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Jonathan Harker's diary

When I realised Dracula trapped me in the castle, I felt scared. I ran around trying to escape, but soon I felt helpless. I sat down and thought about what to do. I knew I couldn't trust the Count. I decided to stay quiet and alert.

I had a strange encounter with the Count, who seemed to know a lot about history. He talked about his proud ancestry and seemed very passionate. I found it fascinating but also scary. It was almost morning when we went to bed.

The Count asked me questions about business and property in England, and then handed me paper and envelopes. He told me to write a letter to my boss and tell him that I want stay at the castle for a month. The Count told me to only write about business. I knew that as a prisoner, I had no choice. I wrote the letter for my boss – and also one for Mina. Taking the letters, the Count advised me not to sleep outside of my room. “Be warned,” he said, making me feel glad I had a cross around my neck.

At night, I saw a strange sight: the Count was crawling down the castle wall. I couldn't believe my eyes, but told myself it was a strange illusion. The Count's warning frightened me, but that night, I opened one of the doors and wandered into a beautiful room, where I felt calm and fell asleep. When I woke up, I saw three women who did not seem real, because they had no shadow. The women wanted something from me. Suddenly, the Count appeared. “He belongs to me!” Dracula said furiously and chased them away, but instead of using the door they just faded into the moonlight passing through the windows.

I fainted.

Glossary

advise ['welkəm] – v советовать

alert [ə'lɜ:t] – adj бдительный

ancestry ['ænsestri] – n род, происхождение

belong [bɪ'lɒŋ] – v принадлежать

chase away [tʃeɪs ə'weɪ] – v прогонять

crawl [krɔ:l] – v ползти

encounter [ɪn'kaʊntər] – n встреча

envelope ['envələʊp] – n конверт

escape [ɪ'skeɪp] – v сбежать

fade [feɪd] – v блекнуть, постепенно исчезать

faint [feɪnt] – v падать в обморок

fall asleep (fell asleep, fallen asleep) [fɔ:l ə'sli:p] – v засыпать, уснуть

fascinating ['fæsɪneɪtɪŋ] – adj увлекательный, захватывающий

furiously ['fjʊəriəsli] – adv яростно, разъяренно

helpless ['helpləs] – adj беспомощный

instead [ɪn'sted] – adv вместо

pass [pɑ:s] – v проходить

passionate ['pæʃənət] – adj увлечённый

prisoner ['prɪzənər] – n заключенный

property ['prɒpəti] – n собственность

proud [praʊd] – adj гордый

quiet [kwaɪət] – adj тихий

shadow ['ʃædəʊ] – adj тень

trap [træp] – v заманивать в ловушку, замуровывать

trust [trʌst] – v доверять

wander ['wɒndər] – v бродить

warn [wɔ:n] – v предупреждать