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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           Wewaitedinasuspensethatmadethesecondspasswithnightmareslowness. Theslow,carefulstepscamealongthehall. TheCountwasevidentlypreparedforsomesurprise,atleasthefearedit. 

           Suddenlywithasingleboundheleapedintotheroom. Winningawaypastusbeforeanyofuscouldraiseahandtostayhim. Therewassomethingsopantherlikeinthemovement,somethingsounhuman,thatitseemedtosoberusallfromtheshockofhiscoming. ThefirsttoactwasHarker,whowithaquickmovement,threwhimselfbeforethedoorleadingintotheroominthefrontofthehouse. AstheCountsawus,ahorriblesortofsnarlpassedoverhisface,showingtheeyeteethlongandpointed. Buttheevilsmileasquicklypassedintoacoldstareoflion-likedisdain. Hisexpressionagainchangedas,withasingleimpulse,wealladvanceduponhim. Itwasapitythatwehadnotsomebetterorganizedplanofattack,forevenatthemomentIwonderedwhatweweretodo. Ididnotmyselfknowwhetherourlethalweaponswouldavailusanything. 

           Harkerevidentlymeanttotrythematter,forhehadreadyhisgreatKukriknifeandmadeafierceandsuddencutathim. Theblowwasapowerfulone. OnlythediabolicalquicknessoftheCount’sleapbacksavedhim. Asecondlessandthetrenchantbladehadshornthroughhiscoat,makingawidegapwhenceabundleofbanknotesandastreamofgoldfellout. TheexpressionoftheCount’sfacewassohellish,thatforamomentIfearedforHarker,thoughIsawhimthrowtheterribleknifealoftagainforanotherstroke. 

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