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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           Ideterminednottowakeher,butthatwhenIshouldreturnfromthisnewsearch,IwouldarrangeforhergoingbacktoExeter. Ithinkshewouldbehappierinourownhome,withherdailytaskstointeresther,thaninbeinghereamongstusandinignorance. IonlysawDr.Sewardforamoment,andtoldhimwhereIwasoffto,promisingtocomebackandtelltherestsosoonasIshouldhavefoundoutanything. IdrovetoWalworthandfound,withsomedifficulty,Potter’sCourt.Mr.Smollet’sspellingmisledme,asIaskedforPoter’sCourtinsteadofPotter’sCourt. However,whenIhadfoundthecourt,IhadnodifficultyindiscoveringCorcoran’slodginghouse. 

           WhenIaskedthemanwhocametothedoorforthe"depite,"heshookhishead,andsaid, "Idunno’im. Thereain’tnosuchaperson’ere. Inever‘eardof’iminallmybloomin’days. Don’tbelievethereain’tnobodyofthatkindlivin’’ereoranywheres." 

           ItookoutSmollet’sletter,andasIreadititseemedtomethatthelessonofthespellingofthenameofthecourtmightguideme. "Whatareyou?"Iasked. 

           "I’mthedepity,"heanswered. 

           IsawatoncethatIwasontherighttrack.Phoneticspellinghadagainmisledme. Ahalfcrowntipputthedeputy’sknowledgeatmydisposal,andIlearnedthatMr.Bloxam,whohadsleptofftheremainsofhisbeeronthepreviousnightatCorcoran’s,hadleftforhisworkatPoplaratfiveo’clockthatmorning. 

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