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Memorandum by Abraham Van Helsing

           Allwasindead,grimsilenceonlythatthehorseswhinniedandcowered,asifinterroroftheworst. Ibegantofear,horriblefears.ButthencametomethesenseofsafetyinthatringwhereinIstood. Ibegantoo,tothinkthatmyimaginingswereofthenight,andthegloom,andtheunrestthatIhavegonethrough,andalltheterribleanxiety. ItwasasthoughmymemoriesofallJonathan’shorridexperiencewerebefoolingme. Forthesnowflakesandthemistbegantowheelandcircleround,tillIcouldgetasthoughashadowyglimpseofthosewomenthatwouldhavekissedhim. Andthenthehorsescoweredlowerandlower,andmoanedinterrorasmendoinpain. Eventhemadnessoffrightwasnottothem,sothattheycouldbreakaway. IfearedformydearMadamMinawhentheseweirdfiguresdrewnearandcircledround. Ilookedather,butshesatcalm,andsmiledatme. WhenIwouldhavesteppedtothefiretoreplenishit,shecaughtmeandheldmeback,andwhispered,likeavoicethatonehearsinadream,solowitwas. 

           "No!No!Donotgowithout.Hereyouaresafe!" 

           Iturnedtoher,andlookinginhereyessaid, "Butyou?ItisforyouthatIfear!" 

           Whereatshelaughed,alaughlowandunreal,andsaid, "Fearforme! Whyfearforme? NonesaferinalltheworldfromthemthanIam," andasIwonderedatthemeaningofherwords,apuffofwindmadetheflameleapup,andIseetheredscaronherforehead. Then,alas!Iknew. 

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