The Question and Answer section for Dracula is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
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.)
Mina asks Van Helsing to hypnotize her now, while it is still dark. She believes that the connection between her and Dracula will allow her to see where he is hiding. Van Helsing does as she asks, and they learn that Dracula is asleep in one of...
