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Mina Harker’s Memorandum

           Hecouldhavethevesseldrivetoland,butifitwereunfriendlyland,whereinhewasnotfreetomove,hispositionwouldstillbedesperate. 

           Weknowfromtherecordthathewasonthewater,sowhatwehavetodoistoascertainwhatwater. 

           Thefirstthingistorealizeexactlywhathehasdoneasyet. Wemay,then,getalightonwhathistaskistobe. 

           Firstly.WemustdifferentiatebetweenwhathedidinLondonaspartofhisgeneralplanofaction,whenhewaspressedformomentsandhadtoarrangeasbesthecould. 

           Secondlywemustsee,aswellaswecansurmiseitfromthefactsweknowof,whathehasdonehere. 

           Astothefirst,heevidentlyintendedtoarriveatGalatz,andsentinvoicetoVarnatodeceiveuslestweshouldascertainhismeansofexitfromEngland. Hisimmediateandsolepurposethenwastoescape. Theproofofthis,istheletterofinstructionssenttoImmanuelHildesheimtoclearandtakeawaytheboxbeforesunrise. ThereisalsotheinstructiontoPetrofSkinsky. Thesewemustonlyguessat,buttheremusthavebeensomeletterormessage,sinceSkinskycametoHildesheim. 

           That,sofar,hisplansweresuccessfulweknow. TheCzarinaCatherinemadeaphenomenallyquickjourney. SomuchsothatCaptainDonelson’ssuspicionswerearoused. ButhissuperstitionunitedwithhiscanninessplayedtheCount’sgameforhim,andheranwithhisfavouringwindthroughfogsandalltillhebroughtupblindfoldatGalatz. ThattheCount’sarrangementswerewellmade,hasbeenproved. 

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