Audiobook - Dracula

Cou n t Dra cu la h a d d ire cte d m e to go to th e Gold e n Kron e Hote l, wh ich I fou n d ,

to m y gre a t d e ligh t, to b e th orou gh ly old -fa sh ion e d , for of cou rs e I wa n te d to se e
a ll I co u ld of th e wa ys of th e cou n try. I wa s e vid e n tly e xp e cte d , fo r wh e n I go t
n e a r th e d o or I fa ce d a ch e e ry-lookin g e ld e rly wom a n in th e u su a l p e a sa n t
d re ss—wh ite u n d e rga rm e n t with lon g d ou b le a p ron , fron t, a n d b a ck, of
colou re d stu ff fittin g a lm ost too tigh t for m od e sty. Wh e n I ca m e close sh e b owe d
a n d sa id , “Th e He rr En glish m a n ?” “Ye s,” I sa id , “Jon a th a n Ha rke r.” Sh e sm ile d , a n d
ga ve so m e m e ssa ge to a n e ld e rly m a n in wh ite sh irt-sle e ve s, wh o h a d followe d
h e r to th e d o or. He we n t, b u t im m e d ia te ly re tu rn e d with a le tte r:—
“My Frie n d .—We lcom e to th e Ca rp a th ia n s. I a m a n xiou sly e xp e ctin g yo u . Sle e p
we ll to-n igh t. At th re e to -m orrow th e d ilige n ce will sta rt for Bu ko vin a ; a p la ce on
it is ke p t fo r you . At th e Borgo Pa ss m y ca rria ge will a wa it you a n d will b rin g you
to m e . I tru st th a t yo u r jou rn e y from Lon d o n h a s b e e n a h a p p y o n e , a n d th a t
yo u will e n joy yo u r sta y in m y b e a u tifu l la n d .
“Yo u r frie n d ,
“DRACULA.”