Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
exhausted
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/Extremely tired, having no energy left.
pledge
/pledʒ/A serious, formal promise.
gaiety
/ˈɡeɪəti/A state of being cheerful, lively, and full of fun.
symptom
/ˈsɪmptəm/A physical or mental sign that shows someone is sick.
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In a heartfelt letter to Lucy, Mina described arriving in Budapest to find Jonathan terribly weak and pale after a severe fever. He remembered almost nothing of his awful ordeal in Transylvania. In his hands, Jonathan held his travel journal. He told Mina that he did not know whether the horrors written inside were real or the delusions of a madman. He asked her to keep the notebook and never open it unless a serious duty required her to do so. Moved by his honesty, Mina wrapped the journal in paper, tied it with a ribbon, and sealed it with...
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