For that reason, he wants Harker to remain in the castle as long as possible in order to perfect Dracula's English pronunciation. In addition, he has grown so accustomed to being a master in his own land that he dreads going to England and suddenly being a nobody. He feels that his mastery of the English language is insufficient. Then he changes the subject and reveals that he greatly fears his proposed journey to England.
Dracula tells Harker that he may go anywhere he wishes in the castle, except where the doors are locked. To his joy, however, Harker at last discovers a vast library, and he is in the midst of perusing one of the volumes when the Count appears. The table service is made of gold, the curtains and upholstery are made of costly fabrics, seemingly centuries old, and nowhere is there a mirror. God keep me, if only for the sake of those dear to me."Īs Harker explores the Count's castle the next day, he notices a number of unusual, intriguing things: A meal is already prepared and is ready for him - and no servant is present. "The general effect is one of extraordinary pallor."īoth of the men hear wolves howling from far off, and Dracula is the first to speak: "The children of the night," he says, "what music they make!" Shortly, thereafter, the two men retire, and Harker records a final entry for the day: "I think strange things which I dare not confess to my own soul. His mouth, thick and white, covers "sharp white teeth which protrude over the lips." His ears are pale and pointed, and his cheeks are firm but extremely thin. Dracula explains that, at present, because of gout, he will not be able to make the journey to England himself, but that one of his trusted servants will accompany Harker back to London.Īfter supper, Harker enjoys a cigar (Dracula does not smoke), and he studies his host: Dracula's face is strong his high, thin nose is aquiline, and his nostrils seem to arch peculiarly his shaggy brows almost meet, and his bushy hair seems to curl in profusion.
The Count's greeting is so warm that Harker forgets his fears and gives Dracula the details of the real estate transfer. His house, as he guides Harker forward, is seen to be filled with long passageways and heavy doors finally they come to a room in which a table is laid for dinner, set beside a roaring fire. He is an old man and is clean shaven, except for a long white Victorian moustache, and he is clad all in black without "a single speck of color about him anywhere." He speaks in perfect English and welcomes Harker inside, shaking his hand with an ice-cold, vice-like grip. Dracula himself is as mysterious as his castle is. Harker notes the castle's great round arches, the immense iron-studded stone doors, the rattling chains, and the clanking of massive bolts, and he compares the scene with a nightmare. Dracula's castle is described, like almost everything else, in precise detail.
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