Then we will comfort you and poor Madam Mina with new hopeFor it will be hope when you think it over, that all is not lostThis very creature that we pursue, he take hundreds of years to get so far as LondonAnd yet in one day, when we know of the disposal of him we drive him outHe is finite, though he is powerful to do much harm and suffers not as we doBut we are strong, each in our purpose, and we are all more strong togetherTake heart afresh, dear husband of Madam MinaThis battle is but begun and in the end we shall winSo sure as that God sits on high to watch over His childrenTherefore be of much comfort till we return JONATHAN HARKER'S JOURNAL 4 October-When I read to Mina, Van Helsing's message in the phonograph, the poor girl brightened up considerablyAlready the certainty that the Count is out of the country has given her comfortAnd comfort is strength to herFor my own part, now that his horrible danger is not face to face with us, it seems almost impossible to believe in itEven my own terrible experiences in Castle Dracula seem like a long forgotten dreamHere in the crisp autumn air in the bright sunlight Alas! How can I disbelieve! In the midst of my thought my eye fell on the red scar on my poor darling's white foreheadWhilst that lasts, there can be no disbeliefMina and I fear to be idle, so we have been over all the diaries again and againSomehow, although the reality seem greater each time, the pain and the fear seem lessThere is something of a guiding purpose manifest throughout, which is comfortingMina says that perhaps we are the instruments of ultimate goodIt may be! I shall try to think as she doesWe have never spoken to each other yet of the futureIt is better to wait till we see the Professor and the others after their investigations The day is running by more quickly than I ever thought a day could run for me againIt is now three o'clock MINA HARKER'S JOURNAL 5 October, 5 P-Our meeting for reportPresent: Professor Van Helsing, Lord Godalming, DrQuincey Morris, Jonathan Harker, Mina HarkerVan Helsing described what steps were taken during the day to discover on what boat and whither bound Count Dracula made his escape "As I knew that he wanted to get back to Transylvania, I felt sure that he must go by the Danube mouth, or by somewhere in the Black Sea, since by that way he comeIt was a dreary blank that was before usOmme ignotum pro magnifico, and so with heavy hearts we start to find what ships leave for the Black Sea last nightHe was in sailing ship, since Madam Mina tell of sails being setThese not so important as to go in your list of the shipping in the Times, and so we go, by suggestion of Lord Godalming, to your Lloyd's, where are note of all ships that sail, however so smallThere we find that only one Black Sea bound ship go out with the tideShe is the Czarina Catherine, and she sail from Doolittle's Wharf for Varna, and thence to other ports and up the shop Danube

Without waiting for all the dishes to be served, he took off, causing the others to laugh even harderAs he stood up and turned around, he saw the waiter, Ah Lix, standing behind him and giv ing him an understanding wink Miss Pao stayed in bed for a day or two; then she finally got upShe still toyed with Fang but not as freely as beforePerhaps because they would be reaching Hong Kong in a few days, she had to cleanse her mind and body in preparation for meeting her fiance Three or four students and the Suns were going to disembark at Colon to take the Canton-Hankow train With departure imminent they gam bled away for all they were worth, only lamenting that lights were not per mitted in the dining room after midnightOn the afternoon before arrival in Hong Kong, they exchanged home addresses and made repeated promises to see one another again, as if the shipboard friendship was never to be forgotten Fang was about to go on deck to look for Miss Pao when Ah Lix fur tively called himEver since the day he had given Ah Lix the three hundred francs, he felt uneasy whenever he saw Ah LixHardening his expression, he asked Ah Lix what the matter wasAh Lix said that among the cabins he took care of there was one vacant; he asked Fang if Fang wanted it for the eve ning, saying he would only ask six hundred francs for itWith a wave of the hand, Fang said, "What would I want with that?" and bounded up the steps two at a time, with Ah Lix laughing scornfully behind himHe suddenly realized what Ah Lix had had in mind and his face burned with shameHe went up to sputter out the incident to Miss Pao, cursing that scoundrel Ah LixShe gave a snort, but as others were coming up, there was no chance to say anymoreSun said, "Today, to mark our parting, we should live it up and gamble through the whole nightAh Lix has an empty cabin which I've reserved for two hundred francs Miss Pao threw Fang a contemptuous glance, then immediately stared at her plate and ate her soupSun, feeding her child with a spoon, asked meekly, "We'll be going ashore tomorrowAren't you afraid of getting tired?" MrSun said, "Tomorrow I'll find a hotel and sleep for days and nights on endThe engines on the ship are so noisy, I've nor been sleeping well Meanwhile, Fang's self-esteem had deflated like a rubber tire under Miss Pao's glanceAfter dinner Miss Pao and Miss Six were unusually intimate, going about arm in arm and never leaving each other's company for an in stantHe followed them lamely onto the deckAs he watched them talk and laugh without letting him squeeze a word in edgewise, he felt silly and humil iated; he was like a beggar who, after running after a rickshaw for some dis tance without getting a cent, finally has to stop but is reluctant to give upLooking at her watch, Miss Pao said, "I'm going down to sleepThe ship will dock before dawn tomorrow so we won't be able to sleep well in the morn ingIf I don't go to bed early, I'll be all tired out and will look a wreck when I go ashore tomorrow Miss Six said, "You're so concerned about your looks Li won't love you? If you look a little weary, it'll make him dote on you so much more!" Miss Pao said, "Is that the voice of experience? Just thinkTomorrow I'll be homeI'm so excited I am afraid I won't be able to fall asleepMiss Six, let's go on downWe can lie down in the cabin and talk more comfortably With a nod to Fang they went downHe burned with such rage inside that it seemed enough to set the end of his cigarette aglowHe could not understand why Miss Pao had suddenly changed her attitudeSo was their relationship to end just like that? When he was at the University of Ber lin, he had heard the lecture on Eros by Ed Spranger, a professor xvell known in Japan, and so he understood that love and sexual desire are twins which go together but are shop different

We have seen the agent, who was much impressed with Godalming's kindly manner to him, and we are all satisfied that whatever he can do to aid our wishes will be done We have already arranged what to do in case we get the box openIf the Count is there, Van Helsing and Seward will cut off his head at once and drive a stake through his heartMorris and Godalming and I shall prevent interference, even if we have to use the arms which we shall have readyThe Professor says that if we can so treat the Count's body, it will soon after fall into dustIn such case there would be no evidence against us, in case any suspicion of murder were arousedBut even if it were not, we should stand or fall by our act, and perhaps some day this very script may be evidence to come between some of us and a ropeFor myself, I should take the chance only too thankfully if it were to comeWe mean to leave no stone unturned to carry out our intentWe have arranged with certain officials that the instant the Czarina Catherine is seen, we are to be informed by a special messenger-A whole week of waitingDaily telegrams to Godalming, but only the same story Mina's morning and evening hypnotic answer is unvariedLapping waves, rushing water, and creaking masts TELEGRAM, OCTOBER 24TH RUFUS SMITH, LLOYD'S, LONDON, TO LORD GODALMING, CARE OF HVICE CONSUL, VARNA "Czarina Catherine reported this morning from DardanellesSEWARD'S DIARY 25 October-How I miss my phonograph! To write a diary with a pen is irksome to me! But Van Helsing says I mustWe were all wild with excitement yesterday when Godalming got his telegram from Lloyd'sI know now what men feel in battle when the call to action is heardHarker, alone of our party, did not show any signs of emotionAfter all, it is not strange that she did not, for we took special care not to let her know anything about it, and we all tried not to show any excitement when we were in her presenceIn old days she would, I am sure, have noticed, no matter how we might have tried to conceal itBut in this way she is greatly changed during the past three weeksThe lethargy grows upon her, and though she seems strong and well, and is getting back some of her colour, Van Helsing and I are not satisfiedWe have not, however, said a word to the othersIt would break poor Harker's heart, certainly his nerve, if he knew that we had even a suspicion on the subjectVan Helsing examines, he tells me, her teeth very carefully, whilst she is in the hypnotic condition, for he says that so long as they do not begin to sharpen there is no active danger of a change in herIf this change should come, it would be necessary to take steps! We both know what those steps would have to be, though we do not mention our thoughts to each otherWe should neither of us shrink from the task, awful though it be to contemplate"Euthanasia" is an excellent and a comforting word! I am grateful to whoever invented it It is only about 24 hours' sail from the Dardanelles to here, at the rate the Czarina Catherine has come from LondonShe should therefore arrive some time in the morning, but as she cannot possibly get in before noon, we are all about to retire earlyWe shall get up at one o'clock, so as to be ready 25 October, Noon-No news yet of the ship's arrivalHarker's hypnotic report this morning was the same as usual, so it is possible that we may get news at any momentWe men are all in a fever of excitement, except Harker, who is calmHis hands are cold as ice, and an hour ago I found him whetting the edge of the great Ghoorka knife which he now always carries with himIt will be a bad lookout for the Count if the edge of that "Kukri" ever touches his throat, driven by that stern, ice-cold hand! Van Helsing and I were a little alarmed about shop Mrs

It must also be borne in mind, that by the latitude deduced by the mean of 1250 superior culminations of Polaris by the same observers, the latitude of Formentera was found to be 38deg a result differing by 2from the mean of the 1318 inferior culminations given above[This difference cannot be accounted for by any difference in the tables of refraction, as neither the employment of those of Bradley, of Piazzi, of the French, of Groombridge, of Young, of Ivory, of Bessel, or of Carlini, would make a difference of two-tenths of a second These facts alone ought to have awakened the attention of Captain Sabine, and of those who examined and officially pronounced on the merits of his observations; for, supposing the skill of the observers equal, it seems a necessary consequence that "the performance of the six-inch circle is" not merely "fully equal to that of circles of larger dimensions," but that it is decidedly SUPERIOR to one of sixteen inches in diameter This opinion did indeed gain ground for a time; but, fortunately for astronomy, long after these observations were made, published, and rewarded, Captain Kater, having borrowed the same instrument, discovered that the divisions of its level, which Captain Sabine had considered to be equal to one second each, were, in fact, more nearly equal to eleven seconds, each one being 10 This circumstance rendered necessary a recalculation of all the observations made with that instrument: a re-calculation which I am not aware Captain Sabine has ever thought it necessary to publish [Above two hundred sets of observations with this instrument are given in the work alluded to It can never be esteemed satisfactory merely to state the mean results of the corrections arising from this error: for the confidence to be attached to that mean will depend on the nature of the deviations from it This is the more to be regretted, as it bears upon a point of considerable importance to navigation; and if it should have caused any alteration in his opinion as to the comparative merits of great and small instruments, it might have been expected from a gentleman, who was expressly directed by the Board of Longitude, to try the question with an instrument constructed for that especial purpose Finding that this has not been done by the person best qualified for the task, perhaps a few remarks from one who has no pretensions to familiarity with the instrument, may tend towards elucidating this interesting question The following table gives the latitudes as corrected for the error of level: Station Star Latitude Latitude Diffe- by Capt corrected for rence Sabine error of level deg Sierra Leone Sirius 8 29 27 Ascension Alphenturi 7 55 46 Bahia Alphyrae 12 59 19 Alphyrae 21 Alphavonis 22 Maranham Alphyrae 2 31 42 Alphyrae 43 Alphavonis 44 Alphyrae 44 Alphygni 42 Alphruris 42 Trinidad Achernar 10 38 56 Alphruris 52 Achernar shop 59

With the tools which we had brought with us we opened them, one by one, and treated them as we had treated those others in the old chapelIt was evident to us that the Count was not at present in the house, and we proceeded to search for any of his effects After a cursory glance at the rest of the rooms, from basement to attic, we came to the conclusion that the dining room contained any effects which might belong to the CountAnd so we proceeded to minutely examine themThey lay in a sort of orderly disorder on the great dining room table There were title deeds of the Piccadilly house in a great bundle, deeds of the purchase of the houses at Mile End and Bermondsey, notepaper, envelopes, and pens and inkAll were covered up in thin wrapping paper to keep them from the dustThere were also a clothes brush, a brush and comb, and a jug and basinThe latter containing dirty water which was reddened as if with bloodLast of all was a little heap of keys of all sorts and sizes, probably those belonging to the other houses When we had examined this last find, Lord Godalming and Quincey Morris taking accurate notes of the various addresses of the houses in the East and the South, took with them the keys in a great bunch, and set out to destroy the boxes in these placesThe rest of us are, with what patience we can, waiting their return, or the coming of the Count CHAPTER 23 DRSEWARD'S DIARY 3 October-The time seemed terribly long whilst we were waiting for the coming of Godalming and Quincey MorrisThe Professor tried to keep our minds active by using them all the timeI could see his beneficent purpose, by the side glances which he threw from time to time at HarkerThe poor fellow is overwhelmed in a misery that is appalling to seeLast night he was a frank, happy-looking man, with strong, youthful face, full of energy, and with dark brown hairToday he is a drawn, haggard old man, whose white hair matches well with the hollow burning eyes and grief-written lines of his faceHis energy is still intactIn fact, he is like a living flameThis may yet be his salvation, for if all go well, it will tide him over the despairing periodHe will then, in a kind of way, wake again to the realities of lifePoor fellow, I thought my own trouble was bad enough, but his? ! The Professor knows this well enough, and is doing his best to keep his mind activeWhat he has been saying was, under the circumstances, of absorbing interestSo well as I can remember, here it is: "I have studied, over and over again since they came into my hands, all the papers relating to this monster, and the more I have studied, the greater seems the necessity to utterly stamp him outAll through there are signs of his advanceNot only of his power, but of his knowledge of itAs I learned from the researches of my friend Arminius of Buda-Pesth, he was in life a most wonderful manSoldier, statesman, and alchemist--which latter was the highest development of the science knowledge of his timeHe had a mighty brain, a learning beyond compare, and a heart that knew no fear and no remorseHe dared even to attend the Scholomance, and there was no branch of knowledge of his time that he did not essay "Well, in him the brain powers survived the physical deathThough it would seem that memory was not all completeIn some faculties of mind he has been, and is, only a childBut he is growing, and some things that were childish at the first are now of man's statureHe is experimenting, and doing it wellAnd if it had not been that we have crossed his path he would be yet, he may be yet if we fail, the father or furtherer of a new order of beings, whose road must lead through Death, not Life Harker groaned and said, "And this is all arrayed against my darling! But how is he experimenting? The knowledge may help us to defeat him!" "He has all along, since his coming, been trying his power, slowly but shop surely