Page 8 (1/2)

“Oh, I have kept you up all night again You are such good coe of time”

And he left the rooraceful bow

8 May—When I began this journal I orried about going into too many specifics, but now I am happy that I have discussed every event in detail I ae phenomena that it is impossible not to feel afraid Ah, if only I could be safely out of here Or had never coht until thehas made me lose my nerve But if only that were all… If I could find a friend to talk to, I could put up with this However, it is impossible! The only one I can speak to is Count Dracula But the Count, this man…

Oh, I a soul in this castle?

When I went to bed I could notfor a while, I rose I had hungmirror beside the , and to un to shave, when suddenly I saw a hand touching my shoulder and heard the Count say:

“Good !”

I was greatly startled, for although the mirror in front of me displayed the entire room, I could not see Count Dracula in it! When I turned my head toward hih I did not notice it After greeting the Count, I turned to the ain to see if I had been mistaken This ti; for the Count was standing right behind me and I was able to see over my shoulder But there was still no reflection in the mirror! The area of the roon of any other man in the mirror except myself

This was really an alars I had encountered, it exacerbated the feeling of uneasiness I had whenever the Count was around hts inand that blood had dripped fromfor so face, his eyes began to blaze with a de of ed suddenly That evil passion faded so quickly, I could not believe what I had just seen

The Count:

“Be careful, please be careful not to cut your face; such things are very dangerous in our country!” said the Count, and takingmirror from in front of me he continued:

“Here is the thing that caused you this trouble Let us throw this filthy thing away!” And with his tre my mirror from it Then he stormed out of the room

When I went into the dining rooe, but I have never seen the Count eat anything, or drink water or wine! After breakfast I decided to explore the castle I found a rooe of a very dangerous and terrible cliff A stone thrown here could fall a thousand e of pine trees The scene was quite beautiful and relaxing, but at the moment I am in nothe castle a little further, I realized that e and heavy doors I came across in every direction were locked, and that there was no exit to the outside except from the castle’s s

The castle is like a giant, terrible prison…

And I am the prisoner!

CHAPTER III