“Let us go back to Madam Mina⁠—poor, poor dear Madam Mina. All we can do just now is done; and we can there, at least, protect her. But we need not despair. There is but one more earth-box, and we must try to find it; when that is done all may yet be well.” I could see that he spoke as bravely as he could to comfort Harker. The poor fellow was quite broken down; now and again he gave a low groan which he could not suppress⁠—he was thinking of his wife.

With sad hearts we came back to my house, where we found

Mrs.