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Jonathan Harker’s Journal Continued

           IhavebeensolongmasterthatIwouldbemasterstill,oratleastthatnoneothershouldbemasterofme. YoucometomenotaloneasagentofmyfriendPeterHawkins,ofExeter,totellmeallaboutmynewestateinLondon. Youshall,Itrust,restherewithmeawhile,sothatbyourtalkingImaylearntheEnglishintonation. AndIwouldthatyoutellmewhenImakeerror,evenofthesmallest,inmyspeaking. IamsorrythatIhadtobeawaysolongtoday,butyouwill,Iknowforgiveonewhohassomanyimportantaffairsinhand." OfcourseIsaidallIcouldaboutbeingwilling,andaskedifImightcomeintothatroomwhenIchose. Heanswered,"Yes,certainly,"andadded. 

           "Youmaygoanywhereyouwishinthecastle,exceptwherethedoorsarelocked,whereofcourseyouwillnotwishtogo. Thereisreasonthatallthingsareastheyare,anddidyouseewithmyeyesandknowwithmyknowledge,youwouldperhapsbetterunderstand." IsaidIwassureofthis,andthenhewenton. 

           "WeareinTransylvania,andTransylvaniaisnotEngland. Ourwaysarenotyourways,andthereshallbetoyoumanystrangethings. Nay,fromwhatyouhavetoldmeofyourexperiencesalready,youknowsomethingofwhatstrangethingstheremaybe." 

           Thisledtomuchconversation,andasitwasevidentthathewantedtotalk,ifonlyfortalking’ssake,Iaskedhimmanyquestionsregardingthingsthathadalreadyhappenedtomeorcomewithinmynotice. Sometimeshesheeredoffthesubject,orturnedtheconversationbypretendingnottounderstand,butgenerallyheansweredallIaskedmostfrankly. Thenastimewenton,andIhadgotsomewhatbolder,Iaskedhimofsomeofthestrangethingsoftheprecedingnight,asforinstance,whythecoachmanwenttotheplaceswherehehadseentheblueflames. 

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