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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           Wehavebeenblindsomewhat. Blindafterthemannerofmen,sincewecanlookbackweseewhatwemighthaveseenlookingforwardifwehadbeenabletoseewhatwemighthaveseen! Alas,butthatsentenceisapuddle,isitnot? WecanknownowwhatwasintheCount’smind,whenheseizethatmoney,thoughJonathan’ssofierceknifeputhiminthedangerthatevenhedread. Hemeantescape. Hearme,ESCAPE! Hesawthatwithbutoneearthboxleft,andapackofmenfollowinglikedogsafterafox,thisLondonwasnoplaceforhim. Hehavetakehislastearthboxonboardaship,andheleavetheland. Hethinktoescape,butno! Wefollowhim. TallyHo!AsfriendArthurwouldsaywhenheputonhisredfrock! Ouroldfoxiswily. Oh!Sowily,andwemustfollowwithwile. I,too,amwilyandIthinkhismindinalittlewhile. Inmeantimewemayrestandinpeace,fortherearebetweenuswhichhedonotwanttopass,andwhichhecouldnotifhewould. Unlesstheshipweretotouchtheland,andthenonlyatfullorslacktide. See,andthesunisjustrose,andalldaytosunsetisus. Letustakebath,anddress,andhavebreakfastwhichweallneed,andwhichwecaneatcomfortablysincehebenotinthesamelandwithus." 

           Minalookedathimappealinglyassheasked, "Butwhyneedweseekhimfurther,whenheisgoneawayfromus?" 

           Hetookherhandandpatteditashereplied, "Askmenothingasyet. Whenwehavebreakfast,thenIanswerallquestions." Hewouldsaynomore,andweseparatedtodress. 

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