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Jonathan Harker’s Journal Continued

           This,withsomecheeseandasaladandabottleofoldtokay,ofwhichIhadtwoglasses,wasmysupper. DuringthetimeIwaseatingittheCountaskedmemanyquestionsastomyjourney,andItoldhimbydegreesallIhadexperienced. 

           BythistimeIhadfinishedmysupper,andbymyhost’sdesirehaddrawnupachairbythefireandbeguntosmokeacigarwhichheofferedme,atthesametimeexcusinghimselfthathedidnotsmoke. Ihadnowanopportunityofobservinghim,andfoundhimofaverymarkedphysiognomy. 

           Hisfacewasastrong,averystrong,aquiline,withhighbridgeofthethinnoseandpeculiarlyarchednostrils,withloftydomedforehead,andhairgrowingscantilyroundthetemplesbutprofuselyelsewhere. Hiseyebrowswereverymassive,almostmeetingoverthenose,andwithbushyhairthatseemedtocurlinitsownprofusion. Themouth,sofarasIcouldseeitundertheheavymoustache,wasfixedandrathercruel-looking,withpeculiarlysharpwhiteteeth. Theseprotrudedoverthelips,whoseremarkableruddinessshowedastonishingvitalityinamanofhisyears. Fortherest,hisearswerepale,andatthetopsextremelypointed. Thechinwasbroadandstrong,andthecheeksfirmthoughthin. Thegeneraleffectwasoneofextraordinarypallor. 

           HithertoIhadnoticedthebacksofhishandsastheylayonhiskneesinthefirelight,andtheyhadseemedratherwhiteandfine. Butseeingthemnowclosetome,Icouldnotbutnoticethattheywererathercoarse,broad,withsquatfingers. Strangetosay,therewerehairsinthecentreofthepalm. Thenailswerelongandfine,andcuttoasharppoint. AstheCountleanedovermeandhishandstouchedme,Icouldnotrepressashudder. Itmayhavebeenthathisbreathwasrank,butahorriblefeelingofnauseacameoverme,which,dowhatIwould,Icouldnotconceal. 

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