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Jonathan Harker’s Journal Continued

           Iknewhehadleftthecastlenow,andthoughttousetheopportunitytoexploremorethanIhaddaredtodoasyet. Iwentbacktotheroom,andtakingalamp,triedallthedoors. Theywerealllocked,asIhadexpected,andthelockswerecomparativelynew. ButIwentdownthestonestairstothehallwhereIhadenteredoriginally. IfoundIcouldpullbacktheboltseasilyenoughandunhookthegreatchains. Butthedoorwaslocked,andthekeywasgone!ThatkeymustbeintheCount’sroom. Imustwatchshouldhisdoorbeunlocked,sothatImaygetitandescape. Iwentontomakeathoroughexaminationofthevariousstairsandpassages,andtotrythedoorsthatopenedfromthem. Oneortwosmallroomsnearthehallwereopen,buttherewasnothingtoseeinthemexceptoldfurniture,dustywithageandmoth-eaten. Atlast,however,Ifoundonedooratthetopofthestairwaywhich,thoughitseemedlocked,gavealittleunderpressure. Itrieditharder,andfoundthatitwasnotreallylocked,butthattheresistancecamefromthefactthatthehingeshadfallensomewhat,andtheheavydoorrestedonthefloor. HerewasanopportunitywhichImightnothaveagain,soIexertedmyself,andwithmanyeffortsforceditbacksothatIcouldenter. IwasnowinawingofthecastlefurthertotherightthantheroomsIknewandastoreylowerdown. FromthewindowsIcouldseethatthesuiteofroomslayalongtothesouthofthecastle,thewindowsoftheendroomlookingoutbothwestandsouth. Onthelatterside,aswellastotheformer,therewasagreatprecipice. Thecastlewasbuiltonthecornerofagreatrock,sothatonthreesidesitwasquiteimpregnable,andgreatwindowswereplacedherewheresling,orbow,orculverincouldnotreach,andconsequentlylightandcomfort,impossibletoapositionwhichhadtobeguarded,weresecured. 

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