Chapter 14: The Night Before the Battle

Editors’ note: The character who kills Dracula at the end of Bram Stoker’s classic novel is Quincey Morris, a Texan who does the job with a bowie knife. Our serialized novel tells his story—and that of his famous blade. For more on this project, read our introduction. To see the chapters we’ve published so far and sign up to be notified when new chapters publish, click here. Don Santiago believed that tomorrow afternoon the knife would once again, after so many years, be his. He was confident that young Quincey Morris would see the wisdom of bringing him the knife—instead of risking a battle that might see him and everyone he loved killed. Don Santiago planned his next steps with exquisite care. His most urgent task was to make sure Erzsebet…

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