Dracula Page #3

Dr Seward, your patient Renfield,

whose blood I have just analysed,

is obsessed with the idea

that he must devour living things

in order to sustain his own life.

But, Professor Van Helsing,

modern medical science

does not admit of such a creature!

The vampire is a pure myth, superstition.

I may be able to bring you proof

that the superstition of yesterday

can become the scientific reality of today.

But, Professor, Renfield's cravings

have always been for small living things.

- Nothing human.

- As far as we know, Doctor.

But you tell me that he escapes

from his room. He's gone for hours.

Where does he go?

(voice approaches)

...so you won't have to eat flies.

Well, Mr Renfield,

you are looking much better than you did

this morning when I arrived.

Thanks. I'm feeling much better.

I am here to help you.

You understand that, do you not?

Why, of course. And I'm very grateful.

- Keep your filthy hands to yourself!

- Now now, Renfield.

Oh, Dr Seward, send me away

from this place! Send me far away!

Why are you so anxious to get away?

My cries at night -

they might disturb Miss Mina.

Yes?

They might give her bad dreams,

Professor Van Helsing.

Bad dreams.

(wolf howls)

(wolf howls)

(thud)

That sounded like a wolf.

Yes, it did. But I hardly think

there are wolves so near London.

He thinks they're wolves.

Me, I've heard 'em howl at night before.

He thinks they're talking to him!

He 'owls and 'owls back at 'em.

He's crazy!

I might have known. I might have known.

We know why the wolves talk,

do we not, Mr Renfield?

And we know how

we can make them stop.

Argh!

You know too much to live, Van Helsing!

Now now, Renfield.

We will get no more out of him now

for a while.

Take him away, Martin.

On your way, old fly-eater.

I'm warning you, Dr Seward,

if you don't send me away

you must answer

for what will happen to Miss Mina!

- All right, Martin.

- Come along now. Come along.

What was that herb that excited him so?

Wolfbane. It is a plant

that grows in central Europe.

The natives there use it to protect

themselves against vampires.

Renfield reacted very violently

to its scent.

Seward, I want you to have Renfield

closely watched by day and night.

Especially by night.

(sobs)

(wolf howls)

Yes, master.

Master, you've come back.

No, master, please...

Please don't ask me to do that.

Don't. Not her.

Please! Please don't, master!

Don't, please!

Please...

Oh, don't...

I laid in bed for quite a while... reading.

And just as I was commencing

to get drowsy, I heard dogs howling.

And when the dream came...

it seemed the whole room

was filled with mist.

It was so thick I could just

see the lamp by the bed,

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