Part 4

Jonathan Harker’s Journal Continued

           Iawokeinmyownbed. IfitbethatIhadnotdreamt,theCountmusthavecarriedmehere. Itriedtosatisfymyselfonthesubject,butcouldnotarriveatanyunquestionableresult. Tobesure,therewerecertainsmallevidences,suchasthatmyclotheswerefoldedandlaidbyinamannerwhichwasnotmyhabit. Mywatchwasstillunwound,andIamrigorouslyaccustomedtowinditthelastthingbeforegoingtobed,andmanysuchdetails. Butthesethingsarenoproof,fortheymayhavebeenevidencesthatmymindwasnotasusual,and,forsomecauseoranother,Ihadcertainlybeenmuchupset. Imustwatchforproof. OfonethingIamglad. IfitwasthattheCountcarriedmehereandundressedme,hemusthavebeenhurriedinhistask,formypocketsareintact. Iamsurethisdiarywouldhavebeenamysterytohimwhichhewouldnothavebrooked.Hewouldhavetakenordestroyedit. AsIlookroundthisroom,althoughithasbeentomesofulloffear,itisnowasortofsanctuary,fornothingcanbemoredreadfulthanthoseawfulwomen,whowere,whoare,waitingtosuckmyblood. 

           18May. Ihavebeendowntolookatthatroomagainindaylight,forImustknowthetruth. WhenIgottothedoorwayatthetopofthestairsIfounditclosed. Ithadbeensoforciblydrivenagainstthejambthatpartofthewoodworkwassplintered. Icouldseethattheboltofthelockhadnotbeenshot,butthedoorisfastenedfromtheinside. Ifearitwasnodream,andmustactonthissurmise. 

           19May. Iamsurelyinthetoils. LastnighttheCountaskedmeinthesuavesttonestowritethreeletters, onesayingthatmyworkherewasnearlydone,andthatIshouldstartforhomewithinafewdays,anotherthatIwasstartingonthenextmorningfromthetimeoftheletter,andthethirdthatIhadleftthecastleandarrivedatBistritz. 

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