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Jonathan Harker’s Journal Continued

           AtlastIfeltthatsubtlechangeintheair,andknewthatthemorninghadcome. Thencamethewelcomecockcrow,andIfeltthatIwassafe. Withagladheart,Iopenedthedoorandrandownthehall. Ihadseenthatthedoorwasunlocked,andnowescapewasbeforeme. Withhandsthattrembledwitheagerness,Iunhookedthechainsandthrewbackthemassivebolts. 

           Butthedoorwouldnotmove. Despairseizedme. Ipulledandpulledatthedoor,andshookittill,massiveasitwas,itrattledinitscasement. Icouldseetheboltshot. IthadbeenlockedafterIlefttheCount. 

           Thenawilddesiretookmetoobtainthekeyatanyrisk,andIdeterminedthenandtheretoscalethewallagain,andgaintheCount’sroom. Hemightkillme,butdeathnowseemedthehappierchoiceofevils. WithoutapauseIrusheduptotheeastwindow,andscrambleddownthewall,asbefore,intotheCount’sroom. Itwasempty,butthatwasasIexpected. Icouldnotseeakeyanywhere,buttheheapofgoldremained. Iwentthroughthedoorinthecorneranddownthewindingstairandalongthedarkpassagetotheoldchapel. IknewnowwellenoughwheretofindthemonsterIsought. 

           Thegreatboxwasinthesameplace,closeagainstthewall,butthelidwaslaidonit,notfasteneddown,butwiththenailsreadyintheirplacestobehammeredhome. 

           IknewImustreachthebodyforthekey,soIraisedthelid,andlaiditbackagainstthewall. AndthenIsawsomethingwhichfilledmyverysoulwithhorror. TherelaytheCount,butlookingasifhisyouthhadbeenhalfrestored. Forthewhitehairandmoustachewerechangedtodarkiron-grey. Thecheekswerefuller,andthewhiteskinseemedruby-redunderneath. 

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