10 Van Helsing Asks for Faith

CHAPTER 10 Van Helsing Asks for Faith Jonathan's recovery came even faster now with Mina by his side. Life, however, remained bittersweet. Mr. Hawkins had recently passed away and in his will had left them a beautiful old house in Exeter. They were grateful and happy, but they both missed Jonathan's old friend and mentor. And only a few days ago, they had learned of the unfortunate deaths of both Lucy and her mother.

有米娜在身边，乔纳森恢复得更快了。 然而，生活仍然是苦乐参半。 霍金斯先生刚去世不久，在遗嘱中给他们留下了埃克塞特一所漂亮的老房子。 他们很感激，也很开心，但他们都很想念乔纳森的老朋友和导师。 就在几天前，他们刚刚得知露西和她母亲不幸去世的消息。

Other strange things were going on in London as well, with nightly news reports of people being kidnapped and returning with small holes on their throats—bites of some sort. These certainly were scary and confusing times. Professor Van Helsing had written Mina, asking if he could come and visit her in Exeter. Although Jonathan was recovering, Mina thought Van Helsing might be able to help him, too. There were times when he still seemed quite shaky. For example, at Mr. Hawkins's funeral, in London, they were sitting there quietly when Jonathan had clutched Mina's arm and muttered under his breath, "My God." She had turned to see what he was looking at. There was a tall, thin man with a black mustache and pointed beard. His face was hard and cruel and his big white teeth, which looked all the whiter because his lips were so

伦敦也发生了其他奇怪的事情，夜间新闻报道有人被绑架，回来时喉咙上有小洞——某种咬伤。 这的确是一段可怕而混乱的时期。 范赫尔辛教授给米娜写信，问他能否到埃克塞特去看她。 虽然乔纳森正在康复，但米娜认为范赫尔辛也许也能帮助他。 有几次他看起来还是很不稳定。 例如，在伦敦霍金斯先生的葬礼上，他们静静地坐在那里，乔纳森抓住米娜的胳膊，低声咕哝着：“我的上帝。” 她转过身去看他在看什么。 有一个又高又瘦的男人，留着黑胡子和尖胡子。 他的脸冷酷无情，他那又大又白的牙齿，因为他的嘴唇太厚，显得更白了

red, were long and pointed like an animal's. "It is him," Jonathan muttered. "But how can it be? He has grown so young!" Worried about him, Mina pulled Jonathan away from the funeral's crowd. "Please don't be angry," she began. "But I must understand what happened to you when you were away. Jonathan, may I read your journal?" Upon starting to read the journal later that day, it was almost impossible to believe what Jonathan had experienced. She rewrote his shorthand into longhand as she read. Just as she finished the last page, Dr. Van Helsing arrived. Her questions for him would have to wait, for he had many questions for her about what had happened to Lucy, especially at Whitby. Mina was an observant young woman who had kept a diary of her own, and Van Helsing asked if he could read it.

红色的，又长又尖，像动物的。 “是他，”乔纳森喃喃自语。 “怎么可能呢？”他长得这么年轻！”米娜担心他，把乔纳森从葬礼的人群中拉了出来。 “请不要生气，”她开始说。 “但是我必须了解你不在的时候发生了什么事。 乔纳森，我可以看看你的日记吗？”那天晚些时候开始读日记时，乔纳森几乎无法相信他所经历的一切。 她一边读一边把他的速记改写成手写。 就在她读完最后一页的时候。 范赫尔辛来了。她要问他的问题得等一等，因为他有许多问题要问她，关于露西的事，特别是在惠特比发生的事。 米娜是一个善于观察的年轻女子，她有自己的日记，范赫尔辛问他能否读一下。

"Dr. Van Helsing," Mina said, "I would be more than happy to give you any information I can about Lucy, but will you please also help my husband?" "Why, of course," Van Helsing replied. "What can I do?" "I am going to show you something," Mina

“凡·赫尔辛医生，”米娜说，“我非常乐意告诉你任何关于露西的信息，但你能不能也帮帮我丈夫？”“当然了，”范赫尔辛回答说。 “我能做什么？”“我要给你看样东西，”米娜说

said. "It is a transcript of my husband's journal." She clutched the papers close. "But you must promise me that you will not laugh or judge him. The things he writes of... well, they are not ordinary things." "Do not fear," Van Helsing assured her. "I am used to strange things." Van Helsing promised to take the transcript home with him to read. A few days later Mina received a four-word telegram. IT IS ALL TRUE, the telegram read. At the same time, back in London, Arthur Holmwood was struggling with his own awful realizations. Standing at Lucy's body with John Seward while the doctor prepared her for her burial, Arthur asked, "Oh, John, is she really dead?" Even in death, Lucy looked strangely healthy. Something was going on, and Dr. Seward needed to know what it was. Later, when Dr. Seward was alone with Van

说。“这是我丈夫日记的抄本。” 她紧紧地抓着文件。 “但是你必须答应我，你不会嘲笑他，也不会评判他。 他写的东西…… 嗯，它们不是普通的东西。” “别害怕，”范赫尔辛向她保证。 “我已经习惯了奇怪的事情。” 范赫尔辛答应把文字记录带回家看。 几天后，米娜收到了一封四字电报。 这都是真的，电报上写道。 与此同时，在伦敦，阿瑟·霍姆伍德也在与自己可怕的意识作斗争。 当医生为露西的葬礼做准备时，阿瑟和约翰·苏厄德站在露西的遗体前问道：“哦，约翰，她真的死了吗？”即使在死后，露西也显得异常健康。 发生了一些事情。 苏厄德需要知道那是什么。 后来，当苏厄德医生和范单独在一起的时候

Helsing, he demanded to know the full truth. "You have no suspicions?" Van Helsing asked. Dr. Seward shook his head. "I am not surprised," Van Helsing said, "for you are a man of science. Sometimes for men such as you, things that cannot be explained except perhaps by magic are very hard to understand. For example, can you tell me why some spiders live only a few days and other great spiders live for centuries in the towers of old Spanish churches, and grow and grow until they can drink all of the oil in the church lamps?" "Spiders?" Dr. Seward asked. "And why does the tortoise live longer than generations of men?" Van Helsing continued. "Why does the elephant go on until he has seen several dynasties?" Dr. Seward's head was spinning. "Look, Professor," he cried, "just tell me! Is this

于是，他要求知道全部真相。 “你没有怀疑吗？”范赫尔辛问道。 苏厄德医生摇了摇头。 “我并不感到惊讶，”范赫尔辛说，“因为你是一个搞科学的人。 有时候像你这样的人，除了用魔法之外无法解释的事情是很难理解的。 比如，你能告诉我为什么有些蜘蛛只能活几天，而另一些大蜘蛛却能在古老的西班牙教堂的塔楼里活上几个世纪，而且越长越长，直到它们能喝光教堂灯里的油？”“蜘蛛?”博士。 苏厄德问。“为什么乌龟比几代人都活得长？”范赫尔辛接着说。 “为什么大象一直到他经历了几个朝代？”博士。 苏厄德头晕目眩。 “喂，教授，”他叫道，“快告诉我！这是