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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           By-and-by,however,asIwascurioustoknowhowtimewaspassing,Istruckamatch,andbyitsflamelookedatmywatch. Itwaswithinafewminutesofmidnight. Thisgavemeasortofshock,forIsupposethegeneralsuperstitionaboutmidnightwasincreasedbymyrecentexperiences. Iwaitedwithasickfeelingofsuspense. 

           Thenadogbegantohowlsomewhereinafarmhousefardowntheroad,along,agonizedwailing,asiffromfear. Thesoundwastakenupbyanotherdog,andthenanotherandanother,till,borneonthewindwhichnowsighedsoftlythroughthePass,awildhowlingbegan,whichseemedtocomefromalloverthecountry,asfarastheimaginationcouldgraspitthroughthegloomofthenight. 

           Atthefirsthowlthehorsesbegantostrainandrear,butthedriverspoketothemsoothingly,andtheyquieteddown,butshiveredandsweatedasthoughafterarunawayfromsuddenfright. Then,faroffinthedistance,fromthemountainsoneachsideofusbeganalouderandasharperhowling,thatofwolves,whichaffectedboththehorsesandmyselfinthesameway. ForIwasmindedtojumpfromthecalecheandrun,whilsttheyrearedagainandplungedmadly,sothatthedriverhadtouseallhisgreatstrengthtokeepthemfrombolting. Inafewminutes,however,myownearsgotaccustomedtothesound,andthehorsessofarbecamequietthatthedriverwasabletodescendandtostandbeforethem. 

           Hepettedandsoothedthem,andwhisperedsomethingintheirears,asIhaveheardofhorse-tamersdoing,andwithextraordinaryeffect,forunderhiscaressestheybecamequitemanageableagain,thoughtheystilltrembled. Thedriveragaintookhisseat,andshakinghisreins,startedoffatagreatpace. Thistime,aftergoingtothefarsideofthePass,hesuddenlyturneddownanarrowroadwaywhichransharplytotheright. 

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