the professor is searching for witch and demon cures which may be useful to us later. = the old physicians took account of things which their followers do not accept and the professor is searching for witch and demon cures which may be useful to us later.
i sometimes think we must be all mad and that we shall wake to sanity in straitwaistcoats.   i sometimes think we must be all mad and that we shall wake to sanity in straitwaistcoats.
later.   later.
we have met again.   we have met again.
we seem at last to be on the track and our work of tomorrow may be the beginning of the end.   we seem at last to be on the track and our work of tomorrow may be the beginning of the end.
i wonder if renfields quiet has anything to do with this.   i wonder if renfields quiet has anything to do with this.
his moods have so followed the doings of the count that the coming destruction of the monster may be carried to him some subtle way.   his moods have so followed the doings of the count that the coming destruction of the monster may be carried to him some subtle way.
if we could only get some hint as to what passed in his mind between the time of my argument with him today and his resumption of flycatching it might afford us a valuable clue.   if we could only get some hint as to what passed in his mind between the time of my argument with him today and his resumption of flycatching it might afford us a valuable clue.
he is now seemingly quiet for a spell .   he is now seemingly quiet for a spell .
  -+ .
    .
is he. = is he.
that wild yell seemed to come from his room .   that wild yell seemed to come from his room .
  -+ .
    .
the attendant came bursting into my room and told me that renfield had somehow met with some accident. = the attendant came bursting into my room and told me that renfield had somehow met with some accident.
he had heard him yell and when he went to him found him lying on his face on the floor all covered with blood.   he had heard him yell and when he went to him found him lying on his face on the floor all covered with blood.
i must go at once .   i must go at once .
  -+ .
    .
chapter xxiii = chapter xxiii
dr sewards diary. <> dr sewards diary continued.
3 october.   28 july.
let me put down with exactness all that happened as well as i can remember it since last i made an entry. = let me put down with exactness all that happened as well as i can remember it since last i made an entry.
not a detail that i can recall must be forgotten in all calmness i must proceed.   not a detail that i can recall must be forgotten in all calmness i must proceed.
when i came to renfields room i found him lying on the floor on his left side in a glittering pool of blood.   when i came to renfields room i found him lying on the floor on his left side in a glittering pool of blood.
when i went to move him it became at once apparent that he had received some terrible injuries there seemed none of the unity of purpose between the parts of the body which marks even lethargic sanity.   when i went to move him it became at once apparent that he had received some terrible injuries there seemed none of the unity of purpose between the parts of the body which marks even lethargic sanity.
as the face was exposed i could see that it was horribly bruised as though it had been beaten against the floorindeed it was from the face wounds that the pool of blood originated.   as the face was exposed i could see that it was horribly bruised as though it had been beaten against the floorindeed it was from the face wounds that the pool of blood originated.
the attendant who was kneeling beside the body said to me as we turned him overi think sir his back is broken.   the attendant who was kneeling beside the body said to me as we turned him overi think sir his back is broken.
see both his right arm and leg and the whole side of his face are paralysed.   see both his right arm and leg and the whole side of his face are paralysed.
how such a thing could have happened puzzled the attendant beyond measure.   how such a thing could have happened puzzled the attendant beyond measure.
he seemed quite bewildered and his brows were gathered in as he saidi cant understand the two things.   he seemed quite bewildered and his brows were gathered in as he saidi cant understand the two things.
he could mark his face like that by beating his own head on the floor.   he could mark his face like that by beating his own head on the floor.
i saw a young woman do it once at the eversfield asylum before anyone could lay hands on her.   i saw a young woman do it once at the eversfield asylum before anyone could lay hands on her.
and i suppose he might have broken his neck by falling out of bed if he got in an awkward kink.   and i suppose he might have broken his neck by falling out of bed if he got in an awkward kink.
but for the life of me i cant imagine how the two things occurred.   but for the life of me i cant imagine how the two things occurred.
if his back was broke he couldnt beat his head and if his face was like that before the fall out of bed there would be marks of it.   if his back was broke he couldnt beat his head and if his face was like that before the fall out of bed there would be marks of it.
i said to himgo to dr van helsing and ask him to kindly come here at once.   i said to himgo to dr van helsing and ask him to kindly come here at once.
i want him without an instants delay.   i want him without an instants delay.
the man ran off and within a few minutes the professor in his dressing gown and slippers appeared.   the man ran off and within a few minutes the professor in his dressing gown and slippers appeared.
when he saw renfield on the ground he looked keenly at him a moment and then turned to me.   when he saw renfield on the ground he looked keenly at him a moment and then turned to me.
i think he recognised my thought in my eyes for he said very quietly manifestly for the ears of the attendantah a sad accident.   i think he recognised my thought in my eyes for he said very quietly manifestly for the ears of the attendantah a sad accident.
he will need very careful watching and much attention.   he will need very careful watching and much attention.
i shall stay with you myself but i shall first dress myself.   i shall stay with you myself but i shall first dress myself.
if you will remain i shall in a few minutes join you.   if you will remain i shall in a few minutes join you.
the patient was now breathing stertorously and it was easy to see that he had suffered some terrible injury.   the patient was now breathing stertorously and it was easy to see that he had suffered some terrible injury.
van helsing returned with extraordinary celerity bearing with him a surgical case.   van helsing returned with extraordinary celerity bearing with him a surgical case.
he had evidently been thinking and had his mind made up for almost before he looked at the patient he whispered to mesend the attendant away.   he had evidently been thinking and had his mind made up for almost before he looked at the patient he whispered to mesend the attendant away.
we must be alone with him when he becomes conscious after the operation.   we must be alone with him when he becomes conscious after the operation.
so i saidi think that will do now simmons.   so i saidi think that will do now simmons.
we have done all that we can at present.   we have done all that we can at present.
you had better go your round and dr van helsing will operate.   you had better go your round and dr van helsing will operate.
let me know instantly if there be anything unusual anywhere.   let me know instantly if there be anything unusual anywhere.
the man withdrew and we went into a strict examination of the patient.   the man withdrew and we went into a strict examination of the patient.
the wounds of the face were superficial the real injury was a depressed fracture of the skull extending right up through the motor area.   the wounds of the face were superficial the real injury was a depressed fracture of the skull extending right up through the motor area.
the professor thought a moment and saidwe must reduce the pressure and get back to normal conditions as far as can be the rapidity of the suffusion shows the terrible nature of his injury.   the professor thought a moment and saidwe must reduce the pressure and get back to normal conditions as far as can be the rapidity of the suffusion shows the terrible nature of his injury.
the whole motor area seems affected.   the whole motor area seems affected.
the suffusion of the brain will increase quickly so we must trephine at once or it may be too late.   the suffusion of the brain will increase quickly so we must trephine at once or it may be too late.
as he was speaking there was a soft tapping at the door.   as he was speaking there was a soft tapping at the door.
i went over and opened it and found in the corridor without arthur and quincey in pyjamas and slippers the former spokei heard your man call up dr van helsing and tell him of an accident.   i went over and opened it and found in the corridor without arthur and quincey in pyjamas and slippers the former spokei heard your man call up dr van helsing and tell him of an accident.
so i woke quincey or rather called for him as he was not asleep.   so i woke quincey or rather called for him as he was not asleep.
things are moving too quickly and too strangely for sound sleep for any of us these times.   things are moving too quickly and too strangely for sound sleep for any of us these times.
ive been thinking that tomorrow night will not see things as they have been.   ive been thinking that tomorrow night will not see things as they have been.
well have to look backand forward a little more than we have done.   well have to look backand forward a little more than we have done.
may we come in.   may we come in.
i nodded and held the door open till they had entered then i closed it again.   i nodded and held the door open till they had entered then i closed it again.
when quincey saw the attitude and state of the patient and noted the horrible pool on the floor he said softlymy god.   when quincey saw the attitude and state of the patient and noted the horrible pool on the floor he said softlymy god.
what has happened to him.   what has happened to him.
poor poor devil.   poor poor devil.
i told him briefly and added that we expected he would recover consciousness after the operationfor a short time at all events.   i told him briefly and added that we expected he would recover consciousness after the operationfor a short time at all events.
he went at once and sat down on the edge of the bed with godalming beside him we all watched in patience.   he went at once and sat down on the edge of the bed with godalming beside him we all watched in patience.
we shall wait said van helsing just long enough to fix the best spot for trephining so that we may most quickly and perfectly remove the blood clot for it is evident that the haemorrhage is increasing.   we shall wait said van helsing just long enough to fix the best spot for trephining so that we may most quickly and perfectly remove the blood clot for it is evident that the haemorrhage is increasing.
the minutes during which we waited passed with fearful slowness.   the minutes during which we waited passed with fearful slowness.
i had a horrible sinking in my heart and from van helsings face i gathered that he felt some fear or apprehension as to what was to come.   i had a horrible sinking in my heart and from van helsings face i gathered that he felt some fear or apprehension as to what was to come.
i dreaded the words renfield might speak.   i dreaded the words renfield might speak.
i was positively afraid to think but the conviction of what was coming was on me as i have read of men who have heard the deathwatch.   i was positively afraid to think but the conviction of what was coming was on me as i have read of men who have heard the deathwatch.
the poor mans breathing came in uncertain gasps.   the poor mans breathing came in uncertain gasps.
each instant he seemed as though he would open his eyes and speak but then would follow a prolonged stertorous breath and he would relapse into a more fixed insensibility.   each instant he seemed as though he would open his eyes and speak but then would follow a prolonged stertorous breath and he would relapse into a more fixed insensibility.
inured as i was to sick beds and death this suspense grew and grew upon me.   inured as i was to sick beds and death this suspense grew and grew upon me.
i could almost hear the beating of my own heart and the blood surging through my temples sounded like blows from a hammer.   i could almost hear the beating of my own heart and the blood surging through my temples sounded like blows from a hammer.
the silence finally became agonising.   the silence finally became agonising.
i looked at my companions one after another and saw from their flushed faces and damp brows that they were enduring equal torture.   i looked at my companions one after another and saw from their flushed faces and damp brows that they were enduring equal torture.
there was a nervous suspense over us all as though overhead some dread bell would peal out powerfully when we should least expect it.   there was a nervous suspense over us all as though overhead some dread bell would peal out powerfully when we should least expect it.
  -+ there came a knock at the door so suddenly that i first thought it was my imagination.
    quincey opened the door it was miss reed in her dressing gown.
    what in the world are you all up to so late at night.
    she asked and quincey slipped outside to explain the situation to her as gently as he could manage.
    he returned a minute later and said quietlyi told miss kate not to come in.
    shes waiting outside until its over.
at last there came a time when it was evident that the patient was sinking fast he might die at any moment. = at last there came a time when it was evident that the patient was sinking fast he might die at any moment.
i looked up at the professor and caught his eyes fixed on mine.   i looked up at the professor and caught his eyes fixed on mine.
his face was sternly set as he spokethere is no time to lose.   his face was sternly set as he spokethere is no time to lose.
his words may be worth many lives i have been thinking so as i stood here.   his words may be worth many lives i have been thinking so as i stood here.
it may be there is a soul at stake.   it may be there is a soul at stake.
we shall operate just above the ear.   we shall operate just above the ear.
without another word he made the operation.   without another word he made the operation.
for a few moments the breathing continued to be stertorous.   for a few moments the breathing continued to be stertorous.
then there came a breath so prolonged that it seemed as though it would tear open his chest suddenly his eyes opened and became fixed in a wild helpless stare.   then there came a breath so prolonged that it seemed as though it would tear open his chest suddenly his eyes opened and became fixed in a wild helpless stare.
this was continued for a few moments then it was softened into a glad surprise and from his lips came a sigh of relief.   this was continued for a few moments then it was softened into a glad surprise and from his lips came a sigh of relief.
he moved convulsively and as he did so saidill be quiet doctor.   he moved convulsively and as he did so saidill be quiet doctor.
tell them to take off the straitwaistcoat.   tell them to take off the straitwaistcoat.
i have had a terrible dream and it has left me so weak that i cannot move.   i have had a terrible dream and it has left me so weak that i cannot move.
whats wrong with my face.   whats wrong with my face.
it feels all swollen and it smarts dreadfully.   it feels all swollen and it smarts dreadfully.
he tried to turn his head but even with the effort his eyes seemed to grow glassy again so i gently put it back.   he tried to turn his head but even with the effort his eyes seemed to grow glassy again so i gently put it back.
then van helsing said in a quiet grave tonetell us your dream mr renfield.   then van helsing said in a quiet grave tonetell us your dream mr renfield.
as he heard the voice his face brightened through its mutilation and he saidthat is dr van helsing.   as he heard the voice his face brightened through its mutilation and he saidthat is dr van helsing.
how good it is of you to be here.   how good it is of you to be here.
give me some water my lips are dry and i shall try to tell you.   give me some water my lips are dry and i shall try to tell you.
i dreamedhe stopped and seemed fainting i called quietly to quinceythe brandyit is in my studyquick.   i dreamedhe stopped and seemed fainting i called quietly to quinceythe brandyit is in my studyquick.
i called quietly to quinceythe brandyit is in my studyquick. +-  
he flew and returned with a glass the decanter of brandy and a carafe of water. = he flew and returned with a glass the decanter of brandy and a carafe of water.
we moistened the parched lips and the patient quickly revived.   we moistened the parched lips and the patient quickly revived.
it seemed however that his poor injured brain had been working in the interval for when he was quite conscious he looked at me piercingly with an agonised confusion which i shall never forget and saidi must not deceive myself it was no dream but all a grim reality.   it seemed however that his poor injured brain had been working in the interval for when he was quite conscious he looked at me piercingly with an agonised confusion which i shall never forget and saidi must not deceive myself it was no dream but all a grim reality.
then his eyes roved round the room as they caught sight of the two figures sitting patiently on the edge of the bed he went onif i were not sure already i would know from them.   then his eyes roved round the room as they caught sight of the two figures sitting patiently on the edge of the bed he went onif i were not sure already i would know from them.
for an instant his eyes closednot with pain or sleep but voluntarily as though he were bringing all his faculties to bear when he opened them he said hurriedly and with more energy than he had yet displayedquick doctor quick.   for an instant his eyes closednot with pain or sleep but voluntarily as though he were bringing all his faculties to bear when he opened them he said hurriedly and with more energy than he had yet displayedquick doctor quick.
i am dying.   i am dying.
i feel that i have but a few minutes and then i must go back to deathor worse.   i feel that i have but a few minutes and then i must go back to deathor worse.
wet my lips with brandy again.   wet my lips with brandy again.
i have something that i must say before i die or before my poor crushed brain dies anyhow.   i have something that i must say before i die or before my poor crushed brain dies anyhow.
thank you.   thank you.
it was that night after you left me when i implored you to let me go away.   it was that night after you left me when i implored you to let me go away.
i couldnt speak then for i felt my tongue was tied but i was as sane then except in that way as i am now.   i couldnt 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.   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.   then there came a sudden peace to me.
my brain seemed to become cool again and i realised where i was.   my brain seemed to become cool again and i realised where i was.
i heard the dogs bark behind our house but not where he was.   i heard the dogs bark behind our house but not where he was.
as he spoke van helsings eyes never blinked but his hand came out and met mine and gripped it hard.   as he spoke van helsings eyes never blinked but his hand came out and met mine and gripped it hard.
he did not however betray himself he nodded slightly and said go on in a low voice.   he did not however betray himself he nodded slightly and said go on in a low voice.
renfield proceededhe came up to the window in the mist as i had seen him often before but he was solid thennot a ghost and his eyes were fierce like a mans when angry.   renfield proceededhe came up to the window in the mist as i had seen him often before but he was solid thennot a ghost and his eyes were fierce like a mans when angry.
he was laughing with his red mouth the sharp white teeth glinted in the moonlight when he turned to look back over the belt of trees to where the dogs were barking.   he was laughing with his red mouth the sharp white teeth glinted in the moonlight when he turned to look back over the belt of trees to where the dogs were barking.
i wouldnt ask him to come in at first though i knew he wanted tojust as he had wanted all along.   i wouldnt ask him to come in at first though i knew he wanted tojust as he had wanted all along.
then he began promising me thingsnot in words but by doing them.   then he began promising me thingsnot in words but by doing them.
he was interrupted by a word from the professorhow.   he was interrupted by a word from the professorhow.
by making them happen just as he used to send in the flies when the sun was shining.   by making them happen just as he used to send in the flies when the sun was shining.
great big fat ones with steel and sapphire on their wings and big moths in the night with skull and crossbones on their backs.   great big fat ones with steel and sapphire on their wings and big moths in the night with skull and crossbones on their backs.
van helsing nodded to him as he whispered to me unconsciouslythe acherontia atropos of the sphingeswhat you call the deathshead moth.   van helsing nodded to him as he whispered to me unconsciouslythe acherontia atropos of the sphingeswhat you call the deathshead moth.
  -+ the patient went on without stoppingthen he began to whisper rats rats rats.
hundreds thousands millions of them and every one a life and dogs to eat them and cats too. = hundreds thousands millions of them and every one a life and dogs to eat them and cats too.
all lives.   all lives.
all red blood with years of life in it and not merely buzzing flies.   all red blood with years of life in it and not merely buzzing flies.
i laughed at him for i wanted to see what he could do.   i laughed at him for i wanted to see what he could do.
then the dogs howled away beyond the dark trees in his house.   then the dogs howled away beyond the dark trees in his house.
he beckoned me to the window.   he beckoned me to the window.
i got up and looked out and he raised his hands and seemed to call out without using any words.   i got up and looked out and he raised his hands and seemed to call out without using any words.
a dark mass spread over the grass coming on like the shape of a flame of fire and then he moved the mist to the right and left and i could see that there were thousands of rats with their eyes blazing redlike his only smaller.   a dark mass spread over the grass coming on like the shape of a flame of fire and then he moved the mist to the right and left and i could see that there were thousands of rats with their eyes blazing redlike his only smaller.
he held up his hand and they all stopped and i thought he seemed to be saying all these lives will i give you ay and many more and greater through countless ages if you will fall down and worship me.   he held up his hand and they all stopped and i thought he seemed to be saying all these lives will i give you ay and many more and greater through countless ages if you will fall down and worship me.
and then a red cloud like the colour of blood seemed to close over my eyes and before i knew what i was doing i found myself opening the sash and saying to him come in lord and master.   and then a red cloud like the colour of blood seemed to close over my eyes and before i knew what i was doing i found myself opening the sash and saying to him come in lord and master.
the rats were all gone but he slid into the room through the sash though it was only open an inch widejust as the moon herself has often come in through the tiniest crack and has stood before me in all her size and splendour.   the rats were all gone but he slid into the room through the sash though it was only open an inch widejust as the moon herself has often come in through the tiniest crack and has stood before me in all her size and splendour.
his voice was weaker so i moistened his lips with the brandy again and he continued but it seemed as though his memory had gone on working in the interval for his story was further advanced.   his voice was weaker so i moistened his lips with the brandy again and he continued but it seemed as though his memory had gone on working in the interval for his story was further advanced.
i was about to call him back to the point but van helsing whispered to me let him go on.   i was about to call him back to the point but van helsing whispered to me let him go on.
do not interrupt him he cannot go back and maybe could not proceed at all if once he lost the thread of his thought.   do not interrupt him he cannot go back and maybe could not proceed at all if once he lost the thread of his thought.
he proceededall day i waited to hear from him but he did not send me anything not even a blowfly and when the moon got up i was pretty angry with him.   he proceededall day i waited to hear from him but he did not send me anything not even a blowfly and when the moon got up i was pretty angry with him.
when he slid in through the window though it was shut and did not even knock i got mad with him.   when he slid in through the window though it was shut and did not even knock i got mad with him.
he sneered at me and his white face looked out of the mist with his red eyes gleaming and he went on as though he owned the whole place and i was no one.   he sneered at me and his white face looked out of the mist with his red eyes gleaming and he went on as though he owned the whole place and i was no one.
he didnt even smell the same as he went by me.   he didnt even smell the same as he went by me.
i couldnt hold him.   i couldnt hold him.
i thought that somehow mrs harker had come into the room.   i thought that somehow mrs harker had come into the room.
the two men sitting on the bed stood up and came over standing behind him so that he could not see them but where they could hear better.   the two men sitting on the bed stood up and came over standing behind him so that he could not see them but where they could hear better.
they were both silent but the professor started and quivered his face however grew grimmer and sterner still.   they were both silent but the professor started and quivered his face however grew grimmer and sterner still.
renfield went on without noticingwhen mrs harker came in to see me this afternoon she wasnt the same it was like tea after the teapot has been watered.   renfield went on without noticingwhen mrs harker came in to see me this afternoon she wasnt the same it was like tea after the teapot has been watered.
here we all moved but no one said a word he went oni didnt know that she was here till she spoke and she didnt look the same.   here we all moved but no one said a word he went oni didnt know that she was here till she spoke and she didnt look the same.
i dont care for the pale people i like them with lots of blood in them and hers had all seemed to have run out.   i dont care for the pale people i like them with lots of blood in them and hers had all seemed to have run out.
i didnt think of it at the time but when she went away i began to think and it made me mad to know that he had been taking the life out of her.   i didnt think of it at the time but when she went away i began to think and it made me mad to know that he had been taking the life out of her.
i could feel that the rest quivered as i did but we remained otherwise still.   i could feel that the rest quivered as i did but we remained otherwise still.
so when he came tonight i was ready for him.   so when he came tonight i was ready for him.
i saw the mist stealing in and i grabbed it tight.   i saw the mist stealing in and i grabbed it tight.
i had heard that madmen have unnatural strength and as i knew i was a madmanat times anyhowi resolved to use my power.   i had heard that madmen have unnatural strength and as i knew i was a madmanat times anyhowi resolved to use my power.
ay and he felt it too for he had to come out of the mist to struggle with me.   ay and he felt it too for he had to come out of the mist to struggle with me.
i held tight and i thought i was going to win for i didnt mean him to take any more of her life till i saw his eyes.   i held tight and i thought i was going to win for i didnt mean him to take any more of her life till i saw his eyes.
they burned into me and my strength became like water.   they burned into me and my strength became like water.
he slipped through it and when i tried to cling to him he raised me up and flung me down.   he slipped through it and when i tried to cling to him he raised me up and flung me down.
there was a red cloud before me and a noise like thunder and the mist seemed to steal away under the door.   there was a red cloud before me and a noise like thunder and the mist seemed to steal away under the door.
his voice was becoming fainter and his breath more stertorous.   his voice was becoming fainter and his breath more stertorous.
van helsing stood up instinctively.   van helsing stood up instinctively.
we know the worst now he said.   we know the worst now he said.
he is here and we know his purpose.   he is here and we know his purpose.
it may not be too late.   it may not be too late.
let us be armedthe same as we were the other night but lose no time there is not an instant to spare.   let us be armedthe same as we were the other night but lose no time there is not an instant to spare.
there was no need to put our fear nay our conviction into wordswe shared them in common.   there was no need to put our fear nay our conviction into wordswe shared them in common.
we all hurried and took from our rooms the same things that we had when we entered the counts house.   we all hurried and took from our rooms the same things that we had when we entered the counts house.
the professor had his ready and as we met in the corridor he pointed to them significantly as he saidthey never leave me and they shall not till this unhappy business is over.   the professor had his ready and as we met in the corridor he pointed to them significantly as he saidthey never leave me and they shall not till this unhappy business is over.
be wise also my friends.   be wise also my friends.
it is no common enemy that we deal with alas.   it is no common enemy that we deal with alas.
alas.   alas.
alas. +-  
that that dear madam mina should suffer. = that that dear madam mina should suffer.
he stopped his voice was breaking and i do not know if rage or terror predominated in my own heart.   he stopped his voice was breaking and i do not know if rage or terror predominated in my own heart.
outside the harkers door we paused.   outside the harkers door we paused.
art and quincey held back and the latter saidshould we disturb her.   art and quincey held back and the latter saidshould we disturb her.
we must said van helsing grimly.   we must said van helsing grimly.
if the door be locked i shall break it in.   if the door be locked i shall break it in.
may it not frighten her terribly.   may it not frighten her terribly.
it is unusual to break into a ladys room.   it is unusual to break into a ladys room.
  -+ miss reed exclaimed for gods sake he could be in there right now.
    open it.
van helsing said solemnlyyou are always right. = van helsing said solemnlyyou are always right.
this is life and death.   this is life and death.
all chambers are alike to the doctor and even were they not they are all as one to me tonight.   all chambers are alike to the doctor and even were they not they are all as one to me tonight.
friend john when i turn the handle if the door does not open do you put your shoulder down and shove and you too my friends.   friend john when i turn the handle if the door does not open do you put your shoulder down and shove and you too my friends.
now.   now.
he turned the handle as he spoke but the door did not yield.   he turned the handle as he spoke but the door did not yield.
we threw ourselves against it with a crash it burst open and we almost fell headlong into the room.   we threw ourselves against it with a crash it burst open and we almost fell headlong into the room.
the professor did actually fall and i saw across him as he gathered himself up from hands and knees.   the professor did actually fall and i saw across him as he gathered himself up from hands and knees.
what i saw appalled me.   what i saw appalled me.
i felt my hair rise like bristles on the back of my neck and my heart seemed to stand still.   i felt my hair rise like bristles on the back of my neck and my heart seemed to stand still.
the moonlight was so bright that through the thick yellow blind the room was light enough to see.   the moonlight was so bright that through the thick yellow blind the room was light enough to see.
on the bed beside the window lay jonathan harker his face flushed and breathing heavily as though in a stupor.   on the bed beside the window lay jonathan harker his face flushed and breathing heavily as though in a stupor.
kneeling on the near edge of the bed facing outwards was the whiteclad figure of his wife.   kneeling on the near edge of the bed facing outwards was the whiteclad figure of his wife.
by her side stood a tall thin man clad in black.   by her side stood a tall thin man clad in black.
his face was turned from us but the instant we saw we all recognised the countin every way even to the scar on his forehead.   his face was turned from us but the instant we saw we all recognised the countin every way even to the scar on his forehead.
with his left hand he held both mrs harkers hands keeping them away with her arms at full tension his right hand gripped her by the back of the neck forcing her face down on his bosom.   with his left hand he held both mrs harkers hands keeping them away with her arms at full tension his right hand gripped her by the back of the neck forcing her face down on his bosom.
her white nightdress was smeared with blood and a thin stream trickled down the mans bare chest which was shown by his tornopen dress.   her white nightdress was smeared with blood and a thin stream trickled down the mans bare chest which was shown by his tornopen dress.
the attitude of the two had a terrible resemblance to a child forcing a kittens nose into a saucer of milk to compel it to drink.   the attitude of the two had a terrible resemblance to a child forcing a kittens nose into a saucer of milk to compel it to drink.
as we burst into the room the count turned his face and the hellish look that i had heard described seemed to leap into it.   as we burst into the room the count turned his face and the hellish look that i had heard described seemed to leap into it.
his eyes flamed red with devilish passion the great nostrils of the white aquiline nose opened wide and quivered at the edge and the white sharp teeth behind the full lips of the blooddripping mouth clamped together like those of a wild beast with a wrench which threw his victim back upon the bed as though hurled from a height he turned and sprang at us.   his eyes flamed red with devilish passion the great nostrils of the white aquiline nose opened wide and quivered at the edge and the white sharp teeth behind the full lips of the blooddripping mouth clamped together like those of a wild beast with a wrench which threw his victim back upon the bed as though hurled from a height he turned and sprang at us.
  -+ kates scream of alarm shocked me into action.
but by this time the professor had gained his feet and was holding towards him the envelope which contained the sacred wafer. = but by this time the professor had gained his feet and was holding towards him the envelope which contained the sacred wafer.
the count suddenly stopped just as poor lucy had done outside the tomb and cowered back.   the count suddenly stopped just as poor lucy had done outside the tomb and cowered back.
further and further back he cowered as we lifting our crucifixes advanced.   further and further back he cowered as we lifting our crucifixes advanced.
the moonlight suddenly failed as a great black cloud sailed across the sky and when the gaslight sprang up under quinceys match we saw nothing but a faint vapour.   the moonlight suddenly failed as a great black cloud sailed across the sky and when the gaslight sprang up under quinceys match we saw nothing but a faint vapour.
this as we looked trailed under the door which with the recoil from its bursting open had swung back to its old position.   this as we looked trailed under the door which with the recoil from its bursting open had swung back to its old position.
van helsing art and i moved forward to mrs harker who by this time had drawn her breath and with it had given a scream so wild so earpiercing so despairing that it seems to me now that it will ring in my ears till my dying day. <> van helsing art miss reed and i moved forward to mrs harker who by this time had drawn her breath and with it had given a scream so wild so earpiercing so despairing that it seems to me now that it will ring in my ears till my dying day.
for a few seconds she lay in her helpless attitude and disarray. = for a few seconds she lay in her helpless attitude and disarray.
her face was ghastly with a pallor which was accentuated by the blood which smeared her lips and cheeks and chin from her throat trickled a thin stream of blood.   her face was ghastly with a pallor which was accentuated by the blood which smeared her lips and cheeks and chin from her throat trickled a thin stream of blood.
her eyes were mad with terror.   her eyes were mad with terror.
then she put before her face her poor crushed hands which bore on their whiteness the red mark of the counts terrible grip and from behind them came a low desolate wail which made the terrible scream seem only the quick expression of an endless grief.   then she put before her face her poor crushed hands which bore on their whiteness the red mark of the counts terrible grip and from behind them came a low desolate wail which made the terrible scream seem only the quick expression of an endless grief.
van helsing stepped forward and drew the coverlet gently over her body whilst art after looking at her face for an instant despairingly ran out of the room.   van helsing stepped forward and drew the coverlet gently over her body whilst art after looking at her face for an instant despairingly ran out of the room.
  -+ miss reed knelt by her friend trying to sooth and calm her but was unable to draw minas hands away from her face.
van helsing whispered to mejonathan is in a stupor such as we know the vampire can produce. = van helsing whispered to mejonathan is in a stupor such as we know the vampire can produce.
we can do nothing with poor madam mina for a few moments till she recovers herself i must wake him.   we can do nothing with poor madam mina for a few moments till she recovers herself i must wake him.
he dipped the end of a towel in cold water and with it began to flick him on the face his wife all the while holding her face between her hands and sobbing in a way that was heartbreaking to hear.   he dipped the end of a towel in cold water and with it began to flick him on the face his wife all the while holding her face between her hands and sobbing in a way that was heartbreaking to hear.
i raised the blind and looked out of the window.   i raised the blind and looked out of the window.
there was much moonshine and as i looked i could see quincey morris run across the lawn and hide himself in the shadow of a great yewtree.   there was much moonshine and as i looked i could see quincey morris run across the lawn and hide himself in the shadow of a great yewtree.
it puzzled me to think why he was doing this but at the instant i heard harkers quick exclamation as he woke to partial consciousness and turned to the bed.   it puzzled me to think why he was doing this but at the instant i heard harkers quick exclamation as he woke to partial consciousness and turned to the bed.
on his face as there might well be was a look of wild amazement.   on his face as there might well be was a look of wild amazement.
he seemed dazed for a few seconds and then full consciousness seemed to burst upon him all at once and he started up.   he seemed dazed for a few seconds and then full consciousness seemed to burst upon him all at once and he started up.
his wife was aroused by the quick movement and turned to him with her arms stretched out as though to embrace him instantly however she drew them in again and putting her elbows together held her hands before her face and shuddered till the bed beneath her shook.   his wife was aroused by the quick movement and turned to him with her arms stretched out as though to embrace him instantly however she drew them in again and putting her elbows together held her hands before her face and shuddered till the bed beneath her shook.
in gods name what does this mean.   in gods name what does this mean.
harker cried out.   harker cried out.
dr seward dr van helsing what is it.   dr seward dr van helsing what is it.
what has happened.   what has happened.
what is wrong.   what is wrong.
mina dear what is it.   mina dear what is it.
what does that blood mean.   what does that blood mean.
my god my god.   my god my god.
has it come to this.   has it come to this.
and raising himself to his knees he beat his hands wildly together.   and raising himself to his knees he beat his hands wildly together.
good god help us.   good god help us.
help her.   help her.
oh help her.   oh help her.
with a quick movement he jumped from bed and began to pull on his clothesall the man in him awake at the need for instant exertion.   with a quick movement he jumped from bed and began to pull on his clothesall the man in him awake at the need for instant exertion.
what has happened.   what has happened.
tell me all about it.   tell me all about it.
he cried without pausing.   he cried without pausing.
dr van helsing you love mina i know.   dr van helsing you love mina i know.
oh do something to save her.   oh do something to save her.
it cannot have gone too far yet.   it cannot have gone too far yet.
guard her while i look for him.   guard her while i look for him.
his wife through her terror and horror and distress saw some sure danger to him instantly forgetting her own grief she seized hold of him and cried outno.   his wife through her terror and horror and distress saw some sure danger to him instantly forgetting her own grief she seized hold of him and cried outno.
no.   no.
jonathan you must not leave me.   jonathan you must not leave me.
i have suffered enough tonight god knows without the dread of his harming you.   i have suffered enough tonight god knows without the dread of his harming you.
you must stay with me.   you must stay with me.
stay with these friends who will watch over you.   stay with these friends who will watch over you.
her expression became frantic as she spoke and he yielding to her she pulled him down sitting on the bedside and clung to him fiercely.   her expression became frantic as she spoke and he yielding to her she pulled him down sitting on the bedside and clung to him fiercely.
van helsing and i tried to calm them both.   van helsing and i tried to calm them both.
the professor held up his golden crucifix and said with wonderful calmnessdo not fear my dear.   the professor held up his golden crucifix and said with wonderful calmnessdo not fear my dear.
we are here and whilst this is close to you no foul thing can approach.   we are here and whilst this is close to you no foul thing can approach.
you are safe for tonight and we must be calm and take counsel together.   you are safe for tonight and we must be calm and take counsel together.
she shuddered and was silent holding down her head on her husbands breast when she raised it his white nighrobe was stained with blood where her lips had touched and where the thin open wound in the neck had sent forth drops.   she shuddered and was silent holding down her head on her husbands breast when she raised it his white nighrobe was stained with blood where her lips had touched and where the thin open wound in the neck had sent forth drops.
the instant she saw it she drew back with a low wail and whispered amidst choking sobsunclean unclean.   the instant she saw it she drew back with a low wail and whispered amidst choking sobsunclean unclean.
i must touch him or kiss him no more.   i must touch him or kiss him no more.
oh that it should be that it is i who am now his worst enemy and whom he may have most cause to fear.   oh that it should be that it is i who am now his worst enemy and whom he may have most cause to fear.
to this he spoke out resolutelynonsense mina.   to this he spoke out resolutelynonsense mina.
it is a shame to me to hear such a word.   it is a shame to me to hear such a word.
i would not hear it of you.   i would not hear it of you.
and i shall not hear it from you and i shall not hear it from you.   and i shall not hear it from you and i shall not hear it from you.
may god judge me by my deserts and punish me with more bitter suffering than even this hour if by any act or will of mine anything ever come between us.   may god judge me by my deserts and punish me with more bitter suffering than even this hour if by any act or will of mine anything ever come between us.
he put out his arms and folded her to his breast and for a while she lay there sobbing.   he put out his arms and folded her to his breast and for a while she lay there sobbing.
he looked at us over her bowed head with eyes that blinked damply above his quivering nostrils.   he looked at us over her bowed head with eyes that blinked damply above his quivering nostrils.
  -+ his mouth was set as steel.
    it seemed to me that miss reed was about to speak but then she shook her head and kept silent.
    she was very pale and shaking.
    she left go of mrs harker and sat back staring at her own hands.
after a while mrs harkers sobs became less frequent and more faint and then jonathan said to me speaking with a studied calmness which i felt tried his nervous power to the utmostand now dr seward tell me all about it. = after a while mrs harkers sobs became less frequent and more faint and then jonathan said to me speaking with a studied calmness which i felt tried his nervous power to the utmostand now dr seward tell me all about it.
too well i know the broad fact tell me all that has been.   too well i know the broad fact tell me all that has been.
i told him exactly what had happened and he listened with seeming impassiveness but his nostrils twitched and his eyes blazed as i told how the ruthless hands of the count had held his wife in that terrible and horrid position with her mouth to the open wound in his breast it interested me even at that moment to see that whilst the face of white set passion worked convulsively over the bowed head the hands tenderly and lovingly stroked the ruffled hair.   i told him exactly what had happened and he listened with seeming impassiveness but his nostrils twitched and his eyes blazed as i told how the ruthless hands of the count had held his wife in that terrible and horrid position with her mouth to the open wound in his breast it interested me even at that moment to see that whilst the face of white set passion worked convulsively over the bowed head the hands tenderly and lovingly stroked the ruffled hair.
just as i had finished quincey and godalming knocked at the door.   just as i had finished quincey and godalming knocked at the door.
they entered in obedience to our summons.   they entered in obedience to our summons.
van helsing looked at me questioningly.   van helsing looked at me questioningly.
i understood him to mean if we were to take advantage of their coming to divert if possible the thoughts of the unhappy husband and wife from each other and from themselves so on nodding acquiescence to him he asked them what they had seen or done.   i understood him to mean if we were to take advantage of their coming to divert if possible the thoughts of the unhappy husband and wife from each other and from themselves so on nodding acquiescence to him he asked them what they had seen or done.
to which lord godalming answeredi could not see him anywhere in the passage or in any of our rooms i looked in the study but though he had been there he had gone.   to which lord godalming answeredi could not see him anywhere in the passage or in any of our rooms i looked in the study but though he had been there he had gone.
he had however he stopped suddenly looking at the poor drooping figure on the bed.   he had however he stopped suddenly looking at the poor drooping figure on the bed.
van helsing said gravelygo on friend arthur.   van helsing said gravelygo on friend arthur.
we want here no more concealments.   we want here no more concealments.
our hope now is in knowing all.   our hope now is in knowing all.
tell freely.   tell freely.
so art went onhe had been there and though it could only have been for a few seconds he made rare hay of the place.   so art went onhe had been there and though it could only have been for a few seconds he made rare hay of the place.
  -+ everythings been thrown about and set on fire or smashed.
    i have some of jacks staff working to salvage the place and deal with the fire but im not sure what can be saved.
i ran downstairs then but could see no sign of him. = i ran downstairs then but could see no sign of him.
i looked into renfields room but there was no trace there except.   i looked into renfields room but there was no trace there except.
again he paused.   again he paused.
go on said harker hoarsely so he bowed his head and moistening his lips with his tongue added except that the poor fellow is dead.   go on said harker hoarsely so he bowed his head and moistening his lips with his tongue added except that the poor fellow is dead.
mrs harker raised her head looking from one to the other of us she said solemnlygods will be done.   mrs harker raised her head looking from one to the other of us she said solemnlygods will be done.
i could not but feel that art was keeping back something but as i took it that it was with a purpose i said nothing.   i could not but feel that art was keeping back something but as i took it that it was with a purpose i said nothing.
van helsing turned to morris and askedand you friend quincey have you any to tell.   van helsing turned to morris and askedand you friend quincey have you any to tell.
a little he answered.   a little he answered.
it may be much eventually but at present i cant say.   it may be much eventually but at present i cant say.
i thought it well to know if possible where the count would go when he left the house.   i thought it well to know if possible where the count would go when he left the house.
i did not see him but i saw a bat rise from renfields window and flap westward.   i did not see him but i saw a bat rise from renfields window and flap westward.
i expected to see him in some shape go back to carfax but he evidently sought some other lair.   i expected to see him in some shape go back to carfax but he evidently sought some other lair.
he will not be back tonight for the sky is reddening in the east and the dawn is close.   he will not be back tonight for the sky is reddening in the east and the dawn is close.
we must work tomorrow.   we must work tomorrow.
he said the latter words through his shut teeth.   he said the latter words through his shut teeth.
for a space of perhaps a couple of minutes there was silence and i could fancy that i could hear the sound of our hearts beating then van helsing said placing his hand tenderly on mrs harkers headand now madam minapoor dear dear madam minatell us exactly what happened.   for a space of perhaps a couple of minutes there was silence and i could fancy that i could hear the sound of our hearts beating then van helsing said placing his hand tenderly on mrs harkers headand now madam minapoor dear dear madam minatell us exactly what happened.
god knows that i do not want that you be pained but it is need that we know all.   god knows that i do not want that you be pained but it is need that we know all.
for now more than ever has all work to be done quick and sharp and in deadly earnest the day is close to us that must end all if it may be so and now is the chance that we may live and learn.   for now more than ever has all work to be done quick and sharp and in deadly earnest the day is close to us that must end all if it may be so and now is the chance that we may live and learn.
the poor dear lady shivered and i could see the tension of her nerves as she clasped her husband closer to her and bent her head lower and lower still on his breast then she raised her head proudly and held out one hand to van helsing who took it in his and after stooping and kissing it reverently held it fast the other hand was locked in that of her husband who held his other arm thrown round her protectingly.   the poor dear lady shivered and i could see the tension of her nerves as she clasped her husband closer to her and bent her head lower and lower still on his breast then she raised her head proudly and held out one hand to van helsing who took it in his and after stooping and kissing it reverently held it fast the other hand was locked in that of her husband who held his other arm thrown round her protectingly.
after a pause in which she was evidently ordering her thoughts she begani took the sleeping draught which you had so kindly given me but for a long time it did not act.   after a pause in which she was evidently ordering her thoughts she begani took the sleeping draught which you had so kindly given me but for a long time it did not act.
i seemed to become more wakeful and myriads of horrible fancies began to crowd in upon my mindall of them connected with death and vampires with blood and pain and trouble.   i seemed to become more wakeful and myriads of horrible fancies began to crowd in upon my mindall of them connected with death and vampires with blood and pain and trouble.
her husband involuntarily groaned as she turned to him and said lovingly do not fret dear.   her husband involuntarily groaned as she turned to him and said lovingly do not fret dear.
you must be brave and strong and help me through the horrible task.   you must be brave and strong and help me through the horrible task.
if you only knew what an effort it is to me to tell of this fearful thing at all you would understand how much i need your help.   if you only knew what an effort it is to me to tell of this fearful thing at all you would understand how much i need your help.
well i saw i must try to help the medicine to its work with my will if it was to do me any good so i resolutely set myself to sleep.   well i saw i must try to help the medicine to its work with my will if it was to do me any good so i resolutely set myself to sleep.
sure enough sleep must soon have come to me for i remember no more.   sure enough sleep must soon have come to me for i remember no more.
jonathan coming in had not waked me for he lay by my side when next i remember.   jonathan coming in had not waked me for he lay by my side when next i remember.
there was in the room the same thin white mist that i had before noticed.   there was in the room the same thin white mist that i had before noticed.
but i forget now if you know of this you will find it in my diary which i shall show you later.   but i forget now if you know of this you will find it in my diary which i shall show you later.
i felt the same vague terror which had come to me before and the same sense of some presence.   i felt the same vague terror which had come to me before and the same sense of some presence.
i turned to wake jonathan but found that he slept so soundly that it seemed as if it was he who had taken the sleeping draught and not i. i tried but i could not wake him.   i turned to wake jonathan but found that he slept so soundly that it seemed as if it was he who had taken the sleeping draught and not i. i tried but i could not wake him.
this caused me a great fear and i looked around terrified.   this caused me a great fear and i looked around terrified.
then indeed my heart sank within me beside the bed as if he had stepped out of the mistor rather as if the mist had turned into his figure for it had entirely disappearedstood a tall thin man all in black.   then indeed my heart sank within me beside the bed as if he had stepped out of the mistor rather as if the mist had turned into his figure for it had entirely disappearedstood a tall thin man all in black.
i knew him at once from the description of the others.   i knew him at once from the description of the others.
the waxen face the high aquiline nose on which the light fell in a thin white line the parted red lips with the sharp white teeth showing between and the red eyes that i had seemed to see in the sunset on the windows of st marys church at whitby.   the waxen face the high aquiline nose on which the light fell in a thin white line the parted red lips with the sharp white teeth showing between and the red eyes that i had seemed to see in the sunset on the windows of st marys church at whitby.
i knew too the red scar on his forehead where jonathan had struck him.   i knew too the red scar on his forehead where jonathan had struck him.
for an instant my heart stood still and i would have screamed out only that i was paralysed.   for an instant my heart stood still and i would have screamed out only that i was paralysed.
in the pause he spoke in a sort of keen cutting whisper pointing as he spoke to jonathansilence.   in the pause he spoke in a sort of keen cutting whisper pointing as he spoke to jonathansilence.
if you make a sound i shall take him and dash his brains out before your very eyes.   if you make a sound i shall take him and dash his brains out before your very eyes.
i was appalled and was too bewildered to do or say anything.   i was appalled and was too bewildered to do or say anything.
with a mocking smile he placed one hand upon my shoulder and holding me tight bared my throat with the other saying as he did so first a little refreshment to reward my exertions.   with a mocking smile he placed one hand upon my shoulder and holding me tight bared my throat with the other saying as he did so first a little refreshment to reward my exertions.
you may as well be quiet it is not the first time or the second that your veins have appeased my thirst.   you may as well be quiet it is not the first time or the second that your veins have appeased my thirst.
i was bewildered and strangely enough i did not want to hinder him.   i was bewildered and strangely enough i did not want to hinder him.
i suppose it is a part of the horrible curse that such is when his touch is on his victim.   i suppose it is a part of the horrible curse that such is when his touch is on his victim.
and oh my god my god pity me.   and oh my god my god pity me.
he placed his reeking lips upon my throat.   he placed his reeking lips upon my throat.
her husband groaned again.   her husband groaned again.
she clasped his hand harder and looked at him pityingly as if he were the injured one and went oni felt my strength fading away and i was in a half swoon.   she clasped his hand harder and looked at him pityingly as if he were the injured one and went oni felt my strength fading away and i was in a half swoon.
how long this horrible thing lasted i know not but it seemed that a long time must have passed before he took his foul awful sneering mouth away.   how long this horrible thing lasted i know not but it seemed that a long time must have passed before he took his foul awful sneering mouth away.
i saw it drip with the fresh blood.   i saw it drip with the fresh blood.
the remembrance seemed for a while to overpower her and she drooped and would have sunk down but for her husbands sustaining arm.   the remembrance seemed for a while to overpower her and she drooped and would have sunk down but for her husbands sustaining arm.
with a great effort she recovered herself and went onthen he spoke to me mockingly and so you like the others would play your brains against mine.   with a great effort she recovered herself and went onthen he spoke to me mockingly and so you like the others would play your brains against mine.
you would help these men to hunt me and frustrate me in my designs.   you would help these men to hunt me and frustrate me in my designs.
you know now and they know in part already and will know in full before long what it is to cross my path.   you know now and they know in part already and will know in full before long what it is to cross my path.
they should have kept their energies for use closer to home.   they should have kept their energies for use closer to home.
whilst they played wits against meagainst me who commanded nations and intrigued for them and fought for them hundreds of years before they were borni was countermining them.   whilst they played wits against meagainst me who commanded nations and intrigued for them and fought for them hundreds of years before they were borni was countermining them.
and you their best beloved one are now to me flesh of my flesh blood of my blood kin of my kin my bountiful winepress for a while and shall be later on my companion and my helper.   and you their best beloved one are now to me flesh of my flesh blood of my blood kin of my kin my bountiful winepress for a while and shall be later on my companion and my helper.
you shall be avenged in turn for not one of them but shall minister to your needs.   you shall be avenged in turn for not one of them but shall minister to your needs.
but as yet you are to be punished for what you have done.   but as yet you are to be punished for what you have done.
you have aided in thwarting me now you shall come to my call.   you have aided in thwarting me now you shall come to my call.
when my brain says come.   when my brain says come.
to you you shall cross land or sea to do my bidding and to that end this.   to you you shall cross land or sea to do my bidding and to that end this.
  -+ you shall have the vampires baptism of blood.
with that he pulled open his shirt and with his long sharp nails opened a vein in his breast when the blood began to spurt out he took my hands in one of his holding them tight and with the other seized my neck and pressed my mouth to the wound so that i must either suffocate or swallow some to theoh my god. = with that he pulled open his shirt and with his long sharp nails opened a vein in his breast when the blood began to spurt out he took my hands in one of his holding them tight and with the other seized my neck and pressed my mouth to the wound so that i must either suffocate or swallow some to theoh my god.
my god.   my god.
what have i done.   what have i done.
what have i done to deserve such a fate i who have tried to walk in meekness and righteousness all my days.   what have i done to deserve such a fate i who have tried to walk in meekness and righteousness all my days.
god pity me.   god pity me.
look down on a poor soul in worse than mortal peril and in mercy pity those to whom she is dear.   look down on a poor soul in worse than mortal peril and in mercy pity those to whom she is dear.
then she began to rub her lips as though to cleanse them from pollution.   then she began to rub her lips as though to cleanse them from pollution.
as she was telling her terrible story the eastern sky began to quicken and everything became more and more clear.   as she was telling her terrible story the eastern sky began to quicken and everything became more and more clear.
harker was still and quiet but over his face as the awful narrative went on came a grey look which deepened and deepened in the morning light till when the first red streak of the coming dawn shot up the flesh stood darkly out against the whitening hair.   harker was still and quiet but over his face as the awful narrative went on came a grey look which deepened and deepened in the morning light till when the first red streak of the coming dawn shot up the flesh stood darkly out against the whitening hair.
we have arranged that one of us is to stay within call of the unhappy pair till we can meet together and arrange about taking action.   we have arranged that one of us is to stay within call of the unhappy pair till we can meet together and arrange about taking action.
of this i am sure the sun rises today on no more miserable house in all the great round of its daily course.   of this i am sure the sun rises today on no more miserable house in all the great round of its daily course.
chapter xxiv   chapter xxiv
jonathan harkers journal.   jonathan harkers journal.
3 october. <> 28 july.
as i must do something or go mad i write this diary. = as i must do something or go mad i write this diary.
it is now six oclock and we are to meet in the study in half an hour and take something to eat for dr van helsing and dr seward are agreed that if we do not eat we cannot work our best our best will be god knows required today.   it is now six oclock and we are to meet in the study in half an hour and take something to eat for dr van helsing and dr seward are agreed that if we do not eat we cannot work our best our best will be god knows required today.
i must keep writing at every chance for i dare not stop to think.   i must keep writing at every chance for i dare not stop to think.
all big and little must go down perhaps at the end the little things may teach us most the teaching big or little could not have landed mina or me anywhere worse than we are today.   all big and little must go down perhaps at the end the little things may teach us most the teaching big or little could not have landed mina or me anywhere worse than we are today.
however we must trust and hope.   however we must trust and hope.
poor mina told me just now with the tears running down her dear cheeks that it is in trouble and trial that our faith is testedthat we must keep on trusting and that god will aid us up to the end.   poor mina told me just now with the tears running down her dear cheeks that it is in trouble and trial that our faith is testedthat we must keep on trusting and that god will aid us up to the end.
the end.   the end.
oh my god.   oh my god.
what end.   what end.
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to work. = to work.
to work.   to work.
when dr van helsing and dr seward had come back from seeing poor renfield we went gravely into what was to be done.   when dr van helsing and dr seward had come back from seeing poor renfield we went gravely into what was to be done.
first dr seward told us that when he and dr van helsing had gone down to the room below they had found renfield lying on the floor all in a heap.   first dr seward told us that when he and dr van helsing had gone down to the room below they had found renfield lying on the floor all in a heap.
his face was all bruised and crushed in and the bones of the neck were broken.   his face was all bruised and crushed in and the bones of the neck were broken.
dr seward asked the attendant who was on duty in the passage if he had heard anything.   dr seward asked the attendant who was on duty in the passage if he had heard anything.
he said that he had been sitting downhe confessed to half dozingwhen he heard loud voices in the room and then renfield had called out loudly several times god.   he said that he had been sitting downhe confessed to half dozingwhen he heard loud voices in the room and then renfield had called out loudly several times god.
god.   god.
god.   god.
after that there was a sound of falling and when he entered the room he found him lying on the floor face down just as the doctors had seen him.   after that there was a sound of falling and when he entered the room he found him lying on the floor face down just as the doctors had seen him.
van helsing asked if he had heard voices or a voice and he said he could not say that at first it had seemed to him as if there were two but as there was no one in the room it could have been only one.   van helsing asked if he had heard voices or a voice and he said he could not say that at first it had seemed to him as if there were two but as there was no one in the room it could have been only one.
he could swear to it if required that the word god was spoken by the patient.   he could swear to it if required that the word god was spoken by the patient.
dr seward said to us when we were alone that he did not wish to go into the matter the question of an inquest had to be considered and it would never do to put forward the truth as no one would believe it.   dr seward said to us when we were alone that he did not wish to go into the matter the question of an inquest had to be considered and it would never do to put forward the truth as no one would believe it.
as it was he thought that on the attendants evidence he could give a certificate of death by misadventure in falling from bed.   as it was he thought that on the attendants evidence he could give a certificate of death by misadventure in falling from bed.
in case the coroner should demand it there would be a formal inquest necessarily to the same result.   in case the coroner should demand it there would be a formal inquest necessarily to the same result.
when the question began to be discussed as to what should be our next step the very first thing we decided was that mina should be in full confidence that nothing of any sortno matter how painfulshould be kept from her.   when the question began to be discussed as to what should be our next step the very first thing we decided was that mina should be in full confidence that nothing of any sortno matter how painfulshould be kept from her.
she herself agreed as to its wisdom and it was pitiful to see her so brave and yet so sorrowful and in such a depth of despair.   she herself agreed as to its wisdom and it was pitiful to see her so brave and yet so sorrowful and in such a depth of despair.
there must be no concealment she said.   there must be no concealment she said.
alas.   alas.
we have had too much already.   we have had too much already.
and besides there is nothing in all the world that can give me more pain than i have already enduredthan i suffer now.   and besides there is nothing in all the world that can give me more pain than i have already enduredthan i suffer now.
whatever may happen it must be of new hope or of new courage to me.   whatever may happen it must be of new hope or of new courage to me.
van helsing was looking at her fixedly as she spoke and said suddenly but quietlybut dear madam mina are you not afraid not for yourself but for others from yourself after what has happened.   van helsing was looking at her fixedly as she spoke and said suddenly but quietlybut dear madam mina are you not afraid not for yourself but for others from yourself after what has happened.
her face grew set in its lines but her eyes shone with the devotion of a martyr as she answeredah no.   her face grew set in its lines but her eyes shone with the devotion of a martyr as she answeredah no.
for my mind is made up.   for my mind is made up.
to what.   to what.
he asked gently whilst we were all very still for each in our own way we had a sort of vague idea of what she meant.   he asked gently whilst we were all very still for each in our own way we had a sort of vague idea of what she meant.
her answer came with direct simplicity as though she were simply stating a factbecause if i find in myselfand i shall watch keenly for ita sign of harm to any that i love i shall die.   her answer came with direct simplicity as though she were simply stating a factbecause if i find in myselfand i shall watch keenly for ita sign of harm to any that i love i shall die.
you would not kill yourself.   you would not kill yourself.
he asked hoarsely.   he asked hoarsely.
i would if there were no friend who loved me who would save me such a pain and so desperate an effort.   i would if there were no friend who loved me who would save me such a pain and so desperate an effort.
she looked at him meaningly as she spoke.   she looked at him meaningly as she spoke.
he was sitting down but now he rose and came close to her and put his hand on her head as he said solemnlymy child there is such an one if it were for your good.   he was sitting down but now he rose and came close to her and put his hand on her head as he said solemnlymy child there is such an one if it were for your good.
for myself i could hold it in my account with god to find such an euthanasia for you even at this moment if it were best nay were it safe.   for myself i could hold it in my account with god to find such an euthanasia for you even at this moment if it were best nay were it safe.
but my child for a moment he seemed choked and a great sob rose in his throat he gulped it down and went onthere are here some who would stand between you and death.   but my child for a moment he seemed choked and a great sob rose in his throat he gulped it down and went onthere are here some who would stand between you and death.
you must not die.   you must not die.
you must not die by any hand but least of all your own.   you must not die by any hand but least of all your own.
until the other who has fouled your sweet life is true dead you must not die for if he is still with the quick undead your death would make you even as he is.   until the other who has fouled your sweet life is true dead you must not die for if he is still with the quick undead your death would make you even as he is.
no you must live.   no you must live.
you must struggle and strive to live though death would seem a boon unspeakable.   you must struggle and strive to live though death would seem a boon unspeakable.
you must fight death himself though he come to you in pain or in joy by the day or the night in safety or in peril.   you must fight death himself though he come to you in pain or in joy by the day or the night in safety or in peril.
on your living soul i charge you that you do not dienay nor think of deathtill this great evil be past the poor dear grew white as death and shook and shivered as i have seen a quicksand shake and shiver at the incoming of the tide.   on your living soul i charge you that you do not dienay nor think of deathtill this great evil be past the poor dear grew white as death and shook and shivered as i have seen a quicksand shake and shiver at the incoming of the tide.
we were all silent we could do nothing.   we were all silent we could do nothing.
at length she grew more calm and turning to him said sweetly but oh.   at length she grew more calm and turning to him said sweetly but oh.
so sorrowfully as she held out her handi promise you my dear friend that if god will let me live i shall strive to do so till if it may be in his good time this horror may have passed away from me.   so sorrowfully as she held out her handi promise you my dear friend that if god will let me live i shall strive to do so till if it may be in his good time this horror may have passed away from me.
she was so good and brave that we all felt that our hearts were strengthened to work and endure for her and we began to discuss what we were to do.   she was so good and brave that we all felt that our hearts were strengthened to work and endure for her and we began to discuss what we were to do.
i told her that she was to have all the papers in the safe and all the papers or diaries and phonographs we might hereafter use and was to keep the record as she had done before.   i told her that she was to have all the papers in the safe and all the papers or diaries and phonographs we might hereafter use and was to keep the record as she had done before.
she was pleased with the prospect of anything to doif pleased could be used in connection with so grim an interestas usual van helsing had thought ahead of everyone else and was prepared with an exact ordering of our work.   she was pleased with the prospect of anything to doif pleased could be used in connection with so grim an interestas usual van helsing had thought ahead of everyone else and was prepared with an exact ordering of our work.
it is perhaps well he said that at our meeting after our visit to carfax we decided not to do anything with the earthboxes that lay there.   it is perhaps well he said that at our meeting after our visit to carfax we decided not to do anything with the earthboxes that lay there.
had we done so the count must have guessed our purpose and would doubtless have taken measures in advance to frustrate such an effort with regard to the others but now he does not know our intentions.   had we done so the count must have guessed our purpose and would doubtless have taken measures in advance to frustrate such an effort with regard to the others but now he does not know our intentions.
nay more in all probability he does not know that such a power exists to us as can sterilise his lairs so that he cannot use them as of old.   nay more in all probability he does not know that such a power exists to us as can sterilise his lairs so that he cannot use them as of old.
we are now so much further advanced in our knowledge as to their disposition that when we have examined the house in piccadilly we may track the very last of them.   we are now so much further advanced in our knowledge as to their disposition that when we have examined the house in piccadilly we may track the very last of them.
today then is ours and in it rests our hope.   today then is ours and in it rests our hope.
the sun that rose on our sorrow this morning guards us in its course.   the sun that rose on our sorrow this morning guards us in its course.
until it sets tonight that monster must retain whatever form he now has.   until it sets tonight that monster must retain whatever form he now has.
he is confined within the limitations of his earthly envelope.   he is confined within the limitations of his earthly envelope.
he cannot melt into thin air nor disappear through cracks or chinks or crannies.   he cannot melt into thin air nor disappear through cracks or chinks or crannies.
if he go through a doorway he must open the door like a mortal.   if he go through a doorway he must open the door like a mortal.
and so we have this day to hunt out all his lairs and sterilise them.   and so we have this day to hunt out all his lairs and sterilise them.
so we shall if we have not yet catch him and destroy him drive him to bay in some place where the catching and the destroying shall be in time sure.   so we shall if we have not yet catch him and destroy him drive him to bay in some place where the catching and the destroying shall be in time sure.
here i started up for i could not contain myself at the thought that the minutes and seconds so preciously laden with minas life and happiness were flying from us since whilst we talked action was impossible.   here i started up for i could not contain myself at the thought that the minutes and seconds so preciously laden with minas life and happiness were flying from us since whilst we talked action was impossible.
but van helsing held up his hand warningly.   but van helsing held up his hand warningly.
nay friend jonathan he said in this the quickest way home is the longest way so your proverb say.   nay friend jonathan he said in this the quickest way home is the longest way so your proverb say.
we shall all act and act with desperate quick when the time has come.   we shall all act and act with desperate quick when the time has come.
but think in all probable the key of the situation is in that house in piccadilly.   but think in all probable the key of the situation is in that house in piccadilly.
the count may have many houses which he has bought.   the count may have many houses which he has bought.
of them he will have deeds of purchase keys and other things.   of them he will have deeds of purchase keys and other things.
he will have paper that he write on he will have his book of cheques.   he will have paper that he write on he will have his book of cheques.
there are many belongings that he must have somewhere why not in this place so central so quiet where he come and go by the front or the back at all hours when in the very vast of the traffic there is none to notice.   there are many belongings that he must have somewhere why not in this place so central so quiet where he come and go by the front or the back at all hours when in the very vast of the traffic there is none to notice.
we shall go there and search that house and when we learn what it holds then we do what our friend arthur call in his phrases of hunt stop the earths and so we run down our old foxso.   we shall go there and search that house and when we learn what it holds then we do what our friend arthur call in his phrases of hunt stop the earths and so we run down our old foxso.
is it not.   is it not.
then let us come at once i cried we are wasting the precious precious time.   then let us come at once i cried we are wasting the precious precious time.
the professor did not move but simply saidand how are we to get into that house in piccadilly.   the professor did not move but simply saidand how are we to get into that house in piccadilly.
any way.   any way.
i cried.   i cried.
we shall break in if need be.   we shall break in if need be.
and your police where will they be and what will they say.   and your police where will they be and what will they say.
i was staggered but i knew that if he wished to delay he had a good reason for it.   i was staggered but i knew that if he wished to delay he had a good reason for it.
so i said as quietly as i coulddont wait more than need be you know i am sure what torture i am in.   so i said as quietly as i coulddont wait more than need be you know i am sure what torture i am in.
ah my child that i do and indeed there is no wish of me to add to your anguish.   ah my child that i do and indeed there is no wish of me to add to your anguish.
but just think what can we do until all the world be at movement.   but just think what can we do until all the world be at movement.
then will come our time.   then will come our time.
i have thought and thought and it seems to me that the simplest way is the best of all.   i have thought and thought and it seems to me that the simplest way is the best of all.
now we wish to get into the house but we have no key is it not so.   now we wish to get into the house but we have no key is it not so.
i nodded.   i nodded.
now suppose that you were in truth the owner of that house and could not still get in and think there was to you no conscience of the housebreaker what would you do.   now suppose that you were in truth the owner of that house and could not still get in and think there was to you no conscience of the housebreaker what would you do.
i should get a respectable locksmith and set him to work to pick the lock for me.   i should get a respectable locksmith and set him to work to pick the lock for me.
and your police they would interfere would they not.   and your police they would interfere would they not.
oh no.   oh no.
not if they knew the man was properly employed.   not if they knew the man was properly employed.
then he looked at me as keenly as he spoke all that is in doubt is the conscience of the employer and the belief of your policemen as to whether or not that employer has a good conscience or a bad one.   then he looked at me as keenly as he spoke all that is in doubt is the conscience of the employer and the belief of your policemen as to whether or not that employer has a good conscience or a bad one.
your police must indeed be zealous men and cleveroh so clever.   your police must indeed be zealous men and cleveroh so clever.
in reading the heart that they trouble themselves in such matter.   in reading the heart that they trouble themselves in such matter.
no no my friend jonathan you go take the lock off a hundred empty house in this your london or of any city in the world and if you do it as such things are rightly done and at the time such things are rightly done no one will interfere.   no no my friend jonathan you go take the lock off a hundred empty house in this your london or of any city in the world and if you do it as such things are rightly done and at the time such things are rightly done no one will interfere.
i have read of a gentleman who owned a so fine house in london and when he went for months of summer to switzerland and lock up his house some burglar come and broke window at back and got in.   i have read of a gentleman who owned a so fine house in london and when he went for months of summer to switzerland and lock up his house some burglar come and broke window at back and got in.
then he went and made open the shutters in front and walk out and in through the door before the very eyes of the police.   then he went and made open the shutters in front and walk out and in through the door before the very eyes of the police.
then he have an auction in that house and advertise it and put up big notice and when the day come he sell off by a great auctioneer all the goods of that other man who own them.   then he have an auction in that house and advertise it and put up big notice and when the day come he sell off by a great auctioneer all the goods of that other man who own them.
then he go to a builder and he sell him that house making an agreement that he pull it down and take all away within a certain time.   then he go to a builder and he sell him that house making an agreement that he pull it down and take all away within a certain time.
and your police and other authority help him all they can.   and your police and other authority help him all they can.
and when that owner come back from his holiday in switzerland he find only an empty hole where his house had been.   and when that owner come back from his holiday in switzerland he find only an empty hole where his house had been.
this was all done en règle and in our work we shall be en règle too.   this was all done en règle and in our work we shall be en règle too.
we shall not go so early that the policemen who have then little to think of shall deem it strange but we shall go after ten oclock when there are many about and when such things would be done were we indeed owners of the house.   we shall not go so early that the policemen who have then little to think of shall deem it strange but we shall go after ten oclock when there are many about and when such things would be done were we indeed owners of the house.
i could not but see how right he was and the terrible despair of minas face became relaxed in thought there was hope in such good counsel.   i could not but see how right he was and the terrible despair of minas face became relaxed in thought there was hope in such good counsel.
van helsing went onwhen once within that house we may find more clues at any rate some of us can remain there whilst the rest find the other places where there be more earthboxesat bermondsey and mile end.   van helsing went onwhen once within that house we may find more clues at any rate some of us can remain there whilst the rest find the other places where there be more earthboxesat bermondsey and mile end.
lord godalming stood up.   lord godalming stood up.
i can be of some use here he said.   i can be of some use here he said.
i shall wire to my people to have horses and carriages where they will be most convenient.   i shall wire to my people to have horses and carriages where they will be most convenient.
look here old fellow said morris it is a capital idea to have all ready in case we want to go horsebacking but dont you think that one of your snappy carriages with its heraldic adornments in a byeway of walworth or mile end would attract too much attention for our purposes.   look here old fellow said morris it is a capital idea to have all ready in case we want to go horsebacking but dont you think that one of your snappy carriages with its heraldic adornments in a byeway of walworth or mile end would attract too much attention for our purposes.
it seems to me that we ought to take cabs when we go south or east and even leave them somewhere near the neighbourhood we are going to.   it seems to me that we ought to take cabs when we go south or east and even leave them somewhere near the neighbourhood we are going to.
friend quincey is right.   friend quincey is right.
said the professor.   said the professor.
his head is what you call in plane with the horizon.   his head is what you call in plane with the horizon.
it is a difficult thing that we go to do and we do not want no peoples to watch us if so it may.   it is a difficult thing that we go to do and we do not want no peoples to watch us if so it may.
mina took a growing interest in everything and i was rejoiced to see that the exigency of affairs was helping her to forget for a time the terrible experience of the night.   mina took a growing interest in everything and i was rejoiced to see that the exigency of affairs was helping her to forget for a time the terrible experience of the night.
she was very very palealmost ghastlyand so thin that her lips were drawn away showing her teeth in somewhat of prominence.   she was very very palealmost ghastlyand so thin that her lips were drawn away showing her teeth in somewhat of prominence.
i did not mention this last lest it should give her needless pain but it made my blood run cold in my veins to think of what had occurred with poor lucy when the count had sucked her blood.   i did not mention this last lest it should give her needless pain but it made my blood run cold in my veins to think of what had occurred with poor lucy when the count had sucked her blood.
as yet there was no sign of the teeth growing sharper but the time as yet was short and there was time for fear.   as yet there was no sign of the teeth growing sharper but the time as yet was short and there was time for fear.
when we came to the discussion of the sequence of our efforts and of the disposition of our forces there were new sources of doubt.   when we came to the discussion of the sequence of our efforts and of the disposition of our forces there were new sources of doubt.
it was finally agreed that before starting for piccadilly we should destroy the counts lair close at hand.   it was finally agreed that before starting for piccadilly we should destroy the counts lair close at hand.
in case he should find it out too soon we should thus be still ahead of him in our work of destruction and his presence in his purely material shape and at his weakest might give us some new clue.   in case he should find it out too soon we should thus be still ahead of him in our work of destruction and his presence in his purely material shape and at his weakest might give us some new clue.
as to the disposal of forces it was suggested by the professor that after our visit to carfax we should all enter the house in piccadilly that the two doctors and i should remain there whilst lord godalming and quincey found the lairs at walworth and mile end and destroyed them.   as to the disposal of forces it was suggested by the professor that after our visit to carfax we should all enter the house in piccadilly that the two doctors and i should remain there whilst lord godalming and quincey found the lairs at walworth and mile end and destroyed them.
it was possible if not likely the professor urged that the count might appear in piccadilly during the day and that if so we might be able to cope with him then and there.   it was possible if not likely the professor urged that the count might appear in piccadilly during the day and that if so we might be able to cope with him then and there.
at any rate we might be able to follow him in force.   at any rate we might be able to follow him in force.
to this plan i strenuously objected in so far as my going was concerned for i said that i intended to stay and protect mina.   to this plan i strenuously objected in so far as my going was concerned for i said that i intended to stay and protect mina.
i thought that my mind was made up on the subject but mina would not listen to my objection.   i thought that my mind was made up on the subject but mina would not listen to my objection.
she said that there might be some law matter in which i could be useful that amongst the counts papers might be some clue which i could understand out of my experience in transylvania and that as it was all the strength we could muster was required to cope with the counts extraordinary power.   she said that there might be some law matter in which i could be useful that amongst the counts papers might be some clue which i could understand out of my experience in transylvania and that as it was all the strength we could muster was required to cope with the counts extraordinary power.
i had to give in for minas resolution was fixed she said that it was the last hope for her that we should all work together.   i had to give in for minas resolution was fixed she said that it was the last hope for her that we should all work together.
  -+ kate will stay here with me she said.
i have no fear. = i have no fear.
things have been as bad as they can be and whatever may happen must have in it some element of hope or comfort.   things have been as bad as they can be and whatever may happen must have in it some element of hope or comfort.
go my husband.   go my husband.
god can if he wishes it guard me as well alone as with any one present.   god can if he wishes it guard me as well alone as with any one present.
so i started up crying out then in gods name let us come at once for we are losing time.   so i started up crying out then in gods name let us come at once for we are losing time.
the count may come to piccadilly earlier than we think.   the count may come to piccadilly earlier than we think.
not so.   not so.
said van helsing holding up his hand.   said van helsing holding up his hand.
but why.   but why.
i asked.   i asked.
do you forget he said with actually a smile that last night he banqueted heavily and will sleep late.   do you forget he said with actually a smile that last night he banqueted heavily and will sleep late.
did i forget.   did i forget.
shall i evercan i ever.   shall i evercan i ever.
can any of us ever forget that terrible scene.   can any of us ever forget that terrible scene.
mina struggled hard to keep her brave countenance but the pain overmastered her and she put her hands before her face and shuddered whilst she moaned.   mina struggled hard to keep her brave countenance but the pain overmastered her and she put her hands before her face and shuddered whilst she moaned.
van helsing had not intended to recall her frightful experience.   van helsing had not intended to recall her frightful experience.
he had simply lost sight of her and her part in the affair in his intellectual effort.   he had simply lost sight of her and her part in the affair in his intellectual effort.
when it struck him what he said he was horrified at his thoughtlessness and tried to comfort her.   when it struck him what he said he was horrified at his thoughtlessness and tried to comfort her.
oh madam mina he said dear dear madam mina alas.   oh madam mina he said dear dear madam mina alas.
that i of all who so reverence you should have said anything so forgetful.   that i of all who so reverence you should have said anything so forgetful.
these stupid old lips of mine and this stupid old head do not deserve so but you will forget it will you not.   these stupid old lips of mine and this stupid old head do not deserve so but you will forget it will you not.
he bent low beside her as he spoke she took his hand and looking at him through her tears said hoarselyno i shall not forget for it is well that i remember and with it i have so much in memory of you that is sweet that i take it all together.   he bent low beside her as he spoke she took his hand and looking at him through her tears said hoarselyno i shall not forget for it is well that i remember and with it i have so much in memory of you that is sweet that i take it all together.
now you must all be going soon.   now you must all be going soon.
breakfast is ready and we must all eat that we may be strong.   breakfast is ready and we must all eat that we may be strong.
breakfast was a strange meal to us all.   breakfast was a strange meal to us all.
we tried to be cheerful and encourage each other and mina was the brightest and most cheerful of us.   we tried to be cheerful and encourage each other and mina was the brightest and most cheerful of us.
when it was over van helsing stood up and saidnow my dear friends we go forth to our terrible enterprise.   when it was over van helsing stood up and saidnow my dear friends we go forth to our terrible enterprise.
are we all armed as we were on that night when first we visited our enemys lair armed against ghostly as well as carnal attack.   are we all armed as we were on that night when first we visited our enemys lair armed against ghostly as well as carnal attack.
we all assured him.   we all assured him.
then it is well.   then it is well.
now madam mina you are in any case quite safe here until the sunset and before then we shall returnif we shall return.   now madam mina you are in any case quite safe here until the sunset and before then we shall returnif we shall return.
but before we go let me see you armed against personal attack.   but before we go let me see you armed against personal attack.
i have myself since you came down prepared your chamber by the placing of the things of which we know so that he may not enter.   i have myself since you came down prepared your chamber by the placing of the things of which we know so that he may not enter.
now let me guard yourself.   now let me guard yourself.
on your forehead i touch this piece of sacred wafer in the name of the father the son andthere was a fearful scream which almost froze our hearts to hear.   on your forehead i touch this piece of sacred wafer in the name of the father the son andthere was a fearful scream which almost froze our hearts to hear.
as he had placed the wafer on minas forehead it had seared ithad burned into the flesh as though it had been a piece of whitehot metal.   as he had placed the wafer on minas forehead it had seared ithad burned into the flesh as though it had been a piece of whitehot metal.
my poor darlings brain had told her the significance of the fact as quickly as her nerves received the pain of it and the two so overwhelmed her that her overwrought nature had its voice in that dreadful scream.   my poor darlings brain had told her the significance of the fact as quickly as her nerves received the pain of it and the two so overwhelmed her that her overwrought nature had its voice in that dreadful scream.
but the words to her thought came quickly the echo of the scream had not ceased to ring on the air when there came the reaction and she sank on her knees on the floor in an agony of abasement.   but the words to her thought came quickly the echo of the scream had not ceased to ring on the air when there came the reaction and she sank on her knees on the floor in an agony of abasement.
pulling her beautiful hair over her face as the leper of old his mantle she wailed outunclean.   pulling her beautiful hair over her face as the leper of old his mantle she wailed outunclean.
unclean.   unclean.
even the almighty shuns my polluted flesh.   even the almighty shuns my polluted flesh.
i must bear this mark of shame upon my forehead until the judgment day.   i must bear this mark of shame upon my forehead until the judgment day.
they all paused.   they all paused.
i had thrown myself beside her in an agony of helpless grief and putting my arms around held her tight.   i had thrown myself beside her in an agony of helpless grief and putting my arms around held her tight.
for a few minutes our sorrowful hearts beat together whilst the friends around us turned away their eyes that ran tears silently.   for a few minutes our sorrowful hearts beat together whilst the friends around us turned away their eyes that ran tears silently.
then van helsing turned and said gravely so gravely that i could not help feeling that he was in some way inspired and was stating things outside himselfit may be that you may have to bear that mark till god himself see fit as he most surely shall on the judgment day to redress all wrongs of the earth and of his children that he has placed thereon.   then van helsing turned and said gravely so gravely that i could not help feeling that he was in some way inspired and was stating things outside himselfit may be that you may have to bear that mark till god himself see fit as he most surely shall on the judgment day to redress all wrongs of the earth and of his children that he has placed thereon.
and oh madam mina my dear my dear may we who love you be there to see when that red scar the sign of gods knowledge of what has been shall pass away and leave your forehead as pure as the heart we know.   and oh madam mina my dear my dear may we who love you be there to see when that red scar the sign of gods knowledge of what has been shall pass away and leave your forehead as pure as the heart we know.
for so surely as we live that scar shall pass away when god sees right to lift the burden that is hard upon us.   for so surely as we live that scar shall pass away when god sees right to lift the burden that is hard upon us.
till then we bear our cross as his son did in obedience to his will.   till then we bear our cross as his son did in obedience to his will.
it may be that we are chosen instruments of his good pleasure and that we ascend to his bidding as that other through stripes and shame through tears and blood through doubts and fear and all that makes the difference between god and man.   it may be that we are chosen instruments of his good pleasure and that we ascend to his bidding as that other through stripes and shame through tears and blood through doubts and fear and all that makes the difference between god and man.
there was hope in his words and comfort and they made for resignation.   there was hope in his words and comfort and they made for resignation.
mina and i both felt so and simultaneously we each took one of the old mans hands and bent over and kissed it.   mina and i both felt so and simultaneously we each took one of the old mans hands and bent over and kissed it.
then without a word we all knelt down together and all holding hands swore to be true to each other.   then without a word we all knelt down together and all holding hands swore to be true to each other.
we men pledged ourselves to raise the veil of sorrow from the head of her whom each in his own way we loved and we prayed for help and guidance in the terrible task which lay before us.   we men pledged ourselves to raise the veil of sorrow from the head of her whom each in his own way we loved and we prayed for help and guidance in the terrible task which lay before us.
it was then time to start.   it was then time to start.
so i said farewell to mina a parting which neither of us shall forget to our dying day and we set out.   so i said farewell to mina a parting which neither of us shall forget to our dying day and we set out.
to one thing i have made up my mind if we find out that mina must be a vampire in the end then she shall not go into that unknown and terrible land alone.   to one thing i have made up my mind if we find out that mina must be a vampire in the end then she shall not go into that unknown and terrible land alone.
i suppose it is thus that in old times one vampire meant many just as their hideous bodies could only rest in sacred earth so the holiest love was the recruiting sergeant for their ghastly ranks.   i suppose it is thus that in old times one vampire meant many just as their hideous bodies could only rest in sacred earth so the holiest love was the recruiting sergeant for their ghastly ranks.
we entered carfax without trouble and found all things the same as on the first occasion.   we entered carfax without trouble and found all things the same as on the first occasion.
it was hard to believe that amongst so prosaic surroundings of neglect and dust and decay there was any ground for such fear as already we knew.   it was hard to believe that amongst so prosaic surroundings of neglect and dust and decay there was any ground for such fear as already we knew.
had not our minds been made up and had there not been terrible memories to spur us on we could hardly have proceeded with our task.   had not our minds been made up and had there not been terrible memories to spur us on we could hardly have proceeded with our task.
we found no papers or any sign of use in the house and in the old chapel the great boxes looked just as we had seen them last dr van helsing said to us solemnly as we stood before himand now my friends we have a duty here to do.   we found no papers or any sign of use in the house and in the old chapel the great boxes looked just as we had seen them last dr van helsing said to us solemnly as we stood before himand now my friends we have a duty here to do.
we must sterilise this earth so sacred of holy memories that he has brought from a far distant land for such fell use.   we must sterilise this earth so sacred of holy memories that he has brought from a far distant land for such fell use.
he has chosen this earth because it has been holy.   he has chosen this earth because it has been holy.
thus we defeat him with his own weapon for we make it more holy still.   thus we defeat him with his own weapon for we make it more holy still.
it was sanctified to such use of man now we sanctify it to god.   it was sanctified to such use of man now we sanctify it to god.
as he spoke he took from his bag a screwdriver and a wrench and very soon the top of one of the cases was thrown open.   as he spoke he took from his bag a screwdriver and a wrench and very soon the top of one of the cases was thrown open.
the earth smelled musty and close but we did not somehow seem to mind for our attention was concentrated on the professor.   the earth smelled musty and close but we did not somehow seem to mind for our attention was concentrated on the professor.
taking from his box a piece of the sacred wafer he laid it reverently on the earth and then shutting down the lid began to screw it home we aiding him as he worked.   taking from his box a piece of the sacred wafer he laid it reverently on the earth and then shutting down the lid began to screw it home we aiding him as he worked.
one by one we treated in the same way each of the great boxes and left them as we had found them to all appearance but in each was a portion of the hostwhen we closed the door behind us the professor said solemnlyso much is already done.   one by one we treated in the same way each of the great boxes and left them as we had found them to all appearance but in each was a portion of the hostwhen we closed the door behind us the professor said solemnlyso much is already done.
it may be that with all the others we can be so successful then the sunset of this evening may shine of madam minas forehead all white as ivory and with no stain.   it may be that with all the others we can be so successful then the sunset of this evening may shine of madam minas forehead all white as ivory and with no stain.
as we passed across the lawn on our way to the station to catch our train we could see the front of the asylum.   as we passed across the lawn on our way to the station to catch our train we could see the front of the asylum.
i looked eagerly and in the window of my own room saw mina.   i looked eagerly and in the window of my own room saw mina.
i waved my hand to her and nodded to tell that our work there was successfully accomplished.   i waved my hand to her and nodded to tell that our work there was successfully accomplished.
she nodded in reply to show that she understood.   she nodded in reply to show that she understood.
the last i saw she was waving her hand in farewell.   the last i saw she was waving her hand in farewell.
it was with a heavy heart that we sought the station and just caught the train which was steaming in as we reached the platform.   it was with a heavy heart that we sought the station and just caught the train which was steaming in as we reached the platform.
i have written this in the train.   i have written this in the train.
piccadilly 12:30 oclock.   piccadilly 12:30 oclock.
just before we reached fenchurch street lord godalming said to mequincey and i will find a locksmith.   just before we reached fenchurch street lord godalming said to mequincey and i will find a locksmith.
you had better not come with us in case there should be any difficulty for under the circumstances it wouldnt seem so bad for us to break into an empty house.   you had better not come with us in case there should be any difficulty for under the circumstances it wouldnt seem so bad for us to break into an empty house.
but you are a solicitor and the incorporated law society might tell you that you should have known better.   but you are a solicitor and the incorporated law society might tell you that you should have known better.
i demurred as to my not sharing any danger even of odium but he went on besides it will attract less attention if there are not too many of us.   i demurred as to my not sharing any danger even of odium but he went on besides it will attract less attention if there are not too many of us.
my title will make it all right with the locksmith and with any policeman that may come along.   my title will make it all right with the locksmith and with any policeman that may come along.
you had better go with jack and the professor and stay in the green park somewhere in sight of the house and when you see the door opened and the smith has gone away do you all come across.   you had better go with jack and the professor and stay in the green park somewhere in sight of the house and when you see the door opened and the smith has gone away do you all come across.
we shall be on the look out for you and shall let you in.   we shall be on the look out for you and shall let you in.
the advice is good.   the advice is good.
said van helsing so we said no more.   said van helsing so we said no more.
godalming and morris hurried off in a cab we following in another.   godalming and morris hurried off in a cab we following in another.
at the corner of arlington street our contingent got out and strolled into the green park.   at the corner of arlington street our contingent got out and strolled into the green park.
my heart beat as i saw the house on which so much of our hope was centred looming up grim and silent in its deserted condition amongst its more lively and sprucelooking neighbours.   my heart beat as i saw the house on which so much of our hope was centred looming up grim and silent in its deserted condition amongst its more lively and sprucelooking neighbours.
we sat down on a bench within good view and began to smoke cigars so as to attract as little attention as possible.   we sat down on a bench within good view and began to smoke cigars so as to attract as little attention as possible.
the minutes seemed to pass with leaden feet as we waited for the coming of the others.   the minutes seemed to pass with leaden feet as we waited for the coming of the others.
at length we saw a fourwheeler drive up.   at length we saw a fourwheeler drive up.
out of it in leisurely fashion got lord godalming and morris and down from the box descended a thickset working man with his rushwoven basket of tools.   out of it in leisurely fashion got lord godalming and morris and down from the box descended a thickset working man with his rushwoven basket of tools.
morris paid the cabman who touched his hat and drove away.   morris paid the cabman who touched his hat and drove away.
together the two ascended the steps and lord godalming pointed out what he wanted done.   together the two ascended the steps and lord godalming pointed out what he wanted done.
the workman took off his coat leisurely and hung it on one of the spikes of the rail saying something to a policeman who just then sauntered along.   the workman took off his coat leisurely and hung it on one of the spikes of the rail saying something to a policeman who just then sauntered along.
the policeman nodded acquiescence and the man kneeling down placed his bag beside him.   the policeman nodded acquiescence and the man kneeling down placed his bag beside him.
after searching through it he took out a selection of tools which he proceeded to lay beside him in orderly fashion.   after searching through it he took out a selection of tools which he proceeded to lay beside him in orderly fashion.
then he stood up looked in the keyhole blew into it and turning to his employers made some remark.   then he stood up looked in the keyhole blew into it and turning to his employers made some remark.
lord godalming smiled and the man lifted a goodsized bunch of keys selecting one of them he began to probe the lock as if feeling his way with it.   lord godalming smiled and the man lifted a goodsized bunch of keys selecting one of them he began to probe the lock as if feeling his way with it.
after fumbling about for a bit he tried a second and then a third.   after fumbling about for a bit he tried a second and then a third.
all at once the door opened under a slight push from him and he and the two others entered the hall.   all at once the door opened under a slight push from him and he and the two others entered the hall.
we sat still my own cigar burnt furiously but van helsings went cold altogether.   we sat still my own cigar burnt furiously but van helsings went cold altogether.
we waited patiently as we saw the workman come out and bring his bag.   we waited patiently as we saw the workman come out and bring his bag.
then he held the door partly open steadying it with his knees whilst he fitted a key to the lock.   then he held the door partly open steadying it with his knees whilst he fitted a key to the lock.
this he finally handed to lord godalming who took out his purse and gave him something.   this he finally handed to lord godalming who took out his purse and gave him something.
the man touched his hat took his bag put on his coat and departed not a soul took the slightest notice of the whole transaction.   the man touched his hat took his bag put on his coat and departed not a soul took the slightest notice of the whole transaction.
when the man had fairly gone we three crossed the street and knocked at the door.   when the man had fairly gone we three crossed the street and knocked at the door.
it was immediately opened by quincey morris beside whom stood lord godalming lighting a cigar.   it was immediately opened by quincey morris beside whom stood lord godalming lighting a cigar.
the place smells so vilely said the latter as we came in.   the place smells so vilely said the latter as we came in.
it did indeed smell vilelylike the old chapel at carfaxand with our previous experience it was plain to us that the count had been using the place pretty freely.   it did indeed smell vilelylike the old chapel at carfaxand with our previous experience it was plain to us that the count had been using the place pretty freely.
we moved to explore the house all keeping together in case of attack for we knew we had a strong and wily enemy to deal with and as yet we did not know whether the count might not be in the house.   we moved to explore the house all keeping together in case of attack for we knew we had a strong and wily enemy to deal with and as yet we did not know whether the count might not be in the house.
in the diningroom which lay at the back of the hall we found eight boxes of earth.   in the diningroom which lay at the back of the hall we found eight boxes of earth.
eight boxes only out of the nine which were sought.   eight boxes only out of the nine which were sought.
our work was not over and would never be until we should have found the missing box.   our work was not over and would never be until we should have found the missing box.
first we opened the shutters of the window which looked out across a narrow stoneflagged yard at the blank face of a stable pointed to look like the front of a miniature house.   first we opened the shutters of the window which looked out across a narrow stoneflagged yard at the blank face of a stable pointed to look like the front of a miniature house.
there were no windows in it so we were not afraid of being overlooked.   there were no windows in it so we were not afraid of being overlooked.
we did not lose any time in examining the chests.   we did not lose any time in examining the chests.
with the tools which we had brought with us we opened them one by one and treated them as we had treated those others in the old chapel.   with the tools which we had brought with us we opened them one by one and treated them as we had treated those others in the old chapel.
it was evident to us that the count was not at present in the house and we proceeded to search for any of his effects.   it was evident to us that the count was not at present in the house and we proceeded to search for any of his effects.
after a cursory glance at the rest of the rooms from basement to attic we came to the conclusion that the diningroom contained any effects which might belong to the count and so we proceeded to minutely examine them.   after a cursory glance at the rest of the rooms from basement to attic we came to the conclusion that the diningroom contained any effects which might belong to the count and so we proceeded to minutely examine them.
they lay in a sort of orderly disorder on the great diningroom table.   they lay in a sort of orderly disorder on the great diningroom table.
there were title deeds of the piccadilly house in a great bundle deeds of the purchase of the houses at mile end and bermondsey notepaper envelopes and pens and ink.   there were title deeds of the piccadilly house in a great bundle deeds of the purchase of the houses at mile end and bermondsey notepaper envelopes and pens and ink.
all were covered up in thin wrapping paper to keep them from the dust there were also a clothes brush a brush and comb and a jug and basinthe latter containing dirty water which was reddened as if with blood.   all were covered up in thin wrapping paper to keep them from the dust there were also a clothes brush a brush and comb and a jug and basinthe latter containing dirty water which was reddened as if with blood.
last of all was a little heap of keys of all sorts and sizes probably those belonging to the other houses.   last of all was a little heap of keys of all sorts and sizes probably those belonging to the other houses.
when we had examined this last find lord godalming and quincey morris taking accurate notes of the various addresses of the houses in the east and the south took with them the keys in a great bunch and set out to destroy the boxes in these places.   when we had examined this last find lord godalming and quincey morris taking accurate notes of the various addresses of the houses in the east and the south took with them the keys in a great bunch and set out to destroy the boxes in these places.
the rest of us are with what patience we can waiting their returnor the coming of the count.   the rest of us are with what patience we can waiting their returnor the coming of the count.
chapter xxv   chapter xxv
  -+ kate reeds journal.
    28 july.
    a journalist has to write the truth.
    i saw lucy change after her baptism of blood despite all their efforts to save her.
    minamy teacher my friendthey make her the same promises but i cannot see how things can turn out any differently.
    she will sicken and die and rise again as the undead.
    would it not be kinder to end it sooner.
    i know what must be done.
    i have read dr sewards account of his operation and he has all the necessary tools downstairs in his laboratory.
    there is even arsenic there stored in a neatly labelled jar.
    i have read enough murder mysteries to know what to do.
    how can i not knowing what i know.
    how can i not when god himself brands her as unclean.
    what hope of redemption is left to her.
    noneonly the hope of mercy at the hands of a friend.
    i failed lucy i will not fail mina.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
3 october. <> 28 july.
the time seemed terribly long whilst we were waiting for the coming of godalming and quincey morris. = the time seemed terribly long whilst we were waiting for the coming of godalming and quincey morris.
the professor tried to keep our minds active by using them all the time.   the professor tried to keep our minds active by using them all the time.
i could see his beneficent purpose by the side glances which he threw from time to time at harker.   i could see his beneficent purpose by the side glances which he threw from time to time at harker.
the poor fellow is overwhelmed in a misery that is appalling to see.   the poor fellow is overwhelmed in a misery that is appalling to see.
last night he was a frank happylooking man with strong youthful face full of energy and with dark brown hair.   last night he was a frank happylooking man with strong youthful face full of energy and with dark brown hair.
today he is a drawn haggard old man whose white hair matches well with the hollow burning eyes and griefwritten lines of his face.   today he is a drawn haggard old man whose white hair matches well with the hollow burning eyes and griefwritten lines of his face.
his energy is still intact in fact he is like a living flame.   his energy is still intact in fact he is like a living flame.
this may yet be his salvation for if all go well it will tide him over the despairing period he will then in a kind of way wake again to the realities of life.   this may yet be his salvation for if all go well it will tide him over the despairing period he will then in a kind of way wake again to the realities of life.
poor fellow i thought my own trouble was bad enough but his .   poor fellow i thought my own trouble was bad enough but his .
the professor knows this well enough and is doing his best to keep his mind active.   the professor knows this well enough and is doing his best to keep his mind active.
what he has been saying was under the circumstances of absorbing interest so well as i can remember here it isi have studied over and over again since they came into my hands all the papers relating to this monster and the more i have studied the greater seems the necessity to utterly stamp him out.   what he has been saying was under the circumstances of absorbing interest so well as i can remember here it isi have studied over and over again since they came into my hands all the papers relating to this monster and the more i have studied the greater seems the necessity to utterly stamp him out.
all through there are signs of his advance not only of his power but of his knowledge of it.   all through there are signs of his advance not only of his power but of his knowledge of it.
as i learned from the researches of my friend arminius of budapesth he was in life a most wonderful man.   as i learned from the researches of my friend arminius of budapesth he was in life a most wonderful man.
soldier statesman and alchemistwhich latter was the highest development of the scienceknowledge of his time.   soldier statesman and alchemistwhich latter was the highest development of the scienceknowledge of his time.
he had a mighty brain a learning beyond compare and a heart that knew no fear and no remorse.   he had a mighty brain a learning beyond compare and a heart that knew no fear and no remorse.
he dared even to attend the scholomance and there was no branch of knowledge of his time that he did not essay.   he dared even to attend the scholomance and there was no branch of knowledge of his time that he did not essay.
well in him the brain powers survived the physical death though it would seem that memory was not all complete.   well in him the brain powers survived the physical death though it would seem that memory was not all complete.
in some faculties of mind he has been and is only a child but he is growing and some things that were childish at the first are now of mans stature.   in some faculties of mind he has been and is only a child but he is growing and some things that were childish at the first are now of mans stature.
he is experimenting and doing it well and if it had not been that we have crossed his path he would be yethe may be yet if we failthe father or furtherer of a new order of beings whose road must lead through death not life.   he is experimenting and doing it well and if it had not been that we have crossed his path he would be yethe may be yet if we failthe father or furtherer of a new order of beings whose road must lead through death not life.
harker groaned and said and this is all arrayed against my darling.   harker groaned and said and this is all arrayed against my darling.
but how is he experimenting.   but how is he experimenting.
the knowledge may help us to defeat him.   the knowledge may help us to defeat him.
he has all along since his coming been trying his power slowly but surely that big childbrain of his is working.   he has all along since his coming been trying his power slowly but surely that big childbrain of his is working.
well for us it is as yet a childbrain for had he dared at the first to attempt certain things he would long ago have been beyond our power.   well for us it is as yet a childbrain for had he dared at the first to attempt certain things he would long ago have been beyond our power.
however he means to succeed and a man who has centuries before him can afford to wait and to go slow.   however he means to succeed and a man who has centuries before him can afford to wait and to go slow.
festina lente may well be his motto.   festina lente may well be his motto.
i fail to understand said harker wearily.   i fail to understand said harker wearily.
oh do be more plain to me.   oh do be more plain to me.
perhaps grief and trouble are dulling my brain.   perhaps grief and trouble are dulling my brain.
the professor laid his hand tenderly on his shoulder as he spokeah my child i will be plain.   the professor laid his hand tenderly on his shoulder as he spokeah my child i will be plain.
do you not see how of late this monster has been creeping into knowledge experimentally.   do you not see how of late this monster has been creeping into knowledge experimentally.
how he has been making use of the zoophagous patient to effect his entry into friend johns home for your vampire though in all afterwards he can come when and how he will must at the first make entry only when asked thereto by an inmate.   how he has been making use of the zoophagous patient to effect his entry into friend johns home for your vampire though in all afterwards he can come when and how he will must at the first make entry only when asked thereto by an inmate.
but these are not his most important experiments.   but these are not his most important experiments.
do we not see how at the first all these so great boxes were moved by others.   do we not see how at the first all these so great boxes were moved by others.
he knew not then but that must be so.   he knew not then but that must be so.
but all the time that so great childbrain of his was growing and he began to consider whether he might not himself move the box.   but all the time that so great childbrain of his was growing and he began to consider whether he might not himself move the box.
so he began to help and then when he found that this be all right he try to move them all alone.   so he began to help and then when he found that this be all right he try to move them all alone.
and so he progress and he scatter these graves of him and none but he know where they are hidden.   and so he progress and he scatter these graves of him and none but he know where they are hidden.
he may have intend to bury them deep in the ground.   he may have intend to bury them deep in the ground.
so that only he use them in the night or at such time as he can change his form they do him equal well and none may know these are his hiding place.   so that only he use them in the night or at such time as he can change his form they do him equal well and none may know these are his hiding place.
but my child do not despair this knowledge came to him just too late.   but my child do not despair this knowledge came to him just too late.
already all of his lairs but one be sterilise as for him and before the sunset this shall be so.   already all of his lairs but one be sterilise as for him and before the sunset this shall be so.
then he have no place where he can move and hide.   then he have no place where he can move and hide.
i delayed this morning that so we might be sure.   i delayed this morning that so we might be sure.
is there not more at stake for us than him.   is there not more at stake for us than him.
then why not be more careful than him.   then why not be more careful than him.
by my clock it is one hour and already if all be well friend arthur and quincey are on their way to us.   by my clock it is one hour and already if all be well friend arthur and quincey are on their way to us.
today is our day and we must go sure if slow and lose no chance.   today is our day and we must go sure if slow and lose no chance.
see.   see.
there are five of us when those absent ones return.   there are five of us when those absent ones return.
whilst we were speaking we were startled by a knock at the hall door the double postmans knock of the telegraph boy.   whilst we were speaking we were startled by a knock at the hall door the double postmans knock of the telegraph boy.
we all moved out to the hall with one impulse and van helsing holding up his hand to us to keep silence stepped to the door and opened it.   we all moved out to the hall with one impulse and van helsing holding up his hand to us to keep silence stepped to the door and opened it.
the boy handed in a despatch.   the boy handed in a despatch.
the professor closed the door again and after looking at the direction opened it and read it aloud <> the professor closed the door again and after looking at the direction opened it and read aloud.
look out for d. he has just now 12:45 come from carfax hurriedly and hastened towards the south. = look out for d. he has just now 12:45 come from carfax hurriedly and hastened towards the south.
he seems to be going the round and may want to see you mina. +-  
he seems to be going the round and may want to see you kate. = he seems to be going the round and may want to see you kate.
there was a pause broken by jonathan harkers voicenow god be thanked we shall soon meet.   there was a pause broken by jonathan harkers voicenow god be thanked we shall soon meet.
van helsing turned to him quickly and saidgod will act in his own way and time.   van helsing turned to him quickly and saidgod will act in his own way and time.
do not fear and do not rejoice as yet for what we wish for at the moment may be our own undoings.   do not fear and do not rejoice as yet for what we wish for at the moment may be our own undoings.
i care for nothing now he answered hotly except to wipe out this brute from the face of creation.   i care for nothing now he answered hotly except to wipe out this brute from the face of creation.
i would sell my soul to do it.   i would sell my soul to do it.
oh hush hush my child.   oh hush hush my child.
said van helsing.   said van helsing.
god does not purchase souls in this wise and the devil though he may purchase does not keep faith.   god does not purchase souls in this wise and the devil though he may purchase does not keep faith.
but god is merciful and just and knows your pain and your devotion to that dear madam mina.   but god is merciful and just and knows your pain and your devotion to that dear madam mina.
think you how her pain would be doubled did she but hear your wild words.   think you how her pain would be doubled did she but hear your wild words.
do not fear any of us we are all devoted to this cause and today shall see the end.   do not fear any of us we are all devoted to this cause and today shall see the end.
the time is coming for action today this vampire is limit to the powers of man and till sunset he may not change.   the time is coming for action today this vampire is limit to the powers of man and till sunset he may not change.
it will take him time to arrive heresee it is twenty minutes past oneand there are yet some times before he can hither come be he never so quick.   it will take him time to arrive heresee it is twenty minutes past oneand there are yet some times before he can hither come be he never so quick.
what we must hope for is that my lord arthur and quincey arrive firstabout half an hour after we had received mrs harkers telegram there came a quiet resolute knock at the hall door. <> what we must hope for is that my lord arthur and quincey arrive firstabout half an hour after we had received miss reeds telegram there came a quiet resolute knock at the hall door.
it was just an ordinary knock such as is given hourly by thousands of gentlemen but it made the professors heart and mine beat loudly. = it was just an ordinary knock such as is given hourly by thousands of gentlemen but it made the professors heart and mine beat loudly.
we looked at each other and together moved out into the hall we each held ready to use our various armamentsthe spiritual in the left hand the mortal in the right.   we looked at each other and together moved out into the hall we each held ready to use our various armamentsthe spiritual in the left hand the mortal in the right.
van helsing pulled back the latch and holding the door half open stood back having both hands ready for action.   van helsing pulled back the latch and holding the door half open stood back having both hands ready for action.
the gladness of our hearts must have shown upon our faces when on the step close to the door we saw lord godalming and quincey morris.   the gladness of our hearts must have shown upon our faces when on the step close to the door we saw lord godalming and quincey morris.
they came quickly in and closed the door behind them the former saying as they moved along the hallit is all right.   they came quickly in and closed the door behind them the former saying as they moved along the hallit is all right.
we found both places six boxes in each and we destroyed them all.   we found both places six boxes in each and we destroyed them all.
destroyed.   destroyed.
asked the professor.   asked the professor.
for him.   for him.
we were silent for a minute and then quincey saidtheres nothing to do but to wait here.   we were silent for a minute and then quincey saidtheres nothing to do but to wait here.
if however he doesnt turn up by five oclock we must start off for it wont do to leave mrs harker alone after sunset.   if however he doesnt turn up by five oclock we must start off for it wont do to leave mrs harker alone after sunset.
he will be here before long now said van helsing who had been consulting his pocketbook.   he will be here before long now said van helsing who had been consulting his pocketbook.
nota bene in madams telegram he went south from carfax. <> nota bene in miss kates telegram he went south from carfax.
that means he went to cross the river and he could only do so at slack of tide which should be something before one oclock.    
that means he went to cross the river and he could only do so at slack of tide which should be something before one oclock. = that means he went to cross the river and he could only do so at slack of tide which should be something before one oclock.
that he went south has a meaning for us.   that he went south has a meaning for us.
he is as yet only suspicious and he went from carfax first to the place where he would suspect interference least you must have been at bermondsey only a short time before him.   he is as yet only suspicious and he went from carfax first to the place where he would suspect interference least you must have been at bermondsey only a short time before him.
that he is not here already shows that he went to mile end next.   that he is not here already shows that he went to mile end next.
this took him some time for he would then have to be carried over the river in some way.   this took him some time for he would then have to be carried over the river in some way.
believe me my friends we shall not have long to wait now.   believe me my friends we shall not have long to wait now.
we should have ready some plan of attack so that we may throw away no chance.   we should have ready some plan of attack so that we may throw away no chance.
hush there is no time now.   hush there is no time now.
have all your arms.   have all your arms.
be ready.   be ready.
he held up a warning hand as he spoke for we all could hear a key softly inserted in the lock of the hall door.   he held up a warning hand as he spoke for we all could hear a key softly inserted in the lock of the hall door.
i could not but admire even at such a moment the way in which a dominant spirit asserted itself.   i could not but admire even at such a moment the way in which a dominant spirit asserted itself.
in all our hunting parties and adventures in different parts of the world quincey morris had always been the one to arrange the plan of action and arthur and i had been accustomed to obey him implicitly.   in all our hunting parties and adventures in different parts of the world quincey morris had always been the one to arrange the plan of action and arthur and i had been accustomed to obey him implicitly.
now the old habit seemed to be renewed instinctively.   now the old habit seemed to be renewed instinctively.
with a swift glance around the room he at once laid out our plan of attack and without speaking a word with a gesture placed us each in position.   with a swift glance around the room he at once laid out our plan of attack and without speaking a word with a gesture placed us each in position.
van helsing harker and i were just behind the door so that when it was opened the professor could guard it whilst we two stepped between the incomer and the door.   van helsing harker and i were just behind the door so that when it was opened the professor could guard it whilst we two stepped between the incomer and the door.
godalming behind and quincey in front stood just out of sight ready to move in front of the window.   godalming behind and quincey in front stood just out of sight ready to move in front of the window.
we waited in a suspense that made the seconds pass with nightmare slowness.   we waited in a suspense that made the seconds pass with nightmare slowness.
the slow careful steps came along the hall the count was evidently prepared for some surpriseat least he feared it.   the slow careful steps came along the hall the count was evidently prepared for some surpriseat least he feared it.
suddenly with a single bound he leaped into the room winning a way past us before any of us could raise a hand to stay him.   suddenly with a single bound he leaped into the room winning a way past us before any of us could raise a hand to stay him.
there was something so pantherlike in the movementsomething so unhuman that it seemed to sober us all from the shock of his coming.   there was something so pantherlike in the movementsomething so unhuman that it seemed to sober us all from the shock of his coming.
the first to act was harker who with a quick movement threw himself before the door leading into the room in the front of the house.   the first to act was harker who with a quick movement threw himself before the door leading into the room in the front of the house.
as the count saw us a horrible sort of snarl passed over his face showing the eyeteeth long and pointed but the evil smile as quickly passed into a cold stare of lionlike disdain.   as the count saw us a horrible sort of snarl passed over his face showing the eyeteeth long and pointed but the evil smile as quickly passed into a cold stare of lionlike disdain.
his expression again changed as with a single impulse we all advanced upon him.   his expression again changed as with a single impulse we all advanced upon him.
it was a pity that we had not some better organised plan of attack for even at the moment i wondered what we were to do.   it was a pity that we had not some better organised plan of attack for even at the moment i wondered what we were to do.
i did not myself know whether our lethal weapons would avail us anything.   i did not myself know whether our lethal weapons would avail us anything.
harker evidently meant to try the matter for he had ready his great kukri knife and made a fierce and sudden cut at him.   harker evidently meant to try the matter for he had ready his great kukri knife and made a fierce and sudden cut at him.
the blow was a powerful one only the diabolical quickness of the counts leap back saved him.   the blow was a powerful one only the diabolical quickness of the counts leap back saved him.
a second less and the trenchant blade had shorne through his heart.   a second less and the trenchant blade had shorne through his heart.
as it was the point just cut the cloth of his coat making a wide gap whence a bundle of banknotes and a stream of gold fell out.   as it was the point just cut the cloth of his coat making a wide gap whence a bundle of banknotes and a stream of gold fell out.
the expression of the counts face was so hellish that for a moment i feared for harker though i saw him throw the terrible knife aloft again for another stroke.   the expression of the counts face was so hellish that for a moment i feared for harker though i saw him throw the terrible knife aloft again for another stroke.
instinctively i moved forward with a protective impulse holding the crucifix and wafer in my left hand.   instinctively i moved forward with a protective impulse holding the crucifix and wafer in my left hand.
i felt a mighty power fly along my arm and it was without surprise i saw that the monster cower back before a similar movement made spontaneously by each one of us.   i felt a mighty power fly along my arm and it was without surprise i saw that the monster cower back before a similar movement made spontaneously by each one of us.
it would be impossible to describe the expression of hate and baffled malignityof anger and hellish ragewhich came over the counts face.   it would be impossible to describe the expression of hate and baffled malignityof anger and hellish ragewhich came over the counts face.
his waxen hue became greenishyellow by the contrast of his burning eyes and the red scar on the forehead showed on the pallid skin like a palpitating wound.   his waxen hue became greenishyellow by the contrast of his burning eyes and the red scar on the forehead showed on the pallid skin like a palpitating wound.
the next instant with a sinuous dive he swept under harkers arm ere his blow could fall and grasping a handful of the money from the floor dashed across the room threw himself at the window.   the next instant with a sinuous dive he swept under harkers arm ere his blow could fall and grasping a handful of the money from the floor dashed across the room threw himself at the window.
amid the crash and glitter of the falling glass he tumbled into the flagged area below.   amid the crash and glitter of the falling glass he tumbled into the flagged area below.
through the sound of the shivering glass i could hear the ting of the gold as some of the sovereigns fell on the flagging.   through the sound of the shivering glass i could hear the ting of the gold as some of the sovereigns fell on the flagging.
we ran over and saw him spring unhurt from the ground.   we ran over and saw him spring unhurt from the ground.
he rushing up the steps crossed the flagged yard and pushed open the stable door.   he rushing up the steps crossed the flagged yard and pushed open the stable door.
there he turned and spoke to usyou think to baffle me youwith your pale faces all in a row like sheep in a butchers.   there he turned and spoke to usyou think to baffle me youwith your pale faces all in a row like sheep in a butchers.
you shall be sorry yet each one of you.   you shall be sorry yet each one of you.
you think you have left me without a place to rest but i have more.   you think you have left me without a place to rest but i have more.
my revenge is just begun.   my revenge is just begun.
i spread it over centuries and time is on my side.   i spread it over centuries and time is on my side.
your girls that you all love are mine already and through them you and others shall yet be minemy creatures to do my bidding and to be my jackals when i want to feed.   your girls that you all love are mine already and through them you and others shall yet be minemy creatures to do my bidding and to be my jackals when i want to feed.
bah.   bah.
with a contemptuous sneer he passed quickly through the door and we heard the rusty bolt creak as he fastened it behind him.   with a contemptuous sneer he passed quickly through the door and we heard the rusty bolt creak as he fastened it behind him.
a door beyond opened and shut.   a door beyond opened and shut.
the first of us to speak was the professor as realising the difficulty of following him through the stable we moved toward the hall.   the first of us to speak was the professor as realising the difficulty of following him through the stable we moved toward the hall.
we have learnt something much.   we have learnt something much.
notwithstanding his brave words he fears us he fear time he fear want.   notwithstanding his brave words he fears us he fear time he fear want.
for if not why he hurry so.   for if not why he hurry so.
his very tone betray him or my ears deceive.   his very tone betray him or my ears deceive.
why take that money.   why take that money.
you follow quick.   you follow quick.
you are hunters of the wild beast and understand it so.   you are hunters of the wild beast and understand it so.
for me i make sure that nothing here may be of use to him if so that he return.   for me i make sure that nothing here may be of use to him if so that he return.
as he spoke he put the money remaining into his pocket took the titledeeds in the bundle as harker had left them and swept the remaining things into the open fireplace where he set fire to them with a match.   as he spoke he put the money remaining into his pocket took the titledeeds in the bundle as harker had left them and swept the remaining things into the open fireplace where he set fire to them with a match.
my revenge is just begun.   my revenge is just begun.
i spread it over centuries and time is on my side.   i spread it over centuries and time is on my side.
godalming and morris had rushed out into the yard and harker had lowered himself from the window to follow the count.   godalming and morris had rushed out into the yard and harker had lowered himself from the window to follow the count.
he had however bolted the stable door and by the time they had forced it open there was no sign of him.   he had however bolted the stable door and by the time they had forced it open there was no sign of him.
van helsing and i tried to make inquiry at the back of the house but the mews was deserted and no one had seen him depart.   van helsing and i tried to make inquiry at the back of the house but the mews was deserted and no one had seen him depart.
it was now late in the afternoon and sunset was not far off.   it was now late in the afternoon and sunset was not far off.
we had to recognise that our game was up with heavy hearts we agreed with the professor when he saidlet us go back to madam minapoor poor dear madam mina.   we had to recognise that our game was up with heavy hearts we agreed with the professor when he saidlet us go back to madam minapoor poor dear madam mina.
all we can do just now is done and we can there at least protect her.   all we can do just now is done and we can there at least protect her.
but we need not despair.   but we need not despair.
there is but one more earthbox and we must try to find it when that is done all may yet be well.   there is but one more earthbox and we must try to find it when that is done all may yet be well.
i could see that he spoke as bravely as he could to comfort harker.   i could see that he spoke as bravely as he could to comfort harker.
the poor fellow was quite broken down now and again he gave a low groan which he could not suppresshe was thinking of his wife.   the poor fellow was quite broken down now and again he gave a low groan which he could not suppresshe was thinking of his wife.
with sad hearts we came back to my house where we found mrs harker waiting us with an appearance of cheerfulness which did honour to her bravery and unselfishness.   with sad hearts we came back to my house where we found mrs harker waiting us with an appearance of cheerfulness which did honour to her bravery and unselfishness.
when she saw our faces her own became as pale as death for a second or two her eyes were closed as if she were in secret prayer and then she said cheerfullyi can never thank you all enough.   when she saw our faces her own became as pale as death for a second or two her eyes were closed as if she were in secret prayer and then she said cheerfullyi can never thank you all enough.
oh my poor darling.   oh my poor darling.
as she spoke she took her husbands grey head in her hands and kissed itlay your poor head here and rest it.   as she spoke she took her husbands grey head in her hands and kissed itlay your poor head here and rest it.
all will yet be well dear.   all will yet be well dear.
god will protect us if he so will it in his good intent.   god will protect us if he so will it in his good intent.
the poor fellow groaned.   the poor fellow groaned.
there was no place for words in his sublime misery.   there was no place for words in his sublime misery.
we had a sort of perfunctory supper together and i think it cheered us all up somewhat.   we had a sort of perfunctory supper together and i think it cheered us all up somewhat.
it was perhaps the mere animal heat of food to hungry peoplefor none of us had eaten anything since breakfastor the sense of companionship may have helped us but anyhow we were all less miserable and saw the morrow as not altogether without hope.   it was perhaps the mere animal heat of food to hungry peoplefor none of us had eaten anything since breakfastor the sense of companionship may have helped us but anyhow we were all less miserable and saw the morrow as not altogether without hope.
true to our promise we told mrs harker everything which had passed and although she grew snowy white at times when danger had seemed to threaten her husband and red at others when his devotion to her was manifested she listened bravely and with calmness.   true to our promise we told mrs harker everything which had passed and although she grew snowy white at times when danger had seemed to threaten her husband and red at others when his devotion to her was manifested she listened bravely and with calmness.
when we came to the part where harker had rushed at the count so recklessly she clung to her husbands arm and held it tight as though her clinging could protect him from any harm that might come.   when we came to the part where harker had rushed at the count so recklessly she clung to her husbands arm and held it tight as though her clinging could protect him from any harm that might come.
she said nothing however till the narration was all done and matters had been brought up to the present time.   she said nothing however till the narration was all done and matters had been brought up to the present time.
then without letting go her husbands hand she stood up amongst us and spoke.   then without letting go her husbands hand she stood up amongst us and spoke.
oh that i could give any idea of the scene of that sweet sweet good good woman in all the radiant beauty of her youth and animation with the red scar on her forehead of which she was conscious and which we saw with grinding of our teethremembering whence and how it came her loving kindness against our grim hate her tender faith against all our fears and doubting and we knowing that so far as symbols went she with all her goodness and purity and faith was outcast from god.   oh that i could give any idea of the scene of that sweet sweet good good woman in all the radiant beauty of her youth and animation with the red scar on her forehead of which she was conscious and which we saw with grinding of our teethremembering whence and how it came her loving kindness against our grim hate her tender faith against all our fears and doubting and we knowing that so far as symbols went she with all her goodness and purity and faith was outcast from god.
jonathan she said and the word sounded like music on her lips it was so full of love and tenderness jonathan dear and you all my true true friends i want you to bear something in mind through all this dreadful time.   jonathan she said and the word sounded like music on her lips it was so full of love and tenderness jonathan dear and you all my true true friends i want you to bear something in mind through all this dreadful time.
i know that you must fightthat you must destroy even as you destroyed the false lucy so that the true lucy might live hereafter but it is not a work of hate.   i know that you must fightthat you must destroy even as you destroyed the false lucy so that the true lucy might live hereafter but it is not a work of hate.
that poor soul who has wrought all this misery is the saddest case of all.   that poor soul who has wrought all this misery is the saddest case of all.
just think what will be his joy when he too is destroyed in his worser part that his better part may have spiritual immortality.   just think what will be his joy when he too is destroyed in his worser part that his better part may have spiritual immortality.
you must be pitiful to him too though it may not hold your hands from his destruction.   you must be pitiful to him too though it may not hold your hands from his destruction.
as she spoke i could see her husbands face darken and draw together as though the passion in him were shrivelling his being to its core.   as she spoke i could see her husbands face darken and draw together as though the passion in him were shrivelling his being to its core.
instinctively the clasp on his wifes hand grew closer till his knuckles looked white.   instinctively the clasp on his wifes hand grew closer till his knuckles looked white.
she did not flinch from the pain which i knew she must have suffered but looked at him with eyes that were more appealing than ever.   she did not flinch from the pain which i knew she must have suffered but looked at him with eyes that were more appealing than ever.
as she stopped speaking he leaped to his feet almost tearing his hand from hers as he spokemay god give him into my hand just for long enough to destroy that earthly life of him which we are aiming at.   as she stopped speaking he leaped to his feet almost tearing his hand from hers as he spokemay god give him into my hand just for long enough to destroy that earthly life of him which we are aiming at.
if beyond it i could send his soul for ever and ever to burning hell i would do it.   if beyond it i could send his soul for ever and ever to burning hell i would do it.
oh hush.   oh hush.
oh hush.   oh hush.
in the name of the good god.   in the name of the good god.
dont say such things jonathan my husband or you will crush me with fear and horror.   dont say such things jonathan my husband or you will crush me with fear and horror.
just think my deari have been thinking all this long long day of itthat .   just think my deari have been thinking all this long long day of itthat .
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perhaps .   perhaps .
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some day .   some day .
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i too may need such pity and that some other like youand with equal cause for angermay deny it to me.   i too may need such pity and that some other like youand with equal cause for angermay deny it to me.
oh my husband.   oh my husband.
my husband indeed i would have spared you such a thought had there been another way but i pray that god may not have treasured your wild words except as the heartbroken wail of a very loving and sorely stricken man.   my husband indeed i would have spared you such a thought had there been another way but i pray that god may not have treasured your wild words except as the heartbroken wail of a very loving and sorely stricken man.
oh god let these poor white hairs go in evidence of what he has suffered who all his life has done no wrong and on whom so many sorrows have come.   oh god let these poor white hairs go in evidence of what he has suffered who all his life has done no wrong and on whom so many sorrows have come.
we men were all in tears now.   we men were all in tears now.
there was no resisting them and we wept openly.   there was no resisting them and we wept openly.
she wept too to see that her sweeter counsels had prevailed.   she wept too to see that her sweeter counsels had prevailed.
her husband flung himself on his knees beside her and putting his arms round her hid his face in the folds of her dress.   her husband flung himself on his knees beside her and putting his arms round her hid his face in the folds of her dress.
van helsing beckoned to us and we stole out of the room leaving the two loving hearts alone with their god.   van helsing beckoned to us and we stole out of the room leaving the two loving hearts alone with their god.
before they retired the professor fixed up the room against any coming of the vampire and assured mrs harker that she might rest in peace.   before they retired the professor fixed up the room against any coming of the vampire and assured mrs harker that she might rest in peace.
she tried to school herself to the belief and manifestly for her husbands sake tried to seem content.   she tried to school herself to the belief and manifestly for her husbands sake tried to seem content.
it was a brave struggle and was i think and believe not without its reward.   it was a brave struggle and was i think and believe not without its reward.
van helsing had placed at hand a bell which either of them was to sound in case of any emergency.   van helsing had placed at hand a bell which either of them was to sound in case of any emergency.
when they had retired quincey godalming and i arranged that we should sit up dividing the night between us and watch over the safety of the poor stricken lady.   when they had retired quincey godalming and i arranged that we should sit up dividing the night between us and watch over the safety of the poor stricken lady.
the first watch falls to quincey so the rest of us shall be off to bed as soon as we can.   the first watch falls to quincey so the rest of us shall be off to bed as soon as we can.
godalming has already turned in for his is the second watch.   godalming has already turned in for his is the second watch.
now that my work is done i too shall go to bed.   now that my work is done i too shall go to bed.
later.   later.
o god what new horror is this.   o god what new horror is this.
as i dressed for bed i was interrupted by quincey.   as i dressed for bed i was interrupted by quincey.
jack weve got something of a problem and need your medical expertise.   jack weve got something of a problem and need your medical expertise.
come up to the professors room.   come up to the professors room.
there i found mrs harker and dr van helsing.   there i found mrs harker and dr van helsing.
in front of them on the table was a glass of water.   in front of them on the table was a glass of water.
im sorry for disturbing you dr seward said mrs harker but i have the strongest and strangest presentiment that the water is poisoned.   im sorry for disturbing you dr seward said mrs harker but i have the strongest and strangest presentiment that the water is poisoned.
poisoned i echoed how can you tell.   poisoned i echoed how can you tell.
i do not know she admitted i only know that when i look at it i can tell that it contains and here she paused as if the very word was distasteful to her lips death.   i do not know she admitted i only know that when i look at it i can tell that it contains and here she paused as if the very word was distasteful to her lips death.
van helsing took me aside.   van helsing took me aside.
friend john i know the hour is late and you are tired and this may be foolishness born of fear and long burden but as favour to me i ask that you test the liquid in the glass.   friend john i know the hour is late and you are tired and this may be foolishness born of fear and long burden but as favour to me i ask that you test the liquid in the glass.
the marsh test first i thinkthat poison is quick and lethal but also tasteless and odourlessto human beings at any rate.   the marsh test first i thinkthat poison is quick and lethal but also tasteless and odourlessto human beings at any rate.
but where did the water come from.   but where did the water come from.
i asked.   i asked.
van helsing shook his head.   van helsing shook his head.
nothing without proof friend john nothing without proof.   nothing without proof friend john nothing without proof.
i left the trio in the study and padded down to my laboratory.   i left the trio in the study and padded down to my laboratory.
everything seemed to be in order there although i found myself staring at the little jar of arsenic in the locked cabinet and wondering if it had moved in the night.   everything seemed to be in order there although i found myself staring at the little jar of arsenic in the locked cabinet and wondering if it had moved in the night.
setting myself to my task like an undergraduate i set up the apparatus for the marsh test for the presence of arsenic and to my horror the ceramic test vessel turned a deep and undeniable black indicating that the water was indeed contaminated with a murderous dose of the poison.   setting myself to my task like an undergraduate i set up the apparatus for the marsh test for the presence of arsenic and to my horror the ceramic test vessel turned a deep and undeniable black indicating that the water was indeed contaminated with a murderous dose of the poison.
returning i reported my findings to van helsing and quincey.   returning i reported my findings to van helsing and quincey.
is this the doing of the count.   is this the doing of the count.
i asked.   i asked.
perhaps he has some agent among my own staff or some assassin who broke in.   perhaps he has some agent among my own staff or some assassin who broke in.
the identity of the wouldbe murderess is not the mystery said mrs harker grimly kate brought me the water as she has done every night for the last few days.   the identity of the wouldbe murderess is not the mystery said mrs harker grimly kate brought me the water as she has done every night for the last few days.
the question is why.   the question is why.
said quincey.   said quincey.
god does she even know why.   god does she even know why.
doc you said the count can hypnotise peoplecould he have forced kate to do something so awful.   doc you said the count can hypnotise peoplecould he have forced kate to do something so awful.
that is the only explanation i can offer said van helsing.   that is the only explanation i can offer said van helsing.
he continued speculating as to why now of all nights perhaps he is angry with us stung by his defeat.   he continued speculating as to why now of all nights perhaps he is angry with us stung by his defeat.
there is another explanation said mrs harker and i believe you leave unspoken to spare my fears.   there is another explanation said mrs harker and i believe you leave unspoken to spare my fears.
he tried to kill me now because his baptism of blood has taken hold in me and if i died tonight i would be as he is.   he tried to kill me now because his baptism of blood has taken hold in me and if i died tonight i would be as he is.
van helsing bowed.   van helsing bowed.
this too is most horrible and therefore most likely.   this too is most horrible and therefore most likely.
a second questiondid he come by night and command miss kate to act or did he somehow influence her from afar.   a second questiondid he come by night and command miss kate to act or did he somehow influence her from afar.
and if from afar can he do this to any of us.   and if from afar can he do this to any of us.
quincey said if he could rule any of us like that then he could have stopped us from attacking him at piccadilly or made art shoot me in the back or do whatever else he liked.   quincey said if he could rule any of us like that then he could have stopped us from attacking him at piccadilly or made art shoot me in the back or do whatever else he liked.
no i reckon that its only those that have been wounded by him in some fashion poisoned maybe can be reached like that.   no i reckon that its only those that have been wounded by him in some fashion poisoned maybe can be reached like that.
i listed off those of our group who might have been infected lucy at whitby.   i listed off those of our group who might have been infected lucy at whitby.
kate at that unholy banquet.   kate at that unholy banquet.
forgive me but you too mrs harker last night.   forgive me but you too mrs harker last night.
and jonathan at his castle added mrs harker and even van helsing paled at that thought.   and jonathan at his castle added mrs harker and even van helsing paled at that thought.
you are right you are right.   you are right you are right.
mein gott i never even considered that.   mein gott i never even considered that.
i wonderyour husband brought a crucifix with him from budapesth did he not.   i wonderyour husband brought a crucifix with him from budapesth did he not.
he did.   he did.
good good.   good good.
do not let him put it down i think and you should wear yours too as much as you can stomach.   do not let him put it down i think and you should wear yours too as much as you can stomach.
as for miss kate i am fearful fearful.   as for miss kate i am fearful fearful.
i have knowledge of ways that might break his hold over her methods derived from the mind of the great charcot yes.   i have knowledge of ways that might break his hold over her methods derived from the mind of the great charcot yes.
but none are quick and none are reliable and we must hunt.   but none are quick and none are reliable and we must hunt.
i said feeling like an utter heel so then we must find some other solution.   i said feeling like an utter heel so then we must find some other solution.
in my professional judgment telling kate that shes under draculas spell would be disastrous.   in my professional judgment telling kate that shes under draculas spell would be disastrous.
shes already extremely distressed and unstable and that might push her over the edge into complete insanity.   shes already extremely distressed and unstable and that might push her over the edge into complete insanity.
quincey scoffed a manor a womanshould get to face down their own devils.   quincey scoffed a manor a womanshould get to face down their own devils.
shes stronger than you think jacki say we put the problem to her and let her decide whats bestand how are we knowing said van helsing softly that it is kate who answers her and not the count through her voice.   shes stronger than you think jacki say we put the problem to her and let her decide whats bestand how are we knowing said van helsing softly that it is kate who answers her and not the count through her voice.
friend john is right.   friend john is right.
your keats saidand his friend byron knew more than he wrotehe said truth is beauty and beauty truth.   your keats saidand his friend byron knew more than he wrotehe said truth is beauty and beauty truth.
i propose a counteraxiom where vampires are concerned that which is most awful and unthinkable and horrible is also most true.   i propose a counteraxiom where vampires are concerned that which is most awful and unthinkable and horrible is also most true.
if the thought that we must remove miss kate from our company is horrible then perforce it is truth.   if the thought that we must remove miss kate from our company is horrible then perforce it is truth.
remove echoed quincey.   remove echoed quincey.
youd better speak plainly what you mean sir because i dont hold with threats to a lady no matter what else is going on.   youd better speak plainly what you mean sir because i dont hold with threats to a lady no matter what else is going on.
i hastened to intercede.   i hastened to intercede.
of course were not suggesting that.   of course were not suggesting that.
no if we have to do something and i think we must then i propose that she be put into my care here.   no if we have to do something and i think we must then i propose that she be put into my care here.
there are solid medical grounds for committing her for rest and recuperation after her ordeals.   there are solid medical grounds for committing her for rest and recuperation after her ordeals.
ill make the arrangements tonight.   ill make the arrangements tonight.
i know her father and will write to him informing him of his daughters illness.   i know her father and will write to him informing him of his daughters illness.
shall i speak to kate.   shall i speak to kate.
ive known her since she was a little girl and she trusts me.   ive known her since she was a little girl and she trusts me.
i can make her see that this is for her own good volunteered mrs harker.   i can make her see that this is for her own good volunteered mrs harker.
by no means.   by no means.
said van helsing.   said van helsing.
knowingly or not she tried to kill you and may try again.   knowingly or not she tried to kill you and may try again.
  -+ no you must not see her.
    friend john mr morrisyou and some of the orderlies must restrain her.
a sleeping draught perhaps to keep her calm while you remove her from this wing and put her somewhere safe. = a sleeping draught perhaps to keep her calm while you remove her from this wing and put her somewhere safe.
then i will make what defences i can as i have done in the harkers room with my garlic from amsterdam and other things the vampire likes not.   then i will make what defences i can as i have done in the harkers room with my garlic from amsterdam and other things the vampire likes not.
mrs harker retired to her room and quincey and i did as van helsing suggested.   mrs harker retired to her room and quincey and i did as van helsing suggested.
mercifully miss reed was sleeping very deeplypossibly a stupor like the one that afflicted jonathan harkerand did not wake under after i had injected her with a sedative.   mercifully miss reed was sleeping very deeplypossibly a stupor like the one that afflicted jonathan harkerand did not wake under after i had injected her with a sedative.
i found her diary and read her last entry.   i found her diary and read her last entry.
i must assume for my own sanity that those were the counts evil thoughts that he somehow planted in her brain.   i must assume for my own sanity that those were the counts evil thoughts that he somehow planted in her brain.
jonathan harkers journal.   jonathan harkers journal.
3–4 october close to midnight. <> 28–29 july close to midnight.
i thought yesterday would never end. = i thought yesterday would never end.
there was over me a yearning for sleep in some sort of blind belief that to wake would be to find things changed and that any change must now be for the better.   there was over me a yearning for sleep in some sort of blind belief that to wake would be to find things changed and that any change must now be for the better.
before we parted we discussed what our next step was to be but we could arrive at no result.   before we parted we discussed what our next step was to be but we could arrive at no result.
all we knew was that one earthbox remained and that the count alone knew where it was.   all we knew was that one earthbox remained and that the count alone knew where it was.
if he chooses to lie hidden he may baffle us for years and in the meantime.   if he chooses to lie hidden he may baffle us for years and in the meantime.
the thought is too horrible i dare not think of it even now.   the thought is too horrible i dare not think of it even now.
this i know that if ever there was a woman who was all perfection that one is my poor wronged darling.   this i know that if ever there was a woman who was all perfection that one is my poor wronged darling.
i loved her a thousand times more for her sweet pity of last night a pity that made my own hate of the monster seem despicable.   i loved her a thousand times more for her sweet pity of last night a pity that made my own hate of the monster seem despicable.
surely god will not permit the world to be the poorer by the loss of such a creature.   surely god will not permit the world to be the poorer by the loss of such a creature.
this is hope to me.   this is hope to me.
we are all drifting reefwards now and faith is our only anchor.   we are all drifting reefwards now and faith is our only anchor.
thank god.   thank god.
mina is sleeping and sleeping without dreams i fear what her dreams might be like with such terrible memories to ground them in. <> mina just came to bed and fell almost instantly asleep.
as i write she is sleeping and sleeping without dreams i fear what her dreams might be like with such terrible memories to ground them in. = as i write she is sleeping and sleeping without dreams i fear what her dreams might be like with such terrible memories to ground them in.
she has not been so calm within my seeing since the sunset.   she has not been so calm within my seeing since the sunset.
then for a while there came over her face a repose which was like spring after the blasts of march.   then for a while there came over her face a repose which was like spring after the blasts of march.
i thought at the time that it was the softness of the red sunset on her face but somehow now i think it has a deeper meaning.   i thought at the time that it was the softness of the red sunset on her face but somehow now i think it has a deeper meaning.
i am not sleepy myself though i am wearyweary to death.   i am not sleepy myself though i am wearyweary to death.
however i must try to sleep for there is tomorrow to think of and there is no rest for me until .   however i must try to sleep for there is tomorrow to think of and there is no rest for me until .
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later.   later.
i must have fallen asleep for i was awakened by mina who was sitting up in bed with a startled look on her face.   i must have fallen asleep for i was awakened by mina who was sitting up in bed with a startled look on her face.
i could see easily for we did not leave the room in darkness she had placed a warning hand over my mouth and now she whispered in my earhush.   i could see easily for we did not leave the room in darkness she had placed a warning hand over my mouth and now she whispered in my earhush.
there is someone in the corridor.   there is someone in the corridor.
i got up softly and crossing the room gently opened the door.   i got up softly and crossing the room gently opened the door.
just outside stretched on a mattress lay mr morris wide awake.   just outside stretched on a mattress lay mr morris wide awake.
he raised a warning hand for silence as he whispered to mehush.   he raised a warning hand for silence as he whispered to mehush.
go back to bed.   go back to bed.
it is all right.   it is all right.
one of us will be here all night.   one of us will be here all night.
everythings been taken care of.   everythings been taken care of.
we dont mean to take any chances.   we dont mean to take any chances.
his look and gesture forbade discussion so i came back and told mina.   his look and gesture forbade discussion so i came back and told mina.
she sighed and positively a shadow of a smile stole over her poor pale face as she put her arms round me and said softlyoh thank god for good brave men.   she sighed and positively a shadow of a smile stole over her poor pale face as she put her arms round me and said softlyoh thank god for good brave men.
with a sigh she sank back again to sleep.   with a sigh she sank back again to sleep.
i write this now as i am not sleepy though i must try again.   i write this now as i am not sleepy though i must try again.
4 october morning. <> 29 july morning.
once again during the night i was wakened by mina. = once again during the night i was wakened by mina.
this time we had all had a good sleep for the grey of the coming dawn was making the windows into sharp oblongs and the gas flame was like a speck rather than a disc of light.   this time we had all had a good sleep for the grey of the coming dawn was making the windows into sharp oblongs and the gas flame was like a speck rather than a disc of light.
she said to me hurriedlygo call the professor.   she said to me hurriedlygo call the professor.
i want to see him at once.   i want to see him at once.
why.   why.
i asked.   i asked.
i have an idea.   i have an idea.
he suggested it last night without even realising it.   he suggested it last night without even realising it.
he must hypnotise me before the dawn and then i shall be able to speak.   he must hypnotise me before the dawn and then i shall be able to speak.
go quick dearest the time is getting close.   go quick dearest the time is getting close.
i went to the door.   i went to the door.
dr seward was resting on the mattress and seeing me he sprang to his feet.   dr seward was resting on the mattress and seeing me he sprang to his feet.
is anything wrong.   is anything wrong.
he asked in alarm.   he asked in alarm.
no i replied but mina wants to see dr van helsing at once.   no i replied but mina wants to see dr van helsing at once.
i will go he said and hurried into the professors room.   i will go he said and hurried into the professors room.
in two or three minutes later van helsing was in the room in his dressinggown and mr morris and lord godalming were with dr seward at the door asking questions.   in two or three minutes later van helsing was in the room in his dressinggown and mr morris and lord godalming were with dr seward at the door asking questions.
when the professor saw mina a smilea positive smile ousted the anxiety of his face he rubbed his hands as he saidoh my dear madam mina this is indeed a change.   when the professor saw mina a smilea positive smile ousted the anxiety of his face he rubbed his hands as he saidoh my dear madam mina this is indeed a change.
see.   see.
friend jonathan we have got our dear madam mina as of old back to us today.   friend jonathan we have got our dear madam mina as of old back to us today.
then turning to her he said cheerfully and what am i to do for you.   then turning to her he said cheerfully and what am i to do for you.
for at this hour you do not want me for nothings.   for at this hour you do not want me for nothings.
i want you to hypnotise me.   i want you to hypnotise me.
she said.   she said.
do it before the dawn for i feel that then i can speak and speak freely.   do it before the dawn for i feel that then i can speak and speak freely.
be quick for the time is short.   be quick for the time is short.
without a word he motioned her to sit up in bed.   without a word he motioned her to sit up in bed.
looking fixedly at her he commenced to make passes in front of her from over the top of her head downward with each hand in turn.   looking fixedly at her he commenced to make passes in front of her from over the top of her head downward with each hand in turn.
mina gazed at him fixedly for a few minutes during which my own heart beat like a trip hammer for i felt that some crisis was at hand.   mina gazed at him fixedly for a few minutes during which my own heart beat like a trip hammer for i felt that some crisis was at hand.
gradually her eyes closed and she sat stock still only by the gentle heaving of her bosom could one know that she was alive.   gradually her eyes closed and she sat stock still only by the gentle heaving of her bosom could one know that she was alive.
the professor made a few more passes and then stopped and i could see that his forehead was covered with great beads of perspiration.   the professor made a few more passes and then stopped and i could see that his forehead was covered with great beads of perspiration.
mina opened her eyes but she did not seem the same woman.   mina opened her eyes but she did not seem the same woman.
there was a faraway look in her eyes and her voice had a sad dreaminess which was new to me.   there was a faraway look in her eyes and her voice had a sad dreaminess which was new to me.
raising his hand to impose silence the professor motioned to me to bring the others in.   raising his hand to impose silence the professor motioned to me to bring the others in.
they came on tiptoe closing the door behind them and stood at the foot of the bed looking on.   they came on tiptoe closing the door behind them and stood at the foot of the bed looking on.
mina appeared not to see them.   mina appeared not to see them.
the stillness was broken by van helsings voice speaking in a low level tone which would not break the current of her thoughtswhere are you.   the stillness was broken by van helsings voice speaking in a low level tone which would not break the current of her thoughtswhere are you.
the answer came in a neutral wayi do not know.   the answer came in a neutral wayi do not know.
sleep has no place it can call its own.   sleep has no place it can call its own.
for several minutes there was silence.   for several minutes there was silence.
mina sat rigid and the professor stood staring at her fixedly the rest of us hardly dared to breathe.   mina sat rigid and the professor stood staring at her fixedly the rest of us hardly dared to breathe.
the room was growing lighter without taking his eyes from minas face dr van helsing motioned me to pull up the blind.   the room was growing lighter without taking his eyes from minas face dr van helsing motioned me to pull up the blind.
i did so and the day seemed just upon us.   i did so and the day seemed just upon us.
a red streak shot up and a rosy light seemed to diffuse itself through the room.   a red streak shot up and a rosy light seemed to diffuse itself through the room.
on the instant the professor spoke againwhere are you now.   on the instant the professor spoke againwhere are you now.
the answer came dreamily but with intention it were as though she were interpreting something.   the answer came dreamily but with intention it were as though she were interpreting something.
i have heard her use the same tone when reading her shorthand notes.   i have heard her use the same tone when reading her shorthand notes.
i do not know.   i do not know.
it is all strange to me.   it is all strange to me.
what do you see.   what do you see.
i can see nothing it is all dark.   i can see nothing it is all dark.
what do you hear.   what do you hear.
i could detect the strain in the professors patient voice.   i could detect the strain in the professors patient voice.
the lapping of water.   the lapping of water.
it is gurgling by and little waves leap.   it is gurgling by and little waves leap.
i can hear them on the outside.   i can hear them on the outside.
then you are on a ship.   then you are on a ship.
we all looked at each other trying to glean something each from the other.   we all looked at each other trying to glean something each from the other.
we were afraid to think.   we were afraid to think.
the answer came quickoh yes.   the answer came quickoh yes.
what else do you hear.   what else do you hear.
the sound of men stamping overhead as they run about.   the sound of men stamping overhead as they run about.
there is the creaking of a chain and the loud tinkle as the check of the capstan falls into the ratchet.   there is the creaking of a chain and the loud tinkle as the check of the capstan falls into the ratchet.
what are you doing.   what are you doing.
i am stilloh so still.   i am stilloh so still.
it is like death.   it is like death.
the voice faded away into a deep breath as of one sleeping and the open eyes closed again.   the voice faded away into a deep breath as of one sleeping and the open eyes closed again.
by this time the sun had risen and we were all in the full light of day.   by this time the sun had risen and we were all in the full light of day.
dr van helsing placed his hands on minas shoulders and laid her head down softly on her pillow.   dr van helsing placed his hands on minas shoulders and laid her head down softly on her pillow.
she lay like a sleeping child for a few moments and then with a long sigh awoke and stared in wonder to see us all around her.   she lay like a sleeping child for a few moments and then with a long sigh awoke and stared in wonder to see us all around her.
have i been talking in my sleep.   have i been talking in my sleep.
was all she said.   was all she said.
she seemed however to know the situation without telling though she was eager to know what she had told.   she seemed however to know the situation without telling though she was eager to know what she had told.
the professor repeated the conversation and she saidthen there is not a moment to lose it may not be yet too late.   the professor repeated the conversation and she saidthen there is not a moment to lose it may not be yet too late.
mr morris and lord godalming started for the door but the professors calm voice called them backstay my friends.   mr morris and lord godalming started for the door but the professors calm voice called them backstay my friends.
that ship wherever it was was weighing anchor whilst she spoke.   that ship wherever it was was weighing anchor whilst she spoke.
there are many ships weighing anchor at the moment in your so great port of london.   there are many ships weighing anchor at the moment in your so great port of london.
which of them is it that you seek.   which of them is it that you seek.
god be thanked that we have once again a clue though whither it may lead us we know not.   god be thanked that we have once again a clue though whither it may lead us we know not.
we have been blind somewhat blind after the manner of men since we can look back we see what we might have seen looking forward if we had been able to see what we might have seen.   we have been blind somewhat blind after the manner of men since we can look back we see what we might have seen looking forward if we had been able to see what we might have seen.
alas but that sentence is a puddle is it not.   alas but that sentence is a puddle is it not.
we can know now what was in the counts mind when he seize that money though jonathans so fierce knife put him in the danger that even he dread.   we can know now what was in the counts mind when he seize that money though jonathans so fierce knife put him in the danger that even he dread.
he meant escape.   he meant escape.
hear me escape.   hear me escape.
he saw that with but one earthbox left and a pack of men following like dogs after a fox this london was no place for him.   he saw that with but one earthbox left and a pack of men following like dogs after a fox this london was no place for him.
he have take his last earthbox on board a ship and he leave the land.   he have take his last earthbox on board a ship and he leave the land.
he think to escape but no.   he think to escape but no.
we follow him.   we follow him.
tally ho.   tally ho.
as friend arthur would say when he put on his red frock.   as friend arthur would say when he put on his red frock.
our old fox is wily oh.   our old fox is wily oh.
so wily and we must follow with wile.   so wily and we must follow with wile.
i too am wily and i think his mind in a little while.   i too am wily and i think his mind in a little while.
in meantime we may rest and in peace for there are waters between us which he do not want to pass and which he could not if he wouldunless the ship were to touch the land and then only at full or slack tide.   in meantime we may rest and in peace for there are waters between us which he do not want to pass and which he could not if he wouldunless the ship were to touch the land and then only at full or slack tide.
see and the sun is just rose and all day to sunset is to us.   see and the sun is just rose and all day to sunset is to us.
let us take bath and dress and have breakfast which we all need and which we can eat comfortable since he be not in the same land with us.   let us take bath and dress and have breakfast which we all need and which we can eat comfortable since he be not in the same land with us.
mina looked at him appealingly as she askedbut why need we seek him further when he is gone away from us.   mina looked at him appealingly as she askedbut why need we seek him further when he is gone away from us.
he took her hand and patted it as he repliedask me nothings as yet.   he took her hand and patted it as he repliedask me nothings as yet.
when we have breakfast then i answer all questions.   when we have breakfast then i answer all questions.
he would say no more and we separated to dress.   he would say no more and we separated to dress.
after breakfast mina repeated her question.   after breakfast mina repeated her question.
he looked at her gravely for a minute and then said sorrowfullybecause my dear dear madam mina now more than ever must we find him even if we have to follow him to the jaws of hell.   he looked at her gravely for a minute and then said sorrowfullybecause my dear dear madam mina now more than ever must we find him even if we have to follow him to the jaws of hell.
she grew paler as she asked faintlywhy.   she grew paler as she asked faintlywhy.
because he answered solemnly he can live for centuries and you are but mortal woman.   because he answered solemnly he can live for centuries and you are but mortal woman.
time is now to be dreadedsince once he put that mark upon your throat.   time is now to be dreadedsince once he put that mark upon your throat.
i was just in time to catch her as she fell forward in a faint.   i was just in time to catch her as she fell forward in a faint.
chapter xxvi   chapter xxvi
dr sewards phonograph diary spoken by van helsing.   dr sewards phonograph diary spoken by van helsing.
this to jonathan harker.   this to jonathan harker.
you are to stay with your dear madam mina.   you are to stay with your dear madam mina.
we shall go to make our searchif i can call it so for it is not search but knowing and we seek confirmation only.   we shall go to make our searchif i can call it so for it is not search but knowing and we seek confirmation only.
but do you stay and take care of her today.   but do you stay and take care of her today.
this is your best and most holiest office.   this is your best and most holiest office.
this day nothing can find him here.   this day nothing can find him here.
let me tell you that so you will know what we four know already for i have tell them.   let me tell you that so you will know what we four know already for i have tell them.
he our enemy have gone away he have gone back to his castle in transylvania.   he our enemy have gone away he have gone back to his castle in transylvania.
i know it so well as if a great hand of fire wrote it on the wall.   i know it so well as if a great hand of fire wrote it on the wall.
he have prepare for this in some way and that last earthbox was ready to ship somewheres.   he have prepare for this in some way and that last earthbox was ready to ship somewheres.
for this he took the money for this he hurry at the last lest we catch him before the sun go down.   for this he took the money for this he hurry at the last lest we catch him before the sun go down.
it was his last hope save that he might hide in the tomb that he think poor miss lucy being as he thought like him keep open to him.   it was his last hope save that he might hide in the tomb that he think poor miss lucy being as he thought like him keep open to him.
but there was not of time.   but there was not of time.
when that fail he make straight for his last resourcehis last earthwork i might say did i wish double entente.   when that fail he make straight for his last resourcehis last earthwork i might say did i wish double entente.
he is clever oh so clever.   he is clever oh so clever.
he know that his game here was finish and so he decide he go back home.   he know that his game here was finish and so he decide he go back home.
he find ship going by the route he came and he go in it.   he find ship going by the route he came and he go in it.
we go off now to find what ship and whither bound when we have discover that we come back and tell you all.   we go off now to find what ship and whither bound when we have discover that we come back and tell you all.
then we will comfort you and poor madam mina with new hope.   then we will comfort you and poor madam mina with new hope.
for it will be hope when you think it over that all is not lost this very creature that we pursue he take hundreds of years to get so far as london and yet in one day when we know of the disposal of him we drive him out.   for it will be hope when you think it over that all is not lost this very creature that we pursue he take hundreds of years to get so far as london and yet in one day when we know of the disposal of him we drive him out.
he is finite though he is powerful to do much harm and suffers not as we do.   he is finite though he is powerful to do much harm and suffers not as we do.
but we are strong each in our purpose and we are all more strong together.   but we are strong each in our purpose and we are all more strong together.
take heart afresh dear husband of madam mina.   take heart afresh dear husband of madam mina.
this battle is but begun and in the end we shall winso sure as that god sits on high to watch over his children.   this battle is but begun and in the end we shall winso sure as that god sits on high to watch over his children.
therefore be of much comfort till we return.   therefore be of much comfort till we return.
van helsing.   van helsing.
jonathan harkers journal.   jonathan harkers journal.
4 october. <> 30 july.
when i read to mina van helsings message in the phonograph the poor girl brightened up considerably. = when i read to mina van helsings message in the phonograph the poor girl brightened up considerably.
already the certainty that the count is out of the country has given her comfort and comfort is strength to her.   already the certainty that the count is out of the country has given her comfort and comfort is strength to her.
for my own part now that his horrible danger is not face to face with us it seems almost impossible to believe in it.   for my own part now that his horrible danger is not face to face with us it seems almost impossible to believe in it.
even my own terrible experiences in castle dracula seem like a longforgotten dream.   even my own terrible experiences in castle dracula seem like a longforgotten dream.
here in the crisp autumn air in the bright sunlightalas.   here in the crisp autumn air in the bright sunlightalas.
how can i disbelieve.   how can i disbelieve.
in the midst of my thought my eye fell on the red scar on my poor darlings white forehead.   in the midst of my thought my eye fell on the red scar on my poor darlings white forehead.
whilst that lasts there can be no disbelief.   whilst that lasts there can be no disbelief.
and afterwards the very memory of it will keep faith crystal clear.   and afterwards the very memory of it will keep faith crystal clear.
mina and i fear to be idle so we have been over all the diaries again and again.   mina and i fear to be idle so we have been over all the diaries again and again.
somehow although the reality seems greater each time the pain and the fear seem less.   somehow although the reality seems greater each time the pain and the fear seem less.
there is something of a guiding purpose manifest throughout which is comforting.   there is something of a guiding purpose manifest throughout which is comforting.
mina says that perhaps we are the instruments of ultimate good.   mina says that perhaps we are the instruments of ultimate good.
it may be.   it may be.
i shall try to think as she does.   i shall try to think as she does.
we have never spoken to each other yet of the future.   we have never spoken to each other yet of the future.
it is better to wait till we see the professor and the others after their investigations.   it is better to wait till we see the professor and the others after their investigations.
the day is running by more quickly than i ever thought a day could run for me again.   the day is running by more quickly than i ever thought a day could run for me again.
it is now three oclock.   it is now three oclock.
mina harkers journal5 october 5 p.m.our meeting for report. <> mina harkers journal.
30 july 5 p.m.our meeting for report. = 30 july 5 p.m.our meeting for report.
present professor van helsing lord godalming dr seward mr quincey morris jonathan harker mina harker.   present professor van helsing lord godalming dr seward mr quincey morris jonathan harker mina harker.
absent kate reed.   absent kate reed.
dr van helsing described what steps were taken during the day to discover on what boat and whither bound count dracula made his escapeas i knew that he wanted to get back to transylvania i felt sure that he must go by the danube mouth or by somewhere in the black sea since by that way he come.   dr van helsing described what steps were taken during the day to discover on what boat and whither bound count dracula made his escapeas i knew that he wanted to get back to transylvania i felt sure that he must go by the danube mouth or by somewhere in the black sea since by that way he come.
it was a dreary blank that was before us.   it was a dreary blank that was before us.
omne ignotum pro magnifico and so with heavy hearts we start to find what ships leave for the black sea last night.   omne ignotum pro magnifico and so with heavy hearts we start to find what ships leave for the black sea last night.
he was in sailing ship since madam mina tell of sails being set.   he was in sailing ship since madam mina tell of sails being set.
these not so important as to go in your list of the shipping in the times and so we go by suggestion of lord godalming to your lloyds where are note of all ships that sail however so small.   these not so important as to go in your list of the shipping in the times and so we go by suggestion of lord godalming to your lloyds where are note of all ships that sail however so small.
there we find that only one blackseabound ship go out with the tide.   there we find that only one blackseabound ship go out with the tide.
she is the czarina catherine and she sail from doolittles wharf for varna and thence to other ports and up the danube.   she is the czarina catherine and she sail from doolittles wharf for varna and thence to other ports and up the danube.
soh.   soh.
said i this is the ship whereon is the count.   said i this is the ship whereon is the count.
so off we go to doolittles wharf and there we find a man in an office of wood so small that the man look bigger than the office.   so off we go to doolittles wharf and there we find a man in an office of wood so small that the man look bigger than the office.
from him we inquire of the goings of the czarina catherine.   from him we inquire of the goings of the czarina catherine.
he swear much and he red face and loud of voice but he good fellow all the same and when quincey give him something from his pocket which crackle as he roll it up and put it in a so small bag which he have hid deep in his clothing he still better fellow and humble servant to us.   he swear much and he red face and loud of voice but he good fellow all the same and when quincey give him something from his pocket which crackle as he roll it up and put it in a so small bag which he have hid deep in his clothing he still better fellow and humble servant to us.
he come with us and ask many men who are rough and hot these be better fellows too when they have been no more thirsty.   he come with us and ask many men who are rough and hot these be better fellows too when they have been no more thirsty.
they say much of blood and bloom and of others which i comprehend not though i guess what they mean but nevertheless they tell us all things which we want to know.   they say much of blood and bloom and of others which i comprehend not though i guess what they mean but nevertheless they tell us all things which we want to know.
they make known to us among them how last afternoon at about five oclock comes a man so hurry.   they make known to us among them how last afternoon at about five oclock comes a man so hurry.
a tall man thin and pale with high nose and teeth so white and eyes that seem to be burning.   a tall man thin and pale with high nose and teeth so white and eyes that seem to be burning.
that he resemble the photograph of master aytown to the life.   that he resemble the photograph of master aytown to the life.
that he be all in black except that he have a hat of straw which suit not him or the time.   that he be all in black except that he have a hat of straw which suit not him or the time.
that he scatter his money in making quick inquiry as to what ship sails for the black sea and for where.   that he scatter his money in making quick inquiry as to what ship sails for the black sea and for where.
some took him to the office and then to the ship where he will not go aboard but halt at shore end of gangplank and ask that the captain come to him.   some took him to the office and then to the ship where he will not go aboard but halt at shore end of gangplank and ask that the captain come to him.
the captain come when told that he will be pay well and though he swear much at the first he agree to term.   the captain come when told that he will be pay well and though he swear much at the first he agree to term.
then the thin man go and some one tell him where horse and cart can be hired.   then the thin man go and some one tell him where horse and cart can be hired.
he go there and soon he come again himself driving cart on which a great box this he himself lift down though it take several to put it on truck for the ship.   he go there and soon he come again himself driving cart on which a great box this he himself lift down though it take several to put it on truck for the ship.
he give much talk to captain as to how and where his box is to be place but the captain like it not and swear at him in many tongues and tell him that if he like he can come and see where it shall be.   he give much talk to captain as to how and where his box is to be place but the captain like it not and swear at him in many tongues and tell him that if he like he can come and see where it shall be.
but he say no that he come not yet for that he have much to do.   but he say no that he come not yet for that he have much to do.
whereupon the captain tell him that he had better be quickwith bloodfor that his ship will leave the placeof bloodbefore the turn of the tidewith blood.   whereupon the captain tell him that he had better be quickwith bloodfor that his ship will leave the placeof bloodbefore the turn of the tidewith blood.
then the thin man smile and say that of course he must go when he think fit but he will be surprise if he go quite so soon.   then the thin man smile and say that of course he must go when he think fit but he will be surprise if he go quite so soon.
the captain swear again polyglot and the thin man make him bow and thank him and say that he will so far intrude on his kindness as to come aboard before the sailing.   the captain swear again polyglot and the thin man make him bow and thank him and say that he will so far intrude on his kindness as to come aboard before the sailing.
final the captain more red than ever and in more tongues tell him that he doesnt want no frenchmenwith bloom upon them and also with bloodin his ship with blood on her also.   final the captain more red than ever and in more tongues tell him that he doesnt want no frenchmenwith bloom upon them and also with bloodin his ship with blood on her also.
and so after asking where there might be close at hand a shop where he might purchase ship forms he departed.   and so after asking where there might be close at hand a shop where he might purchase ship forms he departed.
no one knew where he went or bloomin well cared as they said for they had something else to think ofwell with blood again for it soon became apparent to all that the czarina catherine would not sail as was expected.   no one knew where he went or bloomin well cared as they said for they had something else to think ofwell with blood again for it soon became apparent to all that the czarina catherine would not sail as was expected.
a thin mist began to creep up from the river and it grew and grew till soon a dense fog enveloped the ship and all around her.   a thin mist began to creep up from the river and it grew and grew till soon a dense fog enveloped the ship and all around her.
the captain swore polyglotvery polyglotpolyglot with bloom and blood but he could do nothing.   the captain swore polyglotvery polyglotpolyglot with bloom and blood but he could do nothing.
the water rose and rose and he began to fear that he would lose the tide altogether.   the water rose and rose and he began to fear that he would lose the tide altogether.
he was in no friendly mood when just at full tide the thin man came up the gangplank again and asked to see where his box had been stowed.   he was in no friendly mood when just at full tide the thin man came up the gangplank again and asked to see where his box had been stowed.
then the captain replied that he wished that he and his boxold and with much bloom and bloodwere in hell.   then the captain replied that he wished that he and his boxold and with much bloom and bloodwere in hell.
but the thin man did not be offend and went down with the mate and saw where it was place and came up and stood awhile on deck in fog.   but the thin man did not be offend and went down with the mate and saw where it was place and came up and stood awhile on deck in fog.
he must have come off by himself for none notice him.   he must have come off by himself for none notice him.
indeed they thought not of him for soon the fog begin to melt away and all was clear again.   indeed they thought not of him for soon the fog begin to melt away and all was clear again.
my friends of the thirst and the language that was of bloom and blood laughed as they told how the captains swears exceeded even his usual polyglot and was more than ever full of picturesque when on questioning other mariners who were on movement up and down the river that hour he found that few of them had seen any of fog at all except where it lay round the wharf.   my friends of the thirst and the language that was of bloom and blood laughed as they told how the captains swears exceeded even his usual polyglot and was more than ever full of picturesque when on questioning other mariners who were on movement up and down the river that hour he found that few of them had seen any of fog at all except where it lay round the wharf.
however the ship went out on the ebb tide and was doubtless by morning far down the river mouth.   however the ship went out on the ebb tide and was doubtless by morning far down the river mouth.
she was then when they told us well out to sea.   she was then when they told us well out to sea.
and so my dear madam mina it is that we have to rest for a time for our enemy is on the sea with the fog at his command on his way to the danube mouth.   and so my dear madam mina it is that we have to rest for a time for our enemy is on the sea with the fog at his command on his way to the danube mouth.
to sail a ship takes time go she never so quick and when we start to go on land more quick and we meet him there.   to sail a ship takes time go she never so quick and when we start to go on land more quick and we meet him there.
our best hope is to come on him when in the box between sunrise and sunset for then he can make no struggle and we may deal with him as we should.   our best hope is to come on him when in the box between sunrise and sunset for then he can make no struggle and we may deal with him as we should.
there are days for us in which we can make ready our plan.   there are days for us in which we can make ready our plan.
we know all about where he go for we have seen the owner of the ship who have shown us invoices and all papers that can be.   we know all about where he go for we have seen the owner of the ship who have shown us invoices and all papers that can be.
the box we seek is to be landed in varna and to be given to an agent one ristics who will there present his credentials and so our merchant friend will have done his part.   the box we seek is to be landed in varna and to be given to an agent one ristics who will there present his credentials and so our merchant friend will have done his part.
when he ask if there be any wrong for that so he can telegraph and have inquiry made at varna we say no for what is to be done is not for police or of the customs it must be done by us alone and in our own way.   when he ask if there be any wrong for that so he can telegraph and have inquiry made at varna we say no for what is to be done is not for police or of the customs it must be done by us alone and in our own way.
when dr van helsing had done speaking i asked him if he were certain that the count had remained on board the ship.   when dr van helsing had done speaking i asked him if he were certain that the count had remained on board the ship.
he replied we have the best proof of that your own evidence when in the hypnotic trance this morning.   he replied we have the best proof of that your own evidence when in the hypnotic trance this morning.
i asked him again if it were really necessary that they should pursue the count for oh.   i asked him again if it were really necessary that they should pursue the count for oh.
i dread jonathan leaving me and i know that he would surely go if the others went.   i dread jonathan leaving me and i know that he would surely go if the others went.
he answered in growing passion at first quietly.   he answered in growing passion at first quietly.
as he went on however he grew more angry and more forceful till in the end we could not but see wherein was at least some of that personal dominance which made him so long a master amongst menyes it is necessarynecessarynecessary.   as he went on however he grew more angry and more forceful till in the end we could not but see wherein was at least some of that personal dominance which made him so long a master amongst menyes it is necessarynecessarynecessary.
for your sake in the first and then for the sake of humanity.   for your sake in the first and then for the sake of humanity.
this monster has done much harm already in the narrow scope where he find himself and in the short time when as yet he was only as a body groping his so small measure in darkness and not knowing.   this monster has done much harm already in the narrow scope where he find himself and in the short time when as yet he was only as a body groping his so small measure in darkness and not knowing.
all this have i told these others you my dear madam mina will learn it in the phonograph of my friend john or in that of your husband.   all this have i told these others you my dear madam mina will learn it in the phonograph of my friend john or in that of your husband.
i have told them how the measure of leaving his own barren landbarren of peoplesand coming to a new land where life of man teems till they are like the multitude of standing corn was the work of centuries.   i have told them how the measure of leaving his own barren landbarren of peoplesand coming to a new land where life of man teems till they are like the multitude of standing corn was the work of centuries.
were another of the undead like him to try to do what he has done perhaps not all the centuries of the world that have been or that will be could aid him.   were another of the undead like him to try to do what he has done perhaps not all the centuries of the world that have been or that will be could aid him.
with this one all the forces of nature that are occult and deep and strong must have worked together in some wonderous way.   with this one all the forces of nature that are occult and deep and strong must have worked together in some wonderous way.
the very place where he have been alive undead for all these centuries is full of strangeness of the geologic and chemical world.   the very place where he have been alive undead for all these centuries is full of strangeness of the geologic and chemical world.
there are deep caverns and fissures that reach none know whither.   there are deep caverns and fissures that reach none know whither.
there have been volcanoes some of whose openings still send out waters of strange properties and gases that kill or make to vivify.   there have been volcanoes some of whose openings still send out waters of strange properties and gases that kill or make to vivify.
doubtless there is something magnetic or electric in some of these combinations of occult forces which work for physical life in strange way and in himself were from the first some great qualities.   doubtless there is something magnetic or electric in some of these combinations of occult forces which work for physical life in strange way and in himself were from the first some great qualities.
in a hard and warlike time he was celebrate that he have more iron nerve more subtle brain more braver heart than any man.   in a hard and warlike time he was celebrate that he have more iron nerve more subtle brain more braver heart than any man.
in him some vital principle have in strange way found their utmost and as his body keep strong and grow and thrive so his brain grow too.   in him some vital principle have in strange way found their utmost and as his body keep strong and grow and thrive so his brain grow too.
all this without that diabolic aid which is surely to him for it have to yield to the powers that come from and are symbolic of good.   all this without that diabolic aid which is surely to him for it have to yield to the powers that come from and are symbolic of good.
and now this is what he is to us.   and now this is what he is to us.
he have infect youoh forgive me my dear that i must say such but it is for good of you that i speak.   he have infect youoh forgive me my dear that i must say such but it is for good of you that i speak.
he infect you in such wise that even if he do no more you have only to liveto live in your own old sweet way and so in time death which is of mans common lot and with gods sanction shall make you like to him.   he infect you in such wise that even if he do no more you have only to liveto live in your own old sweet way and so in time death which is of mans common lot and with gods sanction shall make you like to him.
this must not be.   this must not be.
we have sworn together that it must not.   we have sworn together that it must not.
thus are we ministers of gods own wish that the world and men for whom his son die will not be given over to monsters whose very existence would defame him.   thus are we ministers of gods own wish that the world and men for whom his son die will not be given over to monsters whose very existence would defame him.
he have allowed us to redeem one soul already and we go out as the old knights of the cross to redeem more.   he have allowed us to redeem one soul already and we go out as the old knights of the cross to redeem more.
like them we shall travel towards the sunrise and like them if we fall we fall in good cause.   like them we shall travel towards the sunrise and like them if we fall we fall in good cause.
he paused and i saidbut will not the count take his rebuff wisely.   he paused and i saidbut will not the count take his rebuff wisely.
since he has been driven from england will he not avoid it as a tiger does the village from which he has been hunted.   since he has been driven from england will he not avoid it as a tiger does the village from which he has been hunted.
aha.   aha.
he said your simile of the tiger good for me and i shall adopt him.   he said your simile of the tiger good for me and i shall adopt him.
your maneater as they of india call the tiger who has once taste blood of the human care no more for the other prey but prowl unceasing till he get him.   your maneater as they of india call the tiger who has once taste blood of the human care no more for the other prey but prowl unceasing till he get him.
this that we hunt from our village is a tiger too a maneater and he never cease to prowl.   this that we hunt from our village is a tiger too a maneater and he never cease to prowl.
nay in himself he is not one to retire and stay afar.   nay in himself he is not one to retire and stay afar.
in his life his living life he go over the turkey frontier and attack his enemy on his own ground he be beaten back but did he stay.   in his life his living life he go over the turkey frontier and attack his enemy on his own ground he be beaten back but did he stay.
no.   no.
he come again and again and again.   he come again and again and again.
look at his persistence and endurance.   look at his persistence and endurance.
with the childbrain that was to him he have long since conceive the idea of coming to a great city.   with the childbrain that was to him he have long since conceive the idea of coming to a great city.
what does he do.   what does he do.
he find out the place of all the world most of promise for him.   he find out the place of all the world most of promise for him.
then he deliberately set himself down to prepare for the task.   then he deliberately set himself down to prepare for the task.
he find in patience just how is his strength and what are his powers.   he find in patience just how is his strength and what are his powers.
he study new tongues.   he study new tongues.
he learn new social life new environment of old ways the politic the law the finance the science the habit of a new land and a new people who have come to be since he was.   he learn new social life new environment of old ways the politic the law the finance the science the habit of a new land and a new people who have come to be since he was.
his glimpse that he have had whet his appetite only and enkeen his desire.   his glimpse that he have had whet his appetite only and enkeen his desire.
nay it help him to grow as to his brain for it all prove to him how right he was at the first in his surmises.   nay it help him to grow as to his brain for it all prove to him how right he was at the first in his surmises.
he have done this alone all alone.   he have done this alone all alone.
from a ruin tomb in a forgotten land.   from a ruin tomb in a forgotten land.
what more may he not do when the greater world of thought is open to him.   what more may he not do when the greater world of thought is open to him.
he that can smile at death as we know him who can flourish in the midst of diseases that kill off whole peoples.   he that can smile at death as we know him who can flourish in the midst of diseases that kill off whole peoples.
oh.   oh.
if such an one was to come from god and not the devil what a force for good might he not be in this old world of ours.   if such an one was to come from god and not the devil what a force for good might he not be in this old world of ours.
but we are pledged to set the world free.   but we are pledged to set the world free.
our toil must be in silence and our efforts all in secret for in this enlightened age when men believe not even what they see the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength.   our toil must be in silence and our efforts all in secret for in this enlightened age when men believe not even what they see the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength.
it would be at once his sheath and his armour and his weapons to destroy us his enemies who are willing to peril even our own souls for the safety of one we lovefor the good of mankind and for the honour and glory of god.   it would be at once his sheath and his armour and his weapons to destroy us his enemies who are willing to peril even our own souls for the safety of one we lovefor the good of mankind and for the honour and glory of god.
after a general discussion it was determined that for tonight nothing be definitely settled that we should all sleep on the facts and try to think out the proper conclusions.   after a general discussion it was determined that for tonight nothing be definitely settled that we should all sleep on the facts and try to think out the proper conclusions.
tomorrow at breakfast we are to meet again and after making our conclusions known to one another we shall decide on some definite cause of action.   tomorrow at breakfast we are to meet again and after making our conclusions known to one another we shall decide on some definite cause of action.
i feel a wonderful peace and rest tonight.   i feel a wonderful peace and rest tonight.
it is as if some haunting presence were removed from me.   it is as if some haunting presence were removed from me.
perhaps .   perhaps .
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my surmise was not finished could not be for i caught sight in the mirror of the red mark upon my forehead and i knew that i was still unclean.   my surmise was not finished could not be for i caught sight in the mirror of the red mark upon my forehead and i knew that i was still unclean.
later.   later.
i spent some hours going through the documents and letters salvaged from the study in the aftermath of the counts attack and attempted arson.   i spent some hours going through the documents and letters salvaged from the study in the aftermath of the counts attack and attempted arson.
many were completely destroyed but fortunately survive in my typescript.   many were completely destroyed but fortunately survive in my typescript.
others are lost entirely or exist as originals but the sections of my notes where i transcribed them were themselves destroyed.   others are lost entirely or exist as originals but the sections of my notes where i transcribed them were themselves destroyed.
the folders pertaining to june suffered especially badly.   the folders pertaining to june suffered especially badly.
i tried to recreate from memory the missing documents but in the end i realised i was deliberately making work for myself as an excuse to shirk a much harder duty.   i tried to recreate from memory the missing documents but in the end i realised i was deliberately making work for myself as an excuse to shirk a much harder duty.
therefore i went down to the west wing of the asylum and asked the porter to show me to kates room.   therefore i went down to the west wing of the asylum and asked the porter to show me to kates room.
he told me that dr seward had left strict instructions that kate & i were not to be left alone together and that he would remain outside at all times.   he told me that dr seward had left strict instructions that kate & i were not to be left alone together and that he would remain outside at all times.
i told him that i was quite sure such precautions were wholly unneccessary.   i told him that i was quite sure such precautions were wholly unneccessary.
kate was writing in her new journal when i arrived.   kate was writing in her new journal when i arrived.
she invited me into her room.   she invited me into her room.
i wont ask the porter to fetch us tea shall i. it would just be awkward.   i wont ask the porter to fetch us tea shall i. it would just be awkward.
she sounded like her old self.   she sounded like her old self.
dr seward showed me your diary kate.   dr seward showed me your diary kate.
i saw what you were going to do.   i saw what you were going to do.
dr seward thinks i am mad like mr renfield.   dr seward thinks i am mad like mr renfield.
i suppose now that he has lost one patient he felt he had to find a replacement post haste.   i suppose now that he has lost one patient he felt he had to find a replacement post haste.
that is a horrible thing to say and terribly unfair to john.   that is a horrible thing to say and terribly unfair to john.
this whole affair is horrible mina.   this whole affair is horrible mina.
we cant even encompass how ghastly it is.   we cant even encompass how ghastly it is.
its one thing to believe in god and quite another to have him point an accusing finger from on high.   its one thing to believe in god and quite another to have him point an accusing finger from on high.
its one thing to fear the devil and another to meet him on piccadilly.   its one thing to fear the devil and another to meet him on piccadilly.
on the strength of that sentiment you were willing to poison me.   on the strength of that sentiment you were willing to poison me.
i realised that i used the same voice i employed as a schoolmistress to an unruly pupil and kate was often that.   i realised that i used the same voice i employed as a schoolmistress to an unruly pupil and kate was often that.
of course not.   of course not.
mina i love you.   mina i love you.
i only want happiness for youbut you yourself said it.   i only want happiness for youbut you yourself said it.
she quoted my own words back to me if there were no friend who loved me who would save me such a pain and so desperate an effort.   she quoted my own words back to me if there were no friend who loved me who would save me such a pain and so desperate an effort.
i was wrong i told her.   i was wrong i told her.
dr van helsing tells me i must stay alive at all costs until the count is destroyed.   dr van helsing tells me i must stay alive at all costs until the count is destroyed.
when he perishes then so too will all his wickedness and i pray that my soul will be redeemed and delivered from this curse.   when he perishes then so too will all his wickedness and i pray that my soul will be redeemed and delivered from this curse.
i wish i had your faith.   i wish i had your faith.
i really do.   i really do.
i wish i could believe that van helsing knows half as much as he claims and that jonathan and lord godalming and quincey can hunt down de ville and destroy him.   i wish i could believe that van helsing knows half as much as he claims and that jonathan and lord godalming and quincey can hunt down de ville and destroy him.
but mina what if they cant.   but mina what if they cant.
are you willing to risk becoming a thing like lucy.   are you willing to risk becoming a thing like lucy.
the count is hundreds of years old.   the count is hundreds of years old.
do you really think were the first people to fight him.   do you really think were the first people to fight him.
do you really think he came here so blindly that you can find him with arts dogs and a little detective work.   do you really think he came here so blindly that you can find him with arts dogs and a little detective work.
the last words were spoken through tears and sobbing.   the last words were spoken through tears and sobbing.
i have to i answered.   i have to i answered.
i commend myself into the hands of the almighty.   i commend myself into the hands of the almighty.
the smell of garlic in the room was overpowering to me and my eyes were watering and burning as was the mark on my forehead.   the smell of garlic in the room was overpowering to me and my eyes were watering and burning as was the mark on my forehead.
oh mina dont you see.   oh mina dont you see.
youve already refused the cup of life when i offered it to you.   youve already refused the cup of life when i offered it to you.
she wiped away her tears then stood up and knocked on the door for the porter.   she wiped away her tears then stood up and knocked on the door for the porter.
give them all my love especially quinceyhe was very kind to me.   give them all my love especially quinceyhe was very kind to me.
i dont think i shall see you again no matter what happens.   i dont think i shall see you again no matter what happens.
may you find happiness and respite in this world or the next.   may you find happiness and respite in this world or the next.
dr sewards diary.   dr sewards diary.
5 october. <> 30 july.
we all rose early and i think that sleep did much for each and all of us. = we all rose early and i think that sleep did much for each and all of us.
when we met at early breakfast there was more general cheerfulness than any of us had ever expected to experience again.   when we met at early breakfast there was more general cheerfulness than any of us had ever expected to experience again.
it is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature.   it is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature.
let any obstructing cause no matter what be removed in any wayeven by deathand we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment.   let any obstructing cause no matter what be removed in any wayeven by deathand we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment.
more than once as we sat around the table my eyes opened in wonder whether the whole of the past days had not been a dream.   more than once as we sat around the table my eyes opened in wonder whether the whole of the past days had not been a dream.
it was only when i caught sight of the red blotch on mrs harkers forehead that i was brought back to reality.   it was only when i caught sight of the red blotch on mrs harkers forehead that i was brought back to reality.
even now when i am gravely revolving the matter it is almost impossible to realise that the cause of all our trouble is still existent.   even now when i am gravely revolving the matter it is almost impossible to realise that the cause of all our trouble is still existent.
even mrs harker seems to lose sight of her trouble for whole spells it is only now and again when something recalls it to her mind that she thinks of her terrible scar.   even mrs harker seems to lose sight of her trouble for whole spells it is only now and again when something recalls it to her mind that she thinks of her terrible scar.
we are to meet here in my study in half an hour and decide on our course of action.   we are to meet here in my study in half an hour and decide on our course of action.
i see only one immediate difficulty i know it by instinct rather than reason we shall all have to speak frankly and yet i fear that in some mysterious way poor mrs harkers tongue is tied.   i see only one immediate difficulty i know it by instinct rather than reason we shall all have to speak frankly and yet i fear that in some mysterious way poor mrs harkers tongue is tied.
i know that she forms conclusions of her own and from all that has been i can guess how brilliant and how true they must be but she will not or cannot give them utterance.   i know that she forms conclusions of her own and from all that has been i can guess how brilliant and how true they must be but she will not or cannot give them utterance.
i have mentioned this to van helsing and he and i are to talk it over when we are alone.   i have mentioned this to van helsing and he and i are to talk it over when we are alone.
i suppose it is some of that horrid poison which has got into her veins beginning to work.   i suppose it is some of that horrid poison which has got into her veins beginning to work.
the count had his own purposes when he gave her what van helsing called the vampires baptism of blood.   the count had his own purposes when he gave her what van helsing called the vampires baptism of blood.
well there may be a poison that distils itself out of good things in an age when the existence of ptomaines is a mystery we should not wonder at anything.   well there may be a poison that distils itself out of good things in an age when the existence of ptomaines is a mystery we should not wonder at anything.
one thing i know that if my instinct be true regarding poor mrs harkers silences then there is a terrible difficultyan unknown dangerin the work before us.   one thing i know that if my instinct be true regarding poor mrs harkers silences then there is a terrible difficultyan unknown dangerin the work before us.
the same power that compels her silence may compel her speech.   the same power that compels her silence may compel her speech.
i dare not think further for so i should in my thoughts dishonour a noble woman.   i dare not think further for so i should in my thoughts dishonour a noble woman.
van helsing is coming to my study a little before the others.   van helsing is coming to my study a little before the others.
i shall try to open the subject with him.   i shall try to open the subject with him.
later.   later.
when the professor came in we talked over the state of things.   when the professor came in we talked over the state of things.
i could see that he had something on his mind which he wanted to say but felt some hesitancy about broaching the subject.   i could see that he had something on his mind which he wanted to say but felt some hesitancy about broaching the subject.
after beating about the bush a little he said suddenlyfriend john there is something that you and i must talk of alone just at the first at any rate.   after beating about the bush a little he said suddenlyfriend john there is something that you and i must talk of alone just at the first at any rate.
later we may have to take the others into our confidence then he stopped so i waited he went onmadam mina our poor dear madam mina is changing.   later we may have to take the others into our confidence then he stopped so i waited he went onmadam mina our poor dear madam mina is changing.
a cold shiver ran through me to find my worst fears thus endorsed.   a cold shiver ran through me to find my worst fears thus endorsed.
van helsing continuedwith the sad experience of miss lucy we must this time be warned before things go too far.   van helsing continuedwith the sad experience of miss lucy we must this time be warned before things go too far.
our task is now in reality more difficult than ever and this new trouble makes every hour of the direst importance.   our task is now in reality more difficult than ever and this new trouble makes every hour of the direst importance.
i can see the characteristics of the vampire coming in her face.   i can see the characteristics of the vampire coming in her face.
it is now but very very slight but it is to be seen if we have eyes to notice without to prejudge.   it is now but very very slight but it is to be seen if we have eyes to notice without to prejudge.
her teeth are some sharper and at times her eyes are more hard.   her teeth are some sharper and at times her eyes are more hard.
she smelled the poison in the glass though it has no scent we can detect.   she smelled the poison in the glass though it has no scent we can detect.
but these are not all there is to her the silence now often as so it was with miss lucy.   but these are not all there is to her the silence now often as so it was with miss lucy.
she did not speak even when she wrote that which she wished to be known later.   she did not speak even when she wrote that which she wished to be known later.
now my fear is this.   now my fear is this.
if it be that she can by our hypnotic trance tell what the count see and hear is it not more true that he who have hypnotise her first and who have drink her very blood and make her drink of his should if he will compel her mind to disclose to him that which she know.   if it be that she can by our hypnotic trance tell what the count see and hear is it not more true that he who have hypnotise her first and who have drink her very blood and make her drink of his should if he will compel her mind to disclose to him that which she know.
i nodded acquiescence he went onthen what we must do is to prevent this we must keep her ignorant of our intent and so she cannot tell what she know not.   i nodded acquiescence he went onthen what we must do is to prevent this we must keep her ignorant of our intent and so she cannot tell what she know not.
this is a painful task.   this is a painful task.
oh.   oh.
so painful that it heartbreak me to think of but it must be.   so painful that it heartbreak me to think of but it must be.
when today we meet i must tell her that for reason which we will not to speak she must not more be of our council but be simply guarded by us.   when today we meet i must tell her that for reason which we will not to speak she must not more be of our council but be simply guarded by us.
he wiped his forehead which had broken out in profuse perspiration at the thought of the pain which he might have to inflict upon the poor soul already so tortured.   he wiped his forehead which had broken out in profuse perspiration at the thought of the pain which he might have to inflict upon the poor soul already so tortured.
i knew that it would be some sort of comfort to him if i told him that i also had come to the same conclusion for at any rate it would take away the pain of doubt.   i knew that it would be some sort of comfort to him if i told him that i also had come to the same conclusion for at any rate it would take away the pain of doubt.
i told him and the effect was as i expected.   i told him and the effect was as i expected.
it is now close to the time of our general gathering.   it is now close to the time of our general gathering.
van helsing has gone away to prepare for the meeting and his painful part of it.   van helsing has gone away to prepare for the meeting and his painful part of it.
i really believe his purpose is to be able to pray alone.   i really believe his purpose is to be able to pray alone.
later.   later.
at the very outset of our meeting a great personal relief was experienced by both van helsing and myself.   at the very outset of our meeting a great personal relief was experienced by both van helsing and myself.
mrs harker had sent a message by her husband to say that she would not join us at present as she thought it better that we should be free to discuss our movements without her presence to embarrass us.   mrs harker had sent a message by her husband to say that she would not join us at present as she thought it better that we should be free to discuss our movements without her presence to embarrass us.
the professor and i looked at each other for an instant and somehow we both seemed relieved.   the professor and i looked at each other for an instant and somehow we both seemed relieved.
for my own part i thought that if mrs harker realised the danger herself it was much pain as well as much danger averted.   for my own part i thought that if mrs harker realised the danger herself it was much pain as well as much danger averted.
under the circumstances we agreed by a questioning look and answer with finger on lip to preserve silence of our suspicions until we should have been able to confer alone again.   under the circumstances we agreed by a questioning look and answer with finger on lip to preserve silence of our suspicions until we should have been able to confer alone again.
we went at once into our plan of campaign.   we went at once into our plan of campaign.
van helsing roughly put the facts before us firstthe czarina catherine left the thames yesterday morning.   van helsing roughly put the facts before us firstthe czarina catherine left the thames yesterday morning.
it will take her at the quickest speed she has ever made at least three weeks to reach varna but we can travel overland to the same place in three days.   it will take her at the quickest speed she has ever made at least three weeks to reach varna but we can travel overland to the same place in three days.
now if we allow for two days less for the ships voyage owing to such weather influences as we know that the count can bring to bear and if we allow a whole day and night for any delays which may occur to us then we have a margin of nearly two weeks.   now if we allow for two days less for the ships voyage owing to such weather influences as we know that the count can bring to bear and if we allow a whole day and night for any delays which may occur to us then we have a margin of nearly two weeks.
thus in order to be quite safe we must leave here on 17th at latest then we shall at any rate be in varna a day before the ship arrives and able to make such preparations as may be necessary.   thus in order to be quite safe we must leave here on 17th at latest then we shall at any rate be in varna a day before the ship arrives and able to make such preparations as may be necessary.
of course we shall all go armedarmed against evil things spiritual as well as physical.   of course we shall all go armedarmed against evil things spiritual as well as physical.
here quincey morris addedi understand all too well that the count comes from a wolf country and it may be that he shall get there before us.   here quincey morris addedi understand all too well that the count comes from a wolf country and it may be that he shall get there before us.
i propose that we add winchesters to our armament.   i propose that we add winchesters to our armament.
i have a kind of belief in a winchester when there is any trouble of that sort around.   i have a kind of belief in a winchester when there is any trouble of that sort around.
do you remember art when we had the pack after us at tobolsk.   do you remember art when we had the pack after us at tobolsk.
what wouldnt we have given then for a repeater apiece.   what wouldnt we have given then for a repeater apiece.
good.   good.
said van helsing winchesters it shall be.   said van helsing winchesters it shall be.
quinceys head is level at times but most so when there is to hunt metaphor be more dishonour to science than wolves be of danger to man.   quinceys head is level at times but most so when there is to hunt metaphor be more dishonour to science than wolves be of danger to man.
quinceys head is level at all times but most so when there is to hunt though my metaphor be more dishonour to science than wolves be of danger to man. +-  
in the meantime we can do nothing here and as i think that varna is not familiar to any of us why not go there more soon. = in the meantime we can do nothing here and as i think that varna is not familiar to any of us why not go there more soon.
it is as long to wait here as there.   it is as long to wait here as there.
tonight and tomorrow we can get ready and then if all be well we four can set out on our journey.   tonight and tomorrow we can get ready and then if all be well we four can set out on our journey.
we four.   we four.
said harker interrogatively looking from one to another of us.   said harker interrogatively looking from one to another of us.
of course.   of course.
answered the professor quickly.   answered the professor quickly.
you must remain to take care of your so sweet wife.   you must remain to take care of your so sweet wife.
harker was silent for awhile and then said in a hollow voicelet us talk of that part of it in the morning.   harker was silent for awhile and then said in a hollow voicelet us talk of that part of it in the morning.
i want to consult with mina.   i want to consult with mina.
i thought that now was the time for van helsing to warn him not to disclose our plan to her but he took no notice.   i thought that now was the time for van helsing to warn him not to disclose our plan to her but he took no notice.
i looked at him significantly and coughed.   i looked at him significantly and coughed.
for answer he put his finger on his lip and turned away.   for answer he put his finger on his lip and turned away.
jonathan harkers journal.   jonathan harkers journal.
5 october afternoon. <> 30 july afternoon.
for some time after our meeting this morning i could not think. = for some time after our meeting this morning i could not think.
the new phases of things leave my mind in a state of wonder which allows not room for active thought.   the new phases of things leave my mind in a state of wonder which allows not room for active thought.
minas determination not to take any part in the discussion set me thinking and as i could not argue the matter with her i could only guess.   minas determination not to take any part in the discussion set me thinking and as i could not argue the matter with her i could only guess.
i am as far as ever from a solution now.   i am as far as ever from a solution now.
the way the others received it too puzzled me the last time we talked of the subject we agreed that there was to be no more concealment of anything amongst us.   the way the others received it too puzzled me the last time we talked of the subject we agreed that there was to be no more concealment of anything amongst us.
mina is sleeping now calmly and sweetly like a little child.   mina is sleeping now calmly and sweetly like a little child.
her lips are curved and her face beams with happiness.   her lips are curved and her face beams with happiness.
thank god there are such moments still for her.   thank god there are such moments still for her.
later.   later.
how strange it all is.   how strange it all is.
i sat watching minas happy sleep and i came as near to being happy myself as i suppose i shall ever be.   i sat watching minas happy sleep and i came as near to being happy myself as i suppose i shall ever be.
as the evening drew on and the earth took its shadows from the sun sinking lower the silence of the room grew more and more solemn to me.   as the evening drew on and the earth took its shadows from the sun sinking lower the silence of the room grew more and more solemn to me.
all at once mina opened her eyes and looking at me tenderly saidjonathan i want you to promise me something on your word of honour.   all at once mina opened her eyes and looking at me tenderly saidjonathan i want you to promise me something on your word of honour.
a promise made to me but made holily in gods hearing and not to be broken though i should go down on my knees and implore you with bitter tears.   a promise made to me but made holily in gods hearing and not to be broken though i should go down on my knees and implore you with bitter tears.
quick you must make it to me at once.   quick you must make it to me at once.
mina i said a promise like that i cannot make at once.   mina i said a promise like that i cannot make at once.
i may have no right to make it.   i may have no right to make it.
but dear one she said with such spiritual intensity that her eyes were like pole stars it is i who wish it and it is not for myself.   but dear one she said with such spiritual intensity that her eyes were like pole stars it is i who wish it and it is not for myself.
you can ask dr van helsing if i am not right if he disagrees you may do as you will.   you can ask dr van helsing if i am not right if he disagrees you may do as you will.
nay more if you all agree later you are absolved from the promise.   nay more if you all agree later you are absolved from the promise.
i promise.   i promise.
i said and for a moment she looked supremely happy though to me all happiness for her was denied by the red scar on her forehead.   i said and for a moment she looked supremely happy though to me all happiness for her was denied by the red scar on her forehead.
she saidpromise me that you will not tell me anything of the plans formed for the campaign against the count.   she saidpromise me that you will not tell me anything of the plans formed for the campaign against the count.
not by word or inference or implication not at any time whilst this remains to me.   not by word or inference or implication not at any time whilst this remains to me.
and she solemnly pointed to the scar.   and she solemnly pointed to the scar.
i saw that she was in earnest and said solemnlyi promise.   i saw that she was in earnest and said solemnlyi promise.
and as i said it i felt that from that instant a door had been shut between us.   and as i said it i felt that from that instant a door had been shut between us.
later midnight.   later midnight.
mina has been bright and cheerful all the evening.   mina has been bright and cheerful all the evening.
so much so that all the rest seemed to take courage as if infected somewhat with her gaiety as a result even i myself felt as if the pall of gloom which weighs us down were somewhat lifted.   so much so that all the rest seemed to take courage as if infected somewhat with her gaiety as a result even i myself felt as if the pall of gloom which weighs us down were somewhat lifted.
we all retired early.   we all retired early.
mina is now sleeping like a little child it is a wonderful thing that her faculty of sleep remains to her in the midst of her terrible trouble.   mina is now sleeping like a little child it is a wonderful thing that her faculty of sleep remains to her in the midst of her terrible trouble.
thank god for it for then at least she can forget her care.   thank god for it for then at least she can forget her care.
perhaps her example may affect me as her gaiety did tonight.   perhaps her example may affect me as her gaiety did tonight.
i shall try it.   i shall try it.
oh.   oh.
for a dreamless sleep.   for a dreamless sleep.
6 october morning. <> 31 july morning.
another surprise. = another surprise.
mina woke me early about the same time as yesterday and asked me to bring dr van helsing.   mina woke me early about the same time as yesterday and asked me to bring dr van helsing.
i thought that it was another occasion for hypnotism and without question went for the professor.   i thought that it was another occasion for hypnotism and without question went for the professor.
he had evidently expected some such call for i found him dressed in his room.   he had evidently expected some such call for i found him dressed in his room.
his door was ajar so that he could hear the opening of the door of our room.   his door was ajar so that he could hear the opening of the door of our room.
he came at once as he passed into the room he asked mina if the others might come too.   he came at once as he passed into the room he asked mina if the others might come too.
no she said quite simply it will not be necessary.   no she said quite simply it will not be necessary.
you can tell them just as well.   you can tell them just as well.
i must go with you on your journey.   i must go with you on your journey.
dr van helsing was as startled as i was.   dr van helsing was as startled as i was.
after a moments pause he askedbut why.   after a moments pause he askedbut why.
you must take me with you.   you must take me with you.
i am safer with you and you shall be safer too.   i am safer with you and you shall be safer too.
but why dear madam mina.   but why dear madam mina.
you know that your safety is our solemnest duty.   you know that your safety is our solemnest duty.
we go into danger to which you are or may be more liable than any of us fromfrom circumstancesthings that have been.   we go into danger to which you are or may be more liable than any of us fromfrom circumstancesthings that have been.
he paused embarrassed.   he paused embarrassed.
as she replied she raised her finger and pointed to her foreheadi know.   as she replied she raised her finger and pointed to her foreheadi know.
that is why i must go.   that is why i must go.
i can tell you now whilst the sun is coming up i may not be able again.   i can tell you now whilst the sun is coming up i may not be able again.
i know that when the count wills me i must go.   i know that when the count wills me i must go.
i know that if he tells me to come in secret i must by wile by any device to hoodwinkeven jonathan.   i know that if he tells me to come in secret i must by wile by any device to hoodwinkeven jonathan.
god saw the look that she turned on me as she spoke and if there be indeed a recording angel that look is noted to her everlasting honour.   god saw the look that she turned on me as she spoke and if there be indeed a recording angel that look is noted to her everlasting honour.
i could only clasp her hand.   i could only clasp her hand.
i could not speak my emotion was too great for even the relief of tears.   i could not speak my emotion was too great for even the relief of tears.
she went onyou men are brave and strong.   she went onyou men are brave and strong.
you are strong in your numbers for you can defy that which would break down the human endurance of one who had to guard alone.   you are strong in your numbers for you can defy that which would break down the human endurance of one who had to guard alone.
besides i may be of service since you can hypnotise me and so learn that which even i myself do not know.   besides i may be of service since you can hypnotise me and so learn that which even i myself do not know.
dr van helsing said very gravelymadam mina you are as always most wise.   dr van helsing said very gravelymadam mina you are as always most wise.
you shall with us come and together we shall do that which we go forth to achieve.   you shall with us come and together we shall do that which we go forth to achieve.
when he had spoken minas long spell of silence made me look at her.   when he had spoken minas long spell of silence made me look at her.
she had fallen back on her pillow asleep she did not even wake when i had pulled up the blind and let in the sunlight which flooded the room.   she had fallen back on her pillow asleep she did not even wake when i had pulled up the blind and let in the sunlight which flooded the room.
van helsing motioned to me to come with him quietly.   van helsing motioned to me to come with him quietly.
we went to his room and within a minute lord godalming dr seward and mr morris were with us also.   we went to his room and within a minute lord godalming dr seward and mr morris were with us also.
he told them what mina had said and went onin the morning we shall leave for varna.   he told them what mina had said and went onin the morning we shall leave for varna.
we have now to deal with a new factor madam mina.   we have now to deal with a new factor madam mina.
oh but her soul is true.   oh but her soul is true.
it is to her an agony to tell us so much as she has done but it is most right and we are warned in time.   it is to her an agony to tell us so much as she has done but it is most right and we are warned in time.
there must be no chance lost and in varna we must be ready to act the instant when that ship arrives.   there must be no chance lost and in varna we must be ready to act the instant when that ship arrives.
what shall we do exactly.   what shall we do exactly.
asked mr morris laconically.   asked mr morris laconically.
the professor paused before replyingwe shall at the first board that ship then when we have identified the box we shall place a branch of the wild rose on it.   the professor paused before replyingwe shall at the first board that ship then when we have identified the box we shall place a branch of the wild rose on it.
this we shall fasten for when it is there none can emerge so at least says the superstition.   this we shall fasten for when it is there none can emerge so at least says the superstition.
and to superstition must we trust at the first it was mans faith in the early and it have its root in faith still.   and to superstition must we trust at the first it was mans faith in the early and it have its root in faith still.
then when we get the opportunity that we seek when none are near to see we shall open the box andand all will be well.   then when we get the opportunity that we seek when none are near to see we shall open the box andand all will be well.
i shall not wait for any opportunity said morris.   i shall not wait for any opportunity said morris.
when i see the box i shall open it and destroy the monster though there were a thousand men looking on and if i am to be wiped out for it the next moment.   when i see the box i shall open it and destroy the monster though there were a thousand men looking on and if i am to be wiped out for it the next moment.
i grasped his hand instinctively and found it as firm as a piece of steel.   i grasped his hand instinctively and found it as firm as a piece of steel.
i think he understood my look i hope he did.   i think he understood my look i hope he did.
good boy said dr van helsing.   good boy said dr van helsing.
brave boy.   brave boy.
quincey is all man god bless him for it.   quincey is all man god bless him for it.
my child believe me none of us shall lag behind or pause from any fear.   my child believe me none of us shall lag behind or pause from any fear.
i do but say what we may dowhat we must do.   i do but say what we may dowhat we must do.
but indeed indeed we cannot say what we shall do.   but indeed indeed we cannot say what we shall do.
there are so many things which may happen and their ways and their ends are so various that until the moment we may not say.   there are so many things which may happen and their ways and their ends are so various that until the moment we may not say.
we shall all be armed in all ways and when the time for the end has come our effort shall not be lack.   we shall all be armed in all ways and when the time for the end has come our effort shall not be lack.
now let us today put all our affairs in order.   now let us today put all our affairs in order.
let all things which touch on others dear to us and who on us depend be complete for none of us can tell what or when or how the end may be.   let all things which touch on others dear to us and who on us depend be complete for none of us can tell what or when or how the end may be.
as for me my own affairs are regulate and as i have nothing else to do i shall go make arrangements for the travel.   as for me my own affairs are regulate and as i have nothing else to do i shall go make arrangements for the travel.
i shall have all tickets and so forth for our journey.   i shall have all tickets and so forth for our journey.
there was nothing further to be said and we parted.   there was nothing further to be said and we parted.
i shall now settle up all my affairs of earth and be ready for whatever may come .   i shall now settle up all my affairs of earth and be ready for whatever may come .
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later.   later.
it is all done my will is made and all complete.   it is all done my will is made and all complete.
mina if she survive is my sole heir.   mina if she survive is my sole heir.
if it should not be so then the others who have been so good to us shall have remainder.   if it should not be so then the others who have been so good to us shall have remainder.
it is now drawing towards the sunset minas uneasiness calls my attention to it.   it is now drawing towards the sunset minas uneasiness calls my attention to it.
i am sure that there is something on her mind which the time of exact sunset will reveal.   i am sure that there is something on her mind which the time of exact sunset will reveal.
these occasions are becoming harrowing times for us all for each sunrise and sunset opens up some new dangersome new pain which however may in gods will be means to a good end.   these occasions are becoming harrowing times for us all for each sunrise and sunset opens up some new dangersome new pain which however may in gods will be means to a good end.
i write all these things in the diary since my darling must not hear them now but if it may be that she can see them again they shall be ready.   i write all these things in the diary since my darling must not hear them now but if it may be that she can see them again they shall be ready.
she is calling to me.   she is calling to me.
  -+ quincey morris journal.
    august 2.
    london.
    its true what they sayyou can buy anything in london if you know a viscount.
    ten winchester repeaters and ten boxes of .
    4440 ammunition and another box or two of eightmillimeter rifle rounds.
    the repeaters i left in their cases but the ordnance went into a gladstone bag on top of a dozen stakes i had milled at a lumberyard from straight norway ash.
    i am so eager to be away i feel like a race horse at the gate all shakes.
    ill sleep when this is over i reckon.
    written later in the margini remember buying the ammunition very clearly passing the stack of sovereigns across the counter to the little man in the braces him asking if i was after big game.
    i know i bought it it says so right here.
chapter xxvii = chapter xxvii
dr sewards diary.   dr sewards diary.
11 october evening. <> 5 august evening.
jonathan harker has asked me to note this as he says he is hardly equal to the task and he wants an exact record kept. = jonathan harker has asked me to note this as he says he is hardly equal to the task and he wants an exact record kept.
i think that none of us were surprised when we were asked to see mrs harker a little before the time of sunset.   i think that none of us were surprised when we were asked to see mrs harker a little before the time of sunset.
we have of late come to understand that sunrise and sunset are to her times of peculiar freedom when her old self can be manifest without any controlling force subduing or restraining her or inciting her to action.   we have of late come to understand that sunrise and sunset are to her times of peculiar freedom when her old self can be manifest without any controlling force subduing or restraining her or inciting her to action.
this mood or condition begins some half hour or more before actual sunrise or sunset and lasts till either the sun is high or whilst the clouds are still aglow with the rays streaming above the horizon.   this mood or condition begins some half hour or more before actual sunrise or sunset and lasts till either the sun is high or whilst the clouds are still aglow with the rays streaming above the horizon.
at first there is a sort of negative condition as if some tie were loosened and then the absolute freedom quickly follows when however the freedom ceases the changeback or relapse comes quickly preceded only by a spell of warning silence.   at first there is a sort of negative condition as if some tie were loosened and then the absolute freedom quickly follows when however the freedom ceases the changeback or relapse comes quickly preceded only by a spell of warning silence.
tonight when we met she was somewhat constrained and bore all the signs of an internal struggle.   tonight when we met she was somewhat constrained and bore all the signs of an internal struggle.
i put it down myself to her making a violent effort at the earliest instant she could do so.   i put it down myself to her making a violent effort at the earliest instant she could do so.
a very few minutes however gave her complete control of herself then motioning her husband to sit beside her on the sofa where she was half reclining she made the rest of us bring chairs up close.   a very few minutes however gave her complete control of herself then motioning her husband to sit beside her on the sofa where she was half reclining she made the rest of us bring chairs up close.
taking her husbands hand in hers she beganwe are all here together in freedom for perhaps the last time.   taking her husbands hand in hers she beganwe are all here together in freedom for perhaps the last time.
i know dear i know that you will always be with me to the end.   i know dear i know that you will always be with me to the end.
this was to her husband whose hand had as we could see tightened upon her.   this was to her husband whose hand had as we could see tightened upon her.
in the morning we go out upon our task and god alone knows what may be in store for any of us.   in the morning we go out upon our task and god alone knows what may be in store for any of us.
you are going to be so good to me to take me with you.   you are going to be so good to me to take me with you.
i know that all that brave earnest men can do for a poor weak woman whose soul perhaps is lostno no not yet but is at any rate at stakeyou will do.   i know that all that brave earnest men can do for a poor weak woman whose soul perhaps is lostno no not yet but is at any rate at stakeyou will do.
but you must remember that i am not as you are.   but you must remember that i am not as you are.
there is a poison in my blood in my soul which may destroy me which must destroy me unless some relief comes to us.   there is a poison in my blood in my soul which may destroy me which must destroy me unless some relief comes to us.
oh my friends you know as well as i do that my soul is at stake and though i know there is one way out for me you must not and i must not take it.   oh my friends you know as well as i do that my soul is at stake and though i know there is one way out for me you must not and i must not take it.
she looked appealingly to us all in turn beginning and ending with her husband.   she looked appealingly to us all in turn beginning and ending with her husband.
what is that way.   what is that way.
asked van helsing in a hoarse voice.   asked van helsing in a hoarse voice.
what is that way which we must notmay nottake.   what is that way which we must notmay nottake.
that i may die now either by my own hand or that of another before the greater evil is entirely wrought.   that i may die now either by my own hand or that of another before the greater evil is entirely wrought.
i know and you know that were i once dead you could and would set free my immortal spirit even as you did my poor lucys.   i know and you know that were i once dead you could and would set free my immortal spirit even as you did my poor lucys.
were death or the fear of death the only thing that stood in the way i would not shrink to die here now amidst the friends who love me.   were death or the fear of death the only thing that stood in the way i would not shrink to die here now amidst the friends who love me.
but death is not all.   but death is not all.
i cannot believe that to die in such a case when there is hope before us and a bitter task to be done is gods will.   i cannot believe that to die in such a case when there is hope before us and a bitter task to be done is gods will.
therefore i on my part give up here the certainty of eternal rest and go out into the dark where may be the blackest things that the world or the nether world holds.   therefore i on my part give up here the certainty of eternal rest and go out into the dark where may be the blackest things that the world or the nether world holds.
we were all silent for we knew instinctively that this was only a prelude.   we were all silent for we knew instinctively that this was only a prelude.
the faces of the others were set and harkers grew ashen grey perhaps he guessed better than any of us what was coming.   the faces of the others were set and harkers grew ashen grey perhaps he guessed better than any of us what was coming.
she continuedthis is what i can give into the hotchpot.   she continuedthis is what i can give into the hotchpot.
i could not but note the quaint legal phrase which she used in such a place and with all seriousness.   i could not but note the quaint legal phrase which she used in such a place and with all seriousness.
what will each of you give.   what will each of you give.
your lives i know she went on quickly that is easy for brave men.   your lives i know she went on quickly that is easy for brave men.
your lives are gods and you can give them back to him but what will you give to me.   your lives are gods and you can give them back to him but what will you give to me.
she looked again questioningly but this time avoided her husbands face.   she looked again questioningly but this time avoided her husbands face.
quincey seemed to understand he nodded and her face lit up.   quincey seemed to understand he nodded and her face lit up.
then i shall tell you plainly what i want for there must be no doubtful matter in this connection between us now.   then i shall tell you plainly what i want for there must be no doubtful matter in this connection between us now.
you must promise me one and alleven you my beloved husbandthat should the time come you will kill me.   you must promise me one and alleven you my beloved husbandthat should the time come you will kill me.
what is that time.   what is that time.
the voice was quinceys but it was low and strained.   the voice was quinceys but it was low and strained.
when you shall be convinced that i am so changed that it is better that i die that i may live.   when you shall be convinced that i am so changed that it is better that i die that i may live.
when i am thus dead in the flesh then you will without a moments delay drive a stake through me and cut off my head or do whatever else may be wanting to give me rest.   when i am thus dead in the flesh then you will without a moments delay drive a stake through me and cut off my head or do whatever else may be wanting to give me rest.
quincey was the first to rise after the pause.   quincey was the first to rise after the pause.
he knelt down before her and taking her hand in his said solemnlyim only a rough fellow who hasnt perhaps lived as a man should to win such a distinction but i swear to you by all that i hold sacred and dear that should the time ever come i shall not flinch from the duty that you have set us.   he knelt down before her and taking her hand in his said solemnlyim only a rough fellow who hasnt perhaps lived as a man should to win such a distinction but i swear to you by all that i hold sacred and dear that should the time ever come i shall not flinch from the duty that you have set us.
and i promise you too that i shall make all certain for if i am only doubtful i shall take it that the time has come.   and i promise you too that i shall make all certain for if i am only doubtful i shall take it that the time has come.
my true friend.   my true friend.
was all she could say amid her fastfalling tears as bending over she kissed his hand.   was all she could say amid her fastfalling tears as bending over she kissed his hand.
i swear the same my dear madam mina.   i swear the same my dear madam mina.
said van helsing.   said van helsing.
and i. said lord godalming each of them in turn kneeling to her to take the oath.   and i. said lord godalming each of them in turn kneeling to her to take the oath.
i followed myself.   i followed myself.
then her husband turned to her waneyed and with a greenish pallor which subdued the snowy whiteness of his hair and askedand must i too make such a promise oh my wife.   then her husband turned to her waneyed and with a greenish pallor which subdued the snowy whiteness of his hair and askedand must i too make such a promise oh my wife.
you too my dearest she said with infinite yearning of pity in her voice and eyes.   you too my dearest she said with infinite yearning of pity in her voice and eyes.
you must not shrink.   you must not shrink.
you are nearest and dearest and all the world to me our souls are knit into one for all life and all time.   you are nearest and dearest and all the world to me our souls are knit into one for all life and all time.
think dear that there have been times when brave men have killed their wives and their womenkind to keep them from falling into the hands of the enemy.   think dear that there have been times when brave men have killed their wives and their womenkind to keep them from falling into the hands of the enemy.
their hands did not falter any the more because those that they loved implored them to slay them.   their hands did not falter any the more because those that they loved implored them to slay them.
it is mens duty towards those whom they love in such times of sore trial.   it is mens duty towards those whom they love in such times of sore trial.
and oh my dear if it is to be that i must meet death at any hand let it be at the hand of him that loves me best dr van helsing i have not forgotten your mercy in poor lucys case to him who lovedshe stopped with a flying blush and changed her phraseto him who had best right to give her peace.   and oh my dear if it is to be that i must meet death at any hand let it be at the hand of him that loves me best dr van helsing i have not forgotten your mercy in poor lucys case to him who lovedshe stopped with a flying blush and changed her phraseto him who had best right to give her peace.
if that time shall come again i look to you to make it a happy memory of my husbands life that it was his loving hand which set me free from the awful thrall upon me.   if that time shall come again i look to you to make it a happy memory of my husbands life that it was his loving hand which set me free from the awful thrall upon me.
again i swear.   again i swear.
came the professors resonant voice.   came the professors resonant voice.
mrs harker smiled positively smiled as with a sigh of relief she leaned back and saidand now one word of warning a warning which you must never forget this time if it ever come may come quickly and unexpectedly and in such case you must lose no time in using your opportunity.   mrs harker smiled positively smiled as with a sigh of relief she leaned back and saidand now one word of warning a warning which you must never forget this time if it ever come may come quickly and unexpectedly and in such case you must lose no time in using your opportunity.
at such a time i myself might benay.   at such a time i myself might benay.
if the time ever come shall beleagued with your enemy against you.   if the time ever come shall beleagued with your enemy against you.
one more request she became very solemn as she said this it is not vital and necessary like the other but i want you to do one thing for me if you will.   one more request she became very solemn as she said this it is not vital and necessary like the other but i want you to do one thing for me if you will.
we all acquiesced but no one spoke there was no need to speaki want you to read the burial service.   we all acquiesced but no one spoke there was no need to speaki want you to read the burial service.
she was interrupted by a deep groan from her husband taking his hand in hers she held it over her heart and continued.   she was interrupted by a deep groan from her husband taking his hand in hers she held it over her heart and continued.
  -+ you must read it over me some day.
whatever may be the issue of all this fearful state of things it will be a sweet thought to all or some of us. = whatever may be the issue of all this fearful state of things it will be a sweet thought to all or some of us.
you my dearest will i hope read it for then it will be in your voice in my memory for evercome what may.   you my dearest will i hope read it for then it will be in your voice in my memory for evercome what may.
but oh my dear one he pleaded death is afar off from you.   but oh my dear one he pleaded death is afar off from you.
nay she said holding up a warning hand.   nay she said holding up a warning hand.
i am deeper in death at this moment than if the weight of an earthly grave lay heavy upon me.   i am deeper in death at this moment than if the weight of an earthly grave lay heavy upon me.
oh my wife must i read it.   oh my wife must i read it.
he said before he began.   he said before he began.
it would comfort me my husband.   it would comfort me my husband.
was all she said and he began to read when she had got the book ready.   was all she said and he began to read when she had got the book ready.
how can ihow could anyonetell of that strange scene its solemnity its gloom its sadness its horror and withal its sweetness.   how can ihow could anyonetell of that strange scene its solemnity its gloom its sadness its horror and withal its sweetness.
even a sceptic who can see nothing but a travesty of bitter truth in anything holy or emotional would have been melted to the heart had he seen that little group of loving and devoted friends kneeling round that stricken and sorrowing lady or heard the tender passion of her husbands voice as in tones so broken and emotional that often he had to pause he read the simple and beautiful service from the burial of the dead.   even a sceptic who can see nothing but a travesty of bitter truth in anything holy or emotional would have been melted to the heart had he seen that little group of loving and devoted friends kneeling round that stricken and sorrowing lady or heard the tender passion of her husbands voice as in tones so broken and emotional that often he had to pause he read the simple and beautiful service from the burial of the dead.
ii cannot go onwordsand vvoiceffail mme.   ii cannot go onwordsand vvoiceffail mme.
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she was right in her instinct. = she was right in her instinct.
strange as it was bizarre as it may hereafter seem even to us who felt its potent influence at the time it comforted us much and the silence which showed mrs harkers coming relapse from her freedom of soul did not seem so full of despair to any of us as we had dreaded.   strange as it was bizarre as it may hereafter seem even to us who felt its potent influence at the time it comforted us much and the silence which showed mrs harkers coming relapse from her freedom of soul did not seem so full of despair to any of us as we had dreaded.
jonathan harkers journal.   jonathan harkers journal.
15 october varna. <> 9 august varna.
we left charing cross on the morning of the 12th got to paris the same night and took the places secured for us in the orient express.   we left charing cross on the morning of the 6th got to paris the same night and took the places secured for us in the orient express.
we travelled night and day arriving here at about five oclock. = we travelled night and day arriving here at about five oclock.
lord godalming went to the consulate to see if any telegram had arrived for him whilst the rest of us came on to this hotelthe odessus.   lord godalming went to the consulate to see if any telegram had arrived for him whilst the rest of us came on to this hotelthe odessus.
the journey may have had incidents i was however too eager to get on to care for them.   the journey may have had incidents i was however too eager to get on to care for them.
until the czarina catherine comes into port there will be no interest for me in anything in the wide world.   until the czarina catherine comes into port there will be no interest for me in anything in the wide world.
thank god.   thank god.
mina is well and looks to be getting stronger her colour is coming back.   mina is well and looks to be getting stronger her colour is coming back.
she sleeps a great deal throughout the journey she slept nearly all the time.   she sleeps a great deal throughout the journey she slept nearly all the time.
before sunrise and sunset however she is very wakeful and alert and it has become a habit for van helsing to hypnotise her at such times.   before sunrise and sunset however she is very wakeful and alert and it has become a habit for van helsing to hypnotise her at such times.
at first some effort was needed and he had to make many passes but now she seems to yield at once as if by habit and scarcely any action is needed.   at first some effort was needed and he had to make many passes but now she seems to yield at once as if by habit and scarcely any action is needed.
he seems to have power at these particular moments to simply will and her thoughts obey him.   he seems to have power at these particular moments to simply will and her thoughts obey him.
he always asks her what she can see and hear.   he always asks her what she can see and hear.
she answers to the firstnothing all is dark.   she answers to the firstnothing all is dark.
and to the secondi can hear the waves lapping against the ship and the water rushing by.   and to the secondi can hear the waves lapping against the ship and the water rushing by.
canvas and cordage strain and masts and yards creak.   canvas and cordage strain and masts and yards creak.
the wind is highi can hear it in the shrouds and the bow throws back the foam.   the wind is highi can hear it in the shrouds and the bow throws back the foam.
it is evident that the czarina catherine is still at sea hastening on her way to varna.   it is evident that the czarina catherine is still at sea hastening on her way to varna.
lord godalming has just returned.   lord godalming has just returned.
he had four telegrams one each day since we started and all to the same effect that the czarina catherine had not been reported to lloyds from anywhere.   he had four telegrams one each day since we started and all to the same effect that the czarina catherine had not been reported to lloyds from anywhere.
he had arranged before leaving london that his agent should send him every day a telegram saying if the ship had been reported.   he had arranged before leaving london that his agent should send him every day a telegram saying if the ship had been reported.
he was to have a message even if she were not reported so that he might be sure that there was a watch being kept at the other end of the wire.   he was to have a message even if she were not reported so that he might be sure that there was a watch being kept at the other end of the wire.
we had dinner and went to bed early.   we had dinner and went to bed early.
tomorrow we are to see the viceconsul and to arrange if we can about getting on board the ship as soon as she arrives.   tomorrow we are to see the viceconsul and to arrange if we can about getting on board the ship as soon as she arrives.
van helsing says that our chance will be to get on board between sunrise and sunset.   van helsing says that our chance will be to get on board between sunrise and sunset.
the count even if he takes the form of a bat cannot cross the running water of his own volition and so cannot leave the ship.   the count even if he takes the form of a bat cannot cross the running water of his own volition and so cannot leave the ship.
as he dare not change to mans form without suspicionwhich he evidently wishes to avoidhe must remain in the box.   as he dare not change to mans form without suspicionwhich he evidently wishes to avoidhe must remain in the box.
if then we can come on board after sunrise he is at our mercy for we can open the box and make sure of him as we did of poor lucy before he wakes.   if then we can come on board after sunrise he is at our mercy for we can open the box and make sure of him as we did of poor lucy before he wakes.
what mercy he shall get from us all will not count for much.   what mercy he shall get from us all will not count for much.
we think that we shall not have much trouble with officials or the seamen.   we think that we shall not have much trouble with officials or the seamen.
thank god.   thank god.
this is the country where bribery can do anything and we are well supplied with money.   this is the country where bribery can do anything and we are well supplied with money.
we have only to make sure that the ship cannot come into port between sunset and sunrise without our being warned and we shall be safe.   we have only to make sure that the ship cannot come into port between sunset and sunrise without our being warned and we shall be safe.
judge moneybag will settle this case i think.   judge moneybag will settle this case i think.
16 october. <>  
minas report still the same lapping waves and rushing water darkness and favouring winds.   10 augustminas report still the same lapping waves and rushing water darkness and favouring winds.
we are evidently in good time and when we hear of the czarina catherine we shall be ready. = we are evidently in good time and when we hear of the czarina catherine we shall be ready.
as she must pass the dardanelles we are sure to have some report.   as she must pass the dardanelles we are sure to have some report.
17 october. <>  
everything is pretty well fixed now i think to welcome the count on his return from his tour.   11 augusteverything is pretty well fixed now i think to welcome the count on his return from his tour.
godalming told the shippers that he fancied that the box sent aboard might contain something stolen from a friend of his and got a half consent that he might open it at his own risk. = godalming told the shippers that he fancied that the box sent aboard might contain something stolen from a friend of his and got a half consent that he might open it at his own risk.
the owner gave him a paper telling the captain to give him every facility in doing whatever he chose on board the ship and also a similar authorisation to his agent at varna.   the owner gave him a paper telling the captain to give him every facility in doing whatever he chose on board the ship and also a similar authorisation to his agent at varna.
we have seen the agent who was much impressed with godalmings kindly manner to him and we are all satisfied that whatever he can do to aid our wishes will be done.   we have seen the agent who was much impressed with godalmings kindly manner to him and we are all satisfied that whatever he can do to aid our wishes will be done.
we have already arranged what to do in case we get the box open.   we have already arranged what to do in case we get the box open.
if the count is there van helsing and seward will cut off his head at once and drive a stake through his heart.   if the count is there van helsing and seward will cut off his head at once and drive a stake through his heart.
morris and godalming and i shall prevent interference even if we have to use the arms which we shall have ready.   morris and godalming and i shall prevent interference even if we have to use the arms which we shall have ready.
the professor says that if we can so treat the counts body it will soon after fall into dust in such case there would be no evidence against us in case any suspicion of murder were aroused.   the professor says that if we can so treat the counts body it will soon after fall into dust in such case there would be no evidence against us in case any suspicion of murder were aroused.
but even if it were not we should stand or fall by our act and perhaps some day this very script may be evidence to come between some of us and a rope.   but even if it were not we should stand or fall by our act and perhaps some day this very script may be evidence to come between some of us and a rope.
for myself i should take the chance only too thankfully if it were to come.   for myself i should take the chance only too thankfully if it were to come.
we mean to leave no stone unturned to carry out our intent.   we mean to leave no stone unturned to carry out our intent.
we have arranged with certain officials that the instant the czarina catherine is seen we are to be informed by a special messenger.   we have arranged with certain officials that the instant the czarina catherine is seen we are to be informed by a special messenger.
24 october. <>  
a whole week of waiting.   18 augusta whole week of waiting.
daily telegrams to godalming but only the same story not yet reported. = daily telegrams to godalming but only the same story not yet reported.
minas morning and evening hypnotic answer is unvaried lapping waves rushing water and creaking masts.   minas morning and evening hypnotic answer is unvaried lapping waves rushing water and creaking masts.
telegram rufus smith lloyds london to lord godalming care of h.b.m. viceconsul varna.   telegram rufus smith lloyds london to lord godalming care of h.b.m. viceconsul varna.
  -+ 18 augustczarina catherine reported this morning from dardanelles.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
24 october. <>  
how i miss my phonograph.   19 augusthow i miss my phonograph.
to write a diary with a pen is irksome to me but van helsing says i must we were all wild with excitement yesterday when godalming got his telegram from lloyds. = to write a diary with a pen is irksome to me but van helsing says i must we were all wild with excitement yesterday when godalming got his telegram from lloyds.
i know now what men feel in battle when the call to action is heard.   i know now what men feel in battle when the call to action is heard.
mrs harker alone of our party did not show any signs of emotion.   mrs harker alone of our party did not show any signs of emotion.
after all it is not strange that she did not for we took special care not to let her know anything about it and we all tried not to show any excitement when we were in her presence.   after all it is not strange that she did not for we took special care not to let her know anything about it and we all tried not to show any excitement when we were in her presence.
in old days she would i am sure have noticed no matter how we might have tried to conceal it but in this way she is greatly changed during the past three weeks.   in old days she would i am sure have noticed no matter how we might have tried to conceal it but in this way she is greatly changed during the past three weeks.
the lethargy grows upon her and though she seems strong and well and is getting back some of her colour van helsing and i are not satisfied.   the lethargy grows upon her and though she seems strong and well and is getting back some of her colour van helsing and i are not satisfied.
we talk of her often we have not however said a word to the others.   we talk of her often we have not however said a word to the others.
it would break poor harkers heartcertainly his nerveif he knew that we had even a suspicion on the subject.   it would break poor harkers heartcertainly his nerveif he knew that we had even a suspicion on the subject.
van helsing examines he tells me her teeth very carefully whilst she is in the hypnotic condition for he says that so long as they do not begin to sharpen there is no active danger of a change in her.   van helsing examines he tells me her teeth very carefully whilst she is in the hypnotic condition for he says that so long as they do not begin to sharpen there is no active danger of a change in her.
if this change should come it would be necessary to take steps.   if this change should come it would be necessary to take steps.
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we both know what those steps would have to be though we do not mention our thoughts to each other. = we both know what those steps would have to be though we do not mention our thoughts to each other.
we should neither of us shrink from the taskawful though it be to contemplate.   we should neither of us shrink from the taskawful though it be to contemplate.
euthanasia is an excellent and a comforting word.   euthanasia is an excellent and a comforting word.
i am grateful to whoever invented it.   i am grateful to whoever invented it.
it is only about 24 hours sail from the dardanelles to here at the rate the czarina catherine has come from london.   it is only about 24 hours sail from the dardanelles to here at the rate the czarina catherine has come from london.
she should therefore arrive some time in the morning but as she cannot possibly get in before then we are all about to retire early.   she should therefore arrive some time in the morning but as she cannot possibly get in before then we are all about to retire early.
we shall get up at one oclock so as to be ready.   we shall get up at one oclock so as to be ready.
25 october noon. <> 19 august noon.
no news yet of the ships arrival. = no news yet of the ships arrival.
mrs harkers hypnotic report this morning was the same as usual so it is possible that we may get news at any moment.   mrs harkers hypnotic report this morning was the same as usual so it is possible that we may get news at any moment.
we men are all in a fever of excitement except harker who is calm his hands are cold as ice and an hour ago i found him whetting the edge of the great ghurka knife which he now always carries with him.   we men are all in a fever of excitement except harker who is calm his hands are cold as ice and an hour ago i found him whetting the edge of the great ghurka knife which he now always carries with him.
it will be a bad lookout for the count if the edge of that kúkri ever touches his throat driven by that stern icecold hand.   it will be a bad lookout for the count if the edge of that kúkri ever touches his throat driven by that stern icecold hand.
van helsing and i were a little alarmed about mrs harker today.   van helsing and i were a little alarmed about mrs harker today.
about noon she got into a sort of lethargy which we did not like although we kept silence to the others we were neither of us happy about it.   about noon she got into a sort of lethargy which we did not like although we kept silence to the others we were neither of us happy about it.
she had been restless all the morning so that we were at first glad to know that she was sleeping.   she had been restless all the morning so that we were at first glad to know that she was sleeping.
when however her husband mentioned casually that she was sleeping so soundly that he could not wake her we went to her room to see for ourselves.   when however her husband mentioned casually that she was sleeping so soundly that he could not wake her we went to her room to see for ourselves.
she was breathing naturally and looked so well and peaceful that we agreed that the sleep was better for her than anything else.   she was breathing naturally and looked so well and peaceful that we agreed that the sleep was better for her than anything else.
poor girl she has so much to forget that it is no wonder that sleep if it brings oblivion to her does her good.   poor girl she has so much to forget that it is no wonder that sleep if it brings oblivion to her does her good.
later.   later.
our opinion was justified for when after a refreshing sleep of some hours she woke up she seemed brighter and better than she had been for days.   our opinion was justified for when after a refreshing sleep of some hours she woke up she seemed brighter and better than she had been for days.
at sunset she made the usual hypnotic report.   at sunset she made the usual hypnotic report.
wherever he may be in the black sea the count is hurrying to his destination.   wherever he may be in the black sea the count is hurrying to his destination.
to his doom i trust.   to his doom i trust.
26 october. <>  
another day and no tidings of the czarina catherine.   20 augustanother day and no tidings of the czarina catherine.
she ought to be here by now. = she ought to be here by now.
that she is still journeying somewhere is apparent for mrs harkers hypnotic report at sunrise was still the same.   that she is still journeying somewhere is apparent for mrs harkers hypnotic report at sunrise was still the same.
it is possible that the vessel may be lying by at times for fog some of the steamers which came in last evening reported patches of fog both to north and south of the port.   it is possible that the vessel may be lying by at times for fog some of the steamers which came in last evening reported patches of fog both to north and south of the port.
we must continue our watching as the ship may now be signalled any moment.   we must continue our watching as the ship may now be signalled any moment.
27 october noon. <> 21 august noon.
most strange no news yet of the ship we wait for. = most strange no news yet of the ship we wait for.
mrs harker reported last night and this morning as usual lapping waves and rushing water though she added that the waves were very faint.   mrs harker reported last night and this morning as usual lapping waves and rushing water though she added that the waves were very faint.
the telegrams from london have been the same no further report.   the telegrams from london have been the same no further report.
van helsing is terribly anxious and told me just now that he fears the count is escaping us.   van helsing is terribly anxious and told me just now that he fears the count is escaping us.
he added significantlyi did not like that lethargy of madam minas.   he added significantlyi did not like that lethargy of madam minas.
souls and memories can do strange things during trance.   souls and memories can do strange things during trance.
i was about to ask him more but harker just then came in and he held up a warning hand.   i was about to ask him more but harker just then came in and he held up a warning hand.
we must try tonight at sunset to make her speak more fully when in her hypnotic state.   we must try tonight at sunset to make her speak more fully when in her hypnotic state.
telegram rufus smith london to lord godalming care of h.b.m. viceconsul varna.   telegram rufus smith london to lord godalming care of h.b.m. viceconsul varna.
  -+ 22 augustczarina catherine reported entering galatz at one oclock today.
dr sewards diary. = dr sewards diary.
28 october. <>  
when the telegram came announcing the arrival in galatz i do not think it was such a shock to any of us as might have been expected.   22 augustwhen the telegram came announcing the arrival in galatz i do not think it was such a shock to any of us as might have been expected.
true we did not know whence or how or when the bolt would come but i think we all expected that something strange would happen. = true we did not know whence or how or when the bolt would come but i think we all expected that something strange would happen.
the day of arrival at varna made us individually satisfied that things would not be just as we had expected we only waited to learn where the change would occur.   the day of arrival at varna made us individually satisfied that things would not be just as we had expected we only waited to learn where the change would occur.
none the less however was it a surprise.   none the less however was it a surprise.
i suppose that nature works on such a hopeful basis that we believe against ourselves that things will be as they ought to be not as we should know that they will be.   i suppose that nature works on such a hopeful basis that we believe against ourselves that things will be as they ought to be not as we should know that they will be.
transcendentalism is a beacon to the angels even if it be a willothewisp to man.   transcendentalism is a beacon to the angels even if it be a willothewisp to man.
van helsing raised his hand over his head for a moment as though in remonstrance with the almighty but he said not a word and in a few seconds stood up with his face sternly set.   van helsing raised his hand over his head for a moment as though in remonstrance with the almighty but he said not a word and in a few seconds stood up with his face sternly set.
lord godalming grew very pale and sat breathing heavily.   lord godalming grew very pale and sat breathing heavily.
i was myself half stunned and looked in wonder at one after another.   i was myself half stunned and looked in wonder at one after another.
quincey morris tightened his belt with that quick movement which i knew so well in our old wandering days it meant action.   quincey morris tightened his belt with that quick movement which i knew so well in our old wandering days it meant action.
mrs harker grew ghastly white so that the scar on her forehead seemed to burn but she folded her hands meekly and looked up in prayer.   mrs harker grew ghastly white so that the scar on her forehead seemed to burn but she folded her hands meekly and looked up in prayer.
harker smiledactually smiledthe dark bitter smile of one who is without hope but at the same time his action belied his words for his hands instinctively sought the hilt of the great kukri knife and rested there.   harker smiledactually smiledthe dark bitter smile of one who is without hope but at the same time his action belied his words for his hands instinctively sought the hilt of the great kukri knife and rested there.
when does the next train start for galatz.   when does the next train start for galatz.
said van helsing to us generally.   said van helsing to us generally.
at 6:30 tomorrow morning.   at 6:30 tomorrow morning.
we all started for the answer came from mrs harker.   we all started for the answer came from mrs harker.
how on earth do you know.   how on earth do you know.
said art.   said art.
you forgetor perhaps you do not know though jonathan does and so does dr van helsingthat i am the train fiend.   you forgetor perhaps you do not know though jonathan does and so does dr van helsingthat i am the train fiend.
at home in exeter i always used to make up the timetables so as to be helpful to my husband.   at home in exeter i always used to make up the timetables so as to be helpful to my husband.
i found it so useful sometimes that i always make a study of the timetables now.   i found it so useful sometimes that i always make a study of the timetables now.
i knew that if anything were to take us to castle dracula we should go by galatz or at any rate through bucharest so i learned the times very carefully.   i knew that if anything were to take us to castle dracula we should go by galatz or at any rate through bucharest so i learned the times very carefully.
unhappily there are not many to learn as the only train tomorrow leaves as i say.   unhappily there are not many to learn as the only train tomorrow leaves as i say.
wonderful woman.   wonderful woman.
murmured the professor.   murmured the professor.
cant we get a special.   cant we get a special.
asked lord godalming.   asked lord godalming.
van helsing shook his head i fear not.   van helsing shook his head i fear not.
this land is very different from yours or mine even if we did have a special it would probably not arrive as soon as our regular train.   this land is very different from yours or mine even if we did have a special it would probably not arrive as soon as our regular train.
moreover we have something to prepare.   moreover we have something to prepare.
we must think.   we must think.
now let us organise.   now let us organise.
you friend arthur go to the train and get the tickets and arrange that all be ready for us to go in the morning.   you friend arthur go to the train and get the tickets and arrange that all be ready for us to go in the morning.
do you friend jonathan go to the agent of the ship and get from him letters to the agent in galatz with authority to make search the ship just as it was here.   do you friend jonathan go to the agent of the ship and get from him letters to the agent in galatz with authority to make search the ship just as it was here.
quincey morris you see the viceconsul and get his aid with his fellow in galatz and all he can do to make our way smooth so that no times be lost when over the danube.   quincey morris you see the viceconsul and get his aid with his fellow in galatz and all he can do to make our way smooth so that no times be lost when over the danube.
john will stay with madam mina and me and we shall consult.   john will stay with madam mina and me and we shall consult.
for so if time be long you may be delayed and it will not matter when the sun set since i am here with madam to make report.   for so if time be long you may be delayed and it will not matter when the sun set since i am here with madam to make report.
and i said mrs harker brightly and more like her old self than she had been for many a long day shall try to be of use in all ways and shall think and write for you as i used to do.   and i said mrs harker brightly and more like her old self than she had been for many a long day shall try to be of use in all ways and shall think and write for you as i used to do.
something is shifting from me in some strange way and i feel freer than i have been of late.   something is shifting from me in some strange way and i feel freer than i have been of late.
the three younger men looked happier at the moment as they seemed to realise the significance of her words but van helsing and i turning to each other met each a grave and troubled glance.   the three younger men looked happier at the moment as they seemed to realise the significance of her words but van helsing and i turning to each other met each a grave and troubled glance.
we said nothing at the time however.   we said nothing at the time however.
when the three men had gone out to their tasks van helsing asked mrs harker to look up the copy of the diaries and find him the part of harkers journal at the castle.   when the three men had gone out to their tasks van helsing asked mrs harker to look up the copy of the diaries and find him the part of harkers journal at the castle.
she went away to get it when the door was shut upon her he said to mewe mean the same.   she went away to get it when the door was shut upon her he said to mewe mean the same.
speak out.   speak out.
here is some change.   here is some change.
it is a hope that makes me sick for it may deceive us.   it is a hope that makes me sick for it may deceive us.
quite so.   quite so.
do you know why i asked her to get the manuscript.   do you know why i asked her to get the manuscript.
no.   no.
said i unless it was to get an opportunity of seeing me alone.   said i unless it was to get an opportunity of seeing me alone.
you are in part right friend john but only in part.   you are in part right friend john but only in part.
i want to tell you something.   i want to tell you something.
and oh my friend i am taking a greata terriblerisk but i believe it is right.   and oh my friend i am taking a greata terriblerisk but i believe it is right.
in the moment when madam mina said those words that arrest both our understanding an inspiration came to me.   in the moment when madam mina said those words that arrest both our understanding an inspiration came to me.
in the trance of three days ago the count sent her his spirit to read her mind or more like he took her to see him in his earthbox in the ship with water rushing just as it go free at rise and set of sun.   in the trance of three days ago the count sent her his spirit to read her mind or more like he took her to see him in his earthbox in the ship with water rushing just as it go free at rise and set of sun.
he learn then that we are here for she have more to tell in her open life with eyes to see ears to hear than he shut as he is in his coffinbox.   he learn then that we are here for she have more to tell in her open life with eyes to see ears to hear than he shut as he is in his coffinbox.
now he make his most effort to escape us.   now he make his most effort to escape us.
at present he want her not.   at present he want her not.
he is sure with his so great knowledge that she will come at his call but he cut her offtake her as he can do out of his own power that so she come not to him.   he is sure with his so great knowledge that she will come at his call but he cut her offtake her as he can do out of his own power that so she come not to him.
ah.   ah.
there i have hope that our manbrains that have been of man so long and that have not lost the grace of god will come higher than his childbrain that lie in his tomb for centuries that grow not yet to our stature and that do only work selfish and therefore small.   there i have hope that our manbrains that have been of man so long and that have not lost the grace of god will come higher than his childbrain that lie in his tomb for centuries that grow not yet to our stature and that do only work selfish and therefore small.
here comes madam mina not a word to her of her trance.   here comes madam mina not a word to her of her trance.
she know it not and it would overwhelm her and make despair just when we want all her hope all her courage when most we want all her great brain which is trained like mans brain but is of sweet woman and have a special power which the count give her and which he may not take away altogetherthough he think not so.   she know it not and it would overwhelm her and make despair just when we want all her hope all her courage when most we want all her great brain which is trained like mans brain but is of sweet woman and have a special power which the count give her and which he may not take away altogetherthough he think not so.
hush.   hush.
let me speak and you shall learn.   let me speak and you shall learn.
oh john my friend we are in awful straits.   oh john my friend we are in awful straits.
i fear as i never feared before.   i fear as i never feared before.
we can only trust the good god.   we can only trust the good god.
silence.   silence.
here she comes.   here she comes.
i thought that the professor was going to break down and have hysterics just as he had when lucy died but with a great effort he controlled himself and was at perfect nervous poise when mrs harker tripped into the room bright and happylooking and in the doing of work seemingly forgetful of her misery.   i thought that the professor was going to break down and have hysterics just as he had when lucy died but with a great effort he controlled himself and was at perfect nervous poise when mrs harker tripped into the room bright and happylooking and in the doing of work seemingly forgetful of her misery.
as she came in she handed a number of sheets of typewriting to van helsing.   as she came in she handed a number of sheets of typewriting to van helsing.
he looked over them gravely his face brightening up as he read.   he looked over them gravely his face brightening up as he read.
then holding the pages between his finger and thumb he saidfriend john to you with so much experience alreadyand you too dear madam mina that are younghere is a lesson do not fear ever to think.   then holding the pages between his finger and thumb he saidfriend john to you with so much experience alreadyand you too dear madam mina that are younghere is a lesson do not fear ever to think.
a halfthought has been buzzing often in my brain but i fear to let him loose his wings.   a halfthought has been buzzing often in my brain but i fear to let him loose his wings.
here now with more knowledge i go back to where that halfthought come from and i find that he be no halfthought at all that be a whole thought though so young that he is not yet strong to use his little wings.   here now with more knowledge i go back to where that halfthought come from and i find that he be no halfthought at all that be a whole thought though so young that he is not yet strong to use his little wings.
nay like the ugly duck of my friend hans andersen he be no duckthought at all but a big swanthought that sail nobly on big wings when the time come for him to try them.   nay like the ugly duck of my friend hans andersen he be no duckthought at all but a big swanthought that sail nobly on big wings when the time come for him to try them.
see i read here what jonathan have writtenthat other of his race who in a later age again and again brought his forces over the great river into turkeyland who when he was beaten back came again and again and again though he had to come alone from the bloody field where his troops were being slaughtered since he knew that he alone could ultimately triumph.   see i read here what jonathan have writtenthat other of his race who in a later age again and again brought his forces over the great river into turkeyland who when he was beaten back came again and again and again though he had to come alone from the bloody field where his troops were being slaughtered since he knew that he alone could ultimately triumph.
what does this tell us.   what does this tell us.
not much.   not much.
no.   no.
the counts childthought see nothing therefore he speak so free.   the counts childthought see nothing therefore he speak so free.
your manthought see nothing my manthought see nothing till just now.   your manthought see nothing my manthought see nothing till just now.
no.   no.
but there comes another word from some one who speak without thought because she too know not what it meanwhat itmightmean.   but there comes another word from some one who speak without thought because she too know not what it meanwhat itmightmean.
just as there are elements which rest yet when in natures course they move on their way and they touchthe pouf.   just as there are elements which rest yet when in natures course they move on their way and they touchthe pouf.
and there comes a flash of light heavens wide that blind and kill and destroy some but that show up all earth below for leagues and leagues.   and there comes a flash of light heavens wide that blind and kill and destroy some but that show up all earth below for leagues and leagues.
is it not so.   is it not so.
well i shall explain.   well i shall explain.
to begin have you ever study the philosophy of crime.   to begin have you ever study the philosophy of crime.
yes and no.   yes and no.
you john yes for it is a study of insanity.   you john yes for it is a study of insanity.
you no madam mina for crime touch you not not but once.   you no madam mina for crime touch you not not but once.
still your mind works true and argues nota particulari ad universale.   still your mind works true and argues nota particulari ad universale.
there is this peculiarity in criminals.   there is this peculiarity in criminals.
it is so constant in all countries and at all times that even police who know not much from philosophy come to know it empirically that it is.   it is so constant in all countries and at all times that even police who know not much from philosophy come to know it empirically that it is.
that is to be empiric.   that is to be empiric.
the criminal always work at one crimethat is the true criminal who seems predestinate to crime and who will of none other.   the criminal always work at one crimethat is the true criminal who seems predestinate to crime and who will of none other.
this criminal has not full manbrain.   this criminal has not full manbrain.
he is clever and cunning and resourceful but he be not of manstature as to brain.   he is clever and cunning and resourceful but he be not of manstature as to brain.
he be of childbrain in much.   he be of childbrain in much.
now this criminal of ours is predestinate to crime also he too have childbrain and it is of the child to do what he have done.   now this criminal of ours is predestinate to crime also he too have childbrain and it is of the child to do what he have done.
the little bird the little fish the little animal learn not by principle but empirically and when he learn to do then there is to him the ground to start from to do more.   the little bird the little fish the little animal learn not by principle but empirically and when he learn to do then there is to him the ground to start from to do more.
dos pou sto said archimedes.   dos pou sto said archimedes.
give me a fulcrum and i shall move the world.   give me a fulcrum and i shall move the world.
to do once is the fulcrum whereby childbrain become manbrain and until he have the purpose to do more he continue to do the same again every time just as he have done before.   to do once is the fulcrum whereby childbrain become manbrain and until he have the purpose to do more he continue to do the same again every time just as he have done before.
  -+ oh my dear.
i see that your eyes are opened and that to you the lightning flash show all the leagues for mrs harker began to clap her hands and her eyes sparkled. = i see that your eyes are opened and that to you the lightning flash show all the leagues for mrs harker began to clap her hands and her eyes sparkled.
he went onnow you shall speak.   he went onnow you shall speak.
tell us two dry men of science what you see with those so bright eyes.   tell us two dry men of science what you see with those so bright eyes.
he took her hand and held it whilst he spoke.   he took her hand and held it whilst he spoke.
his finger and thumb closed on her pulse as i thought instinctively and unconsciously as she spokethe count is a criminal and of criminal type.   his finger and thumb closed on her pulse as i thought instinctively and unconsciously as she spokethe count is a criminal and of criminal type.
nordau and lombroso would so classify him and qua criminal he is of an imperfectly formed mind.   nordau and lombroso would so classify him and qua criminal he is of an imperfectly formed mind.
thus in a difficulty he has to seek resource in habit.   thus in a difficulty he has to seek resource in habit.
his past is a clue and the one page of it that we knowand that from his own lipstells that once before when in what mr morris would call a tight place he went back to his own country from the land he had tried to invade and thence without losing purpose prepared himself for a new effort.   his past is a clue and the one page of it that we knowand that from his own lipstells that once before when in what mr morris would call a tight place he went back to his own country from the land he had tried to invade and thence without losing purpose prepared himself for a new effort.
he came again better equipped for his work and won.   he came again better equipped for his work and won.
so he came to london to invade a new land.   so he came to london to invade a new land.
he was beaten and when all hope of success was lost and his existence in danger he fled back over the sea to his home just as formerly he had fled back over the danube from turkeyland.   he was beaten and when all hope of success was lost and his existence in danger he fled back over the sea to his home just as formerly he had fled back over the danube from turkeyland.
good good.   good good.
oh you so clever lady.   oh you so clever lady.
said van helsing enthusiastically as he stooped and kissed her hand.   said van helsing enthusiastically as he stooped and kissed her hand.
a moment later he said to me as calmly as though we had been having a sick room consultationseventytwo only and in all this excitement.   a moment later he said to me as calmly as though we had been having a sick room consultationseventytwo only and in all this excitement.
i have hope.   i have hope.
turning to her again he said with keen expectationbut go on.   turning to her again he said with keen expectationbut go on.
go on.   go on.
there is more to tell if you will.   there is more to tell if you will.
be not afraid john and i know.   be not afraid john and i know.
i do in any case and shall tell you if you are right.   i do in any case and shall tell you if you are right.
speak without fear.   speak without fear.
i will try to but you will forgive me if i seem egotistical.   i will try to but you will forgive me if i seem egotistical.
nay.   nay.
fear not you must be egotist for it is of you that we think.   fear not you must be egotist for it is of you that we think.
then as he is criminal he is selfish and as his intellect is small and his action is based on selfishness he confines himself to one purpose.   then as he is criminal he is selfish and as his intellect is small and his action is based on selfishness he confines himself to one purpose.
that purpose is remorseless.   that purpose is remorseless.
as he fled back over the danube leaving his forces to be cut to pieces so now he is intent on being safe careless of all.   as he fled back over the danube leaving his forces to be cut to pieces so now he is intent on being safe careless of all.
so his own selfishness frees my soul somewhat of the terrible power which he acquired over me on that dreadful night.   so his own selfishness frees my soul somewhat of the terrible power which he acquired over me on that dreadful night.
oh i felt it. +-  
i felt it. = i felt it.
oh i felt it.   oh i felt it.
thank god for his great mercy.   thank god for his great mercy.
my soul is freer than it has been since that awful hour and all that haunts me is a fear lest in some trance or dream he may have used my knowledge for his ends.   my soul is freer than it has been since that awful hour and all that haunts me is a fear lest in some trance or dream he may have used my knowledge for his ends.
the professor stood uphe has so used your mind and by it he has left us here in varna whilst the ship that carried him rushed through enveloping fog up to galatz where doubtless he had made preparation for escaping from us.   the professor stood uphe has so used your mind and by it he has left us here in varna whilst the ship that carried him rushed through enveloping fog up to galatz where doubtless he had made preparation for escaping from us.
but his childmind only saw so far and it may be that as ever is in gods providence the very thing that the evil doer most reckoned on for his selfish good turns out to be his chiefest harm.   but his childmind only saw so far and it may be that as ever is in gods providence the very thing that the evil doer most reckoned on for his selfish good turns out to be his chiefest harm.
the hunter is taken in his own snare as the great psalmist says.   the hunter is taken in his own snare as the great psalmist says.
for now that he think he is free from every trace of us all and that he has escaped us with so many hours to him then his selfish childbrain will whisper him to sleep.   for now that he think he is free from every trace of us all and that he has escaped us with so many hours to him then his selfish childbrain will whisper him to sleep.
he think too that as he cut himself off from knowing your mind there can be no knowledge of him to you there is where he fail.   he think too that as he cut himself off from knowing your mind there can be no knowledge of him to you there is where he fail.
that terrible baptism of blood which he give you makes you free to go to him in spirit as you have as yet done in your times of freedom when the sun rise and set.   that terrible baptism of blood which he give you makes you free to go to him in spirit as you have as yet done in your times of freedom when the sun rise and set.
at such times you go by my volition and not by his and this power to good of you and others you have won from your suffering at his hands.   at such times you go by my volition and not by his and this power to good of you and others you have won from your suffering at his hands.
this is now all more precious that he know it not and to guard himself have even cut himself off from his knowledge of our where.   this is now all more precious that he know it not and to guard himself have even cut himself off from his knowledge of our where.
we however are not all selfish and we believe that god is with us through all this blackness and these many dark hours.   we however are not all selfish and we believe that god is with us through all this blackness and these many dark hours.
we shall follow him and we shall not flinch even if we peril ourselves that we become like him.   we shall follow him and we shall not flinch even if we peril ourselves that we become like him.
friend john this has been a great hour and it have done much to advance us on our way.   friend john this has been a great hour and it have done much to advance us on our way.
you must be scribe and write him all down so that when the others return from their work you can give it to them then they shall know as we do.   you must be scribe and write him all down so that when the others return from their work you can give it to them then they shall know as we do.
and so i have written it whilst we wait their return and mrs harker has written with the typewriter all since she brought the ms to us.   and so i have written it whilst we wait their return and mrs harker has written with the typewriter all since she brought the ms to us.
  -+ quincey morris journal.
    august 22.
    varna.
    the cellar is empty just the oilsmeared canvas to show the gun was ever here.
    only i knew where i had cached it i didnt even leave the address in the version of these notes i wrote for minabut the bulgarian could be turned once so he could be turned again.
    i know dracula must have agents here just as he did in london.
    perhaps they found the house or perhaps some fat clerk went poking where he shouldnt and reported his find to the proper authorities.
    i wont mention this to art.
    did art know.
    i told him i bought the pieceit was his money after all.
    no he didnt know the addressbut perhaps that socalled hawkins knew enough to find it.
    but this is racing in circles solving nothing.
    i am right tired of such thinking.
chapter xxviii = chapter xxviii
dr sewards diary.   dr sewards diary.
23 august <>  
this is written in the train from varna to galatz.   23 augustthis is written in the train from varna to galatz.
this is written in the train from varna to galatz.    
last night we all assembled a little before the time of sunset. = last night we all assembled a little before the time of sunset.
each of us had done his work as well as he could so far as thought and endeavour and opportunity go we are prepared for the whole of our journey and for our work when we get to galatz.   each of us had done his work as well as he could so far as thought and endeavour and opportunity go we are prepared for the whole of our journey and for our work when we get to galatz.
when the usual time came round mrs harker prepared herself for her hypnotic effort and after a longer and more serious effort on the part of van helsing than has been usually necessary she sank into the trance.   when the usual time came round mrs harker prepared herself for her hypnotic effort and after a longer and more serious effort on the part of van helsing than has been usually necessary she sank into the trance.
usually she speaks on a hint but this time the professor had to ask her questions and to ask them pretty resolutely before we could learn anything at last her answer camei can see nothing we are still there are no waves lapping but only a steady swirl of water softly running against the hawser.   usually she speaks on a hint but this time the professor had to ask her questions and to ask them pretty resolutely before we could learn anything at last her answer camei can see nothing we are still there are no waves lapping but only a steady swirl of water softly running against the hawser.
i can hear mens voices calling near and far and the roll and creak of oars in the rowlocks.   i can hear mens voices calling near and far and the roll and creak of oars in the rowlocks.
a gun is fired somewhere the echo of it seems far away.   a gun is fired somewhere the echo of it seems far away.
there is tramping of feet overhead and ropes and chains are dragged along.   there is tramping of feet overhead and ropes and chains are dragged along.
what is this.   what is this.
there is a gleam of light i can feel the air blowing upon me.   there is a gleam of light i can feel the air blowing upon me.
here she stopped.   here she stopped.
she had risen as if impulsively from where she lay on the sofa and raised both her hands palms upwards as if lifting a weight.   she had risen as if impulsively from where she lay on the sofa and raised both her hands palms upwards as if lifting a weight.
van helsing and i looked at each other with understanding.   van helsing and i looked at each other with understanding.
quincey raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at her intently whilst harkers hand instinctively closed round the hilt of his kukri.   quincey raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at her intently whilst harkers hand instinctively closed round the hilt of his kukri.
there was a long pause.   there was a long pause.
we all knew that the time when she could speak was passing but we felt that it was useless to say anything.   we all knew that the time when she could speak was passing but we felt that it was useless to say anything.
suddenly she sat up and as she opened her eyes said sweetlywould none of you like a cup of tea.   suddenly she sat up and as she opened her eyes said sweetlywould none of you like a cup of tea.
you must all be so tired.   you must all be so tired.
we could only make her happy and so acqueisced.   we could only make her happy and so acqueisced.
she bustled off to get tea when she had gone van helsing saidyou see my friends.   she bustled off to get tea when she had gone van helsing saidyou see my friends.
he is close to land he has left his earthchest but he has yet to get on shore.   he is close to land he has left his earthchest but he has yet to get on shore.
in the night he may lie hidden somewhere but if he be not carried on shore or if the ship do not touch it he cannot achieve the land.   in the night he may lie hidden somewhere but if he be not carried on shore or if the ship do not touch it he cannot achieve the land.
in such case he can if it be in the night change his form and can jump or fly on shore as he did at whitby.   in such case he can if it be in the night change his form and can jump or fly on shore as he did at whitby.
but if the day come before he get on shore then unless he be carried he cannot escape.   but if the day come before he get on shore then unless he be carried he cannot escape.
and if he be carried then the customs men may discover what the box contains.   and if he be carried then the customs men may discover what the box contains.
thus in fine if he escape not on shore tonight or before dawn there will be the whole day lost to him.   thus in fine if he escape not on shore tonight or before dawn there will be the whole day lost to him.
we may then arrive in time for if he escape not at night we shall come on him in daytime boxed up and at our mercy for he dare not be his true self awake and visible lest he be discovered.   we may then arrive in time for if he escape not at night we shall come on him in daytime boxed up and at our mercy for he dare not be his true self awake and visible lest he be discovered.
there was no more to be said so we waited in patience until the dawn at which time we might learn more from mrs harker.   there was no more to be said so we waited in patience until the dawn at which time we might learn more from mrs harker.
early this morning we listened with breathless anxiety for her response in her trance.   early this morning we listened with breathless anxiety for her response in her trance.
the hypnotic stage was even longer in coming than before and when it came the time remaining until full sunrise was so short that we began to despair.   the hypnotic stage was even longer in coming than before and when it came the time remaining until full sunrise was so short that we began to despair.
van helsing seemed to throw his whole soul into the effort at last in obedience to his will she made replyall is dark.   van helsing seemed to throw his whole soul into the effort at last in obedience to his will she made replyall is dark.
i hear lapping water level with me and some creaking as of wood on wood.   i hear lapping water level with me and some creaking as of wood on wood.
she paused and the red sun shot up.   she paused and the red sun shot up.
we must wait till tonight.   we must wait till tonight.
and so it is that we are travelling towards galatz in an agony of expectation.   and so it is that we are travelling towards galatz in an agony of expectation.
we are due to arrive between two and three in the morning but already at bucharest we are three hours late so we cannot possibly get in till well after sunup.   we are due to arrive between two and three in the morning but already at bucharest we are three hours late so we cannot possibly get in till well after sunup.
thus we shall have two more hypnotic messages from mrs harker either or both may possibly throw more light on what is happening.   thus we shall have two more hypnotic messages from mrs harker either or both may possibly throw more light on what is happening.
later.   later.
sunset has come and gone.   sunset has come and gone.
fortunately it came at a time when there was no distraction for had it occurred whilst we were at a station we might not have secured the necessary calm and isolation.   fortunately it came at a time when there was no distraction for had it occurred whilst we were at a station we might not have secured the necessary calm and isolation.
mrs harker yielded to the hypnotic influence even less readily than this morning.   mrs harker yielded to the hypnotic influence even less readily than this morning.
i am in fear that her power of reading the counts sensations may die away just when we want it most it seems to me that her imagination is beginning to work.   i am in fear that her power of reading the counts sensations may die away just when we want it most it seems to me that her imagination is beginning to work.
whilst she has been in the trance hitherto she has confined herself to the simplest of facts.   whilst she has been in the trance hitherto she has confined herself to the simplest of facts.
if this goes on it may ultimately mislead us.   if this goes on it may ultimately mislead us.
if i thought that the counts power over her would die away equally with her power of knowledge it would be a happy thought but i am afraid that it may not be so.   if i thought that the counts power over her would die away equally with her power of knowledge it would be a happy thought but i am afraid that it may not be so.
when she did speak her words were enigmaticalsomething is going out.   when she did speak her words were enigmaticalsomething is going out.
i can feel it pass me like a cold wind.   i can feel it pass me like a cold wind.
i can hear far off confused soundsas of men talking in strange tongues fiercefalling water and the howling of wolves.   i can hear far off confused soundsas of men talking in strange tongues fiercefalling water and the howling of wolves.
she stopped and a shudder ran through her increasing in intensity for a few seconds till at the end she shook as though in a palsy.   she stopped and a shudder ran through her increasing in intensity for a few seconds till at the end she shook as though in a palsy.
she said no more even in answer to the professors imperative questioning.   she said no more even in answer to the professors imperative questioning.
when she woke from the trance she was cold and exhausted and languid but her mind was all alert.   when she woke from the trance she was cold and exhausted and languid but her mind was all alert.
she could not remember anything but asked what she had said when she was told she pondered over it deeply for a long time and in silence.   she could not remember anything but asked what she had said when she was told she pondered over it deeply for a long time and in silence.
30 october 7 a.m.we are near galatz now and i may not have time to write later. <> 24 august 7 a.m.we are near galatz now and i may not have time to write later.
sunrise this morning was anxiously looked for by us all. = sunrise this morning was anxiously looked for by us all.
knowing of the increasing difficulty of procuring the hypnotic trance van helsing began his passes earlier than usual.   knowing of the increasing difficulty of procuring the hypnotic trance van helsing began his passes earlier than usual.
they produced no effect however until the regular time when she yielded with a still greater difficulty only a minute before the sun rose.   they produced no effect however until the regular time when she yielded with a still greater difficulty only a minute before the sun rose.
the professor lost no time in his questioning her answer came with equal quicknessall is dark.   the professor lost no time in his questioning her answer came with equal quicknessall is dark.
i hear water swirling by level with my ears and the creaking of wood on wood.   i hear water swirling by level with my ears and the creaking of wood on wood.
cattle low far off.   cattle low far off.
there is another sound a queer one like she stopped and grew white and whiter still.   there is another sound a queer one like she stopped and grew white and whiter still.
go on go on.   go on go on.
speak i command you.   speak i command you.
said van helsing in an agonised voice.   said van helsing in an agonised voice.
at the same time there was despair in his eyes for the risen sun was reddening even mrs harkers pale face.   at the same time there was despair in his eyes for the risen sun was reddening even mrs harkers pale face.
she opened her eyes and we all started as she said sweetly and seemingly with the utmost unconcernoh professor why ask me to do what you know i cant.   she opened her eyes and we all started as she said sweetly and seemingly with the utmost unconcernoh professor why ask me to do what you know i cant.
i dont remember anything.   i dont remember anything.
then seeing the look of amazement on our faces she said turning from one to the other with a troubled lookwhat have i said.   then seeing the look of amazement on our faces she said turning from one to the other with a troubled lookwhat have i said.
what have i done.   what have i done.
i know nothing only that i was lying here half asleep and heard you say go on.   i know nothing only that i was lying here half asleep and heard you say go on.
speak i command you.   speak i command you.
it seemed so funny to hear you order me about as if i were a bad child.   it seemed so funny to hear you order me about as if i were a bad child.
oh madam mina he said sadly it is proof if proof be needed of how i love and honour you when a word for your good spoken more earnest than ever can seem so strange because it is to order her whom i am proud to obey.   oh madam mina he said sadly it is proof if proof be needed of how i love and honour you when a word for your good spoken more earnest than ever can seem so strange because it is to order her whom i am proud to obey.
the whistles are sounding we are nearing galatz.   the whistles are sounding we are nearing galatz.
we are on fire with anxiety and eagerness.   we are on fire with anxiety and eagerness.
mina harkers journal.   mina harkers journal.
30 octobermr morris took me to the hotel where our rooms had been ordered by telegraph he being the one who could best be spared since he does not speak any foreign language. <> 24 augustmr morris took me to the hotel where our rooms had been ordered by telegraph he being the one who could best be spared since he does not speak any foreign language.
the forces were distributed much as they had been at varna except that lord godalming went to the viceconsul as his rank might serve as an immediate guarantee of some sort to the official we being in extreme hurry. = the forces were distributed much as they had been at varna except that lord godalming went to the viceconsul as his rank might serve as an immediate guarantee of some sort to the official we being in extreme hurry.
jonathan and the two doctors went to the shipping agent to learn particulars of the arrival of the czarina catherine.   jonathan and the two doctors went to the shipping agent to learn particulars of the arrival of the czarina catherine.
later.   later.
lord godalming has returned.   lord godalming has returned.
the consul is away and the viceconsul sick so the routine work has been attended to by a clerk.   the consul is away and the viceconsul sick so the routine work has been attended to by a clerk.
he was very obliging and offered to do anything in his power.   he was very obliging and offered to do anything in his power.
jonathan harkers journal.   jonathan harkers journal.
30 octoberat nine oclock dr van helsing dr seward and i called on messrs mackenzie & steinkoff the agents of the london firm of hapgood. <> 24 augustat nine oclock dr van helsing dr seward and i called on messrs mackenzie & steinkoff the agents of the london firm of hapgood.
they had received a wire from london in answer to lord godalmings telegraphed request asking them to show us any civility in their power. = they had received a wire from london in answer to lord godalmings telegraphed request asking them to show us any civility in their power.
they were more than kind and courteous and took us at once on board the czarina catherine which lay at anchor out in the river harbor.   they were more than kind and courteous and took us at once on board the czarina catherine which lay at anchor out in the river harbor.
there were sat the captain donelson by name who told us of his voyage.   there were sat the captain donelson by name who told us of his voyage.
he said that in all his life he had never had so favourable a run.   he said that in all his life he had never had so favourable a run.
man.   man.
he said but it made us afeard for we expeckit that we should have to pay for it wi some rare piece oill luck so as to keep up the average.   he said but it made us afeard for we expeckit that we should have to pay for it wi some rare piece oill luck so as to keep up the average.
its no canny to run frae london to the black sea wi a wind ahint ye as though the deil himself were blawin on yer sail for his ain purpose.   its no canny to run frae london to the black sea wi a wind ahint ye as though the deil himself were blawin on yer sail for his ain purpose.
an a the time we could no speer a thing.   an a the time we could no speer a thing.
gin we were nigh a ship or a port or a headland a fog fell on us and travelled wi us till when after it had lifted and we looked out the deil a thing could we see.   gin we were nigh a ship or a port or a headland a fog fell on us and travelled wi us till when after it had lifted and we looked out the deil a thing could we see.
we ran by gibralter wi oot bein able to signal an till we came to the dardanelles and had to wait to get our permit to pass we never were within hail oaught.   we ran by gibralter wi oot bein able to signal an till we came to the dardanelles and had to wait to get our permit to pass we never were within hail oaught.
at first i inclined to slack off sail and beat about till the fog was lifted but whiles i thocht that if the deil was minded to get us into the black sea quick he was like to do it whether we would or no.   at first i inclined to slack off sail and beat about till the fog was lifted but whiles i thocht that if the deil was minded to get us into the black sea quick he was like to do it whether we would or no.
if we had a quick voyage it would be no to our miscredit wi the owners or no hurt to our traffic an the old mon who had served his ain purpose wad be decently grateful to us for no hinderin him.   if we had a quick voyage it would be no to our miscredit wi the owners or no hurt to our traffic an the old mon who had served his ain purpose wad be decently grateful to us for no hinderin him.
this mixture of simplicity and cunning of superstition and commercial reasoning aroused van helsing who saidmine friend that devil is more clever than he is thought by some and he know when he meet his match.   this mixture of simplicity and cunning of superstition and commercial reasoning aroused van helsing who saidmine friend that devil is more clever than he is thought by some and he know when he meet his match.
the skipper was not displeased with the compliment and went onwhen we got past the bosphorus the men began to grumble some othem the roumanians came and asked me to heave overboard a big box which had been put on board by a queer lookin old man just before we had started frae london.   the skipper was not displeased with the compliment and went onwhen we got past the bosphorus the men began to grumble some othem the roumanians came and asked me to heave overboard a big box which had been put on board by a queer lookin old man just before we had started frae london.
i had seen them speer at the fellow and put out their twa fingers when they saw him to guard against the evil eye.   i had seen them speer at the fellow and put out their twa fingers when they saw him to guard against the evil eye.
man.   man.
but the supersteetion of foreigners is pairfectly rideeculous.   but the supersteetion of foreigners is pairfectly rideeculous.
i sent them aboot their business pretty quick but as just after a fog closed in on us i felt a wee bit as they did anent something though i wouldnt say it was agin the big box.   i sent them aboot their business pretty quick but as just after a fog closed in on us i felt a wee bit as they did anent something though i wouldnt say it was agin the big box.
well on we went and as the fog didnt let up for five days i joost let the wind carry us for if the deil wanted to get somewheres well he would fetch it up areet.   well on we went and as the fog didnt let up for five days i joost let the wind carry us for if the deil wanted to get somewheres well he would fetch it up areet.
an if he didnt well wed keep a sharp lookout anyhow.   an if he didnt well wed keep a sharp lookout anyhow.
sure enuch we had a fair way and deep water all the time and two days ago when the mornin sun came through the fog we found ourselves just in the river opposite galatz.   sure enuch we had a fair way and deep water all the time and two days ago when the mornin sun came through the fog we found ourselves just in the river opposite galatz.
the roumanians were wild and wanted me right or wrong to take out the box and fling it in the river.   the roumanians were wild and wanted me right or wrong to take out the box and fling it in the river.
i had to argy wi them aboot it wi a handspike an when the last othem rose off the deck wi his head in his hand i had convinced them that evil eye or no evil eye the property and the trust of my owners were better in my hands than in the river danube.   i had to argy wi them aboot it wi a handspike an when the last othem rose off the deck wi his head in his hand i had convinced them that evil eye or no evil eye the property and the trust of my owners were better in my hands than in the river danube.
they had mind ye taken the box on the deck ready to fling in and as it was marked galatz viâ varna i thocht id let it lie till we discharged in the port an get rid ot athegither.   they had mind ye taken the box on the deck ready to fling in and as it was marked galatz viâ varna i thocht id let it lie till we discharged in the port an get rid ot athegither.
we didnt do much clearin that day an had to remain the nicht at anchor but in the mornin braw an airly an hour before sunup a man came aboard wi an order written to him from england to receive a box marked for one count dracula.   we didnt do much clearin that day an had to remain the nicht at anchor but in the mornin braw an airly an hour before sunup a man came aboard wi an order written to him from england to receive a box marked for one count dracula.
sure enuch the matter was one ready to his hand.   sure enuch the matter was one ready to his hand.
he had his papers a reet an glad i was to be rid o the dam thing for i was beginnin masel to feel uneasy at it.   he had his papers a reet an glad i was to be rid o the dam thing for i was beginnin masel to feel uneasy at it.
if the deil did have any luggage aboord the ship im thinkin it was nane ither than that same.   if the deil did have any luggage aboord the ship im thinkin it was nane ither than that same.
what was the name of the man who took it.   what was the name of the man who took it.
asked dr van helsing with restrained eagerness.   asked dr van helsing with restrained eagerness.
ill be tellin ye quick.   ill be tellin ye quick.
he answered and stepping down to his cabin produced a receipt signed immanuel hildesheim.   he answered and stepping down to his cabin produced a receipt signed immanuel hildesheim.
burgenstrasse 16 was the address.   burgenstrasse 16 was the address.
we found out that this was all the captain knew so with thanks we came away.   we found out that this was all the captain knew so with thanks we came away.
we found hildesheim in his office a hebrew of rather the adelphi theatre type with a nose like a sheep and a fez.   we found hildesheim in his office a hebrew of rather the adelphi theatre type with a nose like a sheep and a fez.
his arguments were pointed with speciewe doing the punctuationand with a little bargaining he told us what he knew.   his arguments were pointed with speciewe doing the punctuationand with a little bargaining he told us what he knew.
this turned out to be simple but important.   this turned out to be simple but important.
he had received a letter from mr de ville of london telling him to receive if possible before sunrise so as to avoid customs a box which would arrive at galatz in the czarina catherine.   he had received a letter from mr de ville of london telling him to receive if possible before sunrise so as to avoid customs a box which would arrive at galatz in the czarina catherine.
this he was to give in charge to a certain petrof skinsky who dealt with the slovaks who traded down the river to the port.   this he was to give in charge to a certain petrof skinsky who dealt with the slovaks who traded down the river to the port.
he had been paid for his work by an english bank note which had been duly cashed for gold at the danube international bank.   he had been paid for his work by an english bank note which had been duly cashed for gold at the danube international bank.
when skinsky had come to him he had taken him to the ship and handed over the box so as to save porterage.   when skinsky had come to him he had taken him to the ship and handed over the box so as to save porterage.
that was all he knew.   that was all he knew.
we then sought for skinsky but were unable to find him.   we then sought for skinsky but were unable to find him.
one of his neighbours who did not seem to bear him any affection said that he had gone away two days before no one knew whither.   one of his neighbours who did not seem to bear him any affection said that he had gone away two days before no one knew whither.
this was corroborated by his landlord who had received by messenger the key of the house together with the rent due in english money.   this was corroborated by his landlord who had received by messenger the key of the house together with the rent due in english money.
this had been between ten and eleven oclock last night.   this had been between ten and eleven oclock last night.
we were at a standstill again.   we were at a standstill again.
whilst we were talking one came running and breathlessly gasped out that the body of skinsky had been found inside the wall of the churchyard of st peter and that the throat had been torn open as if by some wild animal.   whilst we were talking one came running and breathlessly gasped out that the body of skinsky had been found inside the wall of the churchyard of st peter and that the throat had been torn open as if by some wild animal.
those we had been speaking with ran off to see the horror the women crying out this is the work of a slovak.   those we had been speaking with ran off to see the horror the women crying out this is the work of a slovak.
we hurried away lest we should have been in some way drawn into the affair and so detained.   we hurried away lest we should have been in some way drawn into the affair and so detained.
as we came home we could arrive at no definite conclusion.   as we came home we could arrive at no definite conclusion.
we were all convinced that the box was on its way by water to somewhere but where that might be we would have to discover.   we were all convinced that the box was on its way by water to somewhere but where that might be we would have to discover.
with heavy hearts we came home to the hotel to mina.   with heavy hearts we came home to the hotel to mina.
  -+ the throat had been torn open as if by some wild animal.
when we met together the first thing was to consult as to taking mina again into our confidence. = when we met together the first thing was to consult as to taking mina again into our confidence.
things are getting desperate and it is at least a chance though a hazardous one.   things are getting desperate and it is at least a chance though a hazardous one.
as a preliminary step i was released from my promise to her.   as a preliminary step i was released from my promise to her.
mina harkers journal.   mina harkers journal.
30 october evening. <> 24 august evening.
they were so tired and worn out and dispirited that there was nothing to be done till they had some rest so i asked them all to lie down for half an hour whilst i should enter everything up to the moment. = they were so tired and worn out and dispirited that there was nothing to be done till they had some rest so i asked them all to lie down for half an hour whilst i should enter everything up to the moment.
i feel so grateful to the man who invented the travellers typewriter and to mr morris for getting this one for me.   i feel so grateful to the man who invented the travellers typewriter and to mr morris for getting this one for me.
i should have felt quite astray doing the work if i had to write with a pen .   i should have felt quite astray doing the work if i had to write with a pen .
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it is all done poor dear dear jonathan what he must have suffered what must he be suffering now. = it is all done poor dear dear jonathan what he must have suffered what must he be suffering now.
he lies on the sofa hardly seeming to breathe and his whole body appears in collapse.   he lies on the sofa hardly seeming to breathe and his whole body appears in collapse.
his brows are knit his face is drawn with pain.   his brows are knit his face is drawn with pain.
poor fellow maybe he is thinking and i can see his face all wrinkled up with the concentration of his thoughts.   poor fellow maybe he is thinking and i can see his face all wrinkled up with the concentration of his thoughts.
oh.   oh.
if i could only help at all .   if i could only help at all .
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i shall do what i can . = i shall do what i can .
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i have asked dr van helsing and he has got me all the papers that i have not yet seen . = i have asked dr van helsing and he has got me all the papers that i have not yet seen .
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whilst they are resting i shall go over all carefully and perhaps i may arrive at some conclusion. = whilst they are resting i shall go over all carefully and perhaps i may arrive at some conclusion.
i shall try to follow the professors example and think without prejudice on the facts before me .   i shall try to follow the professors example and think without prejudice on the facts before me .
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i do believe that under gods providence i have made a discovery. = i do believe that under gods providence i have made a discovery.
i shall get the maps and look over them .   i shall get the maps and look over them .
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i am more than ever sure that i am right. = i am more than ever sure that i am right.
my new conclusion is ready so i shall get our party together and read it.   my new conclusion is ready so i shall get our party together and read it.
they can judge it it is well to be accurate and every minute is precious.   they can judge it it is well to be accurate and every minute is precious.
mina harkers memorandum entered in her journal.   mina harkers memorandum entered in her journal.
entered in her journal. +-  
ground of inquiry. = ground of inquiry.
count draculas problem is to get back to his own place.   count draculas problem is to get back to his own place.
a he must be brought back by some one.   a he must be brought back by some one.
this is evident for had he power to move himself as he wished he could go either as man or wolf or bat or in some other way.   this is evident for had he power to move himself as he wished he could go either as man or wolf or bat or in some other way.
he evidently fears discovery or interference in the state of helplessness in which he must beconfined as he is between dawn and sunset in his wooden box.   he evidently fears discovery or interference in the state of helplessness in which he must beconfined as he is between dawn and sunset in his wooden box.
b how is he to be taken.   b how is he to be taken.
here a process of exclusions may help us.   here a process of exclusions may help us.
by road by rail by water.   by road by rail by water.
1.   1.
by road.   by road.
there are endless difficulties especially in leaving a city.   there are endless difficulties especially in leaving a city.
x there are people and people are curious and investigate.   x there are people and people are curious and investigate.
a hint a surmise a doubt as to what might be in the box would destroy him.   a hint a surmise a doubt as to what might be in the box would destroy him.
y there are or there might be customs and octroi officers to pass.   y there are or there might be customs and octroi officers to pass.
z his pursuers might follow.   z his pursuers might follow.
this is his highest fear and in order to prevent his being betrayed he has repelled so far as he can even his victimme.   this is his highest fear and in order to prevent his being betrayed he has repelled so far as he can even his victimme.
2.   2.
by rail.   by rail.
there is no one in charge of the box.   there is no one in charge of the box.
it would have to take its chance of being delayed and delay would be fatal with enemies on the track.   it would have to take its chance of being delayed and delay would be fatal with enemies on the track.
true he might escape at night but what would he be if left in a strange place with no refuge that he could fly to.   true he might escape at night but what would he be if left in a strange place with no refuge that he could fly to.
this is not what he intends and he does not mean to risk it.   this is not what he intends and he does not mean to risk it.
3.   3.
by water.   by water.
  -+ quinceys report shows us there is a water passage almost to the castle.
here is the safest way in one respect but with most danger in another. = here is the safest way in one respect but with most danger in another.
on the water he is powerless except at night even then he can only summon fog and storm and snow and his wolves.   on the water he is powerless except at night even then he can only summon fog and storm and snow and his wolves.
but were he wrecked the living water would engulf him helpless and he would indeed be lost he could have the vessel drive to land but if it were unfriendly land wherein he was not free to move his position would still be desperate.   but were he wrecked the living water would engulf him helpless and he would indeed be lost he could have the vessel drive to land but if it were unfriendly land wherein he was not free to move his position would still be desperate.
we know from the record that he was on the water so what we have to do is to ascertain what water.   we know from the record that he was on the water so what we have to do is to ascertain what water.
the first thing is to realise exactly what he has done as yet we may then get a light on what his task is to be.   the first thing is to realise exactly what he has done as yet we may then get a light on what his task is to be.
firstly.   firstly.
we must differentiate between what he did in london as part of his general plan of action when he was pressed for moments and had to arrange as best he could.   we must differentiate between what he did in london as part of his general plan of action when he was pressed for moments and had to arrange as best he could.
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we must see as well as we can surmise it from the facts we know of what he has done here. = we must see as well as we can surmise it from the facts we know of what he has done here.
as to the first he evidently intended to arrive at galatz and sent invoice to varna to deceive us lest we should ascertain his means of exit from england his immediate and sole purpose then was to escape.   as to the first he evidently intended to arrive at galatz and sent invoice to varna to deceive us lest we should ascertain his means of exit from england his immediate and sole purpose then was to escape.
the proof of this is the letter of instructions sent to immanuel hildesheim to clear and take away the box before sunrise.   the proof of this is the letter of instructions sent to immanuel hildesheim to clear and take away the box before sunrise.
there is also the instruction to petrof skinsky.   there is also the instruction to petrof skinsky.
there we must only guess at but there must have been some letter or message since skinsky came to hildesheim.   there we must only guess at but there must have been some letter or message since skinsky came to hildesheim.
that so far his plans were successful we know.   that so far his plans were successful we know.
the czarina catherine made a phenomenally quick journeyso much so that captain donelsons suspicions were aroused but his superstition united with his canniness played the counts game for him and he ran with his favouring wind through fogs and all till he brought up blindfold at galatz.   the czarina catherine made a phenomenally quick journeyso much so that captain donelsons suspicions were aroused but his superstition united with his canniness played the counts game for him and he ran with his favouring wind through fogs and all till he brought up blindfold at galatz.
that the counts arrangements were well made has been proved.   that the counts arrangements were well made has been proved.
hildesheim cleared the box took it off and gave it to skinsky.   hildesheim cleared the box took it off and gave it to skinsky.
skinsky took itand here we lose the trail.   skinsky took itand here we lose the trail.
we only know that the box is somewhere on the water moving along.   we only know that the box is somewhere on the water moving along.
the customs and the octroi if there be any have been avoided.   the customs and the octroi if there be any have been avoided.
now we come to what the count must have done after his arrivalon land at galatz.   now we come to what the count must have done after his arrivalon land at galatz.
the box was given to skinsky before sunrise.   the box was given to skinsky before sunrise.
at sunrise the count could appear in his own form.   at sunrise the count could appear in his own form.
here we ask why skinsky was chosen at all to aid in the work.   here we ask why skinsky was chosen at all to aid in the work.
in my husbands diary skinsky is mentioned as dealing with the slovaks who trade down the river to the port and the mans remark that the murder was the work of a slovak showed the general feeling against his class.   in my husbands diary skinsky is mentioned as dealing with the slovaks who trade down the river to the port and the mans remark that the murder was the work of a slovak showed the general feeling against his class.
the count wanted isolation.   the count wanted isolation.
my surmise is this that in london the count decided to get back to his castle by water as the most safe and secret way.   my surmise is this that in london the count decided to get back to his castle by water as the most safe and secret way.
he was brought from the castle by szgany and probably they delivered their cargo to slovaks who took the boxes to varna for there they were shipped to london.   he was brought from the castle by szgany and probably they delivered their cargo to slovaks who took the boxes to varna for there they were shipped to london.
thus the count had knowledge of the persons who could arrange this service.   thus the count had knowledge of the persons who could arrange this service.
when the box was on land before sunrise or after sunset he came out from his box met skinsky and instructed him what to do as to arranging the carriage of the box up some river.   when the box was on land before sunrise or after sunset he came out from his box met skinsky and instructed him what to do as to arranging the carriage of the box up some river.
when this was done and he knew that all was in train he blotted out his traces as he thought by murdering his agent.   when this was done and he knew that all was in train he blotted out his traces as he thought by murdering his agent.
i have examined the map and find that the river most suitable for the slovaks to have ascended is either the pruth or the sereth.   i have examined the map and find that the river most suitable for the slovaks to have ascended is either the pruth or the sereth.
i read in the typescript that in my trance i heard cows low and water swirling level with my ears and the creaking of wood.   i read in the typescript that in my trance i heard cows low and water swirling level with my ears and the creaking of wood.
the count in his box then was on a river in an open boatpropelled probably either by oars or poles for the banks are near and it is working against stream.   the count in his box then was on a river in an open boatpropelled probably either by oars or poles for the banks are near and it is working against stream.
there would be no such sound if floating down stream.   there would be no such sound if floating down stream.
of course it may not be either the sereth or the pruth but we may possibly investigate further.   of course it may not be either the sereth or the pruth but we may possibly investigate further.
now of these two the pruth is the more easily navigated but the sereth is at fundu joined by the bistritza which runs up round the borgo pass.   now of these two the pruth is the more easily navigated but the sereth is at fundu joined by the bistritza which runs up round the borgo pass.
the loop it makes is manifestly as close to draculas castle as can be got by water.   the loop it makes is manifestly as close to draculas castle as can be got by water.
mina harkers journal continued.   mina harkers journal continued.
when i had done reading jonathan took me in his arms and kissed me.   when i had done reading jonathan took me in his arms and kissed me.
the others kept shaking me by both hands and dr van helsing saidour dear madam mina is once more our teacher.   the others kept shaking me by both hands and dr van helsing saidour dear madam mina is once more our teacher.
her eyes have been where we were blinded.   her eyes have been where we were blinded.
now we are on the track once again and this time we may succeed.   now we are on the track once again and this time we may succeed.
our enemy is at his most helpless and if we can come on him by day on the water our task will be over.   our enemy is at his most helpless and if we can come on him by day on the water our task will be over.
he has a start but he is powerless to hasten as he may not leave this box lest those who carry him may suspect for them to suspect would be to prompt them to throw him in the stream where he perish.   he has a start but he is powerless to hasten as he may not leave this box lest those who carry him may suspect for them to suspect would be to prompt them to throw him in the stream where he perish.
this he knows and will not.   this he knows and will not.
now men to our council of war for here and now we must plan what each and all shall do.   now men to our council of war for here and now we must plan what each and all shall do.
i shall get a steam launch and follow him said lord godalming.   i shall get a steam launch and follow him said lord godalming.
and i horses to follow on the bank lest by chance he land said mr morris.   and i horses to follow on the bank lest by chance he land said mr morris.
good.   good.
said the professor both good.   said the professor both good.
but neither must go alone.   but neither must go alone.
there must be force to overcome force if need be the slovak is strong and rough and he carries rude arms all the men smiled for amongst them they carried a small arsenal.   there must be force to overcome force if need be the slovak is strong and rough and he carries rude arms all the men smiled for amongst them they carried a small arsenal.
said mr morris after a long pausei have brought some winchesters they are pretty handy in a crowd and there may be wolves.   said mr morris after a long pausei have brought some winchesters they are pretty handy in a crowd and there may be wolves.
the count if you remember took some other precautions he made some requisitions on others that mrs harker could not quite hear or understand.   the count if you remember took some other precautions he made some requisitions on others that mrs harker could not quite hear or understand.
we must be ready at all points.   we must be ready at all points.
dr seward saidi think i had better go with quincey.   dr seward saidi think i had better go with quincey.
we have been accustomed to hunt together and we two well armed will be a match for whatever may come along.   we have been accustomed to hunt together and we two well armed will be a match for whatever may come along.
you must not be alone art.   you must not be alone art.
it may be necessary to fight the slovaks and a chance thrustfor i dont suppose these fellows carry gunswould undo all our plans.   it may be necessary to fight the slovaks and a chance thrustfor i dont suppose these fellows carry gunswould undo all our plans.
there must be no chances this time we shall not rest until the counts head and body have been separated and we are sure that he cannot reincarnate.   there must be no chances this time we shall not rest until the counts head and body have been separated and we are sure that he cannot reincarnate.
he looked at jonathan as he spoke and jonathan looked at me.   he looked at jonathan as he spoke and jonathan looked at me.
i could see that the poor dear was torn about in his mind.   i could see that the poor dear was torn about in his mind.
of course he wanted to be with me but then the boat service would most likely be the one which would destroy the .   of course he wanted to be with me but then the boat service would most likely be the one which would destroy the .
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the . = the .
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vampire. = vampire.
why did i hesitate to write the word.   why did i hesitate to write the word.
he was silent awhile and during his silence dr van helsing spokefriend jonathan this is to you for twice reasons.   he was silent awhile and during his silence dr van helsing spokefriend jonathan this is to you for twice reasons.
first because you are young and brave and can fight and all energies may be needed at the last and again that it is your right to destroy himthatwhich has wrought such woe to you and yours.   first because you are young and brave and can fight and all energies may be needed at the last and again that it is your right to destroy himthatwhich has wrought such woe to you and yours.
be not afraid for madam mina she will be my care if i may.   be not afraid for madam mina she will be my care if i may.
i am old.   i am old.
my legs are not so quick to run as once and i am not used to ride so long or to pursue as need be or to fight with lethal weapons.   my legs are not so quick to run as once and i am not used to ride so long or to pursue as need be or to fight with lethal weapons.
but i can be of other service i can fight in other way.   but i can be of other service i can fight in other way.
and i can die if need be as well as younger men.   and i can die if need be as well as younger men.
now let me say that what i would is this while you my lord godalming and friend jonathan go in your so swift little steamboat up the river and whilst john and quincey guard the bank where perchance he might be landed i will take madam mina right into the heart of the enemys country.   now let me say that what i would is this while you my lord godalming and friend jonathan go in your so swift little steamboat up the river and whilst john and quincey guard the bank where perchance he might be landed i will take madam mina right into the heart of the enemys country.
whilst the old fox is tied in his box floating on the running stream whence he cannot escape to landwhere he dares not raise the lid of his coffinbox lest his slovak carriers should in fear leave him to perishwe shall go in the track where jonathan wentfrom bistritz over the borgo and find our way to the castle of dracula.   whilst the old fox is tied in his box floating on the running stream whence he cannot escape to landwhere he dares not raise the lid of his coffinbox lest his slovak carriers should in fear leave him to perishwe shall go in the track where jonathan wentfrom bistritz over the borgo and find our way to the castle of dracula.
here madam minas hypnotic power will surely help and we shall find our wayall dark and unknown otherwise after the first sunrise when we are near that fateful place.   here madam minas hypnotic power will surely help and we shall find our wayall dark and unknown otherwise after the first sunrise when we are near that fateful place.
there is much to be done and other places to be made sanctify so that that nest of vipers be obliterated.   there is much to be done and other places to be made sanctify so that that nest of vipers be obliterated.
here jonathan interrupted him hotlydo you mean to say professor van helsing that you would bring mina in her sad case and tainted as she is with that devils illness right into the jaws of his deathtrap.   here jonathan interrupted him hotlydo you mean to say professor van helsing that you would bring mina in her sad case and tainted as she is with that devils illness right into the jaws of his deathtrap.
not for the world.   not for the world.
not for heaven or hell.   not for heaven or hell.
he became almost speechless for a minute and then went ondo you know what the place is.   he became almost speechless for a minute and then went ondo you know what the place is.
have you seen that awful den of hellish infamywith the very moonlight alive with grisly shapes and every speck of dust that whirls in the wind a devouring monster in embryo.   have you seen that awful den of hellish infamywith the very moonlight alive with grisly shapes and every speck of dust that whirls in the wind a devouring monster in embryo.
have you felt the vampires lips upon your throat.   have you felt the vampires lips upon your throat.
here he turned to me and as his eyes lit on my forehead he threw up his arms with a cry oh my god what have we done to have this terror upon us.   here he turned to me and as his eyes lit on my forehead he threw up his arms with a cry oh my god what have we done to have this terror upon us.
and he sank down on the sofa in a collapse of misery.   and he sank down on the sofa in a collapse of misery.
the professors voice as he spoke in clear sweet tones which seemed to vibrate in the air calmed us alloh my friend it is because i would save madam mina from that awful place that i would go.   the professors voice as he spoke in clear sweet tones which seemed to vibrate in the air calmed us alloh my friend it is because i would save madam mina from that awful place that i would go.
god forbid that i should take her into that place.   god forbid that i should take her into that place.
there is workwild workto be done there that her eyes may not see.   there is workwild workto be done there that her eyes may not see.
remember that we are in terrible straits.   remember that we are in terrible straits.
if the count escape us this timeand he is strong and subtle and cunninghe may choose to sleep him for a century and then in time our dear onehe took my handwould come to him to keep him company and would be as those others that you jonathan saw.   if the count escape us this timeand he is strong and subtle and cunninghe may choose to sleep him for a century and then in time our dear onehe took my handwould come to him to keep him company and would be as those others that you jonathan saw.
you have told us of their gloating lips you heard their ribald laugh as they clutched the moving bag that the count threw to them.   you have told us of their gloating lips you heard their ribald laugh as they clutched the moving bag that the count threw to them.
you shudder and well may it be.   you shudder and well may it be.
forgive me that i make you so much pain but it is necessary.   forgive me that i make you so much pain but it is necessary.
my friend is it not a dire need for that which i am giving if need me my life.   my friend is it not a dire need for that which i am giving if need me my life.
if it were that anyone went into that place to stay it is i who would have to go to keep them company.   if it were that anyone went into that place to stay it is i who would have to go to keep them company.
do as you will said jonathan with a sob that shook him all over we are in the hands of god.   do as you will said jonathan with a sob that shook him all over we are in the hands of god.
later.   later.
oh it did me good to see the way that these brave men worked.   oh it did me good to see the way that these brave men worked.
how can women help loving men when they are so earnest and so true and so brave.   how can women help loving men when they are so earnest and so true and so brave.
and too it made me think of the wonderful power of money.   and too it made me think of the wonderful power of money.
what can it not do when it is properly applied and what might it do when basely used.   what can it not do when it is properly applied and what might it do when basely used.
i felt so thankful that lord godalming is rich and both he and mr morris who also has plenty of money are willing to spend it so freely.   i felt so thankful that lord godalming is rich and both he and mr morris who also has plenty of money are willing to spend it so freely.
for if they did not our little expedition could not start either so promptly or so well equipped as it will within another hour.   for if they did not our little expedition could not start either so promptly or so well equipped as it will within another hour.
it is not three hours since it was arranged what part each of us was to do and now lord godalming and jonathan have a lovely steam launch with steam up ready to start at a moments notice.   it is not three hours since it was arranged what part each of us was to do and now lord godalming and jonathan have a lovely steam launch with steam up ready to start at a moments notice.
dr seward and mr morris have half a dozen beautiful horses well appointed.   dr seward and mr morris have half a dozen beautiful horses well appointed.
we have all the maps and appliances of various kinds that can be had.   we have all the maps and appliances of various kinds that can be had.
professor van helsing and i are to leave by the 11:40 train tonight for veresti where we are to get a carriage to drive to the borgo pass.   professor van helsing and i are to leave by the 11:40 train tonight for veresti where we are to get a carriage to drive to the borgo pass.
we are bringing a good deal of ready money as we are to buy a carriage and horses.   we are bringing a good deal of ready money as we are to buy a carriage and horses.
we shall drive ourselves for we have no one whom we can trust in the matter.   we shall drive ourselves for we have no one whom we can trust in the matter.
the professor knows something of a great many languages so we shall get on all right.   the professor knows something of a great many languages so we shall get on all right.
we have all got arms even for me a largebore revolver jonathan would not be happy unless i was armed like the rest alas.   we have all got arms even for me a largebore revolver jonathan would not be happy unless i was armed like the rest alas.
i cannot carry one arm that the rest do the scar on my forehead forbids that.   i cannot carry one arm that the rest do the scar on my forehead forbids that.
dear dr van helsing comforts me by telling me that i am fully armed as there may be wolves the weather is getting colder every hour and there are snowflurries which come and go as warnings. <> dear dr van helsing comforts me by telling me that i am fully armed as there may be wolves the weather is getting closer every hour and there are thunderstorms and hot winds and rumbling vibrations in the earth which come and go as warnings.
later. = later.
it took all my courage to say goodbye to my darling.   it took all my courage to say goodbye to my darling.
we may never meet again.   we may never meet again.
courage mina.   courage mina.
the professor is looking at you keenly his look is a warning.   the professor is looking at you keenly his look is a warning.
there must be no tears nowunless it may be that god will let them fall in gladness.   there must be no tears nowunless it may be that god will let them fall in gladness.
jonathan harkers journal.   jonathan harkers journal.
24 august night.   24 august night.
i am writing this in the light from the furnace door of the steam launch lord godalming is firing up.   i am writing this in the light from the furnace door of the steam launch lord godalming is firing up.
he is an experienced hand at the work as he has had for years a launch of his own on the thames and another on the norfolk broads.   he is an experienced hand at the work as he has had for years a launch of his own on the thames and another on the norfolk broads.
regarding our plans we finally decided that minas guess was correct and that if any waterway was chosen for the counts escape back to his castle the sereth and then the bistritza at its junction would be the one.   regarding our plans we finally decided that minas guess was correct and that if any waterway was chosen for the counts escape back to his castle the sereth and then the bistritza at its junction would be the one.
we took it that somewhere about the 47th degree north latitude would be the place chosen for crossing the country between the river and the carpathians.   we took it that somewhere about the 47th degree north latitude would be the place chosen for crossing the country between the river and the carpathians.
we have no fear in running at good speed up the river at night there is plenty of water and the banks are wide enough apart to make steaming even in the dark easy enough.   we have no fear in running at good speed up the river at night there is plenty of water and the banks are wide enough apart to make steaming even in the dark easy enough.
lord godalming tells me to sleep for a while as it is enough for the present for one to be on watch.   lord godalming tells me to sleep for a while as it is enough for the present for one to be on watch.
but i cannot sleephow can i with the terrible danger hanging over my darling and her going out into that awful place .   but i cannot sleephow can i with the terrible danger hanging over my darling and her going out into that awful place .
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my only comfort is that we are in the hands of god. = my only comfort is that we are in the hands of god.
only for that faith it would be easier to die than to live and so be quit of all the trouble.   only for that faith it would be easier to die than to live and so be quit of all the trouble.
mr morris and dr seward were off on their long ride before we started they are to keep up the right bank far enough off to get on higher lands where they can see a good stretch of river and avoid the following of its curves.   mr morris and dr seward were off on their long ride before we started they are to keep up the right bank far enough off to get on higher lands where they can see a good stretch of river and avoid the following of its curves.
they have for the first stages two men to ride and lead their spare horsesfour in all so as not to excite curiosity.   they have for the first stages two men to ride and lead their spare horsesfour in all so as not to excite curiosity.
when they dismiss the men which shall be shortly they shall themselves look after the horses.   when they dismiss the men which shall be shortly they shall themselves look after the horses.
it may be necessary for us to join forces if so they can mount our whole party.   it may be necessary for us to join forces if so they can mount our whole party.
one of the saddles has a moveable horn and can be easily adapted for mina if required.   one of the saddles has a moveable horn and can be easily adapted for mina if required.
we have all the maps and appliances of various kinds that can be had.   we have all the maps and appliances of various kinds that can be had.
it is a wild adventure we are on.   it is a wild adventure we are on.
here as we are rushing along through the darkness with the cold from the river seeming to rise up and strike us with all the mysterious voices of the night around us it all comes home. <> here as we are rushing along through the darkness with the mist from the river seeming to rise up and strike us with all the mysterious voices of the night around us it all comes home.
we seem to be drifting into unknown places and unknown ways into a whole world of dark and dreadful things. = we seem to be drifting into unknown places and unknown ways into a whole world of dark and dreadful things.
godalming is shutting the furnace door .   godalming is shutting the furnace door .
31 october. <> .
    .
still hurrying along.   25 auguststill hurrying along.
the day has come and godalming is sleeping. = the day has come and godalming is sleeping.
i am on watch.   i am on watch.
  -+ the morning is close and hot but the furnace must be kept up even hotter.
as yet we have passed only a few open boats but none of them had on board any box or package of anything like the size of the one we seek. = as yet we have passed only a few open boats but none of them had on board any box or package of anything like the size of the one we seek.
the men were scared every time we turned our electric lamp on them and fell on their knees and prayed.   the men were scared every time we turned our electric lamp on them and fell on their knees and prayed.
1 november evening. <> 26 august evening.
no news all day we have found nothing of the kind we seek. = no news all day we have found nothing of the kind we seek.
we have now passed into the bistritza and if we are wrong in our surmise our chance is gone.   we have now passed into the bistritza and if we are wrong in our surmise our chance is gone.
we have overhauled every boat big and little.   we have overhauled every boat big and little.
early this morning one crew took us for a government boat and treated us accordingly.   early this morning one crew took us for a government boat and treated us accordingly.
we saw in this a way of smoothing matters so at fundu where the bistritza runs into the sereth we got a roumanian flag which we now fly conspicuously.   we saw in this a way of smoothing matters so at fundu where the bistritza runs into the sereth we got a roumanian flag which we now fly conspicuously.
with every boat which we have overhauled since then this trick has succeeded we have had every deference shown to us and not once any objection to whatever we chose to ask or do.   with every boat which we have overhauled since then this trick has succeeded we have had every deference shown to us and not once any objection to whatever we chose to ask or do.
some of the slovaks tell us that a big boat passed them going at more than usual speed as she had a double crew on board.   some of the slovaks tell us that a big boat passed them going at more than usual speed as she had a double crew on board.
this was before they came to fundu so they could not tell us whether the boat turned into the bistritza or continued on up the sereth.   this was before they came to fundu so they could not tell us whether the boat turned into the bistritza or continued on up the sereth.
at fundu we could not hear of any such boat so she must have passed there in the night.   at fundu we could not hear of any such boat so she must have passed there in the night.
i am feeling very sleepy the cold is perhaps beginning to tell upon me and nature must have rest some time. <> i am feeling very sleepy the heat is perhaps beginning to tell upon me and nature must have rest some time.
godalming insists that he shall keep the first watch. = godalming insists that he shall keep the first watch.
god bless him for all his goodness to poor dear mina and me.   god bless him for all his goodness to poor dear mina and me.
2 november morning. <> 27 august morning.
it is broad daylight. = it is broad daylight.
that good fellow would not wake me.   that good fellow would not wake me.
he says it would have been a sin to for i slept peacefully and was forgetting my trouble.   he says it would have been a sin to for i slept peacefully and was forgetting my trouble.
it seems brutally selfish to me to have slept so long and let him watch all night but he was quite right.   it seems brutally selfish to me to have slept so long and let him watch all night but he was quite right.
i am a new man this morning and as i sit here and watch him sleeping i can do all that is necessary both as to minding the engine steering and keeping watch.   i am a new man this morning and as i sit here and watch him sleeping i can do all that is necessary both as to minding the engine steering and keeping watch.
i can feel that my strength and energy are coming back to me.   i can feel that my strength and energy are coming back to me.
i wonder where mina is now and van helsing.   i wonder where mina is now and van helsing.
they should have got to veresti about noon on wednesday.   they should have got to veresti about noon on wednesday.
it would take them some time to get the carriage and horses so if they had started and travelled hard they would be about now at the borgo pass.   it would take them some time to get the carriage and horses so if they had started and travelled hard they would be about now at the borgo pass.
god guide and help them.   god guide and help them.
i am afraid to think what may happen.   i am afraid to think what may happen.
if we could only go faster.   if we could only go faster.
but we cannot the engines are throbbing and doing their utmost i wonder how dr seward and mr morris are getting on.   but we cannot the engines are throbbing and doing their utmost i wonder how dr seward and mr morris are getting on.
there seem to be endless streams running down from the mountains into this river but as none of them are very largeat present at all events though they are doubtless terrible in winter and when the snow meltsthe horsemen may not have met much obstruction.   there seem to be endless streams running down from the mountains into this river but as none of them are very largeat present at all events though they are doubtless terrible in winter and when the snow meltsthe horsemen may not have met much obstruction.
i hope that before we get to straja we may see them for if by that time we have not overtaken the count it may be necessary to take counsel together what to do next.   i hope that before we get to straja we may see them for if by that time we have not overtaken the count it may be necessary to take counsel together what to do next.
dr sewards diary.   dr sewards diary.
2 november. <>  
three days on the road.   27 augustthree days on the road.
no news and no time to write it if there had been for every moment is precious. = no news and no time to write it if there had been for every moment is precious.
we have had only the rest needful for the horses but we are both bearing it wonderfully.   we have had only the rest needful for the horses but we are both bearing it wonderfully.
those adventurous days of ours are turning up useful.   those adventurous days of ours are turning up useful.
we must push on we shall never feel happy till we get the launch in sight again.   we must push on we shall never feel happy till we get the launch in sight again.
3 november. <>  
we heard at fundu that the launch had gone up the bistritza.   28 augustwe heard at fundu that the launch had gone up the bistritza.
i wish it wasnt so cold.   i wish it wasnt so confounded hot.
there are signs of snow coming and if it falls heavy it will stop us.   there are signs of a storm coming and if the rain falls heavy it will stop us.
in such case we must get a sledge and go on russian fashion.   in such case we must get a sledge and go on through the mud russian fashion.
4 november.    
today we heard of the launch having been detained by an accident when trying to force a way up the rapid.   29 augusttoday we heard of the launch having been detained by an accident when trying to force a way up the rapid.
the slovak boats get up all right by aid of a rope and steering with knowledge. = the slovak boats get up all right by aid of a rope and steering with knowledge.
some went up only a few hours before.   some went up only a few hours before.
godalming is an amateur fitter himself and evidently it was he who put the launch in trim again.   godalming is an amateur fitter himself and evidently it was he who put the launch in trim again.
finally they got up the rapids all right with local help and are off on the chase afresh.   finally they got up the rapids all right with local help and are off on the chase afresh.
i fear that the boat is not any better for the accident the peasantry tell us that after she got upon the smooth water again she kept stopping every now and again so long as she was in sight.   i fear that the boat is not any better for the accident the peasantry tell us that after she got upon the smooth water again she kept stopping every now and again so long as she was in sight.
we must push on harder than ever our help may be wanted soon.   we must push on harder than ever our help may be wanted soon.
  -+ quincey morris journal.
    august 29.
    i opened the gladstone bag for the first time this trip as i felt we might need the ammunition sooner rather than later.
    how right i was.
    for the ammunition in the bag was all .
    3220 winchester rifle ammunition all boxed neatly but much too small for our .
    4440s.
    it would rattle around in the chamber like a pea in its shell.
    and as a crowning blow the ash stakes have been swapped out for a length of rusting chain.
    i do not think it is the same chain i clutched at in munich but i can read the signature on the trick.
    but when and where was it pulled.
    anywhere from london to here i suppose although the luggagevan of the express or possibly the station in galatz is where my money would be if i thought i would live to spend my winnings.
    the ammunition on the boat is probably hocused as well.
    at least it is so hot that surely no one can sleep not just me.
    we may not have rifles any more but we wont be surprised.
mina harkers journal. = mina harkers journal.
31 octoberarrived at veresti at noon. <> 25 augustarrived at veresti at noon.
the professor tells me that this morning at dawn he could hardly hypnotise me at all and that all i could say was dark and quiet. = the professor tells me that this morning at dawn he could hardly hypnotise me at all and that all i could say was dark and quiet.
he is off now buying a carriage and horses.   he is off now buying a carriage and horses.
he says that he will later on try to buy additional horses so that we may be able to change them on the way.   he says that he will later on try to buy additional horses so that we may be able to change them on the way.
we have something more than 70 miles before us.   we have something more than 70 miles before us.
the country is lovely and most interesting if only we were under different conditions how delightful it would be to see it all.   the country is lovely and most interesting if only we were under different conditions how delightful it would be to see it all.
if jonathan and i were driving through it alone what a pleasure it would be.   if jonathan and i were driving through it alone what a pleasure it would be.
to stop and see people and learn something of their life and to fill our minds and memories with all the colour and picturesqueness of the whole wild beautiful country and the quaint people.   to stop and see people and learn something of their life and to fill our minds and memories with all the colour and picturesqueness of the whole wild beautiful country and the quaint people.
but alas.   but alas.
later.   later.
dr van helsing has returned.   dr van helsing has returned.
he has got the carriage and horses we are to have some dinner and to start in an hour.   he has got the carriage and horses we are to have some dinner and to start in an hour.
the landlady is putting us up a huge basket of provisions it seems enough for a company of soldiers.   the landlady is putting us up a huge basket of provisions it seems enough for a company of soldiers.
the professor encourages her and whispers to me that it may be a week before we can get any food again.   the professor encourages her and whispers to me that it may be a week before we can get any food again.
  -+ there will not be any chance of our being cold unless the rainstorm comes and soaks us but i should almost welcome it now.
we shall soon be off. = we shall soon be off.
i am afraid to think what may happen to us.   i am afraid to think what may happen to us.
we are truly in the hands of god.   we are truly in the hands of god.
he alone knows what may be and i pray him with all the strength of my sad and humble soul that he will watch over my beloved husband that whatever may happen jonathan may know that i loved him and honoured him more than i can say and that my latest and truest thought will be always for him.   he alone knows what may be and i pray him with all the strength of my sad and humble soul that he will watch over my beloved husband that whatever may happen jonathan may know that i loved him and honoured him more than i can say and that my latest and truest thought will be always for him.
chapter xxix   chapter xxix
mina harkers journal.   mina harkers journal.
1 novemberall day long we have travelled and at a good speed. <> 26 augustall day long we have travelled and at a good speed.
the horses seem to know that they are being kindly treated for they go willingly their full stage at best speed. = the horses seem to know that they are being kindly treated for they go willingly their full stage at best speed.
we have now had so many changes and find the same thing so constantly that we are encouraged to think that the journey will be an easy one.   we have now had so many changes and find the same thing so constantly that we are encouraged to think that the journey will be an easy one.
dr van helsing is laconic he tells the farmers that he is hurrying to bistritz and pays them well to make the exchange of horses.   dr van helsing is laconic he tells the farmers that he is hurrying to bistritz and pays them well to make the exchange of horses.
we get hot soup or coffee or beer or tea and off we go.   we get hot soup or coffee or beer or tea and off we go.
it is a lovely country full of beauties of all imaginable kinds and the people are brave and strong and simple and seem full of nice qualities.   it is a lovely country full of beauties of all imaginable kinds and the people are brave and strong and simple and seem full of nice qualities.
they are very very superstitious.   they are very very superstitious.
in the first house where we stopped when the woman who served us saw the scar on my forehead she crossed herself and put out two fingers towards me to keep off the evil eye.   in the first house where we stopped when the woman who served us saw the scar on my forehead she crossed herself and put out two fingers towards me to keep off the evil eye.
i believe they went to the trouble of putting an extra amount of garlic into our food and i cant abide garlic.   i believe they went to the trouble of putting an extra amount of garlic into our food and i cant abide garlic.
ever since then i have taken care not to take off my hat or veil and so have escaped their suspicions.   ever since then i have taken care not to take off my hat or veil and so have escaped their suspicions.
we are travelling fast and as we have no driver with us to carry tales we go ahead of scandal but i daresay that fear of the evil eye will follow hard behind us all the way.   we are travelling fast and as we have no driver with us to carry tales we go ahead of scandal but i daresay that fear of the evil eye will follow hard behind us all the way.
the professor seems tireless all day he would not take any rest though he made me sleep for a long spell.   the professor seems tireless all day he would not take any rest though he made me sleep for a long spell.
at sunset time he hypnotised me and he says i answered as usual darkness lapping water and creaking wood so our enemy is still on the river.   at sunset time he hypnotised me and he says i answered as usual darkness lapping water and creaking wood so our enemy is still on the river.
i am afraid to think of jonathan but somehow i have now no fear for him or for myself.   i am afraid to think of jonathan but somehow i have now no fear for him or for myself.
i write this whilst we wait in a farmhouse for the horses to be ready.   i write this whilst we wait in a farmhouse for the horses to be ready.
dr van helsing is sleeping.   dr van helsing is sleeping.
poor dear he looks very tired and old and grey but his mouth is set as firmly as a conquerors even in his sleep he is instinct with resolution.   poor dear he looks very tired and old and grey but his mouth is set as firmly as a conquerors even in his sleep he is instinct with resolution.
when we have well started i must make him rest whilst i drive.   when we have well started i must make him rest whilst i drive.
i shall tell him that we have days before us and he must not break down when most of all his strength will be needed .   i shall tell him that we have days before us and he must not break down when most of all his strength will be needed .
  -+ .
    .
all is ready we are off shortly. = all is ready we are off shortly.
2 november morning. <> 27 august morning.
i was successful and we took turns driving all night now the day is on us bright though cold.   i was successful and we took turns driving all night now the day is on us bright and hot as a heated saucepan.
there is a strange heaviness in the airi say heaviness for want of a better word i mean that it oppresses us both. = there is a strange heaviness in the airi say heaviness for want of a better word i mean that it oppresses us both.
  -+ it is very warm and almost choking and nothing can keep us comfortable except sleep which we must not let take us.
at dawn van helsing hypnotised me he says i answered darkness creaking wood and roaring water so the river is changing as they ascend. = at dawn van helsing hypnotised me he says i answered darkness creaking wood and roaring water so the river is changing as they ascend.
i do hope that my darling will not run any chance of dangermore than need be but we are in gods hands.   i do hope that my darling will not run any chance of dangermore than need be but we are in gods hands.
2 november night. <> 27 august night.
all day long driving. = all day long driving.
the country gets wilder as we go and the great spurs of the carpathians which at veresti seemed so far from us and so low on the horizon now seem to gather round us and tower in front.   the country gets wilder as we go and the great spurs of the carpathians which at veresti seemed so far from us and so low on the horizon now seem to gather round us and tower in front.
we both seem in good spirits i think we make an effort each to cheer the other in the doing so we cheer ourselves.   we both seem in good spirits i think we make an effort each to cheer the other in the doing so we cheer ourselves.
dr van helsing says that by morning we shall reach the borgo pass.   dr van helsing says that by morning we shall reach the borgo pass.
the houses are very few here now and the professor says that the last horses we got will have to go on with us as we may not be able to change.   the houses are very few here now and the professor says that the last horses we got will have to go on with us as we may not be able to change.
he got two in addition to the two we changed so that now we have a rude fourinhand.   he got two in addition to the two we changed so that now we have a rude fourinhand.
the dear horses are patient and good and they give us no trouble even in their thirst we are not worried with other travellers and so even i can drive.   the dear horses are patient and good and they give us no trouble even in their thirst we are not worried with other travellers and so even i can drive.
we are not worried with other travellers and so even i can drive. +-  
we shall get to the pass in daylight we do not want to arrive before. = we shall get to the pass in daylight we do not want to arrive before.
so we take it easy and have each a long rest in turn.   so we take it easy and have each a long rest in turn.
oh what will tomorrow bring to us.   oh what will tomorrow bring to us.
we go to seek the place where my poor darling suffered so much.   we go to seek the place where my poor darling suffered so much.
god grant that we may be guided aright and that he will deign to watch over my husband and those dear to us both and who are in such deadly peril.   god grant that we may be guided aright and that he will deign to watch over my husband and those dear to us both and who are in such deadly peril.
as for me i am not worthy in his sight.   as for me i am not worthy in his sight.
alas.   alas.
i am unclean to his eyes and shall be until he may deign to let me stand forth in his sight as one of those who have not incurred his wrath.memorandum by abraham van helsing.   i am unclean to his eyes and shall be until he may deign to let me stand forth in his sight as one of those who have not incurred his wrath.memorandum by abraham van helsing.
4 november. <>  
this to my old and true friend john seward m.d. of purfleet london in case i may not see him.   29 augustthis to my old and true friend john seward md of plaistow london in case i may not see him.
it may explain. = it may explain.
it is morning and i write by a fire which all the night i have kept alivemadam mina aiding me.   it is morning and i write by a fire which all the night i have kept alivemadam mina aiding me.
  <> we burn it for wolves because the air is hot hot.
    so hot that the grey heavy sky seems to smother like blanket and the ground hum and rumble as the sleeping giant beneath that blanket.
    the horses crave water and they foam.
    and yet the thermometer go down and down and down as we climb.
    i would that my old friend palmieri of naples were here and with him his wonderful seismograph for he could give me some clue about what is happeningor about to happen.
it seems to have affected madam mina she has been so heavy of head all day that she was not like herself.   whatever it is it seems to have affected madam mina she has been so heavy of head all day that she was not like herself.
she sleeps and sleeps and sleeps. = she sleeps and sleeps and sleeps.
she who is usual so alert have done literally nothing all the day she even have lost her appetite.   she who is usual so alert have done literally nothing all the day she even have lost her appetite.
she make no entry into her little diary she who write so faithful at every pause.   she make no entry into her little diary she who write so faithful at every pause.
something whisper to me that all is not well.   something whisper to me that all is not well.
however tonight she is more vif.   however tonight she is more vif.
her long sleep all day have refresh and restore her for now she is all sweet and bright as ever.   her long sleep all day have refresh and restore her for now she is all sweet and bright as ever.
at sunset i try to hypnotise her but alas.   at sunset i try to hypnotise her but alas.
with no effect the power has grown less and less with each day and tonight it fail me altogether.   with no effect the power has grown less and less with each day and tonight it fail me altogether.
well gods will be donewhatever it may be and whithersoever it may lead.   well gods will be donewhatever it may be and whithersoever it may lead.
now to the historical for as madam mina write not in her stenography i must in my cumbrous old fashion that so each day of us may not go unrecorded.   now to the historical for as madam mina write not in her stenography i must in my cumbrous old fashion that so each day of us may not go unrecorded.
we got to the borgo pass just after sunrise yesterday morning.   we got to the borgo pass just after sunrise yesterday morning.
when i saw the signs of the dawn i got ready for the hypnotism.   when i saw the signs of the dawn i got ready for the hypnotism.
we stopped our carriage and got down so that there might be no disturbance.   we stopped our carriage and got down so that there might be no disturbance.
i made a couch with furs and madam mina lying down yield herself as usual but more slow and more short time than ever to the hypnotic sleep. <> i made a couch of horse blankets and madam mina lying down yield herself as usual but more slow and more short time than ever to the hypnotic sleep.
as before came the answer darkness and the swirling of water. = as before came the answer darkness and the swirling of water.
then she woke bright and radiant and we go on our way and soon reach the pass.   then she woke bright and radiant and we go on our way and soon reach the pass.
at this time and place she become all on fire with zeal some new guiding power be in her manifested for she point to a road and saythis is the way.   at this time and place she become all on fire with zeal some new guiding power be in her manifested for she point to a road and saythis is the way.
how know you it.   how know you it.
i ask.   i ask.
of course i know it she answer and with a pause add have not my jonathan travelled it and wrote of his travel.   of course i know it she answer and with a pause add have not my jonathan travelled it and wrote of his travel.
at first i think somewhat strange but soon i see that there be only one such byroad.   at first i think somewhat strange but soon i see that there be only one such byroad.
it is used but little and very different from the coach road from the bukovina to bistritz which is more wide and hard and more of use.   it is used but little and very different from the coach road from the bukovina to bistritz which is more wide and hard and more of use.
so we came down this road when we meet other waysnot always were we sure that they were roads at all for they be neglect and branches have fallenthe horses know and they only.   so we came down this road when we meet other waysnot always were we sure that they were roads at all for they be neglect and branches have fallenthe horses know and they only.
i give rein to them and they go on so patient.   i give rein to them and they go on so patient.
  -+ byandby we find all the things which quincey have described in his so wonderful scouting report to us.
    old shatterhand have nothing on him.
then we go on for long long hours and hours. = then we go on for long long hours and hours.
at the first i tell madam mina to sleep she try and she succeed.   at the first i tell madam mina to sleep she try and she succeed.
she sleep all the time till at the last i feel myself to suspicious grow and attempt to wake her.   she sleep all the time till at the last i feel myself to suspicious grow and attempt to wake her.
but she sleep on and i may not wake her though i try.   but she sleep on and i may not wake her though i try.
i do not wish to try too hard lest i harm her for i know that she have suffer much and sleep at times be allinall to her.   i do not wish to try too hard lest i harm her for i know that she have suffer much and sleep at times be allinall to her.
i think i drowse myself for all of sudden i feel guilt as though i have done something i find myself bolt up with the reins in my hand and the good horses go along jog jog just as ever.   i think i drowse myself for all of sudden i feel guilt as though i have done something i find myself bolt up with the reins in my hand and the good horses go along jog jog just as ever.
i look down and find madam mina still asleep.   i look down and find madam mina still asleep.
it is now not far off sunset time and over the fog the light of the sun flow in big yellow flood so that we throw great long shadow on where the mountain rise so steep.   it is now not far off sunset time and over the fog the light of the sun flow in big yellow flood so that we throw great long shadow on where the mountain rise so steep.
for we are going up and up and all is oh.   for we are going up and up and all is oh.
so wild and rocky as though it were the end of the world.   so wild and rocky as though it were the end of the world.
then i arouse madam mina.   then i arouse madam mina.
this time she wake with not much trouble and then i try to put her to hypnotic sleep.   this time she wake with not much trouble and then i try to put her to hypnotic sleep.
but she sleep not being as though i were not.   but she sleep not being as though i were not.
still i try and try till all at once i find her and myself in dark so i look round and find that the sun have gone down.   still i try and try till all at once i find her and myself in dark so i look round and find that the sun have gone down.
madam mina laugh and i turn and look at her.   madam mina laugh and i turn and look at her.
she is now quite awake and look so well as i never saw her since that night at carfax when we first enter the counts house.   she is now quite awake and look so well as i never saw her since that night at carfax when we first enter the counts house.
i am amaze and not at ease then but she is so bright and tender and thoughtful for me that i forget all fear.   i am amaze and not at ease then but she is so bright and tender and thoughtful for me that i forget all fear.
i light a fire for we have brought supply of wood with us and she prepare food while i undo the horses and set them tethered in shelter to feed.   i light a fire for we have brought supply of wood with us and she prepare food while i undo the horses and set them tethered in shelter to feed.
then when i return to the fire she have my supper ready.   then when i return to the fire she have my supper ready.
i go to help her but she smile and tell me that she have eat alreadythat she was so hungry that she would not wait.   i go to help her but she smile and tell me that she have eat alreadythat she was so hungry that she would not wait.
i like it not and i have grave doubts but i fear to affright her and so i am silent of it.   i like it not and i have grave doubts but i fear to affright her and so i am silent of it.
she help me and i eat alone and then we wrap in blankets and lie beside the fire and i tell her to sleep while i watch.   she help me and i eat alone and then we wrap in blankets and lie beside the fire and i tell her to sleep while i watch.
but presently i forget all of watching and when i sudden remember that i watch i find her lying quiet but awake and looking at me with so bright eyes.   but presently i forget all of watching and when i sudden remember that i watch i find her lying quiet but awake and looking at me with so bright eyes.
once twice more the same occur and i get much sleep till before morning.   once twice more the same occur and i get much sleep till before morning.
when i wake i try to hypnotise her but alas.   when i wake i try to hypnotise her but alas.
though she shut her eyes obedient she may not sleep.   though she shut her eyes obedient she may not sleep.
the sun rise up and up and up and then sleep come to her too late but so heavy that she will not wake.   the sun rise up and up and up and then sleep come to her too late but so heavy that she will not wake.
i have to lift her up and place her sleeping in the carriage when i have harnessed the horses and made all ready.   i have to lift her up and place her sleeping in the carriage when i have harnessed the horses and made all ready.
madam still sleep and sleep and she look in her sleep more healthy and more redder than before.   madam still sleep and sleep and she look in her sleep more healthy and more redder than before.
and i like it not.   and i like it not.
  -+ the air is still more upsetting and i wish more and more that palmieri were here to tell me what is going to happen.
and i am afraid afraid afraid. = and i am afraid afraid afraid.
i am afraid of all thingseven to think but i must go on my way.   i am afraid of all thingseven to think but i must go on my way.
the stake we play for is life and death or more than these and we must not flinch.   the stake we play for is life and death or more than these and we must not flinch.
5 november morning. <> 30 august morning.
let me be accurate in everything for though you and i have seen some strange things together you may at the first think that i van helsing am madthat the many horrors and the so long strain on nerves has at the last turn my brain. = let me be accurate in everything for though you and i have seen some strange things together you may at the first think that i van helsing am madthat the many horrors and the so long strain on nerves has at the last turn my brain.
all yesterday we travel ever getting closer to the mountains and moving into a more and more wild and desert land.   all yesterday we travel ever getting closer to the mountains and moving into a more and more wild and desert land.
there are great frowning precipices and much falling water and nature seem to have held sometime her carnival.   there are great frowning precipices and much falling water and nature seem to have held sometime her carnival.
madam mina still sleep and sleep and though i did have hunger and appeased it i could not waken hereven for food.   madam mina still sleep and sleep and though i did have hunger and appeased it i could not waken hereven for food.
i began to fear that the fatal spell of the place was upon her tainted as she is with that vampire baptism.   i began to fear that the fatal spell of the place was upon her tainted as she is with that vampire baptism.
well said i to myself if it be that she sleep all the day it shall also be that i do not sleep at night.   well said i to myself if it be that she sleep all the day it shall also be that i do not sleep at night.
as we travel on the rough road for a road of an ancient and imperfect kind there was i held down my head and slept.   as we travel on the rough road for a road of an ancient and imperfect kind there was i held down my head and slept.
again i waked with a sense of guilt and of time passed and found madam mina still sleeping and the sun low down.   again i waked with a sense of guilt and of time passed and found madam mina still sleeping and the sun low down.
but all was indeed changed the frowning mountains seemed further away and we were near the top of a steeprising hill on summit of which was such a castle as jonathan tell of in his diary.   but all was indeed changed the frowning mountains seemed further away and we were near the top of a steeprising hill on summit of which was such a castle as jonathan tell of in his diary.
at once i exulted and feared for now for good or ill the end was near.   at once i exulted and feared for now for good or ill the end was near.
i woke madam mina and again tried to hypnotise her but alas.   i woke madam mina and again tried to hypnotise her but alas.
unavailing till too late.   unavailing till too late.
then ere the great dark came upon usfor even after downsun the heavens reflected the gone sun on the snow and all was for a time in a great twilighti took out the horses and fed them in what shelter i could. <> then ere the great dark came upon usfor even after downsun the heavens reflected the gone sun on the cloud and all was for a time in a great twilighti took out the horses and fed them in what shelter i could.
then i make a fire and near it i made madam mina now awake and more charming than ever sit comfortable amid her rugs.   then i make a fire and near it i make madam mina now awake and more charming than ever sit comfortable amid her rug.
i got ready food but she would not eat simply saying that she had not hunger. = i got ready food but she would not eat simply saying that she had not hunger.
i did not press her knowing her unavailingness.   i did not press her knowing her unavailingness.
but i myself eat for i must needs now be strong for all.   but i myself eat for i must needs now be strong for all.
then with the fear on me of what might be i drew a ring so big for her comfort round where madam mina sat and over the ring i passed some of the wafer and i broke it fine so that all was well guarded.   then with the fear on me of what might be i drew a ring so big for her comfort round where madam mina sat and over the ring i passed some of the wafer and i broke it fine so that all was well guarded.
she sat still all the timeso still as one dead and she grew whiter and even whiter till the snow was not more pale and no word she said.   she sat still all the timeso still as one dead and she grew whiter and even whiter till the snow was not more pale and no word she said.
but when i drew near she clung to me and i could know that the poor soul shook her from head to feet with a tremor that was pain to feel.   but when i drew near she clung to me and i could know that the poor soul shook her from head to feet with a tremor that was pain to feel.
i said to her presently when she had grown more quietwill you not come over to the fire.   i said to her presently when she had grown more quietwill you not come over to the fire.
for i wished to make a test of what she could.   for i wished to make a test of what she could.
she rose obedient but when she have made a step she stopped and stood as one stricken.   she rose obedient but when she have made a step she stopped and stood as one stricken.
why not go on.   why not go on.
i asked.   i asked.
she shook her head and coming back sat down in her place.   she shook her head and coming back sat down in her place.
then looking at me with open eyes as of one waked from sleep she said simplyi cannot.   then looking at me with open eyes as of one waked from sleep she said simplyi cannot.
and remained silent.   and remained silent.
i rejoiced for i knew that what she could not none of those that we dreaded could.   i rejoiced for i knew that what she could not none of those that we dreaded could.
though there might be danger to her body yet her soul was safe.   though there might be danger to her body yet her soul was safe.
presently the horses began to scream and tore at their tethers till i came to them and quieted them.   presently the horses began to scream and tore at their tethers till i came to them and quieted them.
when they did feel my hands on them they whinnied low as in joy and licked at my hands and were quiet for a time.   when they did feel my hands on them they whinnied low as in joy and licked at my hands and were quiet for a time.
many times through the night did i come to them till it arrive to the cold hour when all nature is at lowest and every time my coming was with quiet of them. <> many times through the night did i come to them till it arrive to the dark hour when all nature is at lowest and every time my coming was with quiet of them.
in the cold hour the fire began to die and i was about stepping forth to replenish it for now the snow came in flying sweeps and with it a chill mist even in the dark there was a light of some kind as there ever is over snow and it seemed as though the snowflurries and the wreaths of mist took shape as of women with trailing garments.   in the dark hour the fire began to die and i was about stepping forth to replenish it for now the thick air come with it a damp mist even in the dark there was a light of some kind and it seemed as though the smoke and the wreaths of mist took shape as of women with trailing garments.
all was in dead grim silence only that the horses whinnied and cowered as if in terror of the worst i began to fearhorrible fears but then came to me the sense of safety in that ring wherein i stood. = all was in dead grim silence only that the horses whinnied and cowered as if in terror of the worst i began to fearhorrible fears but then came to me the sense of safety in that ring wherein i stood.
i began too to think that my imaginings were of the night and the gloom and the unrest that i have gone through and all the terrible anxiety.   i began too to think that my imaginings were of the night and the gloom and the unrest that i have gone through and all the terrible anxiety.
it was as though my memories of all jonathans horrid experience were befooling me for the snow flakes and the mist began to wheel and circle round till i could get as though a shadowy glimpse of those women that would have kissed him. <> it was as though my memories of all jonathans horrid experience were befooling me for the fire sparks and the mist began to wheel and circle round till i could get as though a shadowy glimpse of those women that would have kissed him.
and then the horses cowered lower and lower and moaned in terror as men do in pain. = and then the horses cowered lower and lower and moaned in terror as men do in pain.
even the madness of fright was not to them so that they could break away.   even the madness of fright was not to them so that they could break away.
i feared for my dear madam mina when these weird figures drew near and circled round.   i feared for my dear madam mina when these weird figures drew near and circled round.
i looked at her but she sat calm and smiled at me when i would have stepped to the fire to replenish it she caught me and held me back and whispered like a voice that one hears in a dream so low it wasno.   i looked at her but she sat calm and smiled at me when i would have stepped to the fire to replenish it she caught me and held me back and whispered like a voice that one hears in a dream so low it wasno.
no.   no.
do not go without.   do not go without.
here you are safe.   here you are safe.
i turned to her and looking in her eyes saidbut you.   i turned to her and looking in her eyes saidbut you.
it is for you that i fear.   it is for you that i fear.
whereat she laugheda laugh low and unreal and saidfear for me.   whereat she laugheda laugh low and unreal and saidfear for me.
why fear for me.   why fear for me.
none safer in all the world from them than i am and as i wondered at the meaning of her words a puff of wind made the flame leap up and i see the red scar on her forehead.   none safer in all the world from them than i am and as i wondered at the meaning of her words a puff of wind made the flame leap up and i see the red scar on her forehead.
then alas.   then alas.
i knew.   i knew.
did i not i would soon have learned for the wheeling figures of mist and snow came closer but keeping ever without the holy circle. <> did i not i would soon have learned for the wheeling figures of mist and sparks came closer but keeping ever without the holy circle.
then they began to materialise tillif god have not taken away my reason for i saw it through my eyesthere were before me in actual flesh the same three women that jonathan saw in the room when they would have kissed his throat. = then they began to materialise tillif god have not taken away my reason for i saw it through my eyesthere were before me in actual flesh the same three women that jonathan saw in the room when they would have kissed his throat.
i knew the swaying round forms the bright hard eyes the white teeth the ruddy colour the voluptuous lips.   i knew the swaying round forms the bright hard eyes the white teeth the ruddy colour the voluptuous lips.
they smiled ever at poor dear madam mina and as their laugh came through the silence of the night they twined their arms and pointed to her and said in those so sweet tingling tones that jonathan said were of the intolerable sweetness of the waterglassescome sister.   they smiled ever at poor dear madam mina and as their laugh came through the silence of the night they twined their arms and pointed to her and said in those so sweet tingling tones that jonathan said were of the intolerable sweetness of the waterglassescome sister.
come to us.   come to us.
come.   come.
come.   come.
in fear i turned to my poor madam mina and my heart with gladness leapt like flame for oh.   in fear i turned to my poor madam mina and my heart with gladness leapt like flame for oh.
the terror in her sweet eyes the repulsion the horror told a story to my heart that was all of hope.   the terror in her sweet eyes the repulsion the horror told a story to my heart that was all of hope.
god be thanked she was not yet of them.   god be thanked she was not yet of them.
i seized some of the firewood which was by me and holding out some of the wafer advanced on them towards the fire.   i seized some of the firewood which was by me and holding out some of the wafer advanced on them towards the fire.
they drew back before me and laughed their low horrid laugh.   they drew back before me and laughed their low horrid laugh.
i fed the fire and feared them not for i knew that we were safe within our protections.   i fed the fire and feared them not for i knew that we were safe within our protections.
they could not approach me whilst so armed nor madam mina whilst she remained within the ring which she could not leave no more than they could enter.   they could not approach me whilst so armed nor madam mina whilst she remained within the ring which she could not leave no more than they could enter.
the horses had ceased to moan and lay still on the ground the snow fell on them softly and they grew whiter. <> the horses had ceased to moan and lay still on the ground.
i knew that there was for the poor beasts no more of terror. = i knew that there was for the poor beasts no more of terror.
and so we remained till the red of the dawn began to fall through the gloom.   and so we remained till the red of the dawn began to fall through the gloom.
i was desolate and afraid and full of woe and terror but when that beautiful sun began to climb the horizon life was to me again.   i was desolate and afraid and full of woe and terror but when that beautiful sun began to climb the horizon life was to me again.
at the first coming of the dawn the horrid figures melted in the whirling mist and snow the wreaths of transparent gloom moved away towards the castle and were lostinstinctively with the dawn coming i turned to madam mina intending to hypnotise her but she lay in a deep and sudden sleep from which i could not wake her. <> at the first coming of the dawn the horrid figures melted in the whirling mist the wreaths of transparent fog moved away towards the castle and were lostinstinctively with the dawn coming i turned to madam mina intending to hypnotise her but she lay in a deep and sudden sleep from which i could not wake her.
i tried to hypnotise through her sleep but she made no response none at all and the day broke. = i tried to hypnotise through her sleep but she made no response none at all and the day broke.
i fear yet to stir.   i fear yet to stir.
i have made my fire and have seen the horses they are all dead.   i have made my fire and have seen the horses they are all dead.
today i have much to do here and i keep waiting till the sun is up high for there may be places where i must go where that sunlight though snow and mist obscure it will be to me a safety. <> today i have much to do here and i keep waiting till the sun is up high for there may be places where i must go where that sunlight though cloud and mist obscure it will be to me a safety.
    the oppression in the air grows more and more i know not what to do.
i will strengthen me with breakfast and then i will do my terrible work. = i will strengthen me with breakfast and then i will do my terrible work.
madam mina still sleeps and god be thanked.   madam mina still sleeps and god be thanked.
she is calm in her sleep .   she is calm in her sleep .
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jonathan harkers journal. = jonathan harkers journal.
4 november evening. <> 29 august evening.
the accident to the launch has been a terrible thing for us. = the accident to the launch has been a terrible thing for us.
only for it we should have overtaken the boat long ago and by now my dear mina would have been free.   only for it we should have overtaken the boat long ago and by now my dear mina would have been free.
i fear to think of her off on the wolds near that horrid place.   i fear to think of her off on the wolds near that horrid place.
we have got horses and we follow on the track.   we have got horses and we follow on the track.
i note this whilst godalming is getting ready.   i note this whilst godalming is getting ready.
we have our arms the szgany must look out if they mean fight.   we have our arms the szgany must look out if they mean fight.
oh if only morris and seward were with us.   oh if only morris and seward were with us.
we must only hope.   we must only hope.
if i write no more goodbye mina.   if i write no more goodbye mina.
god bless and keep you.   god bless and keep you.
dr sewards diary.   dr sewards diary.
5 november. <>  
with the dawn we saw the body of szgany before us dashing away from the river with their leiterwaggon.   30 augustwith the dawn we saw the body of szgany before us dashing away from the river with their leiterwagon.
they surrounded it in a cluster and hurried along as though beset. = they surrounded it in a cluster and hurried along as though beset.
the snow is falling lightly and there is a strange excitement in the air. <> the fog thickens and there is a strange excitement in the air.
it may be our own excited feelings but the depression is strange.   it may be our own feelings but the depression is strange.
far off i hear the howling of wolves the snow brings them down from the mountains and there are dangers to all of us and from all sides.   far off i hear the howling of wolves something brings them down from the mountains and there are dangers to all of us and from all sides.
the horses are nearly ready and we are soon off. = the horses are nearly ready and we are soon off.
we ride to death of some one.   we ride to death of some one.
god alone knows who or where or what or when or how it may be .   god alone knows who or where or what or when or how it may be .
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dr van helsings memorandum. = dr van helsings memorandum.
5 november afternoon. <> 30 august afternoon.
i am at least sane. = i am at least sane.
thank god for that mercy at all events though the proving it has been dreadful.   thank god for that mercy at all events though the proving it has been dreadful.
when i left madam mina sleeping within the holy circle i took my way to the castle.   when i left madam mina sleeping within the holy circle i took my way to the castle.
the blacksmith hammer which i took in the carriage from veresti was useful though the doors were all open i broke them off the rusty hinges lest some illintent or illchance should close them so that being entered i might not get out.   the blacksmith hammer which i took in the carriage from veresti was useful though the doors were all open i broke them off the rusty hinges lest some illintent or illchance should close them so that being entered i might not get out.
jonathans bitter experience served me here.   jonathans bitter experience served me here.
by memory of his diary i found my way to the old chapel for i knew that here my work lay.   by memory of his diary i found my way to the old chapel for i knew that here my work lay.
the air was oppressive it seemed as if there was some sulphurous fume which at times made me dizzy.   the air was oppressive it seemed as if there was some sulphurous fume which at times made me dizzy.
either there was a roaring in my ears or i heard afar off the howl of wolves.   either there was a roaring in my ears or i heard afar off the howl of wolves.
then i bethought me of my dear madam mina and i was in terrible plight.   then i bethought me of my dear madam mina and i was in terrible plight.
the dilemma had me between his horns.   the dilemma had me between his horns.
her i had not dare to take into this place but left safe from the vampire in that holy circle and yet even there would be the wolf.   her i had not dare to take into this place but left safe from the vampire in that holy circle and yet even there would be the wolf.
i resolve me that my work lay here and that as to the wolves we must submit if it were gods will.   i resolve me that my work lay here and that as to the wolves we must submit if it were gods will.
at any rate it was only death and freedom beyond.   at any rate it was only death and freedom beyond.
so did i choose for her.   so did i choose for her.
had it but been for myself the choice had been easy the maw of the wolf were better to rest in than the grave of the vampire.   had it but been for myself the choice had been easy the maw of the wolf were better to rest in than the grave of the vampire.
so i make my choice to go on with my work.   so i make my choice to go on with my work.
i knew that there were at least three graves to findgraves that are inhabit so i search and search and i find one of them.   i knew that there were at least three graves to findgraves that are inhabit so i search and search and i find one of them.
she lay in her vampire sleep so full of life and voluptuous beauty that i shudder as though i have come to do murder.   she lay in her vampire sleep so full of life and voluptuous beauty that i shudder as though i have come to do murder.
ah i doubt not that in old time when such things were many a man who set forth to do such a task as mine found at the last his heart fail him and then his nerve.   ah i doubt not that in old time when such things were many a man who set forth to do such a task as mine found at the last his heart fail him and then his nerve.
so he delay and delay and delay till the mere beauty and the fascination of the wanton undead have hypnotise him and he remain on and on till sunset come and the vampire sleep be over.   so he delay and delay and delay till the mere beauty and the fascination of the wanton undead have hypnotise him and he remain on and on till sunset come and the vampire sleep be over.
then the beautiful eyes of the fair woman open and look love and the voluptuous mouth present to a kissand man is weak.   then the beautiful eyes of the fair woman open and look love and the voluptuous mouth present to a kissand man is weak.
and there remain one more victim in the vampire fold one more to swell the grim and grisly ranks of the undead.   and there remain one more victim in the vampire fold one more to swell the grim and grisly ranks of the undead.
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there is some fascination surely when i am moved by the mere presence of such an one even lying as she lay in a tomb fretted with age and heavy with the dust of centuries though there be that horrid odour such as the lairs of the count have had. = there is some fascination surely when i am moved by the mere presence of such an one even lying as she lay in a tomb fretted with age and heavy with the dust of centuries though there be that horrid odour such as the lairs of the count have had.
yes i was movedi van helsing with all my purpose and with my motive for hatei was moved to a yearning for delay which seemed to paralyse my faculties and to clog my very soul.   yes i was movedi van helsing with all my purpose and with my motive for hatei was moved to a yearning for delay which seemed to paralyse my faculties and to clog my very soul.
it may have been that the need of natural sleep and the strange oppression of the air were beginning to overcome me.   it may have been that the need of natural sleep and the strange oppression of the air were beginning to overcome me.
certain it was that i was lapsing into sleep the openeyed sleep of one who yields to a sweet fascination when there came through the snowstilled air a long low wail so full of woe and pity that it woke me like the sound of a clarion. <> certain it was that i was lapsing into sleep the openeyed sleep of one who yields to a sweet fascination when there came through the heatstilled air a long low wail so full of woe and pity that it woke me like the sound of a clarion.
for it was the voice of my dear madam mina that i heard. = for it was the voice of my dear madam mina that i heard.
then i braced myself again to my horrid task and found by wrenching away tombtops one other of the sisters the other dark one.   then i braced myself again to my horrid task and found by wrenching away tombtops one other of the sisters the other dark one.
i dared not pause to look on her as i had on her sister lest once more i should begin to be enthral but i go on searching until presently i find in a high great tomb as if made to one much beloved that other fair sister which like jonathan i had seen to gather herself out of the atoms of the mist she was so fair to look on so radiantly beautiful so exquisitely voluptuous that the very instinct of man in me which calls some of my sex to love and to protect one of hers made my head whirl with new emotion.   i dared not pause to look on her as i had on her sister lest once more i should begin to be enthral but i go on searching until presently i find in a high great tomb as if made to one much beloved that other fair sister which like jonathan i had seen to gather herself out of the atoms of the mist she was so fair to look on so radiantly beautiful so exquisitely voluptuous that the very instinct of man in me which calls some of my sex to love and to protect one of hers made my head whirl with new emotion.
but god be thanked that soulwail of my dear madam mina had not died out of my ears and before the spell could be wrought further upon me i had nerved myself to my wild work.   but god be thanked that soulwail of my dear madam mina had not died out of my ears and before the spell could be wrought further upon me i had nerved myself to my wild work.
by this time i had searched all the tombs in the chapel so far as i could tell and as there had been only three of these undead phantoms around us in the night i took it that there were no more of active undead existent.   by this time i had searched all the tombs in the chapel so far as i could tell and as there had been only three of these undead phantoms around us in the night i took it that there were no more of active undead existent.
there was one great tomb more lordly than all the rest huge it was and nobly proportioned.   there was one great tomb more lordly than all the rest huge it was and nobly proportioned.
on it was but one worddraculathis then was the undead home of the kingvampire to whom so many more were due.   on it was but one worddraculathis then was the undead home of the kingvampire to whom so many more were due.
its emptiness spoke eloquent to make certain what i knew.   its emptiness spoke eloquent to make certain what i knew.
before i began to restore these women to their dead selves through my awful work i laid in draculas tomb some of the wafer and so banished him from it undead for ever.   before i began to restore these women to their dead selves through my awful work i laid in draculas tomb some of the wafer and so banished him from it undead for ever.
then began my terrible task and i dreaded it.   then began my terrible task and i dreaded it.
had it been but one it had been easy comparative.   had it been but one it had been easy comparative.
but three.   but three.
to begin twice more after i had been through a deed of horror for it was terrible with the sweet miss lucy what would it not be with these strange ones who had survived through centuries and who had been strengthened by the passing of the years who would if they could have fought for their foul lives .   to begin twice more after i had been through a deed of horror for it was terrible with the sweet miss lucy what would it not be with these strange ones who had survived through centuries and who had been strengthened by the passing of the years who would if they could have fought for their foul lives .
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oh my friend john but it was butcher work had i not been nerved by thoughts of other dead and of the living over whom hung such a pall of fear i could not have gone on. = oh my friend john but it was butcher work had i not been nerved by thoughts of other dead and of the living over whom hung such a pall of fear i could not have gone on.
i tremble and tremble even yet though till all was over god be thanked my nerve did stand.   i tremble and tremble even yet though till all was over god be thanked my nerve did stand.
had i not seen the repose in the first place and the gladness that stole over it just ere the final dissolution came as realisation that the soul had been won i could not have gone further with my butchery.   had i not seen the repose in the first place and the gladness that stole over it just ere the final dissolution came as realisation that the soul had been won i could not have gone further with my butchery.
i could not have endured the horrid screeching as the stake drove home the plunging of writhing form and lips of bloody foam.   i could not have endured the horrid screeching as the stake drove home the plunging of writhing form and lips of bloody foam.
i should have fled in terror and left my work undone.   i should have fled in terror and left my work undone.
but it is over.   but it is over.
and the poor souls i can pity them now and weep as i think of them placid each in her full sleep of death for a short moment ere fading.   and the poor souls i can pity them now and weep as i think of them placid each in her full sleep of death for a short moment ere fading.
for friend john hardly had my knife severed the head of each before the whole body began to melt away and crumble into its native dust as though the death that should have come centuries agone had at last assert himself and say at once and loud i am here.   for friend john hardly had my knife severed the head of each before the whole body began to melt away and crumble into its native dust as though the death that should have come centuries agone had at last assert himself and say at once and loud i am here.
before i left the castle i so fixed its entrances that never more can the count enter there undead.   before i left the castle i so fixed its entrances that never more can the count enter there undead.
when i stepped into the circle where madam mina slept she woke from her sleep and seeing me cried out in pain that i had endured too much.come.   when i stepped into the circle where madam mina slept she woke from her sleep and seeing me cried out in pain that i had endured too much.come.
she said come away from this awful place.   she said come away from this awful place.
let us go to meet my husband who is i know coming towards us.   let us go to meet my husband who is i know coming towards us.
she was looking thin and pale and weak but her eyes were pure and glowed with fervour.   she was looking thin and pale and weak but her eyes were pure and glowed with fervour.
i was glad to see her paleness and her illness for my mind was full of the fresh horror of that ruddy vampire sleep.   i was glad to see her paleness and her illness for my mind was full of the fresh horror of that ruddy vampire sleep.
and so with trust and hope and yet full of fear we go eastward to meet our friendsand himwhom madam mina tell me that she know are coming to meet us.   and so with trust and hope and yet full of fear we go eastward to meet our friendsand himwhom madam mina tell me that she know are coming to meet us.
mina harkers journal.   mina harkers journal.
6 november. <>  
it was late in the afternoon when the professor and i took our way towards the east whence i knew jonathan was coming.   31 augustit was late in the afternoon when the professor and i took our way towards the east whence i knew jonathan was coming.
    we did not go fast though the way was steeply downhill for the fog had thickened horribly we dared not face the possibility of toppling over a rock or even of spraining an ankle.
we had to take some of our provisions too for we were in a perfect desolation and so far as we could see through the snowfall there was not even the sign of a habitation.   we had to take some of our provisions too for we were in a perfect desolation and so far as we could see through the thick grey air there was not even the sign of habitation.
when we had gone about a mile i was tired with the heavy walking and sat down to rest then we looked back and saw where the clear line of draculas castle cut the sky for we were so deep under the hill whereon it was set that the angle of perspective of the carpathian mountains was far below it.   when we had gone about a mile i was tired with the heavy walking and sat down to rest then we looked back and saw where the clear line of draculas castle cut the sky above the clouds for we were so deep under the hill whereon it was set that the angle of perspective of the carpathian mountains was far below it.
we saw it in all its grandeur perched a thousand feet on the summit of a sheer precipice and with seemingly a great gap between it and the steep of the adjacent mountain on any side. = we saw it in all its grandeur perched a thousand feet on the summit of a sheer precipice and with seemingly a great gap between it and the steep of the adjacent mountain on any side.
there was something wild and uncanny about the place.   there was something wild and uncanny about the place.
we could hear the distant howling of wolves.   we could hear the distant howling of wolves.
they were far off but the sound even though coming muffled through the deadening snowfall was full of terror. <> they were far off but the sound even though coming muffled through the curious atmosphere was full of terror.
i knew from the way dr van helsing was searching about that he was trying to seek some strategic point where we would be less exposed in case of attack. = i knew from the way dr van helsing was searching about that he was trying to seek some strategic point where we would be less exposed in case of attack.
the rough roadway still led downwards.   the rough roadway still led downwards.
in a little while the professor signalled to me so i got up and joined him.   in a little while the professor signalled to me so i got up and joined him.
he had found a wonderful spot a sort of natural hollow in a rock with an entrance like a doorway between two boulders.   he had found a wonderful spot a sort of natural hollow in a rock with an entrance like a doorway between two boulders.
he took me by the hand and drew me in see.   he took me by the hand and drew me in see.
he said here you will be in shelter and if the wolves do come i can meet them one by one.   he said here you will be in shelter and if the wolves do come i can meet them one by one.
he brought in our blankets and made a snug nest for me and got out some provisions and forced them upon me.   he brought in our blankets and made a snug nest for me and got out some provisions and forced them upon me.
but i could not eat to even try to do so was repulsive to me and much as i would have liked to please him i could not bring myself to the attempt.   but i could not eat to even try to do so was repulsive to me and much as i would have liked to please him i could not bring myself to the attempt.
he looked very sad but did not reproach me.   he looked very sad but did not reproach me.
taking his fieldglasses from the case he stood on the top of the rock and began to search the horizon.   taking his fieldglasses from the case he stood on the top of the rock and began to search the horizon.
suddenly he called outlook.   suddenly he called outlook.
madam mina look.   madam mina look.
look.   look.
i sprang up and stood beside him on the rock he handed me his glasses and pointed.   i sprang up and stood beside him on the rock he handed me his glasses and pointed.
the snow was now falling more heavily and swirled about fiercely for a high wind was beginning to blow. <> the mist swirled about fiercely for a high wind was beginning to blow.
however there were times when there were pauses between the snow flurries and i could see a long way round.   however there were times when there were gaps in the fog and i could see a long way round.
from the height where we were it was possible to see a great distance and far off beyond the white waste of snow i could see the river lying like a black ribbon in kinks and curls as it wound its way.   from the height where we were it was possible to see a great distance and far off beyond the bonewhite crags i could see the river lying like a black ribbon in kinks and curls as it wound its way.
straight in front of us and not far offin fact so near that i wondered we had not noticed beforecame a group of mounted men hurrying along. = straight in front of us and not far offin fact so near that i wondered we had not noticed beforecame a group of mounted men hurrying along.
in the midst of them was a cart a long leiterwagon which swept from side to side like a dogs tail wagging with each stern inequality of the road.   in the midst of them was a cart a long leiterwagon which swept from side to side like a dogs tail wagging with each stern inequality of the road.
outlined against the snow as they were i could see from the mens clothes that they were peasants or gipsies of some kind. <> even outlined as they were i could see from the mens clothes that they were peasants or gypsies of some kind.
on the cart was a great square chest my heart leaped as i saw it for i felt that the end was coming. = on the cart was a great square chest my heart leaped as i saw it for i felt that the end was coming.
the evening was now drawing close and well i knew that at sunset the thing which was till then imprisoned there would take new freedom and could in any of many forms elude pursuit.   the evening was now drawing close and well i knew that at sunset the thing which was till then imprisoned there would take new freedom and could in any of many forms elude pursuit.
in fear i turned to the professor to my consternation however he was not there.   in fear i turned to the professor to my consternation however he was not there.
an instant later i saw him below me.   an instant later i saw him below me.
round the rock he had drawn a circle such as we had found shelter in last night.   round the rock he had drawn a circle such as we had found shelter in last night.
when he had completed it he stood beside me again sayingat least you shall be safe here from him.   when he had completed it he stood beside me again sayingat least you shall be safe here from him.
he took the glasses from me and swept the whole space below us.   he took the glasses from me and swept the whole space below us.
see he said they come quickly they are flogging the horses and galloping as hard as they can.   see he said they come quickly they are flogging the horses and galloping as hard as they can.
he paused and went on in a hollow voicethey are racing for the sunset.   he paused and went on in a hollow voicethey are racing for the sunset.
we may be too late.   we may be too late.
gods will be done.   gods will be done.
  -+ at that moment the sky uttered a metallic groan of thunder echoed by the earth.
it soon passed however and once more his glasses were fixed on the plain. = it soon passed however and once more his glasses were fixed on the plain.
then came a sudden crylook.   then came a sudden crylook.
look.   look.
look.   look.
see two horsemen follow fast coming up from the south.   see two horsemen follow fast coming up from the south.
it must be quincey and john.   it must be quincey and john.
take the glass.   take the glass.
look.   look.
i took it and looked.   i took it and looked.
the two men might be dr seward and mr morris.   the two men might be dr seward and mr morris.
i knew at all events that neither of them was jonathan.   i knew at all events that neither of them was jonathan.
at the same time i knew that jonathan was not far off looking around i saw on the north side of the coming party two other men riding at breakneck speed.   at the same time i knew that jonathan was not far off looking around i saw on the north side of the coming party two other men riding at breakneck speed.
one of them i knew was jonathan and the other i took of course to be lord godalming.   one of them i knew was jonathan and the other i took of course to be lord godalming.
they too were pursuing the party with the cart.   they too were pursuing the party with the cart.
when i told the professor he shouted in glee like a schoolboy and after looking intently till a snowfall made sight impossible he laid his winchester rifle ready for use against the boulder at the opening of our shelter. <> when i told the professor he shouted in glee like a schoolboy and after looking intently for many minutes he laid his winchester rifle ready for use against the boulder at the opening of our shelter.
they are all converging he said. = they are all converging he said.
when the time comes we shall have gypsies on all sides.   when the time comes we shall have gypsies on all sides.
i got out my revolver ready to hand for whilst we were speaking the howling of wolves came louder and closer.   i got out my revolver ready to hand for whilst we were speaking the howling of wolves came louder and closer.
when the snowstorm abated a moment we looked again. <> in a moment we looked again.
it was strange to see the snow falling in such heavy flakes close to us and beyond the sun shining more and more brightly as it sank down towards the far mountain tops.   it was strange to see the mist clumping or bunching close to us and beyond the sun shining more and more brightly as it sank down towards the far mountain tops.
sweeping the glass all around us i could see here and there dots moving singly and in twos and threes and larger numbersthe wolves were gathering for their prey. = sweeping the glass all around us i could see here and there dots moving singly and in twos and threes and larger numbersthe wolves were gathering for their prey.
every instant seemed an age whilst we waited.   every instant seemed an age whilst we waited.
the wind came now in fierce bursts and the snow was driven with fury as it swept upon us in circling eddies. <> the wind came now in fierce bursts and the fog was driven with fury as it swept upon us in circling eddies.
at times we could not see an arms length before us but at others as the hollowsounding wind swept by us it seemed to clear the airspace around us so that we could see afar off. = at times we could not see an arms length before us but at others as the hollowsounding wind swept by us it seemed to clear the airspace around us so that we could see afar off.
we had of late been so accustomed to watch for sunrise and sunset that we knew with fair accuracy when it would be and we knew that before long the sun would set.   we had of late been so accustomed to watch for sunrise and sunset that we knew with fair accuracy when it would be and we knew that before long the sun would set.
it was hard to believe that by our watches it was less than an hour that we waited in that rocky shelter before the various bodies began to converge close upon us.   it was hard to believe that by our watches it was less than an hour that we waited in that rocky shelter before the various bodies began to converge close upon us.
the wind came now with fiercer and more bitter sweeps and more steadily from the north.   the wind came now with fiercer and more bitter sweeps and more steadily from the north.
  -+ it seemingly had driven the mist from us down toward the road.
we could distinguish clearly the individuals of each party the pursued and the pursuers. = we could distinguish clearly the individuals of each party the pursued and the pursuers.
strangely enough those pursued did not seem to realise or at least to care that they were pursued they seemed however to hasten with redoubled speed as the sun dropped lower and lower on the mountain tops.   strangely enough those pursued did not seem to realise or at least to care that they were pursued they seemed however to hasten with redoubled speed as the sun dropped lower and lower on the mountain tops.
closer and closer they drew.   closer and closer they drew.
the professor and i crouched down behind our rock and held our weapons ready i could see that he was determined that they should not pass.   the professor and i crouched down behind our rock and held our weapons ready i could see that he was determined that they should not pass.
one and all were quite unaware of our presence.   one and all were quite unaware of our presence.
all at once two voices shouted out to halt.   all at once two voices shouted out to halt.
one was my jonathans raised in a high key of passion the other mr morris strong resolute tone of quiet command.   one was my jonathans raised in a high key of passion the other mr morris strong resolute tone of quiet command.
the gypsies may not have known the language but there was no mistaking the tone in whatever tongue the words were spoken.   the gypsies may not have known the language but there was no mistaking the tone in whatever tongue the words were spoken.
instinctively they reined in and at the instant lord godalming and jonathan dashed up at one side and dr seward and mr morris on the other.   instinctively they reined in and at the instant lord godalming and jonathan dashed up at one side and dr seward and mr morris on the other.
the leader of the gypsies a splendidlooking fellow who sat his horse like a centaur waved them back and in a fierce voice gave to his companions some word to proceed.   the leader of the gypsies a splendidlooking fellow who sat his horse like a centaur waved them back and in a fierce voice gave to his companions some word to proceed.
they lashed the horses which sprang forward but the four men raised their winchester rifles and in an unmistakable way commanded them to stop.   they lashed the horses which sprang forward but the four men raised their winchester rifles and in an unmistakable way commanded them to stop.
at the same moment dr van helsing and i rose behind the rock and pointed our weapons at them.   at the same moment dr van helsing and i rose behind the rock and pointed our weapons at them.
seeing that they were surrounded the men tightened their reins and drew up.   seeing that they were surrounded the men tightened their reins and drew up.
the leader turned to them and gave a word at which every man of the gypsy party drew what weapon he carried knife or pistol and held himself in readiness to attack.   the leader turned to them and gave a word at which every man of the gypsy party drew what weapon he carried knife or pistol and held himself in readiness to attack.
issue was joined in an instant.   issue was joined in an instant.
the leader with a quick movement of his rein threw his horse out in front and pointed first to the sun now close down on the hill tops and then to the castle said something which i did not understand.   the leader with a quick movement of his rein threw his horse out in front and pointed first to the sun now close down on the hill tops and then to the castle said something which i did not understand.
for answer all four men of our party threw themselves from their horses and dashed towards the cart.   for answer all four men of our party threw themselves from their horses and dashed towards the cart.
i should have felt terrible fear at seeing jonathan in such danger but that the ardor of battle must have been upon me as well as the rest of them.   i should have felt terrible fear at seeing jonathan in such danger but that the ardor of battle must have been upon me as well as the rest of them.
  -+ i felt no fear but only a wild surging desire to do something.
    seeing the quick movement of our parties the leader of the gypsies gave a command.
his men instantly formed round the cart in a sort of undisciplined endeavour each one shouldering and pushing the other in his eagerness to carry out the order. = his men instantly formed round the cart in a sort of undisciplined endeavour each one shouldering and pushing the other in his eagerness to carry out the order.
in the midst of this i could see that jonathan on one side of the ring of men and quincey on the other were forcing a way to the cart it was evident that they were bent on finishing their task before the sun should set.   in the midst of this i could see that jonathan on one side of the ring of men and quincey on the other were forcing a way to the cart it was evident that they were bent on finishing their task before the sun should set.
nothing seemed to stop or even to hinder them.   nothing seemed to stop or even to hinder them.
neither the levelled weapons nor the flashing knives of the gypsies in front nor the howling of the wolves behind appeared to even attract their attention.   neither the levelled weapons nor the flashing knives of the gypsies in front nor the howling of the wolves behind appeared to even attract their attention.
jonathans impetuosity and the manifest singleness of his purpose seemed to overawe those in front of him instinctively they cowered aside and let him pass.   jonathans impetuosity and the manifest singleness of his purpose seemed to overawe those in front of him instinctively they cowered aside and let him pass.
in an instant he had jumped upon the cart and with a strength which seemed incredible raised the great box and flung it over the wheel to the ground.   in an instant he had jumped upon the cart and with a strength which seemed incredible raised the great box and flung it over the wheel to the ground.
in the meantime mr morris had had to use force to pass through his side of the ring of szgany.   in the meantime mr morris had had to use force to pass through his side of the ring of szgany.
all the time i had been breathlessly watching jonathan i had with the tail of my eye seen him pressing desperately forward and had seen the knives of the gypsies flash as he won a way through them and they cut at him.   all the time i had been breathlessly watching jonathan i had with the tail of my eye seen him pressing desperately forward and had seen the knives of the gypsies flash as he won a way through them and they cut at him.
he had parried with his great bowie knife and at first i thought that he too had come through in safety but as he sprang beside jonathan who had by now jumped from the cart i could see that with his left hand he was clutching at his side and that the blood was spurting through his fingers.   he had parried with his great bowie knife and at first i thought that he too had come through in safety but as he sprang beside jonathan who had by now jumped from the cart i could see that with his left hand he was clutching at his side and that the blood was spurting through his fingers.
he did not delay notwithstanding this for as jonathan with desperate energy attacked one end of the chest attempting to prize off the lid with his great kukri knife he attacked the other frantically with his bowie.   he did not delay notwithstanding this for as jonathan with desperate energy attacked one end of the chest attempting to prize off the lid with his great kukri knife he attacked the other frantically with his bowie.
under the efforts of both men the lid began to yield the nails drew with a screeching sound and the top of the box was thrown back.   under the efforts of both men the lid began to yield the nails drew with a screeching sound and the top of the box was thrown back.
by this time the gypsies seeing themselves covered by the winchesters and at the mercy of lord godalming and dr seward had given in and made no further resistance.   by this time the gypsies seeing themselves covered by the winchesters and at the mercy of lord godalming and dr seward had given in and made no further resistance.
the sun was almost down on the mountain tops and the shadows of the whole group fell long upon the snow. <> the sun was almost down on the mountain tops and the shadows of the whole group fell upon the stone.
i saw the count lying within the box upon the earth some of which the rude falling from the cart had scattered over him. = i saw the count lying within the box upon the earth some of which the rude falling from the cart had scattered over him.
he was deathly pale just like a waxen image and the red eyes glared with the horrible vindictive look which i knew too well.   he was deathly pale just like a waxen image and the red eyes glared with the horrible vindictive look which i knew too well.
as i looked the eyes saw the sinking sun and the look of hate in them turned to triumph.   as i looked the eyes saw the sinking sun and the look of hate in them turned to triumph.
but on the instant came the sweep and flash of jonathans great knife.   but on the instant came the sweep and flash of jonathans great knife.
i shrieked as i saw it shear through the throat whilst at the same moment mr morris bowie knife plunged into the heart.   i shrieked as i saw it shear through the throat whilst at the same moment mr morris bowie knife plunged into the heart.
it was like a miracle but before our very eyes and almost in the drawing of a breath the whole body crumbled into dust and passed from our sight.   it was like a miracle but before our very eyes and almost in the drawing of a breath the whole body crumbled into dust and passed from our sight.
i shall be glad as long as i live that even in that moment of final dissolution there was in the face a look of peace such as i never could have imagined might have rested there.   i shall be glad as long as i live that even in that moment of final dissolution there was in the face a look of peace such as i never could have imagined might have rested there.
the castle of dracula now stood out against the red sky and every stone of its broken battlements was articulated against the light of the setting sun.   the castle of dracula now stood out against the red sky and every stone of its broken battlements was articulated against the light of the setting sun.
  <> as we looked there came a terrible convulsion of the earth so that we seemed to rock to and fro and fell to our knees.
    at the same moment with a roar which seemed to shake the very heavens the whole castle and the rock and even the hill on which it stood seemed to rise into the air and scatter in fragments while a mighty cloud of black and yellow smoke volume on volume in rolling grandeur was shot upwards with inconceivable rapidity.
    then there was a stillness in nature as the echoes of the thunderous report seemed to come as with the hollow boom of a thunder clapthe long reverberating roll which seems as though the floors of heaven shook.
    then down in a mighty ruin falling when they rose came the fragments that had been tossed skywards in the cataclysm.
    from where we stood it seemed as though the one fierce volcano burst had satisfied the need of nature and that the castle and the structure of the hill had sunk again into the void.
    we were so appalled by the suddenness and grandeur that we forgot to think of ourselves.
the gipsies taking us as in some way the cause of the extraordinary disappearance of the dead man turned without a word and rode away as if for their lives.   the first to recover were the gypsies and these probably taking us as in some way the cause of the earthquake as well as the extraordinary disappearance of the dead man turned without a word and rode away as if for their lives.
those who were unmounted jumped upon the leiterwagon and shouted to the horsemen not to desert them. = those who were unmounted jumped upon the leiterwagon and shouted to the horsemen not to desert them.
the wolves which had withdrawn to a safe distance followed in their wake leaving us alone.   the wolves which had withdrawn to a safe distance followed in their wake leaving us alone.
mr morris who had sunk to the ground leaned on his elbow holding his hand pressed to his side the blood still gushed through his fingers.   mr morris who had sunk to the ground leaned on his elbow holding his hand pressed to his side the blood still gushed through his fingers.
i flew to him for the holy circle did not now keep me back so did the two doctors.   i flew to him for the holy circle did not now keep me back so did the two doctors.
jonathan knelt behind him and the wounded man laid back his head on his shoulder.   jonathan knelt behind him and the wounded man laid back his head on his shoulder.
with a sigh he took with a feeble effort my hand in that of his own which was unstained.   with a sigh he took with a feeble effort my hand in that of his own which was unstained.
he must have seen the anguish of my heart in my face for he smiled at me and saidi am only too happy to have been of service.   he must have seen the anguish of my heart in my face for he smiled at me and saidi am only too happy to have been of service.
oh god.   oh god.
he cried suddenly struggling to a sitting posture and pointing to me it was worth for this to die.   he cried suddenly struggling to a sitting posture and pointing to me it was worth for this to die.
look.   look.
look.   look.
the sun was now right down upon the mountain top and the red gleams fell upon my face so that it was bathed in rosy light. <> the sun was now right down upon the mountain top and the red gleams came through the thin smoke of the earthquake and fell upon my face so that it was bathed in rosy light.
with one impulse the men sank on their knees and a deep and earnest amen broke from all as their eyes followed the pointing of his finger as the dying man spokenow god be thanked that all has not been in vain. = with one impulse the men sank on their knees and a deep and earnest amen broke from all as their eyes followed the pointing of his finger as the dying man spokenow god be thanked that all has not been in vain.
see.   see.
the snow is not more stainless than her forehead.   the snow is not more stainless than her forehead.
the curse has passed away.   the curse has passed away.
and to our bitter grief with a smile and in silence he died a gallant gentleman.   and to our bitter grief with a smile and in silence he died a gallant gentleman.
  <> the long reverberating roll.
    as though the floors of heaven shook.
    notelondon standard saturday 1st september 1894.
    earthquake in roumaniaour correspondent at odessa telegraphs that a shock of earthquake was felt there yesterday afternoon.
    it lasted a minute but did little damage.
    the daily gazette exeter tuesday 4th september 1894.
seven years ago we all went through the flames and the happiness of some of us since then is we think well worth the pain we endured.   general informationanother violent shock of earthquake has been felt in bucharestnotethree years ago we all went through the flames and the happiness of some of us since then is we think well worth the pain we endured.
it is an added joy to mina and to me that our boys birthday is the same day as that on which quincey morris died. = it is an added joy to mina and to me that our boys birthday is the same day as that on which quincey morris died.
his mother holds i know the secret belief that some of our brave friends spirit has passed into him.   his mother holds i know the secret belief that some of our brave friends spirit has passed into him.
his bundle of names links all our little band of men together but we call him quincey.   his bundle of names links all our little band of men together but we call him quincey.
in the summer of this year we made a journey to transylvania and went over the old ground which was and is to us so full of vivid and terrible memories.   in the summer of this year we made a journey to transylvania and went over the old ground which was and is to us so full of vivid and terrible memories.
it was almost impossible to believe that the things which we had seen with our own eyes and heard with our own ears were living truths.   it was almost impossible to believe that the things which we had seen with our own eyes and heard with our own ears were living truths.
every trace of all that had been was blotted out.   every trace of all that had been was blotted out.
  -+ the site of the castle was a desert waste where as yet no seed could flourish and whence came no bird or insect or even a crawling thing.
    in its cold sulphurous silent loneliness it was a very abomination of desolation.
when we got home we were talking of the old timewhich we could all look back on without despair for godalming and seward are both happily married. = when we got home we were talking of the old timewhich we could all look back on without despair for godalming and seward are both happily married.
i took the papers from the safe where they had been ever since our return so long ago.   i took the papers from the safe where they had been ever since our return so long ago.
we were struck with the fact that in all the mass of material of which the record is composed there is hardly one authentic document nothing but a mass of typewriting except the later notebooks of mina and seward and myself and van helsings memorandum.   we were struck with the fact that in all the mass of material of which the record is composed there is hardly one authentic document nothing but a mass of typewriting except the later notebooks of mina and seward and myself and van helsings memorandum.
we could hardly ask any one even did we wish to to accept these as proofs of so wild a story.   we could hardly ask any one even did we wish to to accept these as proofs of so wild a story.
van helsing summed it all up as he said with our boy on his kneewe want no proofs we ask none to believe us.   van helsing summed it all up as he said with our boy on his kneewe want no proofs we ask none to believe us.
this boy will some day know what a brave and gallant woman his mother is.   this boy will some day know what a brave and gallant woman his mother is.
already he knows her sweetness and loving care later on he will understand how some men so loved her that they did dare much for her sake.   already he knows her sweetness and loving care later on he will understand how some men so loved her that they did dare much for her sake.
jonathan harker   jonathan harker