Part 9

Letter, Mina Harker to Lucy Westenra

           Buda-Pesth,24August. 

           "MydearestLucy, 

           "IknowyouwillbeanxioustohearallthathashappenedsincewepartedattherailwaystationatWhitby. 

           "Well,mydear,IgottoHullallright,andcaughttheboattoHamburg,andthenthetrainonhere. IfeelthatIcanhardlyrecallanythingofthejourney,exceptthatIknewIwascomingtoJonathan,andthatasIshouldhavetodosomenursing,IhadbettergetallthesleepIcould. Ifoundmydearone,oh,sothinandpaleandweak-looking. Alltheresolutionhasgoneoutofhisdeareyes,andthatquietdignitywhichItoldyouwasinhisfacehasvanished. Heisonlyawreckofhimself,andhedoesnotrememberanythingthathashappenedtohimforalongtimepast. Atleast,hewantsmetobelieveso,andIshallneverask. 

           "Hehashadsometerribleshock,andIfearitmighttaxhispoorbrainifheweretotrytorecallit. SisterAgatha,whoisagoodcreatureandabornnurse,tellsmethathewantedhertotellmewhattheywere,butshewouldonlycrossherself,andsayshewouldnevertell. ThattheravingsofthesickwerethesecretsofGod,andthatifanursethroughhervocationshouldhearthem,sheshouldrespecthertrust. 

           "Sheisasweet,goodsoul,andthenextday,whenshesawIwastroubled,sheopenedupthesubjectmypoordearravedabout,added, ‘Icantellyouthismuch,mydear. Thatitwasnotaboutanythingwhichhehasdonewronghimself,andyou,ashiswifetobe,havenocausetobeconcerned. Hehasnotforgottenyouorwhatheowestoyou. Hisfearwasofgreatandterriblethings,whichnomortalcantreatof.’ 

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