Dracula
Bram Stoker

The Horrible Dream
Chapter Two part two

• I was in my room asleep.

• There were three young women.

• They came towards me.

• Two of them were dark.

• They looked very like the count.

• They had red eyes and long sharp noses.

• The third was blonde.

• All three of them had very white teeth and very red lips.

• I thought the lips were beautiful.

• I wanted them to kiss me.

• Then the blonde woman came towards me.

• She came to kiss me.

• She licked her lips.

• She showed me her teeth.

• She had teeth like the count.

• Teeth like a dog.

• I could hear her breathing near me.

• I could feel her teeth on my neck.

• I waited.

• Then suddenly I heard the count.

• He pulled the woman away.

• His eyes were on fire.

• He was very angry.

• He shouted at the women.

• Have that!

• He said.

• He threw a bag on the floor.

• Something or someone inside the bag cried.

• I woke up in my own bed.

• Maybe it was a dream.

• Or maybe the count carried me here.

• My clothes are in the wardrobe, but not in their usual place.

• My watch has stopped.

• I usually check it before bed.

• There are other small things too, but my diary is still here.

• It's still in my pocket.

• So perhaps it's my imagination.

• The 19th of May.

• I went down to look at the room in daylight.

• I want to know the truth.

• The door was locked from the inside.

• Now I don't think it was a dream.

• I think the women wanted my blood.

• I'm definitely in trouble.

• Last night the count asked me to write three letters.

• He told me to put different dates on them.

• He told me what to write.

• In one, I said that my work is nearly finished and that I'm coming home soon.

• In the second, I said that I'm leaving tomorrow.

• In the third letter, I said that I'm now at Bistrit.

• I dated the letters June 12, June 19 and June 29.

• Now I know.

• I must die before June 29.

• The 28th of May.

• There's a chance of escape.

• Some workers have come to the castle.

• They're camping outside.

• I must write some letters.

• One to Mr. Hawkins and one to Meena.

• I wrote Meena's in shorthand.

• I'm sure the count can't read shorthand.

• Then I put them around some money.

• I threw them to the workers.

• One of the workers took off his hat.

• He smiled.

• Then about five minutes later, the count came in.

• He was holding the letters.

• They were open.

• He looked at me.

• He was angry.

• Then he threw the letters into the fire.

• He left the room and closed the door.

• He locked the door behind him.

• Now I'm a prisoner in my room as well as in the castle.

• I went to bed.

• I was very tired.

• The 31st of May.

• This morning I looked in my bag for paper and envelopes.

• They were missing.

• I looked in my wardrobe and my traveling clothes weren't there.

• All my useful things are missing.

• All the things which are useful to me outside the castle.

• What's going to happen to me?

• The 17th of June.

• Earlier today I was sitting on my bed.

• I heard the sound of horses outside.

• I looked out of my window.

• There was a team of horses there.

• They were pulling a cart.

• They were a lot of long wooden boxes on the cart.

• Two workers were taking the boxes off the cart.

• The boxes looked like coffins.

• Then the workers went away.

• Later they came back with more boxes.

• The 24th of June before morning.

• Last night the count left me early.

• He went to his room and locked the door.

• I went to the window.

• I looked for him.

• After about half an hour I saw the count.

• He was wearing my traveling clothes.

• He was carrying that horrible bag.

• He wants people to see me in the town.

• He wants people to see me posting letters.

• He wants people to see me doing bad things.

• Everyone is going to think I am bad.

• Later I woke up.

• I heard wolves howling.

• I heard the count in his room.

• I also heard someone crying in his room.

• Was it a child?

• Then I looked outside.

• There was a woman there.

• She saw me at the window.

• Give me my child.

• You monster.

• Give me my child.

• She screamed.

• She was crying.

• The count called out of his window.

• Suddenly hundreds of wolves appeared.

• The woman screamed again.

• The wolves licked their lips.

• Then they attacked her.

• Now she was dead.

• Like her child.

• The 25th of June.

• I never see the count during the day.

• I always see him at night.

• Why is he always awake at night?

• Perhaps he sleeps during the day.

• I need to find some keys to the castle.

• Perhaps I can climb the cliffs like the count.

• Perhaps I can climb into his room.

• I am going to try today.

• Same day later.

• I am back in my room.

• I did it.

• I climbed into the count's room.

• It was empty.

• I looked for the keys.

• The keys to the castle and to the count's room.

• I didn't find them.

• Behind a door there were some stairs.

• I went down the stairs.

• They were dark.

• They went outside.

• They went to a graveyard.

• It was near an old chapel.

• In the graveyard there were a lot of the wooden boxes.

• The same wooden boxes from the cart.

• There were fifty of them.

• All of them were full of earth.

• I looked inside the boxes.

• In one of them I saw the count.

• Was he dead?

• Was he asleep?

• I didn't know.

• His eyes were open but he didn't look dead.

• His face wasn't cold.

• It was warm.

• His face was pale but it was always pale.

• His lips were very red.

• I still didn't know.

• Was he dead or was he asleep?

• It was horrible.

• I ran back to the count's room.

• I climbed back to my room.

• I was very frightened.

• The 29th of June.

• The 29th of June.

• The same date as my third letter.

• The last of the three letters the count told me to write.

• The count is going to England tomorrow.

• He says I can leave tomorrow too.

• But why can't I go to night?

• I asked the count.

• He opened the front door of the castle.

• Of course you can go.

• He said go now.

• I looked out of the door.

• There were hundreds of wolves outside.

• They were howling at me.

• I couldn't leave.

• Later I heard the count.

• He was talking to the three women.

• Tomorrow you will have everything tomorrow my lovelies.

• He said So tomorrow is my last day.

• I must escape.

• I can't go tonight but I'll try to climb down the cliffs tomorrow.

• The 30th of June.

• Morning.

• This morning there's a lot of noise.

• The workers are putting the boxes onto carts.

• There are a lot of horses.

• The count is leaving.

• My room is locked.

• I'm a prisoner here.

• I must try to climb the cliffs.

• Meena, I hope I see you again.

• If you find this diary, remember me.

• I love you very much.

• Letter from Miss Meena, Murray to Miss Lucy, Weston Rour.

• The 9th of May.

• Dear Lucy, how are you?

• I'm fine.

• I'm studying a lot at the moment.

• I'm learning to write in shorthand.

• I want to help Jonathan with his work.

• I'm also learning to use a typewriter.

• I'm now quite good.

• When Jonathan and I are married, I can type his work for him.

• I had a letter from him yesterday.

• He's coming back soon.

• He's writing a diary.

• I'm going to write a diary too.

• A lot of people say it's very good for you.

• They say it helps your memory.

• I'm really looking forward to seeing you.

• I've never been to Whitby, but I love the sea and I love the sea air.

• Tell me everything when you write to me.

• I haven't had any news from you for a long time.

• I've heard some stories about a tall handsome man.

• Who is he?

• Right soon, love Meena.

• Letter from Lucy, Weston Rour to Meena, Murray.

• Wednesday.

• Dear Meena, thank you for your letter.

• Yes, you're right.

• There is a tall handsome man.

• His names Mr Arthur Homewood.

• We go out together sometimes.

• Sometimes he comes to our house.

• Mother likes him a lot.

• Oh, Meena, I think I love him.

• And I think he loves me.

• Please don't tell anyone.

• Write to me soon.

• You're my best friend in the world.

• Love Lucy.