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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           "Itisperhapswell,"hesaid,"thatatourmeetingafterourvisittoCarfaxwedecidednottodoanythingwiththeearthboxesthatlaythere. Hadwedoneso,theCountmusthaveguessedourpurpose,andwoulddoubtlesshavetakenmeasuresinadvancetofrustratesuchaneffortwithregardtotheothers.Butnowhedoesnotknowourintentions. Nay,more,inallprobability,hedoesnotknowthatsuchapowerexiststousascansterilizehislairs,sothathecannotusethemasofold. 

           "Wearenowsomuchfurtheradvancedinourknowledgeastotheirdispositionthat,whenwehaveexaminedthehouseinPiccadilly,wemaytracktheverylastofthem. Todaythen,isours,andinitrestsourhope. Thesunthatroseonoursorrowthismorningguardsusinitscourse. Untilitsetstonight,thatmonstermustretainwhateverformhenowhas. Heisconfinedwithinthelimitationsofhisearthlyenvelope.Hecannotmeltintothinairnordisappearthroughcracksorchinksorcrannies. Ifhegothroughadoorway,hemustopenthedoorlikeamortal. Andsowehavethisdaytohuntoutallhislairsandsterilizethem. Soweshall,ifwehavenotyetcatchhimanddestroyhim,drivehimtobayinsomeplacewherethecatchingandthedestroyingshallbe,intime,sure." 

           HereIstartedupforIcouldnotcontainmyselfatthethoughtthattheminutesandsecondssopreciouslyladenwithMina’slifeandhappinesswereflyingfromus,sincewhilstwetalkedactionwasimpossible. ButVanHelsinghelduphishandwarningly. 

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