Dracula – Chapter 1-tiivistelmä

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1. Jonathan Harker records his railway journey east, his meals, and his research into Transylvania before reaching Bistritz.
2. Count Dracula’s letter arranges his onward journey, but his hosts refuse to discuss the Count or his castle.
3. The landlady begs Harker to delay his departure for religious reasons and gives him a crucifix when he insists on going.
4. Coach passengers give Harker protective gifts and blessings as their driver races toward the Borgo Pass.
5. A strange driver collects Harker, follows a repeated route near midnight, and stops several times beside blue flames.
6. Wolves surround the carriage, retreat at the driver’s command, and disappear before Harker reaches the castle courtyard.

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Harker places professional duty above the landlady’s warning. This decision keeps him moving toward the destination that increasingly frightens him.

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