The next morning at the hospital I had a note from Van Helsing. 'Watch Lucy carefully tonight,' he wrote. 'I shall be with you tomorrow.' But that was today! The note was too late! I did not wait for breakfast, but hurried to the house immediately. I knowed on the door, but there was no answer. Just then Van Helsing arrived. 'What happened?' he cried. 'Did you not get my note? Quick! Perhaps we are already too late!' We knocked again, but there was still no answer. We went round to the back of the house and Van Helsing broke the kitchen window and we went in.