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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           Hereandthereseemedmightyriftsinthemountains,throughwhich,asthesunbegantosink,wesawnowandagainthewhitegleamoffallingwater. Oneofmycompanionstouchedmyarmaswesweptroundthebaseofahillandopenedupthelofty,snow-coveredpeakofamountain,whichseemed,aswewoundonourserpentineway,toberightbeforeus. 

           "Look!Istenszek!""God’sseat!" andhecrossedhimselfreverently. 

           Aswewoundonourendlessway,andthesunsanklowerandlowerbehindus,theshadowsoftheeveningbegantocreeproundus. Thiswasemphasizedbythefactthatthesnowymountain-topstillheldthesunset,andseemedtoglowoutwithadelicatecoolpink. HereandtherewepassedCszeksandslovaks,allinpicturesqueattire,butInoticedthatgoitrewaspainfullyprevalent. Bytheroadsideweremanycrosses,andaswesweptby,mycompanionsallcrossedthemselves. Hereandtherewasapeasantmanorwomankneelingbeforeashrine,whodidnoteventurnroundasweapproached,butseemedintheself-surrenderofdevotiontohaveneithereyesnorearsfortheouterworld. Thereweremanythingsnewtome. Forinstance,hay-ricksinthetrees,andhereandthereverybeautifulmassesofweepingbirch,theirwhitestemsshininglikesilverthroughthedelicategreenoftheleaves. 

           Nowandagainwepassedaleiter-wagontheordinarypeasants’scartwithitslong,snakelikevertebra,calculatedtosuittheinequalitiesoftheroad. Onthisweresuretobeseatedquiteagroupofhomecomingpeasants,theCszekswiththeirwhite,andtheSlovakswiththeircolouredsheepskins,thelattercarryinglance-fashiontheirlongstaves,withaxeatend. 

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