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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           "Nay,friendJonathan,"hesaid,"inthis,thequickestwayhomeisthelongestway,soyourproverbsay. Weshallallactandactwithdesperatequick,whenthetimehascome. Butthink,inallprobablethekeyofthesituationisinthathouseinPiccadilly. TheCountmayhavemanyhouseswhichhehasbought. Ofthemhewillhavedeedsofpurchase,keysandotherthings. Hewillhavepaperthathewriteon. Hewillhavehisbookofcheques. Therearemanybelongingsthathemusthavesomewhere. Whynotinthisplacesocentral,soquiet,wherehecomeandgobythefrontorthebackatallhours,whenintheveryvastofthetrafficthereisnonetonotice. Weshallgothereandsearchthathouse. Andwhenwelearnwhatitholds,thenwedowhatourfriendArthurcall,inhisphrasesofhunt‘stoptheearths’andsowerundownouroldfox,so? Isitnot?" 

           "Thenletuscomeatonce,"Icried,"wearewastingtheprecious,precioustime!" 

           TheProfessordidnotmove,butsimplysaid, "AndhowarewetogetintothathouseinPiccadilly?" 

           "Anyway!"Icried."Weshallbreakinifneedbe." 

           "Andyourpolice? Wherewilltheybe,andwhatwilltheysay?" 

           Iwasstaggered,butIknewthatifhewishedtodelayhehadagoodreasonforit. SoIsaid,asquietlyasIcould, "Don’twaitmorethanneedbe. Youknow,Iamsure,whattortureIamin." 

           "Ah,mychild,thatIdo. Andindeedthereisnowishofmetoaddtoyouranguish. Butjustthink,whatcanwedo,untilalltheworldbeatmovement.Thenwillcomeourtime. 

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