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CHAPTER ONE Jonathan Harker's Journal |
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3 May ~ Afler a long journey by train, r finally made it to Budapest. It is a very nice city with one of the most beautiful bridges in Europe. The little hit of Gennan I can speak has been very helpful 50 far, It was quite difficult finding my way to the region of Transylvania, because the maps for this area are 80 undeveloped. I'm now in the town of Bstritz, which, I believe, is very near my des tinasion: Castle Dracula, the home of Count Dracula. As suggested by the Count, I got a room at the GoJden Krone Hotel. The ltuullady there was a kindly, old woman. She had a letter for me from the Count ~ DeW" frie nd, I luok forward to meeting JOu tomorrow in the evening. I hav~ arranged for you to be brought to the Borgo Pass in the q{terrwon. One of my men. will meet you there and bring you the rest of the way to my home. Dracula 4 May - This morning the landlady became frightened after I told her where I was going. She gr~w very quiet for a while, but then, just as J was pre pari ng to go, she began to insist that 1 slay. "Tomorrow is St. George's Day. That means that tonight, at twelve o'clock, ali the horrible spirits and evil people will " (~ome out. U I'm sorry, hut I must go, U I answered, ~'I have urgen: |
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business with Count Dracula." Her face changed from frightened to sad, and then she gave me her cross to wear around my neck. I accepted it out of politeness. I have to say, her behavior made me a little afraid. 5 May - Still on my way to the Castle. When I left yesterday, it seemed like the whole town of Bistritz had gathered to watch me go. They seemed afraid for me. And when I looked up what I heard them saying in my little dictionary" I ~ f "de 'l "u ·1 ". d" . J, oun sue wo s as Vl eVI, an varnp~re. The carriage driver drove us very quickly through the countryside. He seemed eager to get me to Borgo Pass. The beautiful Carpathian Mountains surrounded U5. Occasionally ~ along the road, we would pass the people of the countryside. Every time; they made the sign of the cross toward our carriage. When the sun went down, my carriage companions began to look worried. They continually asked the driver to go faster, T wanted to get out and walk a little, but they told me it was quite dangerous because of the many wild dogs in the area. As we drove faBler down the road" the carriage began to move violently side to side. It felt like it could break at any moment. |
Chapter Two Jonathan Harker's Journal Continued
Chapter Three Jonathan Harker's Journal Continued
Chapter Four Jonathan Harker's Journal Continued
Chapter Five Letter to Mina Murray from Lucy Westenra
Chapter Six Mina Murray's Journal
Chapter Seven Article from a Local Whitby Newspaper
Chapter Eight Mina Murray's Journal
Chapter Nine Letter to Lucy Westenra from Mina Harker
Chapter Ten Dr. Seward's Diary
Chapter Eleven Dr. Seward's Diary
Chapter Twelve Dr. Seward's Diary
Chapter Thirteen Dr. Seward's Diary
Chapter Fourteen Dr. Seward's Diary
Chapter Fifteen Mina Harker's Diary
Chapter Sixteen Dr. Seward's Diary
Chapter Seventeen Jonathan Harker's Journal
Chapter Eighteen Jonathan Harker's Journal
Chapter Nineteen Jonathan Harker's Journal
Chapter Twenty Dr. Seward's Diary
Chapter Twenty-One Dr. Seward's Diary
Chapter Twenty-Two Dr. Seward's Diary
Chapter Twenty-Three Memorandum by Abraham Van Helsing
11 August, 3:00 in the morning -- My goodness what a night it
has been! Lucy and I both went to bed extremely tired from our
walk. Lucy fell asleep almost immediately when her head touched
her pillow. I, too, then fell asleep, only to awaken very suddenly
a few hours later and find that Lucy was gone from her bed. I went
downstairs and discovered the front door open. I feared more than
ever for my friend's safety at that moment.
I put on a coat and ran outside to look for her. I am not
sure how long I looked, but I finally found her sitting in our
favorite place near the edge of the sea. Behind her, I thought
that I could see something or someone standing. Then the person or
thing suddenly bent itself down near my friend's face. I called
out to her and the person turned toward me. His face was terribly
white and his eyes an evil red. I began to run toward them. When I
finally reached Lucy, the man was gone. She was breathing very
heavily and seemed cold. I wrapped her in my coat and must have
accidentally cut her neck with my fingernails, for she suddenly
put her hands to her throat as if in pain. I checked the injury
myself and found two little holes, still freshly bleeding. We then
walked back home, being careful not to be seen by anyone. I put
her to bed and then got back into mine. I decided that it would be
best not to tell anyone about this night, for it could easily hurt
Lucy's reputation.
14 August -- I have now begun to lock the bedroom door at
night. I keep the key tied around my arm. Several times, I have
woken up to find Lucy trying to open the door in her sleep. Last
night, she was looking out the window at a bat that kept flying
about just outside. It seemed to want to get in.
Today, after dinner, she went to bed early, because she was
not feeling well. I, myself, went for a walk in the cool night
air. As I was returning, I saw Lucy looking out our bedroom
window. I waved to her but she did not respond. When I got closer,
I found that she was sleeping with her head leaning against the
window's edge. Next to her head was a large bat. I ran inside and
up to our room. She was getting back into bed when I arrived.
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