Dracula Chapters 12-15

Chapter 12: Unfortunately, Lucy has another one of her relapses, this time worse than any of the previous ones. Later in the chapter, when she is actually dying, she keeps switching between the 'vampire self' and her normal self. towards the very end, she calls Arthur over to say goodbye in an attempt to seduce him and make him like her. When she comes back to consciousness and realizes what she did, she is grateful to Van Helsing for not allowing Arthur to kiss her. When she finally dies, she gets back some of her previous beauty. This is a sure sign that something's not right, as Van Helsing realizes. Mina's letter to Lucy is sort of sad for two reasons: Mr. Hawkins died, and also her letter will never be answered by Lucy. The letter written to Dr. Seward by the temporary overseer of the madhouse was pretty interesting. It's not a good thing that the boxes of earth are getting moved around. It's unusual that Renfield would not want the boxes to be moved, since these would allow Dracula to move around London freely. As of this point in the book, Renfield is still under Dracula's control.
Chapter 13: It's pretty bizarre that Lucy's beauty keeps growing in death, which means that she is now almost definitely a vampire. It's a good thing that Van Helsing is gathering up all of the papers, since they will come in handy later on. Dr. Seward got quite a shock when Van Helsing mentioned his desire to cut off Lucy's head and take out her heart, since he doesn't yet realize what has happened to her. Poor Arthur, having to go through all of this. The worst hasn't yet come for any of the characters. Even the normally stoic Van Helsing breaks down at some point. I think Quincy Morris is the only one who doesn't. Mina finally finds out that Lucy and Mrs. Westenra have died, and Jonathan sees Dracula while he and Mina are taking a walk. Luckily he seems to forget the incident later on in the chapter. The occurences of children being attacked by the 'bloofer lady' is not a good sign for anyone, seing as this lady is Lucy.
Chapter 14: Mina decides it is for the best for her to read Jonathan's journal and is greatly disturbed by what she sees. She also recieves a second telegram from Van Helsing (the first being the one that let her know that Lucy and Mrs. Westenra are dead) and meets with him. She gives him a typewritten copy of Jonathan's journal and speaks with him about the strange occurences. Van Helsing lets her know that what Jonathan wrote about in the journal was indeed true, and this knowledge basically cures Jonathan, since the not knowing is what got to him and made him sick for so long. At the end of the chapter, Van Helsing tries to explain to Dr. Seward what happened to Lucy, but Dr. Seward is unwilling to believe at this point in the story.
Chapter 15: Dr. Seward is still quite angry with Van Helsing for saying what he did about Lucy (how she was now a nosfaratu), but he goes along anyways when they go to talk to one of the children attacked by the 'bloofer (beautiful) lady.' Later that night, they go to Lucy's tomb and open her coffin, only to discover that she is not there. They then go and wait for her to come back. A white figure holding a child comes back to Lucy's tomb, and Van Helsing is able to get the child before the figure can hurt it. The next day, they return to Lucy's tomb and see that she is in her coffin, looking more beautiful than ever. Dr. Seward finally starts to believe Van Helsing's theory that she is a vampire. Van Helsing is determined to kill her, but not without Arthur's consent. Van Helsing goes later to block off her tomb at night and leaves a just-in-case note for Dr. Seward. Towards the end of the chapter, the four men (Arthur, Quincy, Dr. Seward, and Van Helsing) meet to talk about what to do with Lucy. Arthur has a really hard time with this, but eventually he is willing to accept what needs to be done.