Dracula blog 4

In this section much is done to save Lucy's life. When Van Helsing comes to visit her a second time, he finds that she is even plaer than before, much weaker, and breathing even heavier. Van Helsing conducts a blood transfusion between her and her fiance Arthur. Although it weakens Arthur, it brings life to Lucy. Then again one day they find Lucy weakened and at a short of blood. They conduct a transfusion between Dr. Seward and Lucy. This happens twice more, and Quincey Morris and Van Helsing are the ones who give their blood. Arthur doesn't know of the other blood transfusions and believes that giving his blood to Lucy feels like they have become one now and that it was like a marriage. We learn that Quincey and Dr. Seward's feelings for Lucy are still alive inside of them and that is tough for them to conceal.them. Mina continues to write to Lucy and we learn from their letters that her marriage with Jonathan is going great. Mr. Hawkins becomes much closer with Jon and Mina and invites them to stay at their house. After a short while he notifyies them that he has put everything that belongs to him under their name on his wil. He himself has no children and has no both Jon and Mina since their birth and says that they're the closest children he knows. Mr. Hawkins soon dies as if he knew it was coming when he put it in the will. Now Jon and Mina, the newly weds, are well off. Jon has taken over Mr. Hawkins job, they have his house, and a fortune of money. One night When Van Helsing and Dr. Seward are away, Lucy is visited at night by her mother. They sleep in Lucy's bed together, but are awakened by by a big bat outside the window and many dogs howling outside the house. Lucy left a letter of what occurred that night in her breast. In the morning when Dr. Seward and Van Helsing came to the house, they found Lucy very weak. This was the last of her. The two punctures on her neck had seemed to disappear and she was dead. Later Arthur comes to visit and notices that Lucy seems to look alive still, even though she is quite dead. It is very weird. Van Helsing stops Arthur from giving a kiss goodbye to Lucy until she passes out. SHe has grew long white fangs just like the Count's.

This section was very long and drawn out with all of the blood transfusions and the sae things happening over and over. I think tha Lucy is definitely a Vampire and that she is slowly making the change. I am very happy for the Harker's and all that is going on in their lives. They deserve it. This section built up a lot of anticipation and I think that a lot will happen in the next reading.