18 The Group Closes In on the Count

CHAPTER 18 The Group Closes In on the Count It was not smooth sailing for anyone in the group, either on or off the water. Lord Godalming's boat was briefly delayed, due to a minor accident that occurred while trying to force their way up a rapid. And despite confirming that the count was still on the water, Mina was becoming more and more difficult to hypnotize. As they drew closer to the castle, Mina began to sleep all day. At night Van Helsing

第十八章那群人逼近了伯爵，这群人无论在水上还是在海面上，都不是一帆风顺的。 戈达明勋爵的船在试图爬上一个急流时发生了小事故，因此短暂地耽搁了。 尽管伯爵还在水上，但米娜越来越难以催眠了。 当他们靠近城堡时，米娜开始睡了一整天。 晚上在范赫尔辛

would awaken to find her staring at him with very bright eyes. He feared that the curse of the place was upon her, tainted as she was with the count's spell. He had to believe in the strength of her will, however, and that her soul, at least for a little longer, was pure. Still, Van Helsing made a small circle of blessed wafers around them at the spot where they stopped to camp for the night. "Will you come out to the fire?" Van Helsing asked Mina. It was a test, for the fire was outside the circle. "You know I can't," she replied sadly. Suddenly the horses began to scream. Van Helsing walked back into the circle just as the mist began to whirl around. Van Helsing and Mina watched as figures began to form in the fog. It was the three sisters Jonathan had described in his journal. Seeing her scar, the women smiled at Mina, calling to her, "Come, sister, come! Come!"

醒来时发现她用明亮的眼睛盯着他。 他担心这个地方的诅咒会降临到她身上，因为她已经被伯爵的咒语玷污了。 然而，他不得不相信她意志的力量，相信她的灵魂，至少在一段时间内，是纯洁的。 尽管如此，范赫尔辛还是在他们停下来露营过夜的地方，在他们周围围了一个小圆圈。 “你愿意出来烤火吗？”范赫尔辛问米娜。 这是一个考验，因为火在圆圈外面。 “你知道我不能，”她悲伤地回答。 突然，马开始尖叫起来。 范赫尔辛走回圆圈时，雾气开始在周围旋转。 范赫尔辛和米娜看着雾中开始出现人影。 这就是乔纳森在日记里描述的三姐妹。 看到米娜的伤疤，她们对她微笑着，喊着：“来吧，姐姐，来吧！”来!”

But there was nothing but disgust in Mina's eyes, which comforted Van Helsing. He charged out of the circle, holding some wafers, and the women ran off. However, the evil sisters had not left empty-handed. The horses were dead. Van Helsing left Mina sleeping within the circle and walked to the castle alone. Breaking in, he traced the path described in Jonathan's diary to find the chapel. Somewhere, he knew, there would be at least three graves to sterilize, holding the three sisters. He found and took care of all three.

但是米娜的眼里只有厌恶，这使范赫尔辛感到安慰。 他拿着一些薄饼冲出了圈子，女人们跑开了。 然而，这对邪恶的姐妹并没有空手而归。 马都死了。范赫尔辛把熟睡的米娜留在圈子里，独自向城堡走去。 他破门而入，沿着乔纳森日记里描述的路径找到了小教堂。 他知道，在某个地方，至少会有三座坟墓需要消毒，埋葬着三姐妹。 他找到并照顾了这三个人。

And then he saw it, there, in the darkest, deepest corner of the chapel: an enormous, beautiful old tomb. On it was but one word: DRACULA. Opening it and finding it empty, Van Helsing sprinkled in some broken wafers, banishing the count from his

然后他看见了，就在那里，在教堂最黑暗、最深处的角落里：一座巨大、美丽的古老坟墓。 上面只有一个字：德古拉。 范赫尔辛打开盒子，发现里面是空的，他往里面撒了一些碎薄饼，把伯爵从他的盒子里赶了出来

hundreds-of-years-old home. Forever. When Van Helsing returned to their camp he found Mina, still soundly and safely sleeping in the circle. Just as he woke her, however, to prepare her to walk back to the castle, they heard the distant howling of wolves and some kind of commotion quickly approaching. "There is no time," he cried. "Hurry, we must hide!" Van Helsing found a narrow hollow in a rock face, and both of them ducked inside. From there, they would be able to defend themselves from either man or wolf. As high up in the mountains as they were, they had a clear view down. Venturing out briefly, Mina spotted something hurrying up one side of the mountain. It was a group of Gypsies, transporting a cart that carried a large, square box. The count! The Gypsies were racing against the sunset, as they had

数百年历史的。 直到永远。当范赫尔辛回到他们的营地时，他发现米娜仍然安然无恙地睡在圈子里。 正当他把她叫醒，准备让她走回城堡时，他们听到远处传来狼的嚎叫，一阵骚动迅速逼近。 “没时间了，”他喊道。 “快点，我们必须躲起来！”范赫尔辛在岩石表面发现了一个狭窄的洞，他们俩都躲了进去。 从那里，他们可以保护自己免受人类或狼的攻击。 他们虽然在高山上，但山下的景色很清楚。 米娜冒险出去了一会儿，发现有什么东西在山的一边匆匆而过。 那是一群吉卜赛人，他们推着一辆大车，车上装着一个很大的方形箱子。 计数!吉普赛人一如既往地与日落赛跑

surely been instructed and paid by the count to get him home before the magic hour. Behind that group, however, there were two other horsemen following fast. It was Quincey Morris and Dr. Seward! And on the other side of the mountain, where there was another path to the clearing, Mina saw two other men, her dear Jonathan and Lord Godalming, also on horseback, rushing to the scene. It was like a beautiful dance. When Mina told Van Helsing, he shouted with glee like a schoolboy. Closer and closer, the Gypsies drew. Van Helsing and Mina remained hidden in the rocks, holding their weapons ready, determined the Gypsies would not pass. All parties reached the clearing at the same time. From opposite sides the hunters on horseback yelled, "Stop!" The Gypsies may not have understood the language, but there was no mistaking the meaning of that word,

一定是伯爵吩咐他在那神奇的时刻之前把他送回家的。 然而，在那群人的后面，还有另外两个骑马的人紧随其后。 这是昆西·莫里斯博士。 苏厄德!在山的另一边，有另一条通往空地的小路，米娜看到另外两个男人，她亲爱的乔纳森和戈达明勋爵，也骑在马上，向现场赶去。 这就像一场美丽的舞蹈。 当米娜告诉范赫尔辛时，他像个小学生一样高兴地大叫起来。 吉卜赛人越来越近了。 范赫尔辛和米娜躲在岩石里，准备好武器，决心不让吉普赛人通过。 所有的人都同时到达了空地。 骑马的猎人从对面喊道：“站住！”吉普赛人可能听不懂这种语言，但这个词的意思是不会弄错的，