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Dracula: The Last Sunset by Bram Stoker (1847–1912)
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Dracula: The Last Sunset

드라큘라: 마지막 석양

Bram Stoker (1847–1912)

Part 27 of 27 · Dracula
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Van Helsing and Mina drove for days through the snowy mountains, and Mina slept more and more and would not eat.On the last night, near the castle, Van Helsing drew a circle around her in the snow and sprinkled holy bread along it.Out of the whirling snow came the three women from the castle, calling, “Come, sister, come to us!”

But they could not cross the circle, and the horror in Mina’s eyes told Van Helsing that she was not yet one of them.At dawn they melted away, and while Mina slept safely inside the circle, Van Helsing went up to the castle alone.There he found the three women asleep in their tombs and did the terrible work that set them free, then sealed the Count’s empty tomb with holy bread.

The next afternoon, from a rocky hillside, they saw riders racing towards the castle with a cart, and on the cart was a great box.The riders were racing the sun: once it set, the Count would be free.Then, from two sides, came four more riders: Jonathan and Arthur, and Quincey and Dr. Seward.

With rifles raised, they forced their way to the cart, and Jonathan threw the box to the ground.As the lid came off, the Count’s red eyes saw the setting sun, and his look of hate turned to triumph.But at that instant Jonathan’s knife and Quincey’s knife struck together, and the Count crumbled into dust, with a look of peace on his face.

Quincey had been badly wounded in the fight, and he lay in the snow with his friends around him.“Look!” he said, pointing at Mina. “The mark on her forehead is gone. It was worth it.” Then, with a smile, he died.Seven years later, Jonathan and Mina had a little boy, and they named him Quincey.

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반 헬싱과 미나는 며칠 동안 눈 덮인 산길을 달렸고, 미나는 점점 더 오래 잠들었으며 아무것도 먹으려 하지 않았어요. 성 가까이에서 맞은 마지막 밤, 반 헬싱은 눈 위에 미나를 둘러싼 원을 그리고 그 위에 성스러운 빵 부스러기를 뿌렸어요. 휘몰아치는 눈 속에서 성의 세 여자가 나타나 불렀어요. "이리 오렴, 자매여, 우리에게 와!"

하지만 여자들은 원을 넘어올 수 없었고, 미나의 눈에 떠오른 공포를 보고 반 헬싱은 미나가 아직 그 여자들처럼 되지 않았다는 것을 알았어요. 새벽이 되자 여자들은 사라졌고, 미나가 원 안에서 안전하게 잠든 사이 반 헬싱은 혼자 성으로 올라갔어요. 성에서 반 헬싱은 무덤 속에 잠든 세 여자를 찾아내 여자들을 풀어 주는 끔찍한 일을 마쳤고, 백작의 빈 무덤은 성스러운 빵으로 봉해 버렸어요.

다음 날 오후, 두 사람은 바위투성이 언덕에서 짐마차를 끌고 성을 향해 내달리는 말 탄 무리를 보았어요. 짐마차 위에는 커다란 상자가 실려 있었어요. 무리는 해와 경주하고 있었어요. 해가 지기만 하면 백작은 자유로워질 테니까요. 그때 양쪽에서 말 탄 사람 넷이 달려왔어요. 조너선과 아서, 그리고 퀸시와 수어드 박사였어요.

일행은 소총을 겨눈 채 짐마차까지 밀고 들어갔고, 조너선이 상자를 땅으로 내던졌어요. 뚜껑이 열리자 백작의 붉은 눈이 지는 해를 보았고, 증오에 찬 눈빛은 승리의 눈빛으로 바뀌었어요. 하지만 바로 그 순간 조너선과 퀸시의 칼이 함께 내리꽂혔고, 백작은 평온한 얼굴로 먼지가 되어 부서졌어요.

싸움 중에 크게 다친 퀸시는 친구들에게 둘러싸여 눈 위에 누워 있었어요. "보세요!" 퀸시가 미나를 가리키며 말했어요. "이마의 자국이 사라졌어요. 그럴 만한 가치가 있었어요." 그러고는 미소를 띤 채 숨을 거두었어요. 칠 년 뒤, 조너선과 미나 사이에 어린 아들이 태어났고, 두 사람은 아이의 이름을 퀸시라고 지었어요.

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Comprehension Check

1. Why could the three women not reach Mina?

2. Why were the riders with the cart hurrying?

3. What did Quincey see just before he died?

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verb

sprinkle

뿌리다

She sprinkled a little sugar on the strawberries.

딸기 위에 설탕을 조금 뿌렸어요.

Your Summary

In 1–2 sentences, describe how the hunters stopped the Count before sunset, and what Quincey saw before he died.

Source: Adapted from Chapter 27 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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