Дракула

           "ItisMinaMurraythatIcametoseethatwasfriendofthatpoordearchildLucyWestenra. MadamMina,itisonaccountofthedeadthatIcome." 

           "Sir,"Isaid,"youcouldhavenobetterclaimonmethanthatyouwereafriendandhelperofLucyWestenra." AndIheldoutmyhand. Hetookitandsaidtenderly, 

           "Oh,MadamMina,Iknowthatthefriendofthatpoorlittlegirlmustbegood,butIhadyettolearn..." Hefinishedhisspeechwithacourtlybow. Iaskedhimwhatitwasthathewantedtoseemeabout,soheatoncebegan. 

           "IhavereadyourletterstoMissLucy. Forgiveme,butIhadtobegintoinquiresomewhere,andtherewasnonetoask. IknowthatyouwerewithheratWhitby. Shesometimeskeptadiary,youneednotlooksurprised,MadamMina. Itwasbegunafteryouhadleft,andwasanimitationofyou,andinthatdiaryshetracesbyinferencecertainthingstoasleep-walkinginwhichsheputsdownthatyousavedher. IngreatperplexitythenIcometoyou,andaskyououtofyoursomuchkindnesstotellmeallofitthatyoucanremember." 

           "Icantellyou,Ithink,Dr.VanHelsing,allaboutit." 

           "Ah,thenyouhavegoodmemoryforfacts,fordetails? Itisnotalwayssowithyoungladies." 

           "No,doctor,butIwroteitalldownatthetime. Icanshowittoyouifyoulike." 

           "Oh,MadamMina,Iwellbegrateful.Youwilldomemuchfavour." 

           Icouldnotresistthetemptationofmystifyinghimabit,Isupposeitissometasteoftheoriginalapplethatremainsstillinourmouths,soIhandedhimtheshorthanddiary.