Chapter 2-resumé af Carmilla

Hvad sker der?

1. During an evening walk, the narrator’s father announces Bertha Rheinfeldt’s death and General Spielsdorf’s postponed visit.
2. The General’s letter blames a dangerous guest for Bertha’s suffering and declares his intention to hunt down a monster.
3. At the drawbridge, the governesses discuss the moon’s powers, while the narrator’s father expresses a sense of approaching trouble.
4. A passing carriage overturns after its frightened horses swerve near a stone cross and strike tree roots.
5. The narrator urges her father to shelter the injured daughter of a woman who says she cannot delay her journey.
6. After speaking privately with the narrator’s father and whispering to her daughter, the woman departs in the repaired carriage.

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The accusation makes welcoming strangers seem dangerous. It also places the household’s immediate offer of shelter beside the General’s account of disastrous trust.

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