Some days after Mina got the letter from Arthur, with the news of Lucy’s death, she had another letter. This was from Professor Van Helsing, a friend of Arthur’s. In it he wrote, ‘I know, from your letters to Lucy, that you were her dearest friend. i would very much like to meet you, to talk about the time when you were with Lucy at Whitby.’
So the Professor came to see us at our house, and we learnt the full story of poor Lucy’s terrible death. Then Mina gave Van Helsing my diary to read, and he learnt about my time at Castle Dracula. He was very excited.
‘Ah!’ he cried. ‘Now I begin to understand so many things! This Count Dracula – he was the vampire that killed poor Miss Lucy. Will you help us to find him?’
Of course, Mina and I agreed to help. When I saw Count Dracula in London, I was very afraid, but now I felt stronger because I had work to do.