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So that only he use them in the night, or at such time as he can change his form, they do him equal well, and none may know these are his hiding place! But, my child, do not despair, this knowledge came to him just too late! Already all of his lairs but one be sterilize as for himAnd before the sunset this shall be soThen he have no place where he can move and hideI delayed this morning that so we might be sureIs there not more at stake for us than for him? Then why not be more careful than him? By my clock it is one hour and already, if all be well, friend Arthur and Quincey are on their way to usToday is our day, and we must go sure, if slow, and lose no chanceSee! There are five of us when those absent ones return

Whilst we were speaking we were startled by a knock at the hall door, the double postman’s knock of the telegraph boyWe all moved out to the hall with one impulse, and Van Helsing, holding up his hand to us to keep silence, stepped to the door and opened itThe boy handed in a dispatchThe Professor closed the door again, and after looking at the direction, opened it and read aloudHe has just now, 12:45, come from Carfax hurriedly and hastened towards the SouthHe seems to be going the round and may want to see you: Mina

There was a pause, broken by Jonathan Harker’s voice, “Now, God be thanked, we shall soon meet!”

Van Helsing turned to him quickly and said, “God will act in His own way and timeDo not fear, and do not rejoice as yetFor what we wish for at the moment may be our own undoings

“I care for nothing now,” he answered hotly, “except to wipe out this brute from the face of creationI would sell my soul to do it!”

“Oh, hush, hush, my child!” said Van Helsing”God does not purchase souls in this wise, and the Devil, though he may purchase, does not keep faithBut God is merciful and just, and knows your pain and your devotion to that dear Madam MinaThink you, how her pain would be doubled, did she but hear your wild wordsDo not fear any of us, we are all devoted to this cause, and today shall see the endThe time is coming for actionToday this Vampire is limit to the powers of man, and till sunset he may not changeIt will take him time to arrive here, see it is twenty minutes past one, and there are yet some times before he can hither come, be he never so quickWhat we must hope for is that my Lord Arthur and Quincey arrive first

About half an hour after we had received MrsHarker’s telegram, there came a quiet, resolute knock at the hall doorIt was just an ordinary knock, such as is given hourly by thousands of gentlemen, but it made the Professor’s heart and mine beat loudlyWe looked at each other, and together moved out into the hallWe each held ready to use our various armaments, the spiritual in the left hand, the mortal in the rightVan Helsing pulled back the latch, and holding the door half open, stood back, having both hands ready for actionThe gladness of our hearts must have shown upon our faces when on the step, close to the door, we saw Lord Godalming and Quincey MorrisThey came quickly in and closed the door behind them, the former saying, as they moved along the hall:

“It is all rightSix boxes in each and we destroyed them all

“Destroyed?” asked the Professor

“For him!” We were silent for a minute, and then Quincey said, “There’s nothing to do but to wait hereIf, however, he doesn’t turn up by five o’clock, we must start offFor it won’t do to leave MrsHarker alone after shop sunset