第15章

CHAPTER25

DRSEWARD\'SDIARY

11October，Evening——JonathanHarkerhasaskedmetonotethis，ashesaysheishardlyequaltothetask，andhewantsanexactrecordkept。

IthinkthatnoneofusweresurprisedwhenwewereaskedtoseeMrs。Harkeralittlebeforethetimeofsunset。

Wehaveoflatecometounderstandthatsunriseandsunsetaretohertimesofpeculiarfreedom。Whenheroldselfcanbemanifestwithoutanycontrollingforcesubduingorrestrainingher，orincitinghertoaction。Thismoodorconditionbeginssomehalfhourormorebeforeactualsunriseorsunset，andlaststilleitherthesunishigh，orwhilstthecloudsarestillaglowwiththeraysstreamingabovethehorizon。

Atfirstthereisasortofnegativecondition，asifsometiewereloosened，andthentheabsolutefreedomquicklyfollows。

When，however，thefreedomceasesthechangebackorrelapsecomesquickly，preceededonlybyaspellofwarningsilence。

Tonight，whenwemet，shewassomewhatconstrained，andboreallthesignsofaninternalstruggle。Iputitdownmyselftohermakingaviolenteffortattheearliestinstantshecoulddoso。

Averyfewminutes，however，gavehercompletecontrolofherself。

Then，motioningherhusbandtositbesideheronthesofawhereshewashalfreclining，shemadetherestofusbringchairsupclose。

Takingherhusband\'shandinhers，shebegan，“Weareallheretogetherinfreedom，forperhapsthelasttime！

Iknowthatyouwillalwaysbewithmetotheend。“

Thiswastoherhusbandwhosehandhad，aswecouldsee，tighteneduponher。“Inthemorningwegooutuponourtask，andGodaloneknowswhatmaybeinstoreforanyofus。

Youaregoingtobesogoodtometotakemewithyou。

Iknowthatallthatbraveearnestmencandoforapoorweakwoman，whosesoulperhapsislost，no，no，notyet，butisatanyrateatstake，youwilldo。ButyoumustrememberthatIamnotasyouare。Thereisapoisoninmyblood，inmysoul，whichmaydestroyme，whichmustdestroyme，unlesssomereliefcomestous。Oh，myfriends，youknowaswellasIdo，thatmysoulisatstake。AndthoughIknowthereisonewayoutforme，youmustnotandImustnottakeit！”

Shelookedappealinglytousallinturn，beginningandendingwithherhusband。

“Whatisthatway？”askedVanHelsinginahoarsevoice。

“Whatisthatway，whichwemustnot，maynot，take？”

“ThatImaydienow，eitherbymyownhandorthatofanother，beforethegreaterevilisentirelywrought。Iknow，andyouknow，thatwereIoncedeadyoucouldandwouldsetfreemyimmortalspirit，evenasyoudidmypoorLucy\'s。Weredeath，orthefearofdeath，theonlythingthatstoodinthewayIwouldnotshrinktodieherenow，amidstthefriendswholoveme。Butdeathisnotall。

Icannotbelievethattodieinsuchacase，whenthereishopebeforeusandabittertasktobedone，isGod\'swill。

Therefore，Ionmypart，giveupherethecertaintyofeternalrest，andgooutintothedarkwheremaybetheblackestthingsthattheworldorthenetherworldholds！”

Wewereallsilent，forweknewinstinctivelythatthiswasonlyaprelude。

Thefacesoftheotherswereset，andHarker\'sgrewashengrey。

Perhaps，heguessedbetterthananyofuswhatwascoming。

Shecontinued，“ThisiswhatIcangiveintothehotch-pot。“

Icouldnotbutnotethequaintlegalphrasewhichsheusedinsuchaplace，andwithallseriousness。“Whatwilleachofyougive？

YourlivesIknow，“shewentonquickly，“thatiseasyforbravemen。YourlivesareGod\'s，andyoucangivethembacktoHim，butwhatwillyougivetome？”Shelookedagainquestionly，butthistimeavoidedherhusband\'sface。

Quinceyseemedtounderstand，henodded，andherfacelitup。

“ThenIshalltellyouplainlywhatIwant，fortheremustbenodoubtfulmatterinthisconnectionbetweenusnow。

Youmustpromiseme，oneandall，evenyou，mybelovedhusband，thatshouldthetimecome，youwillkillme。“

“Whatisthattime？”ThevoicewasQuincey\'s，butitwaslowandstrained。

“WhenyoushallbeconvincedthatIamsochangedthatitisbetterthatI

diethatImaylive。WhenIamthusdeadintheflesh，thenyouwill，withoutamoment\'sdelay，driveastakethroughmeandcutoffmyhead，ordowhateverelsemaybewantingtogivemerest！”

Quinceywasthefirsttoriseafterthepause。Hekneltdownbeforeherandtakingherhandinhissaidsolemnly，“I\'monlyaroughfellow，whohasn\'t，perhaps，livedasamanshouldtowinsuchadistinction，butIsweartoyoubyallthatIholdsacredanddearthat，shouldthetimeevercome，Ishallnotflinchfromthedutythatyouhavesetus。

AndIpromiseyou，too，thatIshallmakeallcertain，forifI

amonlydoubtfulIshalltakeitthatthetimehascome！”

“Mytruefriend！”wasallshecouldsayamidherfast-fallingtears，asbendingover，shekissedhishand。

“Iswearthesame，mydearMadamMina！”saidVanHelsing。“AndI！”

saidLordGodalming，eachoftheminturnkneelingtohertotaketheoath。

Ifollowed，myself。

Thenherhusbandturnedtoherwan-eyedandwithagreenishpallorwhichsubduedthesnowywhitenessofhishair，andasked，“AndmustI，too，makesuchapromise，oh，mywife？”

“Youtoo，mydearest，“shesaid，withinfiniteyearningofpityinhervoiceandeyes。“Youmustnotshrink。

Youarenearestanddearestandalltheworldtome。

Oursoulsareknitintoone，foralllifeandalltime。

Think，dear，thattherehavebeentimeswhenbravemenhavekilledtheirwivesandtheirwomenkind，tokeepthemfromfallingintothehandsoftheenemy。

Theirhandsdidnotfalteranythemorebecausethosethattheylovedimploredthemtoslaythem。Itismen\'sdutytowardsthosewhomtheylove，insuchtimesofsoretrial！

Andoh，mydear，ifitistobethatImustmeetdeathatanyhand，letitbeatthehandofhimthatlovesmebest。

Dr。VanHelsing，IhavenotforgottenyourmercyinpoorLucy\'scasetohimwholoved。“Shestoppedwithaflyingblush，andchangedherphrase，“tohimwhohadbestrighttogiveherpeace。

Ifthattimeshallcomeagain，Ilooktoyoutomakeitahappymemoryofmyhusband\'slifethatitwashislovinghandwhichsetmefreefromtheawfulthralluponme。“

“AgainIswear！”cametheProfessor\'sresonantvoice。

Mrs。Harkersmiled，positivelysmiled，aswithasighofreliefsheleanedbackandsaid，“Andnowonewordofwarning，awarningwhichyoumustneverforget。

Thistime，ifitevercome，maycomequicklyandunexpectedly，andinsuchcaseyoumustlosenotimeinusingyouropportunity。

AtsuchatimeImyselfmightbe……nay！Ifthetimeevercome，shallbe，leaguedwithyourenemyagainstyou。

“Onemorerequest，“shebecameverysolemnasshesaidthis，“itisnotvitalandnecessaryliketheother，butIwantyoutodoonethingforme，ifyouwill。“

Weallacquiesced，butnoonespoke。Therewasnoneedtospeak。

“IwantyoutoreadtheBurialService。“Shewasinterruptedbyadeepgroanfromherhusband。Takinghishandinhers，shehelditoverherheart，andcontinued。“Youmustreaditovermesomeday。

Whatevermaybetheissueofallthisfearfulstateofthings，itwillbeasweetthoughttoallorsomeofus。You，mydearest，willIhopereadit，forthenitwillbeinyourvoiceinmymemoryforever，comewhatmay！”

“Butoh，mydearone，“hepleaded，“deathisafarofffromyou。“

“Nay，“shesaid，holdingupawarninghand。“Iamdeeperindeathatthismomentthaniftheweightofanearthlygravelayheavyuponme！”

“Oh，mywife，mustIreadit？”hesaid，beforehebegan。

“Itwouldcomfortme，myhusband！”wasallshesaid，andhebegantoreadwhenshehadgotthebookready。

HowcanI，howcouldanyone，tellofthatstrangescene，itssolemnity，itsgloom，itssadness，itshorror，andwithal，itssweetness。

Evenasceptic，whocanseenothingbutatravestyofbittertruthinanythingholyoremotional，wouldhavebeenmeltedtothehearthadheseenthatlittlegroupoflovinganddevotedfriendskneelingroundthatstrickenandsorrowinglady。

Orheardthetenderpassionofherhusband\'svoice，asintonessobrokenandemotionalthatoftenhehadtopause，hereadthesimpleandbeautifulservicefromtheBurialoftheDead。Icannotgoon……words……andv-voices……f-failm-me！

Shewasrightinherinstinct。Strangeasitwas，bizarreasitmayhereafterseemeventouswhofeltitspotentinfluenceatthetime，itcomfortedusmuch。Andthesilence，whichshowedMrs。Harker\'scomingrelapsefromherfreedomofsoul，didnotseemsofullofdespairtoanyofusaswehaddreaded。

JONATHANHARKER\'SJOURNAL

15October，Varna——WeleftCharingCrossonthemorningofthe12th，gottoParisthesamenight，andtooktheplacessecuredforusintheOrientExpress。Wetravelednightandday，arrivinghereataboutfiveo\'clock。LordGodalmingwenttotheConsulatetoseeifanytelegramhadarrivedforhim，whilsttherestofuscameontothishotel，“theOdessus。“Thejourneymayhavehadincidents。

Iwas，however，tooeagertogeton，tocareforthem。

UntiltheCzarinaCatherinecomesintoporttherewillbenointerestformeinanythinginthewideworld。

ThankGod！Minaiswell，andlookstobegettingstronger。

Hercoloriscomingback。Shesleepsagreatdeal。

Throughoutthejourneyshesleptnearlyallthetime。

Beforesunriseandsunset，however，sheisverywakefulandalert。

AndithasbecomeahabitforVanHelsingtohypnotizeheratsuchtimes。Atfirst，someeffortwasneeded，andhehadtomakemanypasses。Butnow，sheseemstoyieldatonce，asifbyhabit，andscarcelyanyactionisneeded。

Heseemstohavepowerattheseparticularmomentstosimplywill，andherthoughtsobeyhim。Healwaysasksherwhatshecanseeandhear。

Sheanswerstothefirst，“Nothing，allisdark。“

Andtothesecond，“Icanhearthewaveslappingagainsttheship，andthewaterrushingby。Canvasandcordagestrainandmastsandyardscreak。

Thewindishigh……Icanhearitintheshrouds，andthebowthrowsbackthefoam。“

ItisevidentthattheCzarinaCatherineisstillatsea，hasteningonherwaytoVarna。LordGodalminghasjustreturned。

Hehadfourtelegrams，oneeachdaysincewestarted，andalltothesameeffect。ThattheCzarinaCatherinehadnotbeenreportedtoLloyd\'sfromanywhere。

HehadarrangedbeforeleavingLondonthathisagentshouldsendhimeverydayatelegramsayingiftheshiphadbeenreported。

Hewastohaveamessageevenifshewerenotreported，sothathemightbesurethattherewasawatchbeingkeptattheotherendofthewire。

Wehaddinnerandwenttobedearly。TomorrowwearetoseetheViceConsul，andtoarrange，ifwecan，aboutgettingonboardtheshipassoonasshearrives。VanHelsingsaysthatourchancewillbetogetontheboatbetweensunriseandsunset。

TheCount，evenifhetakestheformofabat，cannotcrosstherunningwaterofhisownvolition，andsocannotleavetheship。

Ashedarenotchangetoman\'sformwithoutsuspicion，whichheevidentlywishestoavoid，hemustremaininthebox。

If，then，wecancomeonboardaftersunrise，heisatourmercy，forwecanopentheboxandmakesureofhim，aswedidofpoorLucy，beforehewakes。Whatmercyheshallgetfromusallwillnotcountformuch。Wethinkthatweshallnothavemuchtroublewithofficialsortheseamen。

ThankGod！Thisisthecountrywherebriberycandoanything，andwearewellsuppliedwithmoney。Wehaveonlytomakesurethattheshipcannotcomeintoportbetweensunsetandsunrisewithoutourbeingwarned，andweshallbesafe。

JudgeMoneybagwillsettlethiscase，Ithink！

16October——Mina\'sreportstillthesame。Lappingwavesandrushingwater，darknessandfavoringwinds。Weareevidentlyingoodtime，andwhenwehearoftheCzarinaCatherineweshallbeready。

AsshemustpasstheDardanelleswearesuretohavesomereport。

17October——Everythingisprettywellfixednow，Ithink，towelcometheCountonhisreturnfromhistour。

Godalmingtoldtheshippersthathefanciedthattheboxsentaboardmightcontainsomethingstolenfromafriendofhis，andgotahalfconsentthathemightopenitathisownrisk。

TheownergavehimapapertellingtheCaptaintogivehimeveryfacilityindoingwhateverhechoseonboardtheship，andalsoasimilarauthorizationtohisagentatVarna。

Wehaveseentheagent，whowasmuchimpressedwithGodalming\'skindlymannertohim，andweareallsatisfiedthatwhateverhecandotoaidourwisheswillbedone。

Wehavealreadyarrangedwhattodoincasewegettheboxopen。

IftheCountisthere，VanHelsingandSewardwillcutoffhisheadatonceanddriveastakethroughhisheart。

MorrisandGodalmingandIshallpreventinterference，evenifwehavetousethearmswhichweshallhaveready。

TheProfessorsaysthatifwecansotreattheCount\'sbody，itwillsoonafterfallintodust。Insuchcasetherewouldbenoevidenceagainstus，incaseanysuspicionofmurderwerearoused。

Butevenifitwerenot，weshouldstandorfallbyouract，andperhapssomedaythisveryscriptmaybeevidencetocomebetweensomeofusandarope。Formyself，Ishouldtakethechanceonlytoothankfullyifitweretocome。

Wemeantoleavenostoneunturnedtocarryoutourintent。

WehavearrangedwithcertainofficialsthattheinstanttheCzarinaCatherineisseen，wearetobeinformedbyaspecialmessenger。

24October——Awholeweekofwaiting。DailytelegramstoGodalming，butonlythesamestory。“Notyetreported。“

Mina\'smorningandeveninghypnoticanswerisunvaried。

Lappingwaves，rushingwater，andcreakingmasts。

TELEGRAM，OCTOBER24THRUFUSSMITH，LLOYD\'S，LONDON，TOLORDGODALMING，CAREOF

H。B。M。VICECONSUL，VARNA

“CzarinaCatherinereportedthismorningfromDardanelles。“

DR。SEWARD\'SDIARY

25October——HowImissmyphonograph！Towriteadiarywithapenisirksometome！ButVanHelsingsaysImust。WewereallwildwithexcitementyesterdaywhenGodalminggothistelegramfromLloyd\'s。

Iknownowwhatmenfeelinbattlewhenthecalltoactionisheard。

Mrs。Harker，aloneofourparty，didnotshowanysignsofemotion。

Afterall，itisnotstrangethatshedidnot，forwetookspecialcarenottoletherknowanythingaboutit，andwealltriednottoshowanyexcitementwhenwewereinherpresence。Inolddaysshewould，Iamsure，havenoticed，nomatterhowwemighthavetriedtoconcealit。

Butinthiswaysheisgreatlychangedduringthepastthreeweeks。

Thelethargygrowsuponher，andthoughsheseemsstrongandwell，andisgettingbacksomeofhercolor，VanHelsingandIarenotsatisfied。

Wetalkofheroften。Wehavenot，however，saidawordtotheothers。

ItwouldbreakpoorHarker\'sheart，certainlyhisnerve，ifheknewthatwehadevenasuspiciononthesubject。VanHelsingexamines，hetellsme，herteethverycarefully，whilstsheisinthehypnoticcondition，forhesaysthatsolongastheydonotbegintosharpenthereisnoactivedangerofachangeinher。Ifthischangeshouldcome，itwouldbenecessarytotakesteps！Webothknowwhatthosestepswouldhavetobe，thoughwedonotmentionourthoughtstoeachother。

Weshouldneitherofusshrinkfromthetask，awfulthoughitbetocontemplate。“Euthanasia“isanexcellentandacomfortingword！

Iamgratefultowhoeverinventedit。

Itisonlyabout24hours\'sailfromtheDardanellestohere，attheratetheCzarinaCatherinehascomefromLondon。

Sheshouldthereforearrivesometimeinthemorning，butasshecannotpossiblygetinbeforenoon，weareallabouttoretireearly。

Weshallgetupatoneo\'clock，soastobeready。

25October，Noon——Nonewsyetoftheship\'sarrival。

Mrs。Harker\'shypnoticreportthismorningwasthesameasusual，soitispossiblethatwemaygetnewsatanymoment。

Wemenareallinafeverofexcitement，exceptHarker，whoiscalm。

Hishandsarecoldasice，andanhouragoIfoundhimwhettingtheedgeofthegreatGhoorkaknifewhichhenowalwayscarrieswithhim。

ItwillbeabadlookoutfortheCountiftheedgeofthat“Kukri“

evertoucheshisthroat，drivenbythatstern，ice-coldhand！

VanHelsingandIwerealittlealarmedaboutMrs。Harkertoday。

Aboutnoonshegotintoasortoflethargywhichwedidnotlike。

Althoughwekeptsilencetotheothers，wewereneitherofushappyaboutit。Shehadbeenrestlessallthemorning，sothatwewereatfirstgladtoknowthatshewassleeping。When，however，herhusbandmentionedcasuallythatshewassleepingsosoundlythathecouldnotwakeher，wewenttoherroomtoseeforourselves。

Shewasbreathingnaturallyandlookedsowellandpeacefulthatweagreedthatthesleepwasbetterforherthananythingelse。

Poorgirl，shehassomuchtoforgetthatitisnowonderthatsleep，ifitbringsobliviontoher，doeshergood。

Later——Ouropinionwasjustified，forwhenafterarefreshingsleepofsomehoursshewokeup，sheseemedbrighterandbetterthanshehadbeenfordays。Atsunsetshemadetheusualhypnoticreport。

WhereverhemaybeintheBlackSea，theCountishurryingtohisdestination。Tohisdoom，Itrust！

26October——AnotherdayandnotidingsoftheCzarinaCatherine。

Sheoughttobeherebynow。Thatsheisstilljourneyingsomewhereisapparent，forMrs。Harker\'shypnoticreportatsunrisewasstillthesame。

Itispossiblethatthevesselmaybelyingby，attimes，forfog。

Someofthesteamerswhichcameinlasteveningreportedpatchesoffogbothtonorthandsouthoftheport。Wemustcontinueourwatching，astheshipmaynowbesignalledanymoment。

27October，Noon——Moststrange。Nonewsyetoftheshipwewaitfor。

Mrs。Harkerreportedlastnightandthismorningasusual。“Lappingwavesandrushingwater，“thoughsheaddedthat“thewaveswereveryfaint。“

ThetelegramsfromLondonhavebeenthesame，“nofurtherreport。“

VanHelsingisterriblyanxious，andtoldmejustnowthathefearstheCountisescapingus。

Headdedsignificantly，“IdidnotlikethatlethargyofMadamMina\'s。Soulsandmemoriescandostrangethingsduringtrance。“

Iwasabouttoaskhimmore，butHarkerjustthencamein，andheheldupawarninghand。Wemusttrytonightatsunsettomakeherspeakmorefullywheninherhypnoticstate。

28October——Telegram。RufusSmith，London，toLordGodalming，careH。B。M。ViceConsul，Varna“CzarinaCatherinereportedenteringGalatzatoneo\'clocktoday。“

DR。SEWARD\'SDIARY

28October——WhenthetelegramcameannouncingthearrivalinGalatzI

donotthinkitwassuchashocktoanyofusasmighthavebeenexpected。

True，wedidnotknowwhence，orhow，orwhen，theboltwouldcome。

ButIthinkweallexpectedthatsomethingstrangewouldhappen。

ThedayofarrivalatVarnamadeusindividuallysatisfiedthatthingswouldnotbejustaswehadexpected。Weonlywaitedtolearnwherethechangewouldoccur。Nonetheless，however，itwasasurprise。

Isupposethatnatureworksonsuchahopefulbasisthatwebelieveagainstourselvesthatthingswillbeastheyoughttobe，notasweshouldknowthattheywillbe。Transcendentalismisabeacontotheangels，evenifitbeawill-o\'-the-wisptoman。VanHelsingraisedhishandoverhisheadforamoment，asthoughinremonstrancewiththeAlmighty。

Buthesaidnotaword，andinafewsecondsstoodupwithhisfacesternlyset。

LordGodalminggrewverypale，andsatbreathingheavily。

Iwasmyselfhalfstunnedandlookedinwonderatoneafteranother。

QuinceyMorristightenedhisbeltwiththatquickmovementwhichI

knewsowell。Inouroldwanderingdaysitmeant“action。“

Mrs。Harkergrewghastlywhite，sothatthescaronherforeheadseemedtoburn，butshefoldedherhandsmeeklyandlookedupinprayer。

Harkersmiled，actuallysmiled，thedark，bittersmileofonewhoiswithouthope，butatthesametimehisactionbeliedhiswords，forhishandsinstinctivelysoughtthehiltofthegreatKukriknifeandrestedthere。

“WhendoesthenexttrainstartforGalatz？”saidVanHelsingtousgenerally。

“At6：30tomorrowmorning！”Weallstarted，fortheanswercamefromMrs。Harker。

“Howonearthdoyouknow？”saidArt。

“Youforget，orperhapsyoudonotknow，thoughJonathandoesandsodoesDr。VanHelsing，thatIamthetrainfiend。

AthomeinExeterIalwaysusedtomakeupthetimetables，soastobehelpfultomyhusband。Ifounditsousefulsometimes，thatIalwaysmakeastudyofthetimetablesnow。

IknewthatifanythingweretotakeustoCastleDraculaweshouldgobyGalatz，oratanyratethroughBucharest，soIlearnedthetimesverycarefully。Unhappilytherearenotmanytolearn，astheonlytraintomorrowleavesasIsay。“

“Wonderfulwoman！”murmuredtheProfessor。

“Can\'twegetaspecial？”askedLordGodalming。

VanHelsingshookhishead，“Ifearnot。Thislandisverydifferentfromyoursormine。Evenifwedidhaveaspecial，itwouldprobablynotarriveassoonasourregulartrain。

Moreover，wehavesomethingtoprepare。Wemustthink。

Nowletusorganize。You，friendArthur，gotothetrainandgettheticketsandarrangethatallbereadyforustogointhemorning。Doyou，friendJonathan，gototheagentoftheshipandgetfromhimletterstotheagentinGalatz，withauthoritytomakeasearchoftheshipjustasitwashere。

QuinceyMorris，youseetheViceConsul，andgethisaidwithhisfellowinGalatzandallhecandotomakeourwaysmooth，sothatnotimesbelostwhenovertheDanube。

JohnwillstaywithMadamMinaandme，andweshallconsult。

Forsoiftimebelongyoumaybedelayed。Anditwillnotmatterwhenthesunset，sinceIamherewithMadamtomakereport。“

“AndI，“saidMrs。Harkerbrightly，andmorelikeheroldselfthanshehadbeenformanyalongday，“shalltrytobeofuseinallways，andshallthinkandwriteforyouasIusedtodo。

Somethingisshiftingfrommeinsomestrangeway，andIfeelfreerthanIhavebeenoflate！”

Thethreeyoungermenlookedhappieratthemomentastheyseemedtorealizethesignificanceofherwords。ButVanHelsingandI，turningtoeachother，meteachagraveandtroubledglance。

Wesaidnothingatthetime，however。

WhenthethreemenhadgoneouttotheirtasksVanHelsingaskedMrs。HarkertolookupthecopyofthediariesandfindhimthepartofHarker\'sjournalattheCastle。

Shewentawaytogetit。

Whenthedoorwasshutuponherhesaidtome，“Wemeanthesame！

Speakout！”

“Hereissomechange。Itisahopethatmakesmesick，foritmaydeceiveus。“

“Quiteso。DoyouknowwhyIaskedhertogetthemanuscript？”

“No！”saidI，“unlessitwastogetanopportunityofseeingmealone。“

“Youareinpartright，friendJohn，butonlyinpart。

Iwanttotellyousomething。Andoh，myfriend，Iamtakingagreat，aterrible，risk。ButIbelieveitisright。

InthemomentwhenMadamMinasaidthosewordsthatarrestbothourunderstanding，aninspirationcametome。InthetranceofthreedaysagotheCountsentherhisspirittoreadhermind。

Ormorelikehetookhertoseehiminhisearthboxintheshipwithwaterrushing，justasitgofreeatriseandsetofsun。

Helearnthenthatwearehere，forshehavemoretotellinheropenlifewitheyestoseeearstohearthanhe，shutasheis，inhiscoffinbox。Nowhemakehismostefforttoescapeus。

Atpresenthewanthernot。

“Heissurewithhissogreatknowledgethatshewillcomeathiscall。

Buthecutheroff，takeher，ashecando，outofhisownpower，thatsoshecomenottohim。Ah！ThereIhavehopethatourmanbrainsthathavebeenofmansolongandthathavenotlostthegraceofGod，willcomehigherthanhischild-brainthatlieinhistombforcenturies，thatgrownotyettoourstature，andthatdoonlyworkselfishandthereforesmall。HerecomesMadamMina。Notawordtoherofhertrance！

Sheknowsitnot，anditwouldoverwhelmherandmakedespairjustwhenwewantallherhope，allhercourage，whenmostwewantallhergreatbrainwhichistrainedlikeman\'sbrain，butisofsweetwomanandhaveaspecialpowerwhichtheCountgiveher，andwhichhemaynottakeawayaltogether，thoughhethinknotso。Hush！Letmespeak，andyoushalllearn。Oh，John，myfriend，weareinawfulstraits。Ifear，asIneverfearedbefore。

WecanonlytrustthegoodGod。Silence！Hereshecomes！”

IthoughtthattheProfessorwasgoingtobreakdownandhavehysterics，justashehadwhenLucydied，butwithagreatefforthecontrolledhimselfandwasatperfectnervouspoisewhenMrs。Harkertrippedintotheroom，brightandhappylookingand，inthedoingofwork，seeminglyforgetfulofhermisery。Asshecamein，shehandedanumberofsheetsoftypewritingtoVanHelsing。Helookedoverthemgravely，hisfacebrighteningupasheread。

Thenholdingthepagesbetweenhisfingerandthumbhesaid，“FriendJohn，toyouwithsomuchexperiencealready，andyoutoo，dearMadamMina，thatareyoung，hereisalesson。

Donotfearevertothink。Ahalfthoughthasbeenbuzzingofteninmybrain，butIfeartolethimloosehiswings。

Herenow，withmoreknowledge，IgobacktowherethathalfthoughtcomefromandIfindthathebenohalfthoughtatall。

Thatbeawholethought，thoughsoyoungthatheisnotyetstrongtousehislittlewings。Nay，likethe`UglyDuck\'

ofmyfriendHansAndersen，hebenoduckthoughtatall，butabigswanthoughtthatsailnoblyonbigwings，whenthetimecomeforhimtotrythem。SeeIreadherewhatJonathanhavewritten。

“Thatotherofhisracewho，inalaterage，againandagain，broughthisforcesoverTheGreatRiverintoTurkeyLand，whowhenhewasbeatenback，cameagain，andagain，andagain，thoughhehadtocomealonefromthebloodyfieldwherehistroopswerebeingslaughtered，sinceheknewthathealonecouldultimatelytriumph。

“Whatdoesthistellus？Notmuch？No！TheCount\'schildthoughtseenothing，thereforehespeaksofree。

Yourmanthoughtseenothing。Mymanthoughtseenothing，tilljustnow。No！Buttherecomesanotherwordfromsomeonewhospeakwithoutthoughtbecauseshe，too，knownotwhatitmean，whatitmightmean。Justasthereareelementswhichrest，yetwheninnature\'scoursetheymoveontheirwayandtheytouch，thepouf！Andtherecomesaflashoflight，heavenwide，thatblindandkillanddestroysome。Butthatshowupallearthbelowforleaguesandleagues。Isitnotso？Well，Ishallexplain。

Tobegin，haveyoueverstudythephilosophyofcrime？

`Yes\'and`No。\'You，John，yes，foritisastudyofinsanity。

You，no，MadamMina，forcrimetouchyounot，notbutonce。

Still，yourmindworkstrue，andarguesnotaparticulariaduniversale。Thereisthispeculiarityincriminals。

Itissoconstant，inallcountriesandatalltimes，thatevenpolice，whoknownotmuchfromphilosophy，cometoknowitempirically，thatitis。Thatistobeempiric。

Thecriminalalwaysworkatonecrime，thatisthetruecriminalwhoseemspredestinatetocrime，andwhowillofnoneother。

Thiscriminalhasnotfullmanbrain。Heiscleverandcunningandresourceful，buthebenotofmanstatureastobrain。

Hebeofchildbraininmuch。Nowthiscriminalofoursispredestinatetocrimealso。He，too，havechildbrain，anditisofthechildtodowhathehavedone。Thelittlebird，thelittlefish，thelittleanimallearnnotbyprinciple，butempirically。Andwhenhelearntodo，thenthereistohimthegroundtostartfromtodomore。`Dospousto，\'

saidArchimedes。`Givemeafulcrum，andIshallmovetheworld！\'

Todoonce，isthefulcrumwherebychildbrainbecomemanbrain。

Anduntilhehavethepurposetodomore，hecontinuetodothesameagaineverytime，justashehavedonebefore！

Oh，mydear，Iseethatyoureyesareopened，andthattoyouthelightningflashshowalltheleagues，“forMrs。Harkerbegantoclapherhandsandhereyessparkled。

Hewenton，“Nowyoushallspeak。Tellustwodrymenofsciencewhatyouseewiththosesobrighteyes。“Hetookherhandandhelditwhilsthespoke。

Hisfingerandthumbclosedonherpulse，asIthoughtinstinctivelyandunconsciously，asshespoke。

“TheCountisacriminalandofcriminaltype。NordauandLombrosowouldsoclassifyhim，andquacriminalheisofanimperfectlyformedmind。

Thus，inadifficultyhehastoseekresourceinhabit。Hispastisaclue，andtheonepageofitthatweknow，andthatfromhisownlips，tellsthatoncebefore，wheninwhatMr。Morriswouldcalla`tightplace，\'

hewentbacktohisowncountryfromthelandhehadtriedtoinvade，andthence，withoutlosingpurpose，preparedhimselfforaneweffort。

Hecameagainbetterequippedforhiswork，andwon。SohecametoLondontoinvadeanewland。Hewasbeaten，andwhenallhopeofsuccesswaslost，andhisexistenceindanger，hefledbackovertheseatohishome。

JustasformerlyhehadfledbackovertheDanubefromTurkeyLand。“

“Good，good！Oh，yousocleverlady！”saidVanHelsing，enthusiastically，ashestoopedandkissedherhand。

Amomentlaterhesaidtome，ascalmlyasthoughwehadbeenhavingasickroomconsultation，“Seventy-twoonly，andinallthisexcitement。Ihavehope。“

Turningtoheragain，hesaidwithkeenexpectation，“Butgoon。

Goon！Thereismoretotellifyouwill。Benotafraid。

JohnandIknow。Idoinanycase，andshalltellyouifyouareright。Speak，withoutfear！”

“Iwilltryto。ButyouwillforgivemeifIseemtooegotistical。“

“Nay！Fearnot，youmustbeegotist，foritisofyouthatwethink。“

“Then，asheiscriminalheisselfish。Andashisintellectissmallandhisactionisbasedonselfishness，heconfineshimselftoonepurpose。Thatpurposeisremorseless。

AshefledbackovertheDanube，leavinghisforcestobecuttopieces，sonowheisintentonbeingsafe，carelessofall。

Sohisownselfishnessfreesmysoulsomewhatfromtheterriblepowerwhichheacquiredovermeonthatdreadfulnight。

Ifeltit！Oh，Ifeltit！ThankGod，forHisgreatmercy！

Mysoulisfreerthanithasbeensincethatawfulhour。

Andallthathauntsmeisafearlestinsometranceordreamhemayhaveusedmyknowledgeforhisends。“

TheProfessorstoodup，“Hehassousedyourmind，andbyithehasleftushereinVarna，whilsttheshipthatcarriedhimrushedthroughenvelopingfoguptoGalatz，where，doubtless，hehadmadepreparationforescapingfromus。

Buthischildmindonlysawsofar。AnditmaybethataseverisinGod\'sProvidence，theverythingthattheevildoermostreckonedonforhisselfishgood，turnsouttobehischiefestharm。

Thehunteristakeninhisownsnare，asthegreatPsalmistsays。

Fornowthathethinkheisfreefromeverytraceofusall，andthathehasescapeduswithsomanyhourstohim，thenhisselfishchildbrainwillwhisperhimtosleep。

Hethink，too，thatashecuthimselfofffromknowingyourmind，therecanbenoknowledgeofhimtoyou。Thereiswherehefail！

Thatterriblebaptismofbloodwhichhegiveyoumakesyoufreetogotohiminspirit，asyouhaveasyetdoneinyourtimesoffreedom，whenthesunriseandset。Atsuchtimesyougobymyvolitionandnotbyhis。Andthispowertogoodofyouandothers，youhavewonfromyoursufferingathishands。

Thisisnowallmorepreciousthatheknowitnot，andtoguardhimselfhaveevencuthimselfofffromhisknowledgeofourwhere。

We，however，arenotselfish，andwebelievethatGodiswithusthroughallthisblackness，andthesemanydarkhours。

Weshallfollowhim，andweshallnotflinch。Evenifweperilourselvesthatwebecomelikehim。FriendJohn，thishasbeenagreathour，andithavedonemuchtoadvanceusonourway。

Youmustbescribeandwritehimalldown，sothatwhentheothersreturnfromtheirworkyoucangiveittothem，thentheyshallknowaswedo。“

AndsoIhavewrittenitwhilstwewaittheirreturn，andMrs。HarkerhaswrittenwiththetypewriterallsinceshebroughttheMStous。

CHAPTER26

DR。SEWARD\'SDIARY

29October——ThisiswritteninthetrainfromVarnatoGalatz。

Lastnightweallassembledalittlebeforethetimeofsunset。

Eachofushaddonehisworkaswellashecould，sofarasthought，andendeavor，andopportunitygo，wearepreparedforthewholeofourjourney，andforourworkwhenwegettoGalatz。

WhentheusualtimecameroundMrs。Harkerpreparedherselfforherhypnoticeffort，andafteralongerandmoreseriouseffortonthepartofVanHelsingthanhasbeenusuallynecessary，shesankintothetrance。Usuallyshespeaksonahint，butthistimetheProfessorhadtoaskherquestions，andtoaskthemprettyresolutely，beforewecouldlearnanything。

Atlastheranswercame。

“Icanseenothing。Wearestill。Therearenowaveslapping，butonlyasteadyswirlofwatersoftlyrunningagainstthehawser。Icanhearmen\'svoicescalling，nearandfar，andtherollandcreakofoarsintherowlocks。

Agunisfiredsomewhere，theechoofitseemsfaraway。

Thereistrampingoffeetoverhead，andropesandchainsaredraggedalong。Whatisthis？Thereisagleamoflight。

Icanfeeltheairblowinguponme。“

Hereshestopped。Shehadrisen，asifimpulsively，fromwhereshelayonthesofa，andraisedbothherhands，palmsupwards，asifliftingaweight。VanHelsingandIlookedateachotherwithunderstanding。

Quinceyraisedhiseyebrowsslightlyandlookedatherintently，whilstHarker\'shandinstinctivelyclosedroundthehiltofhisKukri。

Therewasalongpause。Weallknewthatthetimewhenshecouldspeakwaspassing，butwefeltthatitwasuselesstosayanything。

Suddenlyshesatup，andassheopenedhereyessaidsweetly，“Wouldnoneofyoulikeacupoftea？Youmustallbesotired！”

Wecouldonlymakeherhappy，andsoacqueisced。Shebustledofftogettea。

WhenshehadgoneVanHelsingsaid，“Yousee，myfriends。Heisclosetoland。Hehaslefthisearthchest。Buthehasyettogetonshore。

Inthenighthemayliehiddensomewhere，butifhebenotcarriedonshore，oriftheshipdonottouchit，hecannotachievetheland。

Insuchcasehecan，ifitbeinthenight，changehisformandjumporflyonshore，then，unlesshebecarriedhecannotescape。

Andifhebecarried，thenthecustomsmenmaydiscoverwhattheboxcontain。

Thus，infine，ifheescapenotonshoretonight，orbeforedawn，therewillbethewholedaylosttohim。Wemaythenarriveintime。

Forifheescapenotatnightweshallcomeonhimindaytime，boxedupandatourmercy。Forhedarenotbehistrueself，awakeandvisible，lesthebediscovered。“

Therewasnomoretobesaid，sowewaitedinpatienceuntilthedawn，atwhichtimewemightlearnmorefromMrs。Harker。

Earlythismorningwelistened，withbreathlessanxiety，forherresponseinhertrance。Thehypnoticstagewasevenlongerincomingthanbefore，andwhenitcamethetimeremaininguntilfullsunrisewassoshortthatwebegantodespair。

VanHelsingseemedtothrowhiswholesoulintotheeffort。

Atlast，inobediencetohiswillshemadereply。

“Allisdark。Ihearlappingwater，levelwithme，andsomecreakingasofwoodonwood。“Shepaused，andtheredsunshotup。

Wemustwaittilltonight。

AndsoitisthatwearetravellingtowardsGalatzinanagonyofexpectation。Weareduetoarrivebetweentwoandthreeinthemorning。Butalready，atBucharest，wearethreehourslate，sowecannotpossiblygetintillwellaftersunup。

ThusweshallhavetwomorehypnoticmessagesfromMrs。Harker！

Eitherorbothmaypossiblythrowmorelightonwhatishappening。

Later——Sunsethascomeandgone。Fortunatelyitcameatatimewhentherewasnodistraction。Forhaditoccurredwhilstwewereatastation，wemightnothavesecuredthenecessarycalmandisolation。

Mrs。Harkeryieldedtothehypnoticinfluenceevenlessreadilythanthismorning。IaminfearthatherpowerofreadingtheCount\'ssensationsmaydieaway，justwhenwewantitmost。

Itseemstomethatherimaginationisbeginningtowork。

Whilstshehasbeeninthetrancehithertoshehasconfinedherselftothesimplestoffacts。Ifthisgoesonitmayultimatelymisleadus。

IfIthoughtthattheCount\'spoweroverherwoulddieawayequallywithherpowerofknowledgeitwouldbeahappythought。

ButIamafraidthatitmaynotbeso。

Whenshedidspeak，herwordswereenigmatical，“Somethingisgoingout。

Icanfeelitpassmelikeacoldwind。Icanhear，faroff，confusedsounds，asofmentalkinginstrangetongues，fiercefallingwater，andthehowlingofwolves。“Shestoppedandashudderranthroughher，increasinginintensityforafewseconds，tillattheend，sheshookasthoughinapalsy。

Shesaidnomore，eveninanswertotheProfessor\'simperativequestioning。

Whenshewokefromthetrance，shewascold，andexhausted，andlanguid，buthermindwasallalert。Shecouldnotrememberanything，butaskedwhatshehadsaid。Whenshewastold，sheponderedoveritdeeplyforalongtimeandinsilence。

30October，7A。M——WearenearGalatznow，andImaynothavetimetowritelater。Sunrisethismorningwasanxiouslylookedforbyusall。

Knowingoftheincreasingdifficultyofprocuringthehypnotictrance，VanHelsingbeganhispassesearlierthanusual。Theyproducednoeffect，however，untiltheregulartime，whensheyieldedwithastillgreaterdifficulty，onlyaminutebeforethesunrose。

TheProfessorlostnotimeinhisquestioning。

Heranswercamewithequalquickness，“Allisdark。Ihearwaterswirlingby，levelwithmyears，andthecreakingofwoodonwood。

Cattlelowfaroff。Thereisanothersound，aqueeronelike……“Shestoppedandgrewwhite，andwhiterstill。

“Goon，goon！Speak，Icommandyou！”saidVanHelsinginanagonizedvoice。Atthesametimetherewasdespairinhiseyes，fortherisensunwasreddeningevenMrs。Harker\'spaleface。

Sheopenedhereyes，andweallstartedasshesaid，sweetlyandseeminglywiththeutmostunconcern。

“Oh，Professor，whyaskmetodowhatyouknowIcan\'t？Idon\'trememberanything。“Then，seeingthelookofamazementonourfaces，shesaid，turningfromonetotheotherwithatroubledlook，“WhathaveIsaid？WhathaveIdone？Iknownothing，onlythatI

waslyinghere，halfasleep，andheardyousay`goon！speak，Icommandyou！\'Itseemedsofunnytohearyouordermeabout，asifIwereabadchild！”

“Oh，MadamMina，“hesaid，sadly，“itisproof，ifproofbeneeded，ofhowI

loveandhonoryou，whenawordforyourgood，spokenmoreearnestthanever，canseemsostrangebecauseitistoorderherwhomIamproudtoobey！”

Thewhistlesaresounding。WearenearingGalatz。

Weareonfirewithanxietyandeagerness。

MINAHARKER\'SJOURNAL

30October——Mr。Morristookmetothehotelwhereourroomshadbeenorderedbytelegraph，hebeingtheonewhocouldbestbespared，sincehedoesnotspeakanyforeignlanguage。

TheforcesweredistributedmuchastheyhadbeenatVarna，exceptthatLordGodalmingwenttotheViceConsul，ashisrankmightserveasanimmediateguaranteeofsomesorttotheofficial，webeinginextremehurry。JonathanandthetwodoctorswenttotheshippingagenttolearnparticularsofthearrivaloftheCzarinaCatherine。

Later——LordGodalminghasreturned。TheConsulisaway，andtheViceConsulsick。Sotheroutineworkhasbeenattendedtobyaclerk。

Hewasveryobliging，andofferedtodoanythinginhispower。

JONATHANHARKER\'SJOURNAL

30October——Atnineo\'clockDr。VanHelsing，Dr。Seward，andIcalledonMessrs。Mackenzie&Steinkoff，theagentsoftheLondonfirmofHapgood。

TheyhadreceivedawirefromLondon，inanswertoLordGodalming\'stelegraphedrequest，askingthemtoshowusanycivilityintheirpower。

Theyweremorethankindandcourteous，andtookusatonceonboardtheCzarinaCatherine，whichlayatanchoroutintheriverharbor。

TherewesawtheCaptain，Donelsonbyname，whotoldusofhisvoyage。

Hesaidthatinallhislifehehadneverhadsofavorablearun。

“Man！”hesaid，“butitmadeusafeard，forweexpectitthatweshouldhavetopayforitwi\'somerarepieceo\'illluck，soastokeepuptheaverage。It\'snocannytorunfraeLondontotheBlackSeawi\'

awindahintye，asthoughtheDeilhimselfwereblawin\'onyersailforhisainpurpose。An\'a\'thetimewecouldnospeerathing。

Ginwewerenighaship，oraport，oraheadland，afogfellonusandtravelledwi\'us，tillwhenafterithadliftedandwelookedout，thedeilathingcouldwesee。WeranbyGibraltarwi\'ootbein\'

abletosignal。An\'tilwecametotheDardanellesandhadtowaittogetourpermittopass，weneverwerewithinhailo\'aught。AtfirstIinclinedtoslackoffsailandbeatabouttillthefogwaslifted。

Butwhiles，IthochtthatiftheDeilwasmindedtogetusintotheBlackSeaquick，hewasliketodoitwhetherwewouldorno。

Ifwehadaquickvoyageitwouldbenotoourmiscreditwi\'theowners，ornohurttoourtraffic，an\'theOldMonwhohadservedhisainpurposewadbedecentlygratefultousfornohinderin\'him。“

Thismixtureofsimplicityandcunning，ofsuperstitionandcommercialreasoning，arousedVanHelsing，whosaid，“Minefriend，thatDevilismorecleverthanheisthoughtbysome，andheknowwhenhemeethismatch！”

Theskipperwasnotdispleasedwiththecompliment，andwenton，“WhenwegotpasttheBosphorusthemenbegantogrumble。

Someo\'them，theRoumanians，cameandaskedmetoheaveoverboardabigboxwhichhadbeenputonboardbyaqueerlookin\'oldmanjustbeforewehadstartedfraeLondon。

Ihadseenthemspeeratthefellow，andputouttheirtwafingerswhentheysawhim，toguardthemagainsttheevileye。

Man！butthesupersteetionofforeignersispairfectlyrideeculous！

Isentthemaboottheirbusinessprettyquick，butasjustafterafogclosedinonusIfeltaweebitastheydidanentsomething，thoughIwouldn\'tsayitwasagainthebigbox。

Well，onwewent，andasthefogdidn\'tletupforfivedaysIjoostletthewindcarryus，foriftheDeilwantedtogetsomewheres，well，hewouldfetchitupa\'reet。An\'

ifhedidn\'t，well，we\'dkeepasharplookoutanyhow。

Sureeneuch，wehadafairwayanddeepwaterallthetime。

Andtwodaysago，whenthemornin\'suncamethroughthefog，wefoundourselvesjustintheriveroppositeGalatz。

TheRoumanianswerewild，andwantedmerightorwrongtotakeouttheboxandflingitintheriver。Ihadtoargywi\'

themabootitwi\'ahandspike。An\'whenthelasto\'themroseoffthedeckwi\'hisheadinhishand，Ihadconvincedthemthat，evileyeornoevileye，thepropertyandthetrustofmyownerswerebetterinmyhandsthanintheriverDanube。

Theyhad，mindye，takentheboxonthedeckreadytoflingin，andasitwasmarkedGalatzviaVarna，IthochtI\'dletitlietillwedischargedintheportan\'getrido\'talthegither。

Wedidn\'tdomuchclearin\'thatday，an\'hadtoremainthenichtatanchor。Butinthemornin\'，brawan\'airly，anhourbeforesunup，amancameaboardwi\'anorder，writtentohimfromEngland，toreceiveaboxmarkedforoneCountDracula。

Sureeneuchthematterwasonereadytohishand。

Hehadhispapersa\'reet，an\'gladIwastoberido\'

thedam\'thing，forIwasbeginnin\'masel\'tofeeluneasyatit。

IftheDeildidhaveanyluggageaboordtheship，I\'mthinkin\'

itwasnaneitherthanthatsame！”

“Whatwasthenameofthemanwhotookit？”askedDr。VanHelsingwithrestrainedeagerness。

“I\'llbetellin\'yequick！”heanswered，andsteppingdowntohiscabin，producedareceiptsigned“ImmanuelHildesheim。“

Burgen-strasse16wastheaddress。WefoundoutthatthiswasalltheCaptainknew，sowiththankswecameaway。

WefoundHildesheiminhisoffice，aHebrewofrathertheAdelphiTheatretype，withanoselikeasheep，andafez。

Hisargumentswerepointedwithspecie，wedoingthepunctuation，andwithalittlebargaininghetolduswhatheknew。

Thisturnedouttobesimplebutimportant。HehadreceivedaletterfromMr。deVilleofLondon，tellinghimtoreceive，ifpossiblebeforesunrisesoastoavoidcustoms，aboxwhichwouldarriveatGalatzintheCzarinaCatherine。

ThishewastogiveinchargetoacertainPetrofSkinsky，whodealtwiththeSlovakswhotradeddowntherivertotheport。

HehadbeenpaidforhisworkbyanEnglishbanknote，whichhadbeendulycashedforgoldattheDanubeInternationalBank。

WhenSkinskyhadcometohim，hehadtakenhimtotheshipandhandedoverthebox，soastosaveparterage。

Thatwasallheknew。

WethensoughtforSkinsky，butwereunabletofindhim。

Oneofhisneighbors，whodidnotseemtobearhimanyaffection，saidthathehadgoneawaytwodaysbefore，nooneknewwhither。

Thiswascorroboratedbyhislandlord，whohadreceivedbymessengerthekeyofthehousetogetherwiththerentdue，inEnglishmoney。

Thishadbeenbetweentenandeleveno\'clocklastnight。

Wewereatastandstillagain。

WhilstweweretalkingonecamerunningandbreathlesslygaspedoutthatthebodyofSkinskyhadbeenfoundinsidethewallofthechurchyardofSt。Peter，andthatthethroathadbeentornopenasifbysomewildanimal。

Thosewehadbeenspeakingwithranofftoseethehorror，thewomencryingout。“ThisistheworkofaSlovak！”

Wehurriedawaylestweshouldhavebeeninsomewaydrawnintotheaffair，andsodetained。

Aswecamehomewecouldarriveatnodefiniteconclusion。

Wewereallconvincedthattheboxwasonitsway，bywater，tosomewhere，butwherethatmightbewewouldhavetodiscover。

WithheavyheartswecamehometothehoteltoMina。

Whenwemettogether，thefirstthingwastoconsultastotakingMinaagainintoourconfidence。Thingsaregettingdesperate，anditisatleastachance，thoughahazardousone。

Asapreliminarystep，Iwasreleasedfrommypromisetoher。

MINAHARKER\'SJOURNAL

30October，evening——Theyweresotiredandwornoutanddispiritedthattherewasnothingtobedonetilltheyhadsomerest，soIaskedthemalltoliedownforhalfanhourwhilstIshouldentereverythinguptothemoment。

Ifeelsogratefultothemanwhoinventedthe“Traveller\'s“typewriter，andtoMr。Morrisforgettingthisoneforme。IshouldhavefeltquiteastraydoingtheworkifIhadtowritewithapen……

Itisalldone。Poordear，dearJonathan，whathemusthavesuffered，whathemustbesufferingnow。Heliesonthesofahardlyseemingtobreathe，andhiswholebodyappearsincollapse。Hisbrowsareknit。

Hisfaceisdrawnwithpain。Poorfellow，maybeheisthinking，andI

canseehisfaceallwrinkledupwiththeconcentrationofhisthoughts。

Oh！ifIcouldonlyhelpatall。IshalldowhatIcan。

IhaveaskedDr。VanHelsing，andhehasgotmeallthepapersthatIhavenotyetseen。Whilsttheyareresting，Ishallgooverallcarefully，andperhapsImayarriveatsomeconclusion。

IshalltrytofollowtheProfessor\'sexample，andthinkwithoutprejudiceonthefactsbeforeme……

IdobelievethatunderGod\'sprovidenceIhavemadeadiscovery。

Ishallgetthemapsandlookoverthem。

IammorethaneversurethatIamright。Mynewconclusionisready，soIshallgetourpartytogetherandreadit。Theycanjudgeit。

Itiswelltobeaccurate，andeveryminuteisprecious。