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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           "Myfriend.WelcometotheCarpathians. Iamanxiouslyexpectingyou. Sleepwelltonight. AtthreetomorrowthediligencewillstartforBukovina; aplaceonitiskeptforyou. AttheBorgoPassmycarriagewillawaityouandwillbringyoutome. ItrustthatyourjourneyfromLondonhasbeenahappyone,andthatyouwillenjoyyourstayinmybeautifulland. Yourfriend,Dracula." 

           4May IfoundthatmylandlordhadgotaletterfromtheCount,directinghimtosecurethebestplaceonthecoachforme; butonmakinginquiriesastodetailsheseemedsomewhatreticent,andpretendedthathecouldnotunderstandmyGerman. 

           Thiscouldnotbetrue,becauseuptothenhehadunderstooditperfectly;atleast,heansweredmyquestionsexactlyasifhedid. 

           Heandhiswife,theoldladywhohadreceivedme,lookedateachotherinafrightenedsortofway. Hemumbledoutthatthemoneyhadbeensentinaletter,andthatwasallheknew. WhenIaskedhimifheknewCountDracula,andcouldtellmeanythingofhiscastle,bothheandhiswifecrossedthemselves,and,sayingthattheyknewnothingatall,simplyrefusedtospeakfurther. ItwassonearthetimeofstartingthatIhadnotimetoaskanyoneelse,foritwasallverymysteriousandnotbyanymeanscomforting. 

           JustbeforeIwasleaving,theoldladycameuptomyroomandsaidinahystericalway: "Mustyougo? Oh!YoungHerr,mustyougo? "ShewasinsuchanexcitedstatethatsheseemedtohavelosthergripofwhatGermansheknew,andmixeditallupwithsomeotherlanguagewhichIdidnotknowatall. Iwasjustabletofollowherbyaskingmanyquestions. WhenItoldherthatImustgoatonce,andthatIwasengagedonimportantbusiness,sheaskedagain: 

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