The Washington times., 1917-09-17
DRACULA,
THE VAMPIRE
BY BRAN STOKER.

, only appear on one night; and on that
night no man OF this land will, II he
can help IT, stir without his doors.
And, dear sir, even il he did he would
not know what to do Why, even the
. peasant that you tell me OF who
marked the place OF the flame would
not know where to look In look in
daylight even for his own work.
Even you would not, dare be sworn,
be able to fnd these places again."
There you are right" said. II
know no more than the dead where
even to look for them" Then we
drifted into other matters.
Come" he said at last, "tell me OF
London and of the house which you
have procured for me-" With an
apology for my remissness, l went
into my own room to get the papers
from my bag. Whilst l was placing
them in order heard a rattling of
china and silver in the next room, and
as passed through, noticed that the
table had been cleared and the
lamp lit, for 1t was by this
time deep into the dark. The
lamps were also lit in the study or
library. and 1 found the Count lying
on the sofa, reading, of all things
in the world. an English Bradshaw's
Guide. When / came in he cleared
the books and papers from the table,
and with him 1 went into plans and
deeds and figures OF all sorts. He
was interested in everything, and
asked me a myriad of questions about
the place and its surroundings. He
clearly had studied beforehand all he
could get on the subject OF the
neighborhood, for he evidently at the
end knew very much more than / did
When 1 remarked this. he answered:
well, but, my friend. is 1t not need
full that i should? When I 60 there
shall be all alone, and my friend
Harker Jonathan-nay, pardon me,
fall into my country's habit OF put
ting your patronymlc first-my friend
Jonathan HaTker will not be by my
ride to correct me. He will be in
Exeter, miles away, probably work
ing at papers OF the law with my
other friend, Peter Hawkins. So!"
"DETAILS FOR PURCHASING
THE ESTATE ARRANGED.
We went thoroughly into the bust
ness OF the purchase of the estate
Rt Purheet. When had told him the
facts and got his signature to the
"NNtosdig PdpGNSt Hdu NTlNLen a
letter with them ready to post to
Mr.. Hawkins. he began-to ask me how
| had come across so suitable a place.
| read to him the notes which l had
made at the time, and which I in
scribe here:
AT Purheet, on a by-road, 1 came
across just such a place as seemed
to be required, and where was dis.
nll lVad q Ai1a nfAaNaH - IL.
place was for sale. 1t is surrounded
by high wall, OF ancient structure.
built OF heavy stones, and has no;
been repaired for a large number of
years. The closed gates are OF heavy
old oak and iron, all eaten with rust.
The estate is called Carfax, no
doubt a corruption of the old Quatre
Face, as the house Is four-sided. agree
ing with the cardinal points of the
compass. 1t contains in all some
twenty acres. quite surrounded by the
solid stone wall above mentioned
There are many trees on II, which
make 1t in places gloomy, and there
Is a deep. dark-looking pond or small
lake. evidently fed by some springs,
as the water is clear and flows away
In fair-sized stream. The house is
very large and OF all periods back.
should say. to medieval times, for
one part Is OF stone Immensely thick.
with only few windows high up and
heavily barred with iron. II looks
like part OF a keep. and is close to an
old chapel or church. I could not
enter 1t. as had not the key of the
door leading to II from the house. but
have taken with my kodak views
of IL from yarIoua boIpta The housa
has been added to, but in a very
struggling way, and l can only guess
At the amount OF ground II covers,
which must be very great. There are
but few houses close at hand. one
being a very large house only re-
Gently added to and formed Into a
private lunatic asylum. 1t Is not. how
ever. visible from the grounds"
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