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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           Whenhestoodbetweenmeandtheflamehedidnotobstructit,forIcouldseeitsghostlyflickerallthesame. Thisstartledme,butastheeffectwasonlymomentary,Itookitthatmyeyesdeceivedmestrainingthroughthedarkness. Thenforatimetherewerenoblueflames,andwespedonwardsthroughthegloom,withthehowlingofthewolvesaroundus,asthoughtheywerefollowinginamovingcircle. 

           Atlasttherecameatimewhenthedriverwentfurtherafieldthanhehadyetgone,andduringhisabsence,thehorsesbegantotrembleworsethaneverandtosnortandscreamwithfright. Icouldnotseeanycauseforit,forthehowlingofthewolveshadceasedaltogether. Butjustthenthemoon,sailingthroughtheblackclouds,appearedbehindthejaggedcrestofabeetling,pine-cladrock,andbyitslightIsawaroundusaringofwolves,withwhiteteethandlollingredtongues,withlong,sinewylimbsandshaggyhair. Theywereahundredtimesmoreterribleinthegrimsilencewhichheldthemthanevenwhentheyhowled. Formyself,Ifeltasortofparalysisoffear. Itisonlywhenamanfeelshimselffacetofacewithsuchhorrorsthathecanunderstandtheirtrueimport. 

           Allatoncethewolvesbegantohowlasthoughthemoonlighthadhadsomepeculiareffectonthem. Thehorsesjumpedaboutandreared,andlookedhelplesslyroundwitheyesthatrolledinawaypainfultosee. Butthelivingringofterrorencompassedthemoneveryside,andtheyhadperforcetoremainwithinit. Icalledtothecoachmantocome,foritseemedtomethatouronlychancewastotrytobreakoutthroughtheringandtoaidhisapproach, Ishoutedandbeatthesideofthecaleche,hopingbythenoisetoscarethewolvesfromtheside,soastogivehimachanceofreachingthetrap. 

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