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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           Minaopenedhereyes,butshedidnotseemthesamewoman. Therewasafar-awaylookinhereyes,andhervoicehadasaddreaminesswhichwasnewtome. Raisinghishandtoimposesilence,theProfessormotionedtometobringtheothersin. Theycameontiptoe,closingthedoorbehindthem,andstoodatthefootofthebed,lookingon. Minaappearednottoseethem. ThestillnesswasbrokenbyVanHelsing’svoicespeakinginalowleveltonewhichwouldnotbreakthecurrentofherthoughts. 

           "Whereareyou?"Theanswercameinaneutralway. 

           "Idonotknow.Sleephasnoplaceitcancallitsown." Forseveralminutestherewassilence. Minasatrigid,andtheProfessorstoodstaringatherfixedly. 

           Therestofushardlydaredtobreathe. Theroomwasgrowinglighter. WithouttakinghiseyesfromMina’sface,Dr.VanHelsingmotionedmetopulluptheblind. Ididso,andthedayseemedjustuponus. Aredstreakshotup,andarosylightseemedtodiffuseitselfthroughtheroom. OntheinstanttheProfessorspokeagain. 

           "Whereareyounow?" 

           Theanswercamedreamily,butwithintention. Itwereasthoughshewereinterpretingsomething. Ihaveheardherusethesametonewhenreadinghershorthandnotes. 

           "Idonotknow.Itisallstrangetome!" 

           "Whatdoyousee?" 

           "Icanseenothing.Itisalldark." 

           "Whatdoyouhear?"IcoulddetectthestrainintheProfessor’spatientvoice. 

           "Thelappingofwater. Itisgurglingby,andlittlewavesleap. Icanhearthemontheoutside." 

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