The case of Renfield grows more severe and interesting as Seward tries to understand the man. In the other hand, Mina and Lucy finally get united and are having the best moment of their lives once again, chatting with some old men gathering more knowledge about the Abbey, the peculiar happenings and the historical aspects of the surrounding which again of course emphasizes on the gothical phenomenon.
Mina Harker, despites the happiness of getting united with her friend Lucy finds it hard to enjoy the excitement quite often as she is worried about Jonathan, whom she hadn't heard for a long time and couldn't make out anything of the absence. Moreover, hearing and seeing Arthur and Lucy together made her feel lonely and feelings of sympathy, worries, pain and sweetness flooded within herself which she tried her best not to pour out for good reasons.
This also questions us about the life of Jonathan, whether or not he is still alive and in good conditions. It still is a mystery because his role disappears as he bids farewell to Mina remembering her and talking to himself. The terrible situation where Jonathan had been trapped is described however, doesn't mention anything about him getting killed. Although there are evidence and chances that are portrayed in the words of Jonathan which shows that his time had come, yet we're uncertain about the actual TRUTH until we read along!
The story becomes more enigmatic when a mysterious Russian ship arrives with her killed captain and no sign of the entire crew, owing to a malevolent presence on board the ill-fated ship. An animal described as a large wolf is seen on the ship leaping ashore. The ship's cargo is described as silver sand and boxes of "mould", or earth, from Transylvania.
Things then starts growing hysterical when Lucy starts sleepwalking and appearing to be sick, pale and tired each day.
The tempo of excitement in the atmosphere is steadily raised and every bits of detailed information seems to be a source of attraction. There are so much going on in every small interval of time that make us, the readers know more about what is really going on.
The characters are still unaware of the fact that the Dracula had reached England and there does exist a thing called vampire. However, we are made to understand that it is the Dracula who is the cause of all these events. This knowledge that we consume as a reader and the limited knowledge that the characters bear in the story technically makes it more appealing to us, the readers.
Mina discovers Lucy being covered by a red eyed man in a long black gown near the church as she hunts out for Lucy after not finding her on her bed. However, she confuses herself and thinks that the image was jus made by her mind and quickly calls out for her who is still in her sleep.
Lucy covers her throat with her scarf and Mina pins them so that she cound feel more comfortable.
The following morning, Mina discovers two tiny pricks on Lucy's throat and apologizes for she believes that they were caused due to the pin she had used to fasten the scarf around her throat the previous night but Lucy cheerfully assures her that she couldn't even feel them so they weren't of a big deal.
However, we as a reader know the cause for the extra ordinary pricks on her throat. Moreover, the description of its appearance as white on the edges and dark in between makes it obvious that it was the Dracula who had victimized her.
Lucy would awake well whenever she wasn't able to go outside during her sleepwalk but the opposite happened each time as she escaped out in her sleepwalk.
Mina gets a letter from Jonathan however doesn't feel like it's him who is writing although its his handwriting. This creates more suspense to the story. We later realize that he is still alive but not in good health and that he had been seeking for Mina when Mina recieves a letter from the nurse who had wrote to her on the be half of Jonathan who was too weak to write himself.
Mina sets off her journey to meet Jonathan and we come to know that Jonatahn had forgotten abouthis past but still managed remembering his love Mina and that he is having some mental issues due to the tragic that had occured to him previously which he couldn't remember and neither did he want to recall them. He hands his diary where the secrets of his past were scripted and assures her that he never did anything that would effect their relationship and his current situation wasn't concerned with any such afairs but was due to some kind of supernatural which he didn't wish to know and tells her that she could read them if she wanted to but never tell him unless it was to do with someone's life or something really important.
Mina gives him her trust by promisng that she would never open it unless she really needed too. This portrays the strong faith and honesty that they had in their relationship. They get married and Mina writes to Lucy about everything.
In the other hand, Arthur begins to notice Lucy being unwell and therefore writes to Seward to come and examine her without hesitations.