![]() ![]() ![]() The landlord's wife more aggressively tries to dissuade Jonathan, warning him that tomorrow is St. Although they cannot understand each other's languages and must communicate in German, the innkeeper passively tries to stop Jonathan by pretending not to understand his requests for a carriage to the Borgo Pass. The landlord and his wife are visibly distressed by Jonathan's intentions to go to Dracula's castle. Jonathan is to rest before setting out the next day for the Borgo Pass, where the Count's coach will be waiting for him. At Bistritz, a letter from Dracula is waiting for him. He has been instructed to stay at an old fashioned hotel in Bistritz before setting out for the final leg of the journey to Dracula's castle. Jonathan Harker records his observations of the people and the countryside, their costume and customs. ![]() As he has moved farther east, the country has become wilder and less modern. The heading to his journal entry tells us that Jonathan is writing in Bistritz, in what is now Romania. He is going to meet with a noble of Transylvania, Count Dracula. Harker is on a business trip in Eastern Europe, making his way across one of the most isolated regions of Europe. Chapter I is taken from the May 3rd and May 4th entries in Jonathan Harker's journal. ![]()
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