They learned his secrets in the Scholomance, amongst the mountains over Lake Hermanstadt, where the devil claims the tenth scholar as his due.

In the records are such words as 'stregoica' witch, 'ordog' and 'pokol' Satan and hell, and in one manuscript this very Dracula is spoken of as 'wampyr,' which we all understand too well.

There have been from the loins of this very one great men and good women, and their graves make sacred the earth where alone this foulness can dwell.

For it is not the least of its terrors that this evil thing is rooted deep in all good, in soil barren of holy memories it cannot rest." Whilst they were talking Mr.Morris was looking steadily at the window, and he now got up quietly, and went out of the room.

There was a little pause, and then the Professor went on.
"And now we must settle what we do.