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Started December 10, 2020 by @SupernaturalSyGuyIsTIred group

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Okay, I can and do appreciate the descriptive language!

Well, Jonathan Harker, that's how mountains tend to work. They act as a climate barrier.

Where the heck is Bukovina?

Red eyes, focus on the lips and "sharp-looking teeth", appearing from thin air…. Yeah, the other coachman either is a vampire, or is Dracula himself.

I just looked up the proof of slivovitz; it's 100 proof, which means that it's 50% alcohol.

Ooooooo, new vocab! I don't know why that makes me happy, but it does….

A bunch of howling dogs reminds me of that moment where all the dogs howl in either 101 Dalmatians or 102 Dalmatians (the ones with Glenn Close playing Cruella de Vil). I don't recall which one it was, nor if I'm remembering correctly as I haven't watched either of them in more than a decade!

Blue flame you say? Copper burns blue and blue flames are the hottest part of a fire.

Okay, why does the coachman keep leaving? (Don't answer this. Let me figure it out on my own via reading.) If I were Harker I'd be pissed about that, considering that wolves are now supposedly around them, even if I was scared at the same time!

It is only when a man feel himself face to face with such horrors that he can understand their true import.

I have come across my first quote for Dracula!

Okay, not going to lie…. If I were encircled by a pack of howling wolves I would've crapped myself with terror. If I were Harker I would've climbed to the front and forced those horses to move.

I have finally finished reading the first chapter…. I usually read at a much quicker pace than this. I shall (hopefully) read more tomorrow.

Dracula Chapter 2

Waiting outside someone's house (or castle, in this case) is awkward.

Dracula's first official appearance.

So far he's being a great host!

"I have dined already, and I do not sup."

The first part wouldn't have bothered me, but the latter portion would've made me suspicious of Dracula.

Mr. Hawkins definitely has a massive amount of confidence in Jonathan. His letter tells me that Harker is a hard worker and quite diligent in his work.

Oh look, more food!

Honestly though, that is something that I'd eat.

And there I go looking up wine again…. Tokay (also spelled tokaji) is a sweet wine that is common in the Carpathian regions.

Physiognomy - noun

1. A person's facial expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin.
2. The supposed art of judging character from facial characteristics.
3. The general form or appearance of something.