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Jonathan Harker’s Journal Continued

           IreadtohimthenoteswhichIhadmadeatthetime,andwhichIinscribehere. 

           "AtPurfleet,onabyroad,Icameacrossjustsuchaplaceasseemedtoberequired,andwherewasdisplayedadilapidatednoticethattheplacewasforsale. Itwassurroundedbyahighwall,ofancientstructure,builtofheavystones,andhasnotbeenrepairedforalargenumberofyears. Theclosedgatesareofheavyoldoakandiron,alleatenwithrust. 

           "TheestateiscalledCarfax,nodoubtacorruptionoftheoldQuatreFace,asthehouseisfoursided,agreeingwiththecardinalpointsofthecompass. Itcontainsinallsometwentyacres,quitesurroundedbythesolidstonewallabovementioned. Therearemanytreesonit,whichmakeitinplacesgloomy,andthereisadeep,dark-lookingpondorsmalllake,evidentlyfedbysomesprings,asthewaterisclearandflowsawayinafair-sizedstream. Thehouseisverylargeandofallperiodsback,Ishouldsay,tomediaevaltimes,foronepartisofstoneimmenselythick,withonlyafewwindowshighupandheavilybarredwithiron. Itlookslikepartofakeep,andisclosetoanoldchapelorchurch. Icouldnotenterit,asIhadnotthekeyofthedoorleadingtoitfromthehouse,butIhavetakenwithmyKodakviewsofitfromvariouspoints. Thehousehadbeenaddedto,butinaverystragglingway,andIcanonlyguessattheamountofgrounditcovers,whichmustbeverygreat. Therearebutfewhousescloseathand,onebeingaverylargehouseonlyrecentlyaddedtoandformedintoaprivatelunaticasylum. Itisnot,however,visiblefromthegrounds." 

           WhenIhadfinished,hesaid, "Iamgladthatitisoldandbig. Imyselfamofanoldfamily,andtoliveinanewhousewouldkillme. Ahousecannotbemadehabitableinaday,andafterall,howfewdaysgotomakeupacentury. 

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