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Jonathan Harker’s Journal Continued

           Imusttakeactionofsomesortwhilstthecourageofthedayisuponme. Lastnightoneofmypost-datedletterswenttopost,thefirstofthatfatalserieswhichistoblotouttheverytracesofmyexistencefromtheearth. 

           Letmenotthinkofit. Action! 

           Ithasalwaysbeenatnight-timethatIhavebeenmolestedorthreatened,orinsomewayindangerorinfear. IhavenotyetseentheCountinthedaylight. Canitbethathesleepswhenotherswake,thathemaybeawakewhilsttheysleep? IfIcouldonlygetintohisroom! Butthereisnopossibleway. Thedoorisalwayslocked,nowayforme. 

           Yes,thereisaway,ifonedarestotakeit. Wherehisbodyhasgonewhymaynotanotherbodygo? Ihaveseenhimmyselfcrawlfromhiswindow. WhyshouldnotIimitatehim,andgoinbyhiswindow? Thechancesaredesperate,butmyneedismoredesperatestill. Ishallriskit. Attheworstitcanonlybedeath,andaman’sdeathisnotacalf’s,andthedreadedHereaftermaystillbeopentome. Godhelpmeinmytask! Goodbye,Mina,ifIfail. Goodbye,myfaithfulfriendandsecondfather. Goodbye,all,andlastofallMina! 

           Sameday,later. Ihavemadetheeffort,andGodhelpingme,havecomesafelybacktothisroom. Imustputdowneverydetailinorder. Iwentwhilstmycouragewasfreshstraighttothewindowonthesouthside,andatoncegotoutsideonthisside. Thestonesarebigandroughlycut,andthemortarhasbyprocessoftimebeenwashedawaybetweenthem. Itookoffmyboots,andventuredoutonthedesperateway. Ilookeddownonce,soastomakesurethatasuddenglimpseoftheawfuldepthwouldnotovercomeme,butafterthatkeptmyeyesawayfromit. 

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