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y sory b.gins about s.v.n )cirs ago, in 1375.Mt
n.me is Jonátha. Harkcl' and I live and vork in
|ondon' My job Ú to 5uy and sell hoNes for othe. people'
one dáy á |eter aÍived íol ne Íron ! very rich nan qho
|ivedin TBnsylvini,. He s]nted to büy. house in England
lnd he Deededmy help.The nan Nas CoubrDracuhj and I
aL lbdíd d si 6 Tídd uíl{iL' E6! Ú*

I Íonnd a housc tol hin' lnd he isl.ed me to t][e l|1 tüe

FH4dÚd{ltoÚ.!fu.ódfui]efu!4d!
Míellibrc!'H's16pl.
papes lol it to Trrnsyhania' j was not vely pl€ a s.d about
rhis.I *rs planningto get maried in th. iutumn, and i did
rctwant to l€ a ve my betutifulMiná.
.But you nus go,Jonathan',lhc síid''Tie c.ünt is ch
ánd pcihapshe will giveyoU mole work l,ter''
so ! agreed to go. l did not l.now then oÍt|. teÍible dangeÍ
wlicb Nrired lor me in Trrnsylvania.
Andso, on alh M.y I arrivcdat i litdetown cauodBisÍitz.
.lransylvánia
vis a sRns! and beantiful country' Tne.e wele
mounGins'Íees,ndiiveseverywhere'Andsomewhclehigh
inthemouDr,inswisdEcounishome'castlcDraculá.I had
six hous !o wlit befolc th. co.ch camc to tákc hc theIe,sT I
wenr into a litdc hor.l. lnsidc thc notel it was vam and
fie.dly. The people there were iU llusbins ind t2lkins.
'vhcre areyou
soing| tbeyaskedne.
 'To c]íle Dl.tcuIi,' lrq'icd.
thesuDwent dosn behindthe mountrinsrnd everywherervss
sJddenly t]rrÍiÍin wrs!|cnr JndcYeNon.tunrd b ]lÚk dÍ].. In tl'e fo!.taÍ,!nd us,th9woIvcswcrchow]inE.h rvjs
arDrc.I.otrl'l D.tundcBt.nJ r'hy th.v xll IookedrGr ,
'D.nt g.th!rc, somconcsxid.
sndJcn|yth.corch sopPcd' A sma]lcaÍiasc cincdo{n
'But I hrv. to,' I rnsvefed. It\Lru!n$s.
th€ Mrcw ro]donthe right' Fonrbl]ckhoNs wc|cpullinE
Th.y bcE ro ulk rg.in, butthcyw.rc no loDgerllnshins. it,áM dle'lrjvÉrwxsdresedin bIx.t'rvnh r bLrcl.[xt pulled
5lowlv. t]relloreIke.!c.s wiÍctook til. eold üo$ Ír.n]hcI
D e . kr D d p Ú t t i ] n om y h a n d ' . T ] k e t b n . . s | j . s l i d ' . ' I h cLf u 'whcrc's thL Engl$hjn.n?' hc clllcd..l\c.on1! ÍroDlcisle
d]ng.r xl ci*lc Dncul]. |tíupl.hil wi|]l'.ll ]lo ''
whcn th.coách ] v.d.nd I grl inkj n' r.ru}'J olpcoplc He |ookcd Ínnge, $rndiIs there in thc nroon|jghr'and
camcol']tch'1nd l h.1Ídth.]vod \impir'' suddcnlt l $xs 1Írxid'But it w]s Íoohtc' I could not go brc]<
The coi.h rrvcllcd up rnto rh. mounui'x. HiBher ird
higheritw.n(.fr*cI r]Í3Í.r'Tlrc5UDwtrsbr]El'l.Lít]borc soTD]V!{elconourNíy rocr*]eDri.ul..Thcnlounrlnr
t h eÍ . e \ . h c l c l a s s n o w o n t h e D o U D t ] n Í r |Tsh, ! n N d . c n I y { c Í c i l l . r c u n d o s i n J t h cn o o n w . s b c h h d b | í . k . ] . Ú d ! . I
iEEI
.ouldseenothi'rs-butl.ould *illherrtlewolves. Thchork!
sent 6$er rnd f.ser. and tne drivel l,Ugüed sildly'
sndden|y.hc caÍi.lc *opped' l openedthc dool rnd go1
our, Á! oncc thccli.hge drove awiy rnd I was á|oDein lrÓnl
ofth. JaIk' silentci*|e, | Íood therc,|ootnrs up.t t, índ
slow|}''thebigrv.odendoolopcned' AtjlI mlD sÓ.! in Íront
ot mc' His ]un wás whtc and he wxs ']rc$.d in b|á.[ from
.co'nc jn. MÍ H]IkeI., he siid' .l
im counr Drx.ulj.He
held our hú hand ]nd Itook it. It sis as cold xs iceI
slaÚ|!, Ihc bis uoad." dToÍopoEd'
l rvent ino t]rec,Íle rnd the coun. ctrr€ f uIly l..ked th!
'loorbe|ji'r'lDe. He Iut üe key i!k' hi\ pock.t iid tÚÍídl to
3o Üp{xús' |ÍÓ]|ow.dhnn'ánd Nc.rjn! to. Íooh wh.rc a
woodli.!b(nt bÍightly'In frontoÍitthcrcwls x Indctxbl!
wiú Íoodr.d lÍijrk oD ir' The count rs|€ d nE to lit down
rnd cxr, bÚ he nid not elt rvir| me. LÍ.r. Ne slt.nd..lked
bythe hre, His lDg|jshrvN YeÍ!go.d, ánd $hi]c \'c trlk.J,l
l'xd nnrekr l.oL lt hih .lÍ!n]lb. l.l\ facc sas vcIy t'hit.' Ln
.lí $!rc ljk.thccan or r cat' rnd hntt.th wcrc $rong |jk.
th. tccth of rD rnimrl. Th.rc sJs hriron his hsnJs xn'l his
liDgersrvercvcrÍlong' \\'henhctoU.lr.d Dc.l wx! xÍrlid'
It wrs nerrlv Drxni'igwh.n l(rnt o l,!dj rM outsidcjrh!
w.IYe\tr'cÍtsi]lhowlirg.
fhc i.\r 'non1i'rgln[nr]my brciLhÍon úc Iittlct]LIcnr
úOntofthc liÍ' Not'llrit ir rYJs1ight'l cotrldte nrrr crÍ|e
D m c u h t ' ] s o I d x n d ' l n t v . ] s l ! v n o r . r v á n r \ . |t ]l t , t d . l '
l'he cou|Ídid notc.It lo bÍelk.r*,lrÚtibcrc wi\ i |cfur
'c. iny{hcr i'r tircc$d.', ils]jd'.btrtY'nc oí drc rcoms
]fu |ock ' Do Dot t|y to go i'Ío tlrcscfuom!,.
\ílren d]c coMt cxnrc b1.k i'j rhe evening,l'. ull.!d 10
kD.NrLlihout his rc{ hous! i Ilnglrna.
'\](cll, I b.grn, itsivcry bighousc,old rnd drrk, wirli l
high!v]lIx1|roundit'TlrercxLeÍieeseveryLYh.'e''I,h].
dr houseisdx'h.1r hrsi lnllecl,rr.h ror. ,\ndIslktrvldhin
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w.s inrpoÍ]nt to hm, io iÍ úc count needc'lnjc. thcn Ih]l
tosxy' I srotl my lcttcÍ'Lut I ]<Dew dlxr l]t cTuntPhDled .Yes.There 1te khfs íor]1loíLl'. xDonrel!.svered'
to leld Í' ] coul.]nottell]vii Hxwk!] thit l t'.s x prjsoneIf I wjsex.t!d.lJlftd ' ILlewLllr.I srDled tlYtresoftÍe'l

Thrt cvenirBth! Cornr d]d not suy rnd tilk Nitl' nr, bur onc of th. $om.n cxmc ncRÍcÍ'|lcÍ srcns {hnc t.cth
| . .Í ' ' |'e 4''''' ' 'a ]'.l''''!\] o' 'e ''' \'lJ'\l' )''1. tou.lreJ nr}'nd. |.loseJ nyey€ s rni Íxited' .Kjs nrcl Kks
lriend, d.cp.nly in thn roonr or your Lrcdroonr.Yon nnsl
n€ v cr f1|I.s|!!pinxny odrerroo l jI thccisIc' YoU \rjlIb. új sJddc||y th.Íe$xs r .ry oÍ xnFer, h rvrs ül cTnnt! H.
!!]Ln th! }'.frín ilr} fro'n 'nc, índ hcr brighl blL'. cy.5
whcD hc letl' l went io nly Íoom'but Ico l'] nor i.*1nJ
bcgrnror'ilkrou rh!.a$ls.Mrn),oldred.r$wcrclockcd,
but I tound orc which $rs opor.I frrh.d bick thcrloor ?nd
!xw Lhrt rhcr. $rs x !vi'rdos i'r are room. h rvrs J beruritul
DjNbtandfu ntou|Íxij]s |úL.i wonJcínIi'j thesoít'.|](\r
liEhtoath( n,oon.SrJJeDll, $mcthirE moved belos 'nc. tt
$rsd,rCounr.slowLr.h!cim.outoatuNind.\ 6r*dros.
hxndr,riketr{ h.mtsotxnaoi'nrl,rfd rh!n h sh.rJ. Hcbc$n
to'Í,Íc Jou d]c !yi]|',.,J'r!' \\'ilhhis lrLi.1<cIojk 1rotrlJ
llm. h. IookcdLike] 1l.rt b|.bIick biÍ] lnd nrI bll,oJ.tln
.Okl' whxt l{J (iiÚt Dm.uh]
I sh 9.'Cd.Jtrr]s.tdo!|nloI r Dintrl. 1hcín'n lxs sJ'n]
1n'l '.idall'' l thjnkthxrmxnv }'.]Ii.No Í sJs ] rooD l.' lhc
lidi.\ ol th. .xÍLc, xnd l de. c. not to go bJ.k Ír Dlr ü,l!|.
dxrk rconr,but.osleepid rhr rcon. So I lrf dorvf rftlclGlrl

snddenly If.h úat I i']s not ]lon.' In thL 'noonIightÍron Th( cq,i ,rttcd tbc uetth crry trd, ,ne.
hrncd rcd !vith r wLld.nscr. I Ioo[ed rt rlic (i{'nr im] his
.}'.s wcie bLÍjnjgwnh ilI the nresoí h.]l.
. G e to í I h ] ' n | ' h c c r i c d . . H e \
D . I Í l t r } o u I s t i yr w ] y Í l r n l
hi'n'' ^ s..onr]lat.I' d]e woDr.'j \ycÍcno longcIdEe, Th.I
dld not lcav. by the dorr. but th.) wcrc no l.nEefrl,.&t
I (mcnberro rytr. of thrt nishr. WheD I wokc,l rvrs in
b.d in my ro.m. My sold cros hy on .he hblc ncxt to nrc.
b ghr in rhc morningsun.
I kn.w rhcnrhrtthosew.n,.nwcrcvrmpires,xDdlhÚthlt
Two uightslater,rh. Count crne to mc,.wntc to MnB,.he
srid. ' rell h.r that your wo.k iDTransylvrnir is 6nisnedrnd
dút you ar..onins home.'
tlow plcrsedI wrswhen I h.arJ rhistBui rhen rhc Cornt
srid' .sáy th.t you rÍe.r BisÚirz' ]nd pLt Júnc29th on the
I shiver.d Nhcn hc said this. I kn.w rhcn that nre coLnt
p|ánnedto ku mc on t|rt day, whRt could I doIThe|e wis
nothins. I.ould only wair.nd try to escrpe.But thc Count
took avay i|l 'ny othcr.|othes3nd ny ü]ve|!ípcls, ind he
locked ihe doo! ofmy mon.
Á w..k oI two |lte.' l heaÍdnoiscsin thecr$|e'.hc Jolnd
ot hcn working'.Perhps on.olthcnvil| tlke" |c$clonroí
úc cá*lc Ío.ne,' I lhought'
But it wxstoo láteIItwff alreadyJUn.29th,andthireveni']g
Íromnjy windTw l sárv rlre count lcavc úc cl*le' wnh ny
let|erto Mini inhishrnd' Hewasgoingto poÍitIl(nes thit
I nus do sonethiry beforeit was oo bre.
vampncs.rn only .omc o(t ar night,so I kncw th.t rhcrc
wasno dang.rduringthcday. Thc ncxtmorni'rs I dccidcdto
visirthe councs rcom tosee whát l conld nnd' To do this I
b1d to get jnto ir by th€ wi'rdow' T]]k wls pTsible bec]usc
hjl ínnn sas i$t bcl.w fy Mdrrrnl' ánd thcre N.r. |i!l|.
ho|s in rhc wall bctt'c.n thc $oí.s' I c.u|d pÚt h9 f.( nl
ú$o' 3nJ l conlJ Uscdrchc]vy cuÍajnsiron ny winJow to
hold oDto.k srs drnscrous,bnr I hrd to k).
s]otVlyl DrovedJoNn rheN1|1'once or ívi.e l !lmoslcll'
l'ut.tl.$ l found i1ys.|l]0 th.cotr0L\ bedÍoonl,
Thc roonr {iscmpty. Thc count vis not thc...l loolln
fu üec]*]e kí}s'|rtrll.on|d not 6ndth.nr'ovcr in one.orncÍ
ol t|c foon t|erc sxs somc goLd,iDJ on thc othcr sideolthc
roonrlhcrcwlsx bi8soodcn dTlÍ' ltt'lsoP lnd I sxs tlrjt
thcÍcwere sohe *lirs gojngdown l w.I. do{I tbenl.rnd I
umcto3nothcÍdooÍ'Th[wasoFcntoo'inJIloundllysclf
nrx roonsithr$on.noor. slowlv,Iloohcdrroundmc.Thc(
wÜe JbTur riltysooddrboxesh tlreroom'T]rcywclccot6Ds.
J thcy werc full of.rnh.l .n. of d,.m hy rhe CruDtl l
.oUkl not9y lÍLcwasr]cJdorr5]cc]j'HÁcI!5.vcrcopetr lM
lookcdcold ]nd Íony' b thn r].cdid notlook llkc úc Írc.
.Írdeldn]rn'HisIip\t'.rewilIvcryrcd'bntlrcdidnotmovc'
5].NIy l w.nt ne]tet' l thoD3lt pclhxps d]]t hc hjd thecxÍle
k.yi.i him. But*h.n llookcd.r th.r cold, *ony ./ds, m),
blooJ Írn.old' AÍiiJ.l turncd Jnd lan bx.k to thc RlnJow.
I did Dot *op to t|nrk until I wrs brck nr my room.
Th1t night dle coÜnt cane to me ]gánr' .Tonoío$ you

]rl ou! of.h. .oÍi|' liy |ht cqn|'
wil||etunj o EÍghtrd'' M slid - tnd I [&w tlrlttonlr[ow
] iy down o! D} Led. bot l Jid ]rots]ecp|.Iy rvclI DuÍi'rg
th. night I h.ltd son.n\ voice\oIt!iJe nly dlltr, JÍ] thcn
tlrt connÍjsl!iIg. .ü'xn Your tinjl llr5 nor v.t conre'
Tom.Í.w nishr rou cin hxvc hnn th.n. Thc rvoDen
lrtrgheJ.x lor,s*cetsound,lD,l I slrookNith lcrr.
MorningclmeÍlx$,aDdIwrssdll rlive.'l nu*escxpe,' I
úolgnt. But Íi6tI ü!d to get the keys'
oncc.gaií' l weitdown theÍíI|á'd ]nto.ü.counf s room,
I rrn down rhc *ann to thc room with thccoffns.
ThecoUDt$ás tlrere'i'r lris cof6n' but [e looked youngel
iDd his hrir wrs Do loaser white. There wrs blood on his
jnoud]' which tjn drwD Íross his neck' My h]nd! wele
shrkins, but I had to touchhin, .o lmk rir rhc keys.I reltxll
ovu lris Lody' bni thcy Ncl.nt thcÍc'suJd.nlv l wantedto
kill countDnc r.Itook a worknins hammcr,anJ bcsnn
t. bliDs it dowD hrld on b rlrlt lÚüi|rlc. snrilingfuce' BÚ
r u * t h . n . h e h e i d . u n e d a D d . h . c o Ü n t , s b u í r i n 3 eI yo eosk e d
at mc' His bloody houth snilld nlorc hoÍlbly thrn ever. I
droppedthc hamnrcÍandúood thcrc'shíkjng.whít cou|dI
]u* dlen I ]]elrd the soDndoÍvoi.cs' The tvor[ncn wcrc
coninEL!ck. I llutrledb]ck UpdÉ*xnsbtlccolDlsroTm'
BdTw,l hcaÍ]thcnoscof . k.y,'l-h.soÍknl.n 1Vere.pening
rdoor. so thercNisanothcr JoortothconNnlcdoNn rh.t.l I
Intened.lreÍDlIy'rn.]hexIdtlresoundoflrxmDrcs'Theyw.rc
gctij]glhe coÍlintrexny.Tr 1ioLfiey. perh.ps to EngLrndII
ÜncfibÍ.!] thc c.uncs R.ils ib.!t his llrls tT visit my
I í'trcd to n bíck do*'nÍ]ns' to lind this opcn doo.' Rut
l sxs tTo |'rc' ÁcoId wind lln th|ought|c cí*lc ]nd, rvitlrx
cras|l.the door!t the rop ofdlestlns.Iosed 1Ddlocl.editsclÍ'
I cruld not g.t back do-n the *ans.
soon lsrv &om thc window the hea'y c.ts Íullofcoffins'
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wlonq' BÚt Wha!?Was Jonalhan in dangeÍ?]'houghl about

him a thel me. WhVdidn't h. come báckio Éng|andand lo

g home and Was at BisÚitz

e eneÍ 'Pelhaps he,s i||',

l1| l r1lheLül' 4 |ltl In).I l lllld|.a1|ú much.He.sawayjust now,

andyou knowlha' Mo'her and laÍe slay]nga' Wh tby, bV'he
inn rhr workDrn dror. rw?y.l $s xlon. i'r rU cr*Lc Bith seá' P|óás6comóandstáy with us,ánd Idanle you a alJÓul
thot tcnibl. Y1D,tr.csoncn.
whiLt I srs slnngíresewoft|\ in Úyr]riry.I(].. .dt'hx'
t] do' l nuÍ.|r. to es.]|c I n l| tv fu !.t dltT L|l. \x]l peased to heaÍher news and deci.ledlo qo mmed]ateV.
lúJnc Th! \nrn'w i\ hig|rxt.(,vcth.gu , h!' I ]rrvt to
k}.l fi.tl]tJ|i.í'n! l'fr|rcgo]i \\itlr nr! - jÍlcs$t.'t!r|ji|r\

If I Ji!. n $i]| L]! tr.ttcr driD lhe n.rtll djlt !v.]itsÍú

hét!,(;.!)lhI!' I,1i'lxj\]i]l l l|eÍ \cc |oU Jgxjni
 BUt somet mes il was haÍdlor mel becaÚ9ewhen Lucy
taIkedofAnhuÍ,Ilhoughl oíJonathanagain
T h e W e a l h e lw á s g o o d a n d L u c y a n . , w a k e d a | o t '
some']mesbylhesea,bulweof.
| í o u n dh e l , s h e w a s s í n g i n t
m o o n q h t ,a n d I t h o Ú q h Il s a w s o m e l h i n d
q a Í kb e h i n dh e l
somethng dalkánd hoíibe. s|ow|y'ils head moved neárer

Al nisht Lrcy and lslept in one room,bul somerimesshs

wa ked in hels]eep.sh€ b6gantos eepbad|y'ándhermotheÍ
and Idecided'o IockthebedÍoomdoorat nighl. ilte cÍy.she p!t herhan.]s'o her neck'and saW lhal'hele
Then ono dáythewealhel chang.d' The skywas b ack and were two i1le dropsTlb|ood theÉ.

véryexciled by il' and she sat by lhe window a|ln ghi and

The n€ x ! moÍninglhere was a ship on lhg béach'

'll's a Russianship, rrom Varna
seíanl lo|d us, .Íbele aÍecoffins on il, and lheyle
éafrh'And a biq b|áckdogjumped oíftheship and Íán

,And is év€ r yon€ onihe ship

aIive?,Lucyasksd'
,Th.fs lhé stange lhjnq
about ]t,,lhe seruan1
'ThóÍ6wasno one
on the ship, T
EveÍybody]n lhe 'own wás Very exched by thh
sh]pibut'heÍewrÍá no answe^
sawthe bis blackdos asain
Tfut nighl Iwoke Up and foundlhallhe bedrcomdoorwás
|oo|€ d |ol hel everywhérdin
lhe hoUse'bUt ]cou d not lind he.' 1'm aíraidíorh€ r ' ldon1
k n o w w h y , 's a i d t o h e r m o r h e r .
I knewrharLucysomeiimesliked
 A r " l ' h d 1 i o \ lL U N Í ó \ . o A wedÍovelhÍouqhthe drcetsoíL
nighl and her Iove|ylace was wh te' IWas a'Ía]dlTÍ hsÍand said sofilv,'oh M]ná,I ov€ y oU,
o c k e dt h á d T o r a t n g h t , A n d | * | d i d n T t h e a rí r o r
r o a a r r d nl ^ d - u r \ c o p " d r d d . íacewen' While, and he
one n ghl went íoÍa wa]k a o arÍiage'outs]daá shop. In i1
i h o U q h t , ' T h e d o T r| iosc k e ds h e c a n 1g e i o u t , a n dn o o n T T á r lheÍéwas a pÍenyq rl wilh daÍkhái.' s|re was wailing íor
qet in'' Bul whBn came back, ÍoÚnd Lucy bV tho TpeÍ
w n.'Tw,LUcy]'IcreB
d 'Ú t s h ed d n o lÍ e p | vs h e w a s a s e e p , wilh tonqwh re reerhand a
ánd'é'' Iq i''o |!d"|h.opq t ' ood' j É.é ^c' v e Í yr e d m o U i h ' f s l h e c o U n t ! ' J o n a i h a nc Í i e d ,. H e r e] n
someih ns brack,rkea biq bi.d.
eíer' Jonathan Was i||and n

U.'|.]LlIo'4al|o|ödvP|é''o.

p e d a n dh e t dJ o n o r h a in

01wan!IolaIkabTuthistim€
e h]sdiáry to read'And so
onáihan,sleí bIeádventÜre
in 1he casl e But hr ésTaped And When he fe|| ] n th.
mounla ns' sTme workmen íoÜnd h]m and 'ook him 1o lhe
e w á s W h j t ea n d 1 h i n ' a n h
de
was srr very arraid,bu( now w

.]onóthanand IweÍemaíied on seplembe.1st' an.|i|ren

We beoan Tm joÚney home We aÍved bádk in Engand on
scplember ]€ l h] and h Was wo
EVeÍyoneIookedhappVon lhá1w 1.' dr Í:o&l|| ]onúh4n üin .H.4.'
n1LÚÜ1a4!'
 Jona'han pu1h s heád in h s handsandsáid no1hingloÍlhe
restoít|rejouÍneywasvery al|aidfoÍhim' Wás h lea||ytué
lhallhis hoÍib e coÚnl Dracuá was herein London7
when we a Ved hTfie,lhere was a |e!eÍ írTm AfrhUr
l'lolmwood.Lucywas dead My dear*lLucy, dead! icou d
La1elwe 16adthe |eíera!a]n
'sTon alier yoU Ieí,,
Ad|rUÍwÍote,'LUcy beoan tT gel
w o Í s e ' d ] dn o tk n o w w h a l l od o ' I k n e wo | | yI h á t m u s t d o
somelhing q U i c ky ' s o | á s k e do U r o d í r i e n d ' . ] á cske w a r di,o
' ' ,I l h o u 9 h 1 ' , , P e Í hhaepcsa n
ame ai once,brl in rhe end
d she died yesreÍday''
l ^ c Ks E w r ( D s s r o R Y
0 3n.l AdhUr had 1o go bac| hoú
hTn I heaÍd Íom ÁdhUr lhe teÍrib|eneWs oí Lucyls
ediately. cou dsee
l r r a i s h e w a s v e riy . s h D 3 y n b e d a d a ya n d d i dn o r m o v e .
b|ood Bulhow?was itthroughiheselwo |níewounds in hér
Idecidédiosend formy o d 'eachóÍProísssorVanHe|sinq
fÍomHolIand'Pe aps hecTU|dhé|p
Hecame]mmediátey' ánd when he saw how i||LucVwa.,
'she can hav. my b|ood'cried Ánhur''A||ofit-rT
th€ |ásl
V a n H e s ] n gw a s Í i q h lW
' ilh Ad
H e s i n gd i d o n e m T Í c l h i n gH' e b r c U g h l s o m e l | o w e | s w iál h
VeÍyston9 sfre||land he pul a ck.|e oí lhem rTund Lucy,s
t|remíÍomyoUr neck|onighliand
van Ne|sinqhad to ÍTlurnlo Ho||andíol a few days and
belorehe Ieh' heloId Us:,YoUmUstwalch LlcY evóÍvni9ht'
hóÍ|reaíwas nol ston!
sal by her bed, I heald slÍanqenoises a1
 k tchenwindow and we went in.
ou dsoethe bodiesofthe
loJl servanG on lhe l|ooÍ.Íhóy
'someona put.oúTlhin9 ]n the

we ran up ro Lucys room, and sropped outsde n wilh

wh ieíacesánd shakinghands'weooo^edthedTorsoh|yáf,.l

he molher'síacetheÍewas a
n her hand shó h6d Ihe ÍoweÉ 'ÍTm
LUcyt neck'and on lhe íoolthere wás9|asslrom lhe bÍoken

,BJlfol
frotherÉ dead', hesaid LUcy n is
r,,1,^,1\tt,., r. tr t t, ,. , i rti.\,,.t

Né|sinq,Walch LUcycárB|u
Áhor á l me, LUcy belan lo show
herand pur her in a warm bed. Fron rlnaro I mo she s epr,
| .lid not wa r lor bfeaklasr, rJ b Ú ' s h ed d n o l í g h 1 t oí á y a ] V e

a i h e r w a sn o w d e a d a, n dh e
id YoÚ not get my note? y . o n e o í u s s a l W t hL u c V
ouick| Perhapswe aÍea readyloo a'e ' a I l h e l i m e 'a n dl h a !i i g h l A i h u Í
we knockedaqain,but theÍewas sti||ío answ8Í'We wenl siluns room,while
 when Van Helsinscame back s e d á n d s h . s e p 1s o o i s h .
ÁrthÚíwas sl] | ós eepdownslái and and sái.l son y,'MVtue
Lu.y andlooledar her.'Thewou lriend'and then,qrietry,Lucy died.
'she's gTne,,sóidVan
He]s]n9'a
.'yopenedher|ovó|yercs
m, and Van Hersinsaid I
He movedhh headneáreÍto heÍ,butVan Hesing pu ed oo(ed down to!elherat heí beaUlilu íace.
hlm back.'Nol h. cried.For a m ' P o o r s l r l , 's a i d r i s r h e e n d
th,andherteeihtookedven/ ,No,'hérepIied',This
is Tn ythe beg]nnin€ , ,

Some days rarer s r o re s i n t h e

g chi|dranwho went oul ál
night and did not so home untilrhe nexrmorn ns. and when
iheY did qo home, they lá ked a
ihese chi|drenhad.lÓps ol bood and Mo tt|ewoÚnds on

nd h. brouohl the paoeÍ

Íoundiome,whaldoyoulhinkolthá17,hsasked
, don,t know,,
said. ,Thósétwo

T h e nV a n H s s n ! e x p a i n e dA. r r r s t t c o u d n o l b e t i e v ier ,
and w€ 1 aIked foÍa Iongl me. A
lhát pool LUcy was ki||odby d v
VampiÍeis laking b|oTdfÍomlhe
'No'' Van Ho|singrepied' ,You haven1UndeÍslood The
m t h e s ec h i l d f e ni s . . . L u c y

'r.+,ir th.) \r.t,,tt\ t, rt ht!,.. wasveryanqry',Tha{sno!tué]' cÍ]ed'

 ' T h e nc o m e w t h m e , ' h e s ad . A
trhe Un Dead,b!r in rheend
So ihal nishr he rook mo to Luc he aqreedto.omr with usro theromb
a i d w e w é n ln ] s d o 'I w a s V e Í y wegoIlolhechuÍchyard'
ffn' the tomb Was a teÍ ll|c The n ghtwas da*, bur nowand then,a tt e moontighrcame
p|ace s owly, Van Nek nq began1oop.i th.cofíin.Then re tlrough1hec|oudsVan He|singopén€ d thedoor o|lhe tomb

rhc coffinwas enpty. 'Now, Jack,, ho sá].l lT me, 'you

aíernTon.WásMissLucytbody]nthalcoíinlhen?'
ait oÚGide'' he said
Iwas coId and aíraid,aí.l án!Íyw]i|r cTfiin' AíhUÍ,síacewas
m y s e ] fa n d W t h v a n H e | s n g 'T h e í ' s u d d e n y 's o m e t r i n g while when hemoved nea|oÍW
whtemover]inlh.teesícallh

o o k e d a i1t s n e c k , T h e | e á Í e n o
worndsonrhe.h ds ne.k, soid.
,No'' Van Hes nq lepIied.,We
áre ru* ]n i]me ,
Íhe n'.xl day, Van Hes ns and I
ofín' This l me LÜcyt bodv
eek aso bur sho d d not
d an.r haf face was more
b e a J l f Ú | t | r aenV e ÍT h e nV a í H e

i d L u c y t sn o w o n e o l t h e

ko ánqry He .ou]d not :'nL]\ f r H, n;1\: 1l\Ú,l 1l),,

4,ltr
 hammeÍin youÍÍ]qhlhand Then yTu must dÍivethe wood
lhÍoUghLÚcy's heat h isn1easy foryou, bU1ii w]|soon be
done' can yoÚ do lhi.forlre|7'
ed, and drops ol brod irll
rrom ii. Suddenly h saw us and s |d the p ecéTíwood ove.
térÍibleanqer'and Adhur gáve a LUcy,shead, and broUghtlhehá

ce and openod|lisáÍmslo
h i ú w h e nV a n H 3 s n g r á n
betlveenlheh,.nd ho|dout hÉ i

d throu!h lhedooÍ Ihedoor

was clDsetl,burshewen.|hraÚqh h!
'Now, AnhUr, mV íÍiend,,Va

n d c Í ] e d ' d' o I o h , d o ! ,
q, and lwenr back to the
lomb'Van He|sinqhad a bag wi'h h m, and when wéwrro in
1hetomb,héaqa n openedLucy'scof'in Ths body Iaythere,
hoÍib y beautifu|'AdhUÍwas w

1t is' and it is not' BÚl wan, and you wi||scethéreálLucy

again,,VanNe s]nglepIed
HelookíÍomhis baq á |ongpiec
rched.Then Van Hehinq said

n y o U r I e í th a n d ' á n d l h e
 ide and a hoÍibe scÍeam
came iiom the open Íedmo!!h Anhu|.I]d no'.lop' Hád.Í
and hafderhe hnrhewood wirh rhehammer,untir,alrasr,thr

e n l o V e r t oh j m , Á n dn o w
y o Ú m a yk i s sh e l , ,h e s a i d ,' s e e T h e V . m p n e i s d e a d , á n d t h e
rea Lucy has come back'
|l Was tue. Lucyt íaccwas pa e
nnú ,.]r rfuhÜ r!14 ' |tdt P^1|:!\fa!llll'Ls'

sá d' ,we háve ony ]Uí 'boüt rhcn|rc whU]yTl w.ÍCtr'Úh |-u.vxtwhitbv'.
b e g Ú n W e m u s lí ] i dl h . v á m p r so tlr! ltoíBjtr|lji'! n] \.c ns ]t ol' hÓUse,1lJ w. |!.íÍ
be dií|cuh an'l dán9érous'Wi||yoUhe|pme?, t|[ fulIsoÍl.Í|o.r l,u.}\ tcíibLc de'nh' Ihco I'linr grvc
vÜr H.]nig D)' driIy to rcxd.]|J hc Lcrnt rbout nr)'tiD! .t
(]rnLcDÍicnIx'Hc a']s very.x.r(i
. A h l , h c c Í i c ! ] ' . N .1
s h.gijl
n , u I l J c B t x D$J n l n l y t h ] n s \ !
ThncolDtDrl.UIl ]jcBi:th!vxD]PnathÍ]iilllJlToÍMns
JoNATHÁN HÁR(ER's Dt^lY Lu.]. w I fotr hc\r u\ r) 6nf |ima
()l toul(' i\,Ín31nd I ]gr.!!i r. [!|n wh(o l sxw couIl
g DnN r rtrLondon' Iw]sY!Íl lf.r 'L,utDow l ÍeltíroDgÚ
MinJ in dmgér b..xus.l hrJ work (, dr.
w.LeF]i rroncc MiIr sent oÍ.ly \nhJlckscw] Jr
.nt d]|! lfl.''\1trjl l1d 'h! ]c1tcÍÍno ^IllluÍ. w r|r tLc hL\ho!sc. tr (lI hlm ]nd Á[hÜr 1|l ]hoIt thc coUnt'.nrl l
tJIA|s !í l,u.y\ .]cJr|r,\|rc h.k] .Wth.r .t.r' Thrs w.[ vÚt lo whitbv' I wxnte'l t. ti']J otrl ]ho(t úc.oÍlins thx.
í|ojI' Pn)fc$oÍ vx| |]cLsmg' ] fr]ox| oÍ AÍthur's' ln it h. w(rci'rth.shitont|tIighroÍtB!Íonn thc\hipd]ltbÍ,ÚFhr
srotc. 'I knos' trcm lolr l.t|!Is b LU.y' thJt you LYÜ| h.l cotrnt D'r.J]J k) hlg|lnd. ArtcÍnr]n''qtr.{].ns. Il!'Íotth.t
J.]r* il(nd' I son|d ytLr nn'.h ]i!. tÓ 'nell {lL. k] lrL|i t]rc.ofh|s str. trowLothccon'Í\ houÍ in L.dJon'
 Ih|Ítd bl.| to Lo|drnlndt.1]c|.sewJíh housc.whcn ey.sbuíred |]kercd Íires,v)n H.]si'j!
I told vrn Bclsng this ncws, hc .rll.d !s rll toFether,rnd iid Lh. (i\fiÍ.nl.(l' AÍrrili ntrl{f
!ljd' .Nos drc d?ng.r bcglns' l h1v.l..íÍ 'nUch lbolt
vlmpires lronr old books,rnd I know that thcv crn cotueout
oi\ l. night' DLÜi'rgt|e d]y njey xrc jite d.ad bodics Jnd
m|Í havc l ||J!! () hi!c. I dliik dDt C:ountDírcuh useshis
cor6nsÍoIhn d.yrin'. hnli]1rpl]ccs If sc.rn hnd lrim nr x
cofdn,wecrn kill hinr.Burlcls so to hr hors.loniChr. !(/ell
|ut holy breld iI tlrc cof6us' JnJ thcn thc colDt cínnot g.r
bxck fio thenr'He.ll ÍLen]rrveno ph.. to hir]cnuri]rEth!
da}. ]nd hc w]L|bc*ellt.r ánd exsÉÍto dght rvl]enwc dnn

so nmt night v]n H.|!ng' Ja.k, AÍhUr' aDd I se|t oul

togÚ]]crro tlle counls housc'MiDl' of.ou6c, Jlrl not.ol..
.rli
\'ith !s,I wN líriJ t.lcavehcrJlonc, bUtlhe s]id thrt drcrc

llli;
s.s molc JingcÍ {oI ni th.D Í{fhdl'
h.k h]J somcold ].cys\'nh LÍJjjin'l wiÍhon. of thrsc w.
got i'Ío d]c houÍ lr N.s olJ .nrl drv, inJ úc sN|] .í L|.Td
vrs.veryNhert. ve *rltcd throughthc cold,.lrptv roo s
rnd rr h* \'c nlllJ !uÚlÍins'
Inon hI L.asVII' H!|!iigt',|. \om ]t.lI bÍejJ,.!íc n]Ü*
put r pio.o oftl,is i'r crch.ollin,'[. \]nl.
\r. w.Ík.d húl' h took r |o|g tnnc to brcik op$ m!|)
..ífi nxIJIl. h.]y b|eldnxidt' verv.Í iL'Í.pcningdlch*
collin l'h.n V.n ''lcl\i'1gg.y. l .ÍÍ' .\Y. ll. k,o |xt.| Ihc

welooked upúonroul Norlr xnJ sls count Dncl|J' ]l! ?

crme throusl rhe drrk room like a bhcL cloud. His ansry
 '(1,
i.rl'.ri vr' l kl!i!. \\!, A
v,+
v\' ( \ . \ 1 , , . i m r L , !n l i o s o '
Lrr:culamustdie
M) ll!j'l n!'!|r Í.|r(]s|ro' l lj(!.l rfu5'.oh. \1 !]!.l
.||'|ün Ilx. M]n]!. h c n r i t d r v v r n H e l s , n ! : , l . . ls<$ ! i . ^ n h u . ,r l I
.nli 'IL|']]
ts!trvhUr \r.EÍ |']![ !' |1!k,t y o r J c o u . t l r , \ i u i , , ru r s t h . r ! t . o . S h c \ r r \ v . t F 3 l q
I lil Ll]{]n!' Th! l,clllil J o l t r \ y ] s L ( , . ( ú ]l ! ' L ] d . l I n) blt:he wintcn n) h!|t u\' v! |n.u thil R. Li.] ü, kiL]
nly fuiÚtr]s'.H!|t mC](J]l. h!|| Dl!l. Dl]!|h h!foÍ( \1i'Ll (] !J
Jo(Í liJtlkn nrrl.](! r]. .]Í
Tl)g(|]clfrb.k!!].lnth\ \ v . ! ] . n t . , v x D H | L ! | ! $ . . ^ , l i ] lvl L | ] J i ! ' ! t r ] \ i ] l L r ]
..|d' A tJll(|jÍlt |[| wjs Íinl]Ú]! i]l 'll! N!']|j!ht' lr| dl' l ' | ] L | 'Í ! n Í . \ Ü , ] h I ! l r t n b ] . I n ) t h . L i | Ü l \ l ] ! ! l c ' h 1 \
lvRkrv. I'r l,\ rnfr l,! ltlJ my t1l!. o) ]tlidi! Hrr whtc D U I i ' ] g . J t r ] ' h c ] . l { ü ] l l i ' jh i s g
iiNhd,!$ hrd lrl(nJ or r, rDd h.r h.c Lrr rgin,{ a.otrnt )li.l|.l $ilL l.( | l ( Í|'g1|l. J.lv' l] \y. |rD iitr!] nn] b.nr
Dr.Lu]l' B](Ú!](]rcptcJ Íl!! hL\ DlÓII|j.]nJ h! \.\ l'l'LJnj!
'
M,nr n) htrn,,tú s/LIL,,A r^ rlu!/! t r\ h d c ! i ( n . $ l l r \ l c J , ! i l ! L ! f
I rintohcrnllri.J to nrll h'nr.,s.) nori her VinH!lsin! ( ) Í! ] Í j \ ! . ( ! J ! l n . { k n . \ r t r
r]n]ttljccOIntJILlltIJuIhisglnd.Í)$ ' ] n l ] i t ' . lÍ ! ! l l | j ] '] ' ! n h l L Íl | i n ] | n ! ] ] r . r ( ] ) .r n J l I D d ] D c !
vhc! h. \J\y t|L .l)\, (i Í Drx.uh nÍ,yci l'.[ lnd Ír]Dgtd]Oughs..-"'i'l.,trjyl[lJ'|.riLlk.|rIrh$!tLlnuhs
ií)üld NllIj\ 6oi}'' 5 tNvc l tcftih].l|)'inJ .cLIll()\\ l ! .utrÍ Dn.||l\. ]u* noq w
thchc(| ^.L.trd Db'cd x!Í\\t|rc nlnll. rDJ shür rht Dxld L h ! ! g h Lt l r n l . . U L ! h c x l t I c í N n J . f . n r L I n ! | l N ' h n I L N l l
!.nnc fÍo B!L]dJ tr.coutrtDm.U|] $rj !o'.rr'e'
.oh' .l)'
N l ] n ] ' I l y l 1 \ ! ! ' | . l i e J ' I n r I h c ÍÚ r 0 ) ] n n \ , . w h . Í 1)f.ouF!|. ÚL(| v Il |]eIsi]lg' iü'Ix 1rN .].. !' l..NC
l'tr\hrrp.nrJ?T.lLusl l qi\ qild *ith ifir. L ]r ! L i n ] | | ] . k n o { j ü N ] l ' l ' s'!]'lhnÜ].n |5trn(].rt i1n
M,sl'ik'.J. Dontl.i\cn,cr'\l,e.ficd. Oh,pl.rscJ"r', ( r , A c R n x l h i ' nl i . r . .S . f c n ! o i r r ! [ ] r L ' ! ) l . ) ] v h r n i , ,
Ie]v. m.|, ll.r |'& rÍl\ pI|Ü. ]nr] w. !n]Ld s.e svo IittL! )\ nrL|rl\YÉDl){ jn otrt uhilh slri}.\ ..t ntr tl| ljll.l. s.,
s o t r n ! s o n h c r I c c ] <s h . p ü r h . | 1 r | Í l r n | ' ! . h - * | ' i ]gxvc]
.5t]y *úlr nrc|.$c.nc '
l.nN, tetrih]. ír. 'n ' Attli.LonJ!f sh,It' osoili.! rr.lcr'Dtd,xt.i. $ l. ttril.J
^ n J I h t l d h e . i ' r m ) ' . Í n \u l ' i l . | j . n Í t 1 i g h to f ! ] i ) \ h o \ ntr Vrru iD t|[ Rh.kSrr th.n,glrt lr(itrc \Ycrlv,lc.!rt!I.,
j ' ' i y . d ] t t h | | . } tn n D u t e . t r l I l | ] U m n ] l
|''\\hgÚ !ho
l)'cL ll!hklr!,,l.l,.e,lunri,rscfs.iDJ Crr.fJ".-'l'
And hc hrJ rlth hLm x lons boxl vehÚÍled bá.k to oul hotc|to tell my de]r n,Ínr,th€ news'
.so,. slid vrn Helsjng'.Thc ship wLIltakc rbout thÍcc*cc]..
but w.sawthatsh. kneN nnle]dy' rnd her Í1.ew]swlnc
to sxlI Io vxnjx. |trt we si|]t]k. tlrc daiI ]cÍoss EurOp.3lJ wirh f.ar'.Hc hasgone''íres!id qUiedy.'1ndl'ttr tlLing mc
E.t tL.t. fl.ü hs.r' \íelexvetonlotr.sj, wthnin' ohnydexrÍriends| Bcl.rc I.h^|g.fior v.hpnc'
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