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October 15, 1897

The party arrives in Varna; under hypnosis, Mina reports the ship is still at sea.

October 12, 1897

The party leaves London for Paris and boards the Orient Express for Varna.

October 11, 1897

In a harrowing evening meeting, Mina makes the men swear a “pact of death,” promising to kill her if she fully transforms into a vampire;…

October 6, 1897

Mina requests to accompany the men on their journey to Transylvania, arguing she is safer with them and her hypnotic trances will provide clues; the…

October 5, 1897

The group holds a meeting; Van Helsing and Seward notice Mina is physically changing (sharper teeth, harder eyes); to protect the group’s plans from Dracula…

October 4, 1897

At dawn, Van Helsing hypnotizes Mina, who reports hearing “lapping water” and “rushing water,” revealing Dracula is on a ship; Van Helsing identifies the ship…

October 3, 1897

Early in the morning, Renfield is found with a fractured skull and broken back; before dying, he confesses that Dracula visited him and that he…

October 2, 1897

Jonathan identifies the Piccadilly house as belonging to a “Count de Ville;” Mina, feeling weak and spiritless, asks Dr. Seward for an opiate to sleep;…

October 1, 1897

Jonathan Harker and the group search the Carfax estate, finding only 29 of the 50 boxes of earth; they are attacked by thousands of rats,…