SeoJae Story
Dracula: The Last Kiss by Bram Stoker (1847–1912)
Novel excerptB2

Dracula: The Last Kiss

드라큘라: 마지막 입맞춤

Bram Stoker (1847–1912)

Part 12 of 27 · Dracula
3 min read

The Story

Tap a word to translate it. Select text to highlight it or add it to your study plan.

Early the next morning, Dr. Van Helsing and Dr. Seward knocked and rang at Lucy’s house, but no one came to the door.They broke in through a kitchen window and found the four maids asleep on the floor, still heavy from the drugged wine.Upstairs, Lucy lay white and still beside her dead mother, and the marks on her throat were torn open again.

The doctors worked for hours to warm her with hot baths and brandy, but she needed new blood at once.Just then Quincey Morris, the brave American who also loved Lucy, arrived at the door and offered his own arm without a moment’s pause.Later they found the paper Lucy had hidden against her chest, and Van Helsing read her account of the wolf in silence.

Over the next days Lucy grew weaker, and while she slept her gums seemed to pull back, so that her teeth looked longer and sharper.When she was awake, she held the garlic flowers close, but when she slept, she pushed them away.Arthur arrived at last, and it was clear to everyone that Lucy was dying.

Near the end she opened her eyes, which were now dull and hard, and said in a soft, strange voice, “Arthur! Oh, my love, I am so glad you have come! Kiss me!”Arthur bent eagerly to kiss her, but Van Helsing seized him by the neck and threw him back across the room.“Not for your life!” he cried. “Not for your living soul and hers!”

For a moment a look of rage passed over Lucy’s face, and her sharp teeth snapped together.Then her eyes became soft again, and she took Van Helsing’s hand and whispered, “My true friend, guard him, and give me peace.”A few minutes later she was gone, and Seward said sadly, “It is all over,” but Van Helsing shook his head: “Not so; it is only the beginning!”

Full translationTry the story first — open this only to check your understanding.

다음 날 아침 일찍, 반 헬싱 박사와 수어드 박사는 루시의 집 문을 두드리고 초인종을 눌렀지만 아무도 나오지 않았어요. 두 사람은 부엌 창문을 깨고 들어가, 약을 탄 포도주 때문에 아직도 깊이 잠든 채 바닥에 쓰러져 있는 하녀 네 명을 발견했어요. 위층에서는 루시가 죽은 어머니 곁에 창백한 얼굴로 꼼짝 않고 누워 있었고, 목의 상처는 다시 벌어져 있었어요.

두 의사는 뜨거운 목욕과 브랜디로 몇 시간 동안 루시의 몸을 데웠지만, 당장 새 피가 필요했어요. 바로 그때 루시를 사랑했던 또 한 사람, 용감한 미국인 퀸시 모리스가 문 앞에 도착해 조금도 망설이지 않고 자기 팔을 내밀었어요. 나중에 두 사람은 루시가 가슴에 숨겨 둔 종이를 찾았고, 반 헬싱은 늑대에 관한 루시의 기록을 말없이 읽었어요.

그 뒤 며칠 동안 루시는 점점 더 약해졌고, 잠들어 있을 때면 잇몸이 오그라들어 이가 더 길고 날카로워 보였어요. 깨어 있을 때는 마늘꽃을 가까이 끌어안았지만, 잠이 들면 밀어냈어요. 마침내 아서가 도착했고, 루시가 죽어 가고 있다는 것을 모두가 분명히 알 수 있었어요.

마지막이 가까워졌을 때 루시가 눈을 떴는데, 그 눈은 이제 흐릿하고 차가웠어요. 루시는 부드럽고도 낯선 목소리로 말했어요. "아서! 아, 내 사랑, 와 줘서 정말 기뻐요! 입 맞춰 줘요!" 아서가 입을 맞추려고 간절히 몸을 숙였지만, 반 헬싱이 아서의 목덜미를 움켜잡아 방 저편으로 내던졌어요. "절대 안 되네!" 반 헬싱이 외쳤어요. "자네의 살아 있는 영혼과 루시의 영혼을 위해서라도!"

잠깐 루시의 얼굴에 분노가 스쳤고, 날카로운 이가 딱 소리를 내며 맞물렸어요. 그러더니 눈빛이 다시 부드러워졌고, 루시는 반 헬싱의 손을 잡고 속삭였어요. "진정한 친구여, 아서를 지켜 주세요. 그리고 저에게 평안을 주세요." 몇 분 뒤 루시는 숨을 거두었어요. 수어드가 슬프게 "다 끝났군요."라고 말하자, 반 헬싱은 고개를 저었어요. "아니, 이제 겨우 시작일 뿐이네!"

Original text

Now read the original

You just read an easy retelling. Here is the same passage exactly as the author wrote it — unabridged, split into short readings.

Chapter 12 · 7,286 words · 16 short readings

Read the original

Comprehension Check

1. Who gave Lucy blood the morning after the wolf attack?

2. Why did Van Helsing throw Arthur back when Lucy asked for a kiss?

3. What did Van Helsing say after Lucy died?

Vocabulary

1 / 5Tap to flip

verb

seize

붙잡다, 움켜잡다

Van Helsing seized Arthur by the neck.

반 헬싱은 아서의 목덜미를 움켜잡았어요.

Your Summary

In 1–2 sentences, explain what happened when Lucy asked Arthur to kiss her, and what Van Helsing said after she died.

Source: Adapted from Chapter 12 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.

In this book

About this book →

Dracula · 0 of 27 read

Up next · Part 13 of 27

The Stranger in Piccadilly

피카딜리의 낯선 남자 · 2 min read

Read the next part
  1. Dracula드라큘라 · B2 · 3 min read
  2. The Castle성 · B2 · 4 min read
  3. The Three Women세 여인 · B2 · 5 min read
  4. Three Letters세 통의 편지 · B2 · 5 min read
  5. The Demeter데메테르호 · B2 · 5 min read
  6. Letters — Lucy and Mina루시와 미나의 편지 · B2 · 5 min read
  7. The Old Sailor늙은 뱃사람 · B2 · 5 min read
  8. The Sleepwalker몽유병자 · B2 · 4 min read
  9. Renfield's Master렌필드의 주인님 · B2 · 3 min read
  10. Reunited재회 · B2 · 5 min read
  11. The Wolf at the Window창가의 늑대 · B2 · 4 min read
  12. The Last Kiss마지막 입맞춤 · B2 · 3 min readPart 12
  13. The Stranger in Piccadilly피카딜리의 낯선 남자 · B2 · 2 min read
  14. The Professor's Visit교수의 방문 · B2 · 2 min read
  15. The Empty Tomb빈 무덤 · B2 · 2 min read
  16. Lucy's Release루시의 안식 · B2 · 3 min read
  17. The Hunters Unite한자리에 모인 사람들 · B2 · 2 min read
  18. Renfield's Plea렌필드의 애원 · B2 · 2 min read
  19. The Chapel at Carfax카팩스의 예배당 · B2 · 2 min read
  20. The Missing Boxes사라진 상자들 · B2 · 2 min read
  21. Renfield's Last Words렌필드의 마지막 말 · B2 · 2 min read
  22. The Mark on Her Forehead이마의 흉터 · B2 · 2 min read
  23. The Count Escapes달아난 백작 · B2 · 2 min read
  24. The Ship to Varna바르나로 가는 배 · B2 · 3 min read
  25. The Wrong Port엉뚱한 항구 · B2 · 2 min read
  26. Up the River강을 거슬러 · B2 · 2 min read
  27. The Last Sunset마지막 석양 · B2 · 3 min read

Read this with your book club

Share this chapter with your book club and discuss it together.