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Bram Stoker
· Dracula
· Project Gutenberg
“Do I interrupt?” he asked politely as he stood at the door. “It is needless; I have seen him!” “Well?” “I fear that he does not appraise me at much. When I entered his room he was sitting on a stool in the centre, with his elbows on his knees, and his face was the picture of sullen discontent.
The visitor’s entrance is marked by a measured politeness that contrasts sharply with the stark image of the other man seated alone, elbows resting heavily on his knees. This posture, combined with a sullen expression, encapsulates a palpable emotional weight,...