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Jonathan Harker’s Journal Continued

           Irejoicealsothatthereisachapelofoldtimes. WeTransylvaniannobleslovenottothinkthatourbonesmaylieamongstthecommondead. Iseeknotgaietynormirth,notthebrightvoluptuousnessofmuchsunshineandsparklingwaterswhichpleasetheyoungandgay. Iamnolongeryoung,andmyheart,throughwearyyearsofmourningoverthedead,isattunedtomirth. Moreover,thewallsofmycastlearebroken. Theshadowsaremany,andthewindbreathescoldthroughthebrokenbattlementsandcasements. Ilovetheshadeandtheshadow,andwouldbealonewithmythoughtswhenImay." Somehowhiswordsandhislookdidnotseemtoaccord,orelseitwasthathiscastoffacemadehissmilelookmalignantandsaturnine. 

           Presently,withanexcuse,heleftme,askingmetopullmypaperstogether. Hewassomelittletimeaway,andIbegantolookatsomeofthebooksaroundme. Onewasanatlas,whichIfoundopenednaturallytoEngland,asifthatmaphadbeenmuchused. OnlookingatitIfoundincertainplaceslittleringsmarked,andonexaminingtheseInoticedthatonewasnearLondonontheeastside,manifestlywherehisnewestatewassituated. TheothertwowereExeter,andWhitbyontheYorkshirecoast. 

           ItwasthebetterpartofanhourwhentheCountreturned. "Aha!"hesaid."Stillatyourbooks? Good!Butyoumustnotworkalways. Come!Iaminformedthatyoursupperisready." Hetookmyarm,andwewentintothenextroom,whereIfoundanexcellentsupperreadyonthetable. TheCountagainexcusedhimself,ashehaddinedoutonhisbeingawayfromhome. Buthesatasonthepreviousnight,andchattedwhilstIate. AftersupperIsmoked,asonthelastevening,andtheCountstayedwithme,chattingandaskingquestionsoneveryconceivablesubject,hourafterhour. 

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