Дракула

           Therapidityofthesuffusionshowstheterriblenatureofhisinjury. Thewholemotorareaseemsaffected. Thesuffusionofthebrainwillincreasequickly,sowemusttrephineatonceoritmaybetoolate." 

           Ashewasspeakingtherewasasofttappingatthedoor. Iwentoverandopeneditandfoundinthecorridorwithout,ArthurandQuinceyinpajamasandslippers,theformerspoke, "IheardyourmancallupDr.VanHelsingandtellhimofanaccident. SoIwokeQuinceyorrathercalledforhimashewasnotasleep. Thingsaremovingtooquicklyandtoostrangelyforsoundsleepforanyofusthesetimes. I’vebeenthinkingthattomorrownightwillnotseethingsastheyhavebeen. We’llhavetolookback,andforwardalittlemorethanwehavedone. Maywecomein?" 

           Inodded,andheldthedooropentilltheyhadentered,thenIcloseditagain. WhenQuinceysawtheattitudeandstateofthepatient,andnotedthehorriblepoolonthefloor,hesaidsoftly, "MyGod! Whathashappenedtohim? Poor,poordevil!" 

           Itoldhimbriefly,andaddedthatweexpectedhewouldrecoverconsciousnessaftertheoperation,forashorttime,atallevents. Hewentatonceandsatdownontheedgeofthebed,withGodalmingbesidehim. Weallwatchedinpatience. 

           "Weshallwait,"saidVanHelsing,"justlongenoughtofixthebestspotfortrephining,sothatwemaymostquicklyandperfectlyremovethebloodclot,foritisevidentthatthehaemorrhageisincreasing." 

           Theminutesduringwhichwewaitedpassedwithfearfulslowness.