The Chronicles of the Counts Dracula-Cardie. Adapted from Baron Olshevris novel «Vampires». Olga Boyko
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СКАЧАТЬ what makes you think it was her? Maybe some local pulled your leg.

      Harry puts a scarlet rose on the table

      HARRY

      Found in the forest.

      Captain Wright takes the flower

      CAPTAIN WRIGHT: 31 year old, an Englishman, cool cynic, skeptic, typical military man, it is hard for him to admit his weaknesses. Rarely smiling, traditionalist in everything. Captain is a true friend, smokes a lot. Introvert, aristocrat

      CAPTAIN WRIGHT

      (examining the rose)

      Such roses certainly don’t grow in the forest.

      JAMES

      I guess once we move into the castle all that is hidden will become revealed.

      Georges shifts in his chair, is a little nervous

      GEORGES: 20 years old, amorous, a bit naive, unspoiled young man. Georges is a virgin, aristocrat, student

      GEORGES

      I saw her too, she was beautiful like an angel.

      Captain Wright abstracts himself from the rose and looks at Georges

      CAPTAIN WRIGHT

      Well, that’s something new.

      Karl Ivanovich puts the papers aside

      KARL IVANOVICH

      Stories about lake women are taking new forms.

      Harry takes a sip of wine from his glass

      HARRY

      I tell you, this woman is from the castle! The LAKE MAIDEN has fair hair, and the beauty from the forest is dark-haired. I saw it myself.

      Captain Wright lights up a cigar

      CAPTAIN WRIGHT

      Maybe there are their own mermaids in the forest?

      Harry puts his glass on the table

      HARRY

      I understand, you don’t believe me.

      Captain Wright throws the rose on the table, stands up from his seat, pushes back his chair.

      His cigar emits smoke in the ashtray. Captain takes it and smokes

      CAPTAIN WRIGHT

      Village tales are like the village beer – thorn apples.

      EXT-WITCHES” VALLEY – SUMMER NIGHT OF THE SAME DAY

      Mist twists above the lake. White nenufare opens its petals, swaying gently. It rises above the water, its stem is no longer the stem, but a slim body of a woman. It is the LAKE MAIDEN (aka Maria, 23 years old)

      She has a pale face with big blue eyes, and there are white nenufares in her loose golden hair.

      Her body is translucent as if woven from silver threads.

      The air over the lake is filled with inaudible sounds, female laughter is heard.

      The Lake Maiden as if floats on air and whispers something with her lips.

      White snowstorm of petals of white nenufares rises over the lake, following her.

      INT-ROOM IN THE VILLAGE INN – NIGHT OF THE SAME DAY

      Harry, Captain Wright, James and Georges slouch in the living room.

      Karl Ivanovich lays a notebook in front of him

      KARL IVANOVICH

      (puts on the glasses)

      I will read you the teacher’s diary.

      JAMES

      Quiet, gentlemen, quiet.

      KARL IVANOVICH

      (reads the teacher’s diary)

      None of the villagers has seen him from that night. My suspicion that there was something fatal linking the “incidents’, left me.

      INT – STUDY IN THE TEACHER’S COUNTRY HOUSE-DAYTIME, THE TEACHER’S MEMORIES

      BEGINNING OF THE MEMORIES

      The TEACHER (28 years old) sits at the table in his study and writes. A pen in his hand slides on the paper.

      TITLE: 1852

      TEACHER’S VOICE

      (behind the scenes)

      Yesterday my doubts came back. Heinrich the hunter had disappeared.

      INT – LIVING ROOM IN THE TEACHER’S HOUSE – SAME DAY

      Heinrich’s sister, MARIA (25 years old) cries in the teacher’s house. The teacher and his sister MINA (30 years old) comfort her

      MARIA

      (wipes her tears)

      My brother is missing! He went hunting early on Friday morning, promising to return in time for the evening service.

      TEACHER

      (walks about the room)

      Don’t cry, we will find Heinrich.

      MARIA

      (knits a sock)

      The rumor in the village says that the only place where we should look for him is the Witches’ Valley.

      Mina crosses herself after Maria’s words

      TEACHER

      (stands still, looking at them)

      So let’s go to the valley. But why should he be there?

      MINA

      (knitting)

      Even though Michel, the ironsmith, was found in the Witches’ Valley, it was only because he was dead drunk.

      TEACHER

      (scratching his head)

      That’s СКАЧАТЬ