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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           Itistoogreatastrainforawomantobear. Ididnotthinksoatfirst,butIknowbetternow. ThereforeIamgladthatitissettled. Theremaybethingswhichwouldfrightenhertohear,andyettoconcealthemfromhermightbeworsethantotellherifonceshesuspectedthattherewasanyconcealment. Henceforthourworkistobeasealedbooktoher,tillatleastsuchtimeaswecantellherthatallisfinished,andtheearthfreefromamonsterofthenetherworld. Idaresayitwillbedifficulttobegintokeepsilenceaftersuchconfidenceasours, butImustberesolute,andtomorrowIshallkeepdarkovertonight’sdoings,andshallrefusetospeakofanythingthathashappened. Irestonthesofa,soasnottodisturbher. 

           1October,later. Isupposeitwasnaturalthatweshouldhavealloversleptourselves,forthedaywasabusyone,andthenighthadnorestatall. EvenMinamusthavefeltitsexhaustion,forthoughIslepttillthesunwashigh,Iwasawakebeforeher,andhadtocalltwoorthreetimesbeforesheawoke. Indeed,shewassosoundasleepthatforafewsecondsshedidnotrecognizeme,butlookedatmewithasortofblankterror,asonelookswhohasbeenwakedoutofabaddream. Shecomplainedalittleofbeingtired,andIletherresttilllaterintheday. Wenowknowoftwenty-oneboxeshavingbeenremoved,andifitbethatseveralweretakeninanyoftheseremovalswemaybeabletotracethemall. Suchwill,ofcourse,immenselysimplifyourlabor,andthesoonerthematterisattendedtothebetter. 

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