Дракула

           Ifwehadaquickvoyageitwouldbenotoourmiscreditwi’theowners,ornohurttoourtraffic,an’theOldMonwhohadservedhisainpurposewadbedecentlygratefultousfornohinderin’him." 

           Thismixtureofsimplicityandcunning,ofsuperstitionandcommercialreasoning,arousedVanHelsing,whosaid, "Minefriend,thatDevilismorecleverthanheisthoughtbysome,andheknowwhenhemeethismatch!" 

           Theskipperwasnotdispleasedwiththecompliment,andwenton, "WhenwegotpasttheBosphorusthemenbegantogrumble. Someo’them,theRoumanians,cameandaskedmetoheaveoverboardabigboxwhichhadbeenputonboardbyaqueerlookin’oldmanjustbeforewehadstartedfraeLondon. Ihadseenthemspeeratthefellow,andputouttheirtwafingerswhentheysawhim,toguardthemagainsttheevileye. Man!butthesupersteetionofforeignersispairfectlyrideeculous! Isentthemaboottheirbusinessprettyquick,butasjustafterafogclosedinonusIfeltaweebitastheydidanentsomething,thoughIwouldn’tsayitwasagainthebigbox. Well,onwewent,andasthefogdidn’tletupforfivedaysIjoostletthewindcarryus,foriftheDeilwantedtogetsomewheres,well,hewouldfetchitupa’reet. An’ifhedidn’t,well,we’dkeepasharplookoutanyhow. Sureeneuch,wehadafairwayanddeepwaterallthetime. Andtwodaysago,whenthemornin’suncamethroughthefog,wefoundourselvesjustintheriveroppositeGalatz.