Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
span
/spæn/The total length of time that something lasts or continues
scheme
/skiːm/A clever, secret, and often dishonest plan
ferocious
/fəˈrəʊʃəs/Fierce, violent, and frighteningly aggressive
ledge
/ledʒ/A narrow, flat shelf of stone sticking out from a wall or cliff
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I woke up in my own bed. If it was not a nightmare, the Count must have carried me back here after my encounter with those three terrifying women. My clothes were folded, and my diary was still safe in my pocket. However, I knew I was now in terrible danger. The next evening, the Count asked me in his smoothest voice to write three letters home. He told me to put three different dates on them: June 12, June 19, and June 29. In the letters, I was to say that I had finished my business and was travelling...
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