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Mina Harker’s Journal

           LookingaroundIsawonthenorthsideofthecomingpartytwoothermen,ridingatbreakneckspeed. OneofthemIknewwasJonathan,andtheotherItook,ofcourse,tobeLordGodalming. Theytoo,werepursuingthepartywiththecart. WhenItoldtheProfessorheshoutedingleelikeaschoolboy,andafterlookingintentlytillasnowfallmadesightimpossible,helaidhisWinchesterriflereadyforuseagainsttheboulderattheopeningofourshelter. 

           "Theyareallconverging,"hesaid. "Whenthetimecomesweshallhavegypsiesonallsides." Igotoutmyrevolverreadytohand,forwhilstwewerespeakingthehowlingofwolvescamelouderandcloser. Whenthesnowstormabatedamomentwelookedagain. Itwasstrangetoseethesnowfallinginsuchheavyflakesclosetous,andbeyond,thesunshiningmoreandmorebrightlyasitsankdowntowardsthefarmountaintops. SweepingtheglassallaroundusIcouldseehereandtheredotsmovingsinglyandintwosandthreesandlargernumbers.Thewolvesweregatheringfortheirprey. 

           Everyinstantseemedanagewhilstwewaited. Thewindcamenowinfiercebursts,andthesnowwasdrivenwithfuryasitsweptuponusincirclingeddies. Attimeswecouldnotseeanarm’slengthbeforeus. Butatothers,asthehollowsoundingwindsweptbyus,itseemedtocleartheairspacearoundussothatwecouldseeafaroff. Wehadoflatebeensoaccustomedtowatchforsunriseandsunset,thatweknewwithfairaccuracywhenitwouldbe. Andweknewthatbeforelongthesunwouldset. 

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