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Stoker’s Notes for Dracula: 3 August, 1890

I. Letter to President Incorporated Law Society
Letter from [ditto] to Abraham Aaronson solicitor  enclosing copy of reply
Letter to Aaronson from Count ___ Styria asking to come or send trustworthy law who does not speak German
Letters from latter to his principal with inter alia letters to his pal
(In this series of letters is told visit to Castle — Munich Dead house — people on train knowing address dissuade him — met at station storm arrive old castle — left in courtyard driver disappears Count appears — describe old dead man made alive waxen colour dead dark eyes — what fire in them — not human — hell fire — Stay in castle. No one but old man but no pretence of being alone — old man in waking trance — Young man goes out sees girls one tries to kiss him not on lips but throat Old Count interferes — rage & fury diabolical — This man belongs to me I want him. A prisoner for a time — looks at books — English law directory sortes Virgilianae central place marked with point of knife. Instructed to buy property — requirement consecrated church on grounds — near river

Welp, I always did know it was canon.