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Mina Harker’s Memorandum

           Hildesheimclearedthebox,tookitoff,andgaveittoSkinsky. Skinskytookit,andherewelosethetrail. Weonlyknowthattheboxissomewhereonthewater,movingalong.Thecustomsandtheoctroi,iftherebeany,havebeenavoided. 

           NowwecometowhattheCountmusthavedoneafterhisarrival,onland,atGalatz. 

           TheboxwasgiventoSkinskybeforesunrise. AtsunrisetheCountcouldappearinhisownform. Here,weaskwhySkinskywaschosenatalltoaidinthework? Inmyhusband’sdiary,SkinskyismentionedasdealingwiththeSlovakswhotradedowntherivertotheport. Andtheman’sremark,thatthemurderwastheworkofaSlovak,showedthegeneralfeelingagainsthisclass. TheCountwantedisolation. 

           Mysurmiseisthis,thatinLondontheCountdecidedtogetbacktohiscastlebywater,asthemostsafeandsecretway. HewasbroughtfromthecastlebySzgany,andprobablytheydeliveredtheircargotoSlovakswhotooktheboxestoVarna,fortheretheywereshippedtoLondon. ThustheCounthadknowledgeofthepersonswhocouldarrangethisservice. Whentheboxwasonland,beforesunriseoraftersunset,hecameoutfromhisbox,metSkinskyandinstructedhimwhattodoastoarrangingthecarriageoftheboxupsomeriver. Whenthiswasdone,andheknewthatallwasintrain,heblottedouthistraces,ashethought,bymurderinghisagent. 

           IhaveexaminedthemapandfindthattherivermostsuitablefortheSlovakstohaveascendediseitherthePruthortheSereth. 

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