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Dracula: The Count Escapes by Bram Stoker (1847–1912)
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Dracula: The Count Escapes

드라큘라: 달아난 백작

Bram Stoker (1847–1912)

Part 23 of 27 · Dracula
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While they waited in the Piccadilly house, a telegram came from Mina: the Count had left Carfax and was heading south.Soon Arthur and Quincey returned with good news: they had found all twelve boxes and made them useless to him.Then they heard a key turn in the front door, and the Count walked in.

He saw the trap at once and sprang into the room like a panther.Jonathan swung his great knife at him, but it only cut open the Count’s coat.A bundle of banknotes and a stream of gold coins fell to the floor.

The others held up their crosses, and the Count backed away with a face full of hate.Suddenly he grabbed a handful of the money and threw himself through the window.He landed unhurt in the yard below and turned to shout at them.

“You think you have left me without a place to rest, but I have more,” he said. “My revenge has just begun, and time is on my side.”Then he was gone, and by the time they broke open the stable door, there was no sign of him.“He is afraid,” said Van Helsing. “Why else would he stop to take the money? One box is left, and we must find it.”

Before dawn the next morning, Mina woke Jonathan and asked Van Helsing to hypnotize her.In a strange, far-away voice she said, “I hear water lapping, and men running, and the creak of a chain. It is dark and still, like death.”The Count was on a ship, leaving England, and Van Helsing knew they would have to follow him, even to the end of the world.

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피카딜리의 집에서 기다리는 동안 미나에게서 전보가 왔어요. 백작이 카팩스를 떠나 남쪽으로 향하고 있다는 것이었어요. 곧 아서와 퀸시가 좋은 소식을 들고 돌아왔어요. 상자 열두 개를 모두 찾아내 백작이 쓸 수 없게 만들었다는 것이었어요. 그때 현관문에서 열쇠 돌아가는 소리가 들리더니, 백작이 걸어 들어왔어요.

백작은 곧바로 덫을 알아차리고 표범처럼 방 안으로 뛰어들었어요. 조너선이 커다란 칼을 휘둘렀지만, 칼끝은 백작의 외투만 찢었을 뿐이었어요. 지폐 뭉치와 금화가 쏟아지듯 바닥으로 떨어졌어요.

다른 사람들이 십자가를 들어 올리자, 백작은 증오로 가득한 얼굴로 뒷걸음질 쳤어요. 갑자기 백작은 돈을 한 움큼 집어 들고 창문으로 몸을 던졌어요. 백작은 다친 데 하나 없이 아래 마당에 내려서더니, 돌아서서 사람들에게 소리쳤어요.

"내가 쉴 곳을 다 없앴다고 생각하겠지만, 아직 더 있다." 백작이 말했어요. "내 복수는 이제 막 시작되었고, 시간은 내 편이다." 그러고는 사라져 버렸고, 사람들이 마구간 문을 부수고 들어갔을 때는 백작의 흔적조차 없었어요. "그자는 두려워하고 있네." 반 헬싱이 말했어요. "그렇지 않고서야 왜 돈을 챙겼겠나? 상자는 이제 하나 남았으니, 그걸 찾아야 하네."

다음 날 새벽이 밝기 전, 미나는 조너선을 깨워 반 헬싱에게 최면을 걸어 달라고 부탁했어요. 미나는 멀리서 들려오는 듯한 낯선 목소리로 말했어요. "물결이 찰랑이는 소리, 사람들이 뛰어다니는 소리, 쇠사슬이 삐걱거리는 소리가 들려요. 어둡고, 죽음처럼 고요해요." 백작은 배를 타고 영국을 떠나고 있었고, 반 헬싱은 세상 끝까지라도 백작을 쫓아가야 한다는 것을 알았어요.

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Comprehension Check

1. What happened when Jonathan swung his knife at the Count?

2. How did the Count escape?

3. What did Mina hear under hypnosis?

Vocabulary

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noun

telegram

전보

A telegram arrived with the good news.

좋은 소식이 담긴 전보가 도착했어요.

Your Summary

In 1–2 sentences, describe how the Count escaped from the house in Piccadilly, and what Mina heard under hypnosis.

Source: Adapted from Chapter 23 of Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula" (first published 1897; long in the public domain, Project Gutenberg #345). This simplified retelling and its Korean translation are original text written for SeoJae Story.

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