I am to relieve them in a quarter of an hour, and I am entering this on Lucy’s phonographUntil six o’clock they are to try to restI fear that tomorrow will end our watching, for the shock has been too greatThe poor child cannot rally LETTER MINA HARKER TO LUCY WESTENRA (Unopened by her) 17 [...]
Entries from April 29th, 2010
There is the creaking of a chain, and the loud…
April 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
There is the creaking of a chain, and the loud tinkle as the check of the capstan falls into the ratchet “What are you doing?” “I am still, oh so stillIt is like death!” The voice faded away into a deep breath as of one sleeping, and the open eyes closed again By this time [...]
Without waiting for all the dishes to be served,…
April 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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 [...]
Even my own terrible experiences in Castle…
April 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Even 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 [...]
There are great, frowning precipices and much…
April 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
There are great, frowning precipices and much falling water, and Nature seem to have held sometime her carnivalMadam Mina still sleep and sleepAnd though I did have hunger and appeased it, I could not waken her, even for foodI began to fear that the fatal spell of the place was upon her, tainted as she [...]
Now sit still a whileCome with me, friend John,…
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Now sit still a whileCome with me, friend John, and you shall help me deck the room with my garlic, which is all the way from Haarlem, where my friend Vanderpool raise herb in his glass houses all the yearI had to telegraph yesterday, or they would not have been here We went into the [...]
