Part 26

Dr. Seward’s Diary

           29October. ThisiswritteninthetrainfromVarnatoGalatz. Lastnightweallassembledalittlebeforethetimeofsunset. Eachofushaddonehisworkaswellashecould,sofarasthought,andendeavour,andopportunitygo,wearepreparedforthewholeofourjourney,andforourworkwhenwegettoGalatz. WhentheusualtimecameroundMrs.Harkerpreparedherselfforherhypnoticeffort,andafteralongerandmoreseriouseffortonthepartofVanHelsingthanhasbeenusuallynecessary,shesankintothetrance. Usuallyshespeaksonahint,butthistimetheProfessorhadtoaskherquestions,andtoaskthemprettyresolutely,beforewecouldlearnanything.Atlastheranswercame. 

           "Icanseenothing.Wearestill.Therearenowaveslapping,butonlyasteadyswirlofwatersoftlyrunningagainstthehawser. Icanhearmen’svoicescalling,nearandfar,andtherollandcreakofoarsintherowlocks. Agunisfiredsomewhere,theechoofitseemsfaraway. Thereistrampingoffeetoverhead,andropesandchainsaredraggedalong. Whatisthis? Thereisagleamoflight. Icanfeeltheairblowinguponme." 

           Hereshestopped. Shehadrisen,asifimpulsively,fromwhereshelayonthesofa,andraisedbothherhands,palmsupwards,asifliftingaweight. VanHelsingandIlookedateachotherwithunderstanding. Quinceyraisedhiseyebrowsslightlyandlookedatherintently,whilstHarker’shandinstinctivelyclosedroundthehiltofhisKukri. Therewasalongpause. 

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