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"Unclean! Unclean! Even the Almighty shuns my polluted flesh! I must bear this mark of shame upon my forehead until Judgment Day." -Mina via Jonathan's Journal (Page 314)
What might happen to Mina:
-Perhaps she will turn against them to soon and attack Jonathan.
-She will do all of Dracula's bidding.
Renfield has died, this might mean:
-Dracula has plenty of 'minions'
-Dracula may not have human emotions.
If Dracula can just kill off people/vampires once they screw up or he just decides to, why does it seem Mina may be the one Dracula keeps around? And why not just kill off the Van Helsing and the gang? Perhaps it's just a game Dracula plays out of boredom. Or perhaps They are not on his mind, and isn't worried about them, they are not threatening enough and he has his own selfish needs to tend to first.
Johnathan speaks of a conversation with Mina where she speaks of God leading them to the end. This seems to worry him, because she says it in such a way, that makes it seems Mina thinks the end is coming soon. He speaks of the injuries Refield was found with. It would have been hard for Renfield to acquire the injuries himself, but there as no sign of anyone else in the room. When Jonathan asks Mina if she is afraid, she says she is not scared for herself, but for those who love. She would rather die than turn into her fate, kill herself to save herself and the one's she loves the pain. Johnathan doesn't like this idea, and wants Mina to strive to live, to fight until this great is passed. Mina stayed calm and promises that if God lets her live she will strive to do so, which brought much strength to the others, and they decide she will still keep the records of everything still. They speak of the Count no longer knowing their intentions, but if he has mind control over Mina, then couldn't he figure out what their intentions are if she is still the record keeper? They think the Count may have the papers to all his layers in his house located in Piccadilly, so they need the dirt from other places to bless, Picadilly more than any because they think it might be the central location. They decide to hire a lock smith to pick the lock in the middle of the day, saying they are the owners it should not be suspicious if they don't do it at a time a robber may be about.
Van Helsing blessed Mina with a cross and a prayer before leaving, but in placing the cross upon her forehead she scream as it burns through her skin. She screams and says
"Unclean! Unclean! Even the Almighty shuns my polluted flesh! I must bear this mark of shame upon my forehead until Judgment Day." -Mina via Jonathan's Journal (Page 314)
They got into Carfax with ease, and finds everything they found the first time. The terrible memories pushed them to look hard, but only found what was already there and the dirt boxes left as though they have not been touched. No papers or items of help could be found. The professor pried open one of the wood boxes of dirt, but made sure to leave all the boxes as they found them. All this written by Jonathan from the train as they are headed to Piccadilly.
Their [plan to get into the house was sucessful. The house smelled like the house in Carfax. They found eight of the nine boxes of dirt, but where could the ninth box have been? One by one they treated those boxes of dirt as well. They found water looked as if it was stained with blood, and a set of keys, probably to the rest of the Count's houses. But they must find that last house, with that last box of earth.
Perhaps is Dracula is killed purity is restored, and those who were turned may turn back to normal.
