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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           Hehadfourtelegrams,oneeachdaysincewestarted,andalltothesameeffect. ThattheCzarinaCatherinehadnotbeenreportedtoLloyd’sfromanywhere. HehadarrangedbeforeleavingLondonthathisagentshouldsendhimeverydayatelegramsayingiftheshiphadbeenreported.Hewastohaveamessageevenifshewerenotreported,sothathemightbesurethattherewasawatchbeingkeptattheotherendofthewire. 

           Wehaddinnerandwenttobedearly. TomorrowwearetoseetheViceConsul,andtoarrange,ifwecan,aboutgettingonboardtheshipassoonasshearrives. VanHelsingsaysthatourchancewillbetogetontheboatbetweensunriseandsunset. TheCount,evenifhetakestheformofabat,cannotcrosstherunningwaterofhisownvolition,andsocannotleavetheship. Ashedarenotchangetoman’sformwithoutsuspicion,whichheevidentlywishestoavoid,hemustremaininthebox. If,then,wecancomeonboardaftersunrise,heisatourmercy,forwecanopentheboxandmakesureofhim,aswedidofpoorLucy,beforehewakes. Whatmercyheshallgetfromusallwillnotcountformuch. Wethinkthatweshallnothavemuchtroublewithofficialsortheseamen. ThankGod!Thisisthecountrywherebriberycandoanything,andwearewellsuppliedwithmoney. Wehaveonlytomakesurethattheshipcannotcomeintoportbetweensunsetandsunrisewithoutourbeingwarned,andweshallbesafe. JudgeMoneybagwillsettlethiscase,Ithink! 

           16October. Mina’sreportstillthesame. 

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