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Jonathan Harker’s Journal Continued

           WhenIhadwrittenmytwolettersIsatquiet,readingabookwhilsttheCountwroteseveralnotes,referringashewrotethemtosomebooksonhistable. Thenhetookupmytwoandplacedthemwithhisown,andputbyhiswritingmaterials,afterwhich,theinstantthedoorhadclosedbehindhim,Ileanedoverandlookedattheletters,whichwerefacedownonthetable. IfeltnocompunctionindoingsoforunderthecircumstancesIfeltthatIshouldprotectmyselfineverywayIcould. 

           OneoftheletterswasdirectedtoSamuelF.Billington,No.7,TheCrescent,Whitby,anothertoHerrLeutner,Varna. ThethirdwastoCoutts&Co.,London,andthefourthtoHerrenKlopstock&Billreuth,bankers,BudaPesth. Thesecondandfourthwereunsealed. IwasjustabouttolookatthemwhenIsawthedoorhandlemove. Isankbackinmyseat,havingjusthadtimetoresumemybookbeforetheCount,holdingstillanotherletterinhishand,enteredtheroom. Hetookupthelettersonthetableandstampedthemcarefully,andthenturningtome,said, 

           "Itrustyouwillforgiveme,butIhavemuchworktodoinprivatethisevening. Youwill,Ihope,findallthingsasyouwish." Atthedoorheturned,andafteramoment’spausesaid, "Letmeadviseyou,mydearyoungfriend. Nay,letmewarnyouwithallseriousness,thatshouldyouleavetheseroomsyouwillnotbyanychancegotosleepinanyotherpartofthecastle. Itisold,andhasmanymemories,andtherearebaddreamsforthosewhosleepunwisely. Bewarned! Shouldsleepnoworeverovercomeyou,orbeliketodo,thenhastetoyourownchamberortotheserooms,foryourrestwillthenbesafe. Butifyoubenotcarefulinthisrespect,then," Hefinishedhisspeechinagruesomeway,forhemotionedwithhishandsasifhewerewashingthem. Iquiteunderstood. 

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