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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           Itdidindeedsmellvilely.LiketheoldchapelatCarfax. AndwithourpreviousexperienceitwasplaintousthattheCounthadbeenusingtheplaceprettyfreely. Wemovedtoexplorethehouse,allkeepingtogetherincaseofattack,forweknewwehadastrongandwilyenemytodealwith,andasyetwedidnotknowwhethertheCountmightnotbeinthehouse. 

           Inthediningroom,whichlayatthebackofthehall,wefoundeightboxesofearth. Eightboxesonlyoutoftheninewhichwesought! Ourworkwasnotover,andwouldneverbeuntilweshouldhavefoundthemissingbox. 

           Firstweopenedtheshuttersofthewindowwhichlookedoutacrossanarrowstoneflaggedyardattheblankfaceofastable,pointedtolooklikethefrontofaminiaturehouse. Therewerenowindowsinit,sowewerenotafraidofbeingoverlooked. Wedidnotloseanytimeinexaminingthechests. Withthetoolswhichwehadbroughtwithusweopenedthem,onebyone,andtreatedthemaswehadtreatedthoseothersintheoldchapel. ItwasevidenttousthattheCountwasnotatpresentinthehouse,andweproceededtosearchforanyofhiseffects. 

           Afteracursoryglanceattherestoftherooms,frombasementtoattic,wecametotheconclusionthatthediningroomcontainedanyeffectswhichmightbelongtotheCount.Andsoweproceededtominutelyexaminethem.Theylayinasortoforderlydisorderonthegreatdiningroomtable. 

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