s he did Do you see who it is No dear I said I dont know him who is it His answer seemed to shock and thrill me for it was said as if he did not know that it was to me Mina to whom he was speaking It is the man himself The poor dear was evidently terrified at somethingvery greatly terrified I do believe that if he had not had me to lean on and to support him he would have sunk down He kept staring a man came out of the shop with a small parcel and gave it to the lady who then drove off The dark man kept his eyes fixed on her and when the carriage moved up Piccadilly he followed in the same direction and hailed a hansom Jonathan kept looking after him and said as if to himself I believe it is the Count but he has grown young My God if this be so Oh my God my God If I only knew if I only knew He was distressing himself so much that I feared to keep his mind on the subject by asking him any questions so I remained silent I drew him away quietly and he holding my arm came easily We walked a little further and then went in and sat for a while in the Green Park It was a hot day for autumn and there was a comfortable seat in a shady place After a few minutes staring at nothing Jonathans eyes closed and he went quietly into a sleep with his head on my shoulder I thought it was the best thing for him so did not disturb him In about twenty minutes he woke up and said to me quite cheerfully Why Mina have I been asleep Oh do forgive me for being so rude Come and well have a cup of tea somewhere He had evidently forgotten all about the dark stranger as in his illness he had forgotten all that this episode had reminded him of I dont