17 Mina Reads the Count’s Mind

CHAPTER 17 Mina Reads the Count's Mind Mina had an idea. Because she was now connected to the count, she wanted Van Helsing to hypnotize her. Perhaps the connection could be used to the group's advantage. He did it just before dawn, when Mina felt she could speak most freely. When she opened her eyes, after being placed in the trance, she was not the same woman. She was obviously under the spell of the count.

第十七章米娜读懂了伯爵的心思米娜有了一个主意。 因为她现在和伯爵有了联系，她想让范赫尔辛催眠她。 也许这种联系可以为该组织所用。 他是在黎明前做的，那时米娜觉得自己最能畅所欲言。 当她进入恍惚状态睁开眼睛时，她已经不是原来的那个女人了。 她显然是被伯爵迷住了。

"Where are you?" Van Helsing asked. "I'm not sure," Mina answered, in place of the count. "But I hear the sound of lapping water." The count was on a ship! It made perfect sense. He was moving his last box of earth by water. The sun came up just then, and Mina woke up. "Did it work?" she asked hopefully. "It did," Van Helsing replied. The men quickly set to work on Mina's latest clue. There were many ships in the great port of London, but at least they now had a lead. They knew what the count had needed those gold coins for: a ticket for the ship. Jonathan stayed behind with Mina while the other men went to search the ports. They suspected that the count was trying to get home to Transylvania. Soon they confirmed that, aboard a ship named the Czarina

“你在哪儿？”范赫尔辛问道。 “我不确定，”米娜代替伯爵回答。 “但我听到了水声。” 伯爵在船上！这很有道理。 他正在用水运最后一箱土。 这时太阳出来了，米娜醒了。 “管用吗？”她满怀希望地问。 “是的，”范赫尔辛回答。 男人们迅速着手研究米娜的最新线索。 伦敦大港有许多船只，但至少他们现在处于领先地位。 他们知道伯爵为什么需要这些金币：买一张船票。 乔纳森留在米娜身边，其他人则去搜查港口。 他们怀疑伯爵是想回特兰西瓦尼亚去。 不久，他们在一艘名为“沙皇”号的船上证实了这一点

Catherine, a tall man, thin and pale, with very white teeth, dressed all in black, had scattered some money about and asked which ship was sailing next for the Black Sea. A deal had been struck and a great box brought on board. The box was to be unloaded in the port of Varna and handed off to an agent there. Later, a curious fog had settled over the boat before melting as quickly as it had come. In that fog, the men now knew, the count had snuck aboard and into the box. The Czarina then set out to sea. Over the next few days Van Helsing hypnotized Mina a few more times, and her visions continued to tell him that the Czarina was on the sea. Van Helsing was worried, however. If they could tell what the count was thinking by reading Mina's mind, the count might also be able to read her mind in return, and learn of their plans for him. Mina had the same fear. "My dear," she said

凯瑟琳是个高个子男人，瘦瘦的，脸色苍白，牙齿很白，一身黑衣服，他撒了一些钱，问下一艘船是开往黑海的。 一笔交易达成了，一个大箱子被搬上了船。 这个箱子将在瓦尔纳港卸下，交给那里的代理人。 后来，一团奇怪的雾笼罩在船上，又像来时一样迅速融化。 船员们现在知道，在那浓雾中，伯爵已经溜上了船，钻进了包厢。 然后，沙皇号就出海了。 在接下来的几天里，范赫尔辛又对米娜催眠了几次，她的幻觉不断地告诉他，沙皇号在海上。 然而，范赫尔辛很担心。 如果他们能通过读懂米娜的思想来知道伯爵在想什么，那么伯爵也可能反过来读懂她的思想，从而了解他们对他的计划。 米娜也有同样的恐惧。“亲爱的，”她说

to her husband. "I am changing more and more each day. My connection to the monster grows stronger. You must continue to hypnotize me and learn what he is planning, but for your safety as much as mine, you must never tell me anything about your plans, not until the scar is gone from my forehead." It was decided that the group, including Mina this time, would travel by land in search of the count. They would take the Orient Express from Paris and beat the count's ship to Varna. Once they found the ship, their best hope was to go aboard when the count was still in the box, between sunrise and sunset, when he could make no struggle. They would kill him, then and there, as they had killed Lucy. During the hypnotism sessions on the train and upon arriving first at Varna, Mina's responses continued to indicate that the

致她的丈夫。“我每天都在变化。 我和怪物的联系越来越紧密。 你必须继续催眠我，了解他的计划，但是为了你和我的安全，你永远不要把你的计划告诉我，直到我额头上的伤疤消失。” 这群人决定，这次包括米娜在内，走陆路去寻找伯爵。 他们将从巴黎乘坐东方快车，赶在伯爵的船之前到达瓦尔纳。 一旦他们找到了那艘船，他们最大的希望就是趁伯爵还在箱子里的时候，在日出和日落之间，在他无力反抗的时候上船。 他们会就地杀了他，就像杀了露茜一样。 在火车上的催眠过程中，在第一次到达瓦尔纳时，米娜的反应继续表明

Czarina Catherine was still at sea. Mina spoke of lapping waves, rushing water, and creaking masts. Finally they got word that the Czarina Catherine was about twenty-four hours away and would arrive at Varna the next morning. That day Mina became extremely tired and had her most difficult hypnotic session yet. By noon of the next day, there was still no sight of the ship or any news of it. Mina, however, was feeling better. In fact, although the scar remained on her forehead, she felt almost herself again, as if she had been freed. That day's hypnosis once more turned up "lapping waves" and "rushing water." So the Czarina Catherine was still on the water, but where? The boat should have arrived at Varna long before now. Was the count escaping to another port? Two days later the men received a telegram, confirming their worst fears.

沙皇凯瑟琳还在海上。 米娜谈到了拍打的海浪、湍急的水流和吱吱作响的桅杆。 最后，他们得到消息说，叶卡捷琳娜要在24小时的路程之外，并将于第二天早晨抵达瓦尔纳。 那一天，米娜变得极度疲惫，经历了迄今为止最艰难的催眠阶段。 到第二天中午，仍然没有看到那艘船，也没有任何关于它的消息。 然而，米娜感觉好多了。 事实上，虽然她额头上的伤疤还在，但她几乎觉得自己又恢复了，好像她被释放了一样。 那天的催眠再次出现了“拍打的波浪”和“湍急的水”。 所以沙皇凯瑟琳号还在水上，但在哪里呢？ 船早该到达瓦尔纳了。 伯爵要逃到别的港口去吗？ 两天后，他们收到了一封电报，证实了他们最担心的事情。

Instead of landing at the port of Varna, as they had expected, the Czarina Catherine had entered the port of Galatz that day, which was farther upriver. The men quickly sprang into action. "When is the next train to Galatz?" Van Helsing asked Mina if she would mind going to get the train schedule. While she was gone, he turned to Jonathan and told him of his fears. When Mina had been especially tired a few days ago, it was likely because the count had sent his spirit to read her mind. Van Helsing put his finger to his mouth, for Mina was walking back into the room. Both men tried to look innocent, but it was as if Mina could now read their minds as well. "He used me, didn't he?" she asked. "He read my mind." Van Helsing nodded. "But perhaps you are a bit freer from him

那天，叶卡捷琳娜号并没有像他们所预料的那样在瓦尔纳港靠岸，而是驶入了更靠上游的加拉茨港。 士兵们迅速行动起来。 “下一班去加拉茨的火车什么时候开？”范海辛问米娜是否介意去拿火车时刻表。 她走后，他转向约拿单，告诉他自己的恐惧。 几天前，当米娜特别疲倦的时候，很可能是因为伯爵派了他的灵魂来读她的心。 范赫尔辛用手指捂住嘴，因为米娜正走回房间。 两个人都试图装出无辜的样子，但米娜现在似乎也能读懂他们的心思了。 “他利用了我，是不是？”她问。 “他读懂了我的心思。”范赫尔辛点点头。 “不过，也许你离他更自由一些