The Question and Answer section for Dracula is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The letters reveal the close friendship between the two women, and their openess with each other. We learn that Mina wants a career, and that Lucy desires a good marriage. Mina also shares the news that Jonathan will soon be coming home.
Are you referring to the carriage ride to the castle? At first, he notices that the carriage had been traveling in circles until it was almost midnight, the wolves begin to howl, and a strange blue flame appears at the side of the road.
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A series of tragedies hit all at once: Mrs. Westenra, Arthur's father, Mr. Hawkins, and Lucy all day within a few days of each other. (The death of Arthur's father is implied in the September 20th entry of Seward's diary.)
