The fearless Vampire Killers The crypt 7 Scene 4 Sunrise is near and the Count must go to sleep. He cannot look at the sun. He goes out of the dining room with Professor Abronsius and Alfred, and they meet the Count s son in the hall. This is my son Herbert, he lives here with me at the castle. You will talk to him tomorrow, now we must go to sleep , he says. In their bedrooms the Professor and Alfred talk about the Count. We aren t in danger, Alfred, the Professor says. In my bag there s a lot of garlic and some crucifixes. We re safe. Let s stay in our bedrooms for some time. Then we will look for the room in the castle where the Count sleeps in the daytime. Alfred goes to his bedroom and after some minutes, he hears some music. There is a girl who is singing in the castle. Her voice is far away1 and sad. He does not know where the music comes from but he can hear it. It s Sarah! , he thinks. I know it s her voice! . But he does not go out of his room, he is too scared. Tomorrow I ll see... Sarah s here at the castle. I m sure2! , he says. While3 the Professor and Alfred are in their bedrooms, the Count is walking to the crypt; Koukol is with him. The crypt is a small and dark room. Herbert is there and there are also two coffins4, one for the Count and one for Herbert. Koukol helps them to go into the coffins, then he closes them. After that, he closes the door of the room and stays in front of it: he must be sure that no person enters the crypt. Outside, the sun is coming out: it is a new day at the castle! Professor Abronsius and Alfred wake up and they have breakfast. We must go to the crypt. I m sure that the Count is sleeping there, in his coffin! Let s go now! , the Professor says. 1. far away: at a great distance. 2. to be sure: to be certain, to have no doubt about it. 3. while: at the same time as. 4. coffins: 37