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1I do believe that under God's providence I have made a discovery. I shall get the maps and look over them.... I am more
2than ever sure that I am right. My new conclusion is ready, so I shall get our party together and read it. They can
3judge it; it is well to be accurate, and every minute is precious. Mina Harker's Memorandum. (Entered in her Journal.)
4Ground of inquiry.--Count Dracula's problem is to get back to his own place. (a) He must be brought back by some one.
5This is evident; for had he power to move himself as he wished he could go either as man, or wolf, or bat, or in some
6other way. He evidently fears discovery or interference, in the state of helplessness in which he must be--confined as
7he is between dawn and sunset in his wooden box. (b) How is he to be taken?--Here a process of exclusions may help us.
8By road, by rail, by water? 1. By Road.--There are endless difficulties, especially in leaving the city. (x) There are
9people; and people are curious, and investigate. A hint, a surmise, a doubt as to what might be in the box, would
10destroy him. (y) There are, or there may be, customs and octroi officers to pass. (z) His pursuers might follow. This is
11his highest fear; and in order to prevent his being betrayed he has repelled, so far as he can, even his victim--me! 2.
12By Rail.--There is no one in charge of the box. It would have to take its chance of being delayed; and delay would be
13fatal, with enemies on the track. True, he might escape at night; but what would he be, if left in a strange place with
14no refuge that he could fly to? This is not what he intends; and he does not mean to risk it. 3. By Water.--Here is the
15safest way, in one respect, but with most danger in another. On the water he is powerless except at night; even then he
16can only summon fog and storm and snow and his wolves. But were he wrecked, the living water would engulf him, helpless;
17and he would indeed be lost. He could have the vessel drive to land; but if it were unfriendly land, wherein he was not
18free to move, his position would still be desperate. We know from the record that he was on the water; so what we have
19to do is to ascertain what water. The first thing is to realise exactly what he has done as yet; we may, then, get a
20light on what his later task is to be. Firstly.--We must differentiate between what he did in London as part of his
21general plan of action, when he was pressed for moments and had to arrange as best he could. Secondly we must see, as
22well as we can surmise it from the facts we know of, what he has done here. As to the first, he evidently intended to
23arrive at Galatz, and sent invoice to Varna to deceive us lest we should ascertain his means of exit from England; his
24immediate and sole purpose then was to escape. The proof of this, is the letter of instructions sent to Immanuel
25Hildesheim to clear and take away the box before sunrise. There is also the instruction to Petrof Skinsky. These we must
26only guess at; but there must have been some letter or message, since Skinsky came to Hildesheim. That, so far, his
27plans were successful we know. The Czarina Catherine made a phenomenally quick journey--so much so that Captain
28Donelson's suspicions were aroused; but his superstition united with his canniness played the Count's game for him, and
29he ran with his favouring wind through fogs and all till he brought up blindfold at Galatz. That the Count's
30arrangements were well made, has been proved. Hildesheim cleared the box, took it off, and gave it to Skinsky. Skinsky
31took it--and here we lose the trail. We only know that the box is somewhere on the water, moving along. The customs and
32the octroi, if there be any, have been avoided. Now we come to what the Count must have done after his arrival--on land,
33at Galatz. The box was given to Skinsky before sunrise. At sunrise the Count could appear in his own form. Here, we ask
34why Skinsky was chosen at all to aid in the work? In my husband's diary, Skinsky is mentioned as dealing with the
35Slovaks who trade down the river to the port; and the man's remark, that the murder was the work of a Slovak, showed the
36general feeling against his class. The Count wanted isolation. My surmise is, this: that in London the Count decided to
37get back to his castle by water, as the most safe and secret way. He was brought from the castle by Szgany, and probably
38they delivered their cargo to Slovaks who took the boxes to Varna, for there they were shipped for London. Thus the
39Count had knowledge of the persons who could arrange this service. When the box was on land, before sunrise or after
40sunset, he came out from his box, met Skinsky and instructed him what to do as to arranging the carriage of the box up
41some river. When this was done, and he knew that all was in train, he blotted out his traces, as he thought, by
42murdering his agent. I have examined the map and find that the river most suitable for the Slovaks to have ascended is
43either the Pruth or the Sereth. I read in the typescript that in my trance I heard cows low and water swirling level
44with my ears and the creaking of wood. The Count in his box, then, was on a river in an open boat--propelled probably
45either by oars or poles, for the banks are near and it is working against stream. There would be no such sound if
46floating down stream. Of course it may not be either the Sereth or the Pruth, but we may possibly investigate further.
47Now of these two, the Pruth is the more easily navigated, but the Sereth is, at Fundu, joined by the Bistritza which
48runs up round the Borgo Pass. The loop it makes is manifestly as close to Dracula's castle as can be got by water. Mina
49Harker's Journal--continued. When I had done reading, Jonathan took me in his arms and kissed me. The others kept
50shaking me by both hands, and Dr. Van Helsing said:-- "Our dear Madam Mina is once more our teacher. Her eyes have been
51where we were blinded. Now we are on the track once again, and this time we may succeed. Our enemy is at his most
52helpless; and if we can come on him by day, on the water, our task will be over. He has a start, but he is powerless to
53hasten, as he may not leave his box lest those who carry him may suspect; for them to suspect would be to prompt them to
54throw him in the stream where he perish. This he knows, and will not. Now men, to our Council of War; for, here and now,
55we must plan what each and all shall do." "I shall get a steam launch and follow him," said Lord Godalming. "And I,
56horses to follow on the bank lest by chance he land," said Mr. Morris. "Good!" said the Professor, "both good. But
57neither must go alone. There must be force to overcome force if need be; the Slovak is strong and rough, and he carries
58rude arms." All the men smiled, for amongst them they carried a small arsenal. Said Mr. Morris:-- "I have brought some
59Winchesters; they are pretty handy in a crowd, and there may be wolves. The Count, if you remember, took some other
60precautions; he made some requisitions on others that Mrs. Harker could not quite hear or understand. We must be ready
61at all points." Dr. Seward said:--
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