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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           Thiswasallpractical,sooneofthechildrenwentoffwithapennytobuyanenvelopeandasheetofpaper,andtokeepthechange. Whenshecameback,Iaddressedtheenvelopeandstampedit,andwhenSmollethadagainfaithfullypromisedtoposttheaddresswhenfound,Itookmywaytohome. We’reonthetrackanyhow. Iamtiredtonight,andIwanttosleep. Minaisfastasleep,andlooksalittletoopale. Hereyeslookasthoughshehadbeencrying. Poordear,I’venodoubtitfretshertobekeptinthedark,anditmaymakeherdoublyanxiousaboutmeandtheothers. Butitisbestasitis. Itisbettertobedisappointedandworriedinsuchawaynowthantohavehernervebroken. Thedoctorswerequiterighttoinsistonherbeingkeptoutofthisdreadfulbusiness. Imustbefirm,foronmethisparticularburdenofsilencemustrest. Ishallnoteverenteronthesubjectwithherunderanycircumstances. Indeed,Itmaynotbeahardtask,afterall,forsheherselfhasbecomereticentonthesubject,andhasnotspokenoftheCountorhisdoingseversincewetoldherofourdecision. 

           2October,eveningAlongandtryingandexcitingday. BythefirstpostIgotmydirectedenvelopewithadirtyscrapofpaperenclosed,onwhichwaswrittenwithacarpenter’spencilinasprawlinghand, "SamBloxam,Korkrans,4PotersCort,BartelStreet,Walworth. Arskforthedepite." 

           Igottheletterinbed,androsewithoutwakingMina. Shelookedheavyandsleepyandpale,andfarfromwell. 

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