CHAPTER XXV

Dr. Seward’s Diary.

27 October, Noon.—Most strange; no news yet of the ship we wait for. Mrs. Harker reported last night and this morning as usual: “lapping waves and rushing water,” though she added that “the waves were very faint.” The telegrams from London have been the same: “no further report.” Van Helsing is terribly anxious, and told me just now that he fears the Count is escaping us. He added significantly:—

“I did not like that lethargy of Madam Mina’s. Souls and memories can do strange things during trance.” I was about to ask him more, but Harker just then came in, and he held up a warning hand. We must try to-night at sunset to make her speak more fully when in her hypnotic state.

    • Sergio@piefed.socialEnglish
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      12 days ago

      Haven’t read this before, but I’m guessin The Count is driving the ship further north to modern-day Romania or Moldova, then gonna crash it ashore in some remote area at night. It’s closer to his lair, and wtf does he care about any crew that might still be alive.

      Reminds me of some advice I heard about adversarial interactions like this: always have some person be the Red Team, i.e. to think about the situation as if they were the adversary.