Dracula, Chapter 25 summary
Chapter 25 of 27 · 26 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 25, Mina asks her friends to kill her if she changes beyond rescue, and the group travels to Varna to intercept the Count’s ship. News that it reaches Galatz instead redirects their pursuit, while Mina and Van Helsing argue that his retreat weakens his control over her without ending her access to him.
What happens
- Mina rejects immediate death but asks everyone to promise to kill and release her if her transformation makes it necessary.
- Jonathan reads the burial service over Mina, bringing comfort to the gathered friends.
- The group reaches Varna, arranges access to the Count’s box, and waits while Mina’s hypnotic reports describe travel by sea.
- Seward and Van Helsing worry about Mina’s deepening lethargy, while delays undermine their confidence in the interception.
- A telegram places the ship at Galatz, and Mina supplies the train time as Van Helsing assigns preparations.
- Mina and Van Helsing interpret the Count’s retreat through his habits and identify her continuing spiritual access as an advantage.
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