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"He [Van Helsing] stepped over and sat down beside me, and went on, "You are a clever man, friend<br />
John. You reason well, and your wit is bold, but you are too prejudiced. You do not let your eyes see<br />
nor your ears hear, and that which is outside your daily life is not of account to you. Do you not<br />
think that there are things which you cannot understand, and yet which are, that some people see<br />
things that others cannot? But there are things old and new which must not be contemplated by<br />
men's eyes, because they know, or think they know, some things which other men have told them.<br />
Ah, it is the fault of our science that it wants to explain all, and if it explain not, then it says there is<br />
nothing to explain. But yet we see around us every day the growth of new beliefs, which think<br />
themselves new, and which are yet but the old, which pretend to be young, like the fine ladies at the<br />
opera. I suppose now you do not believe in corporeal transference. No? Nor in materialization.<br />
No? Nor in astral bodies. No? Nor in the reading of thought. No? Nor in hypnotism…"<br />
• Self determined; disregarded opinions of others (NT)<br />
"Van Helsing had a way of going on his own road, no matter who remonstrated."<br />
• Was a specialist in obscure diseases rather than a general practitioner (Favors NT)<br />
• Iron self control; capable of totally restraining even the wildest emotional reactions (NT self<br />
mastery)<br />
• Tended to speak in long, convoluted sentences with multisyllabic words (NT)<br />
• Unintentionally forgetful of others' delicate feelings. He mentioned that he was sure that<br />
Dracula wouldn't be coming back on that particular night. When asked why, he explained<br />
that Dracula had already had a big meal. The traumatized victim who provided said meal<br />
was in the room. (NT)<br />
"Van Helsing had not intended to recall her frightful experience. He had simply lost sight of<br />
her and her part in the affair in his intellectual effort. When it struck him what he said, he<br />
was horrified at his thoughtlessness and tried to comfort her."<br />
• Said things like, "Do not ever fear to think." (This should be the NT motto.)<br />
• Liking for puns and double meanings (NT) 136<br />
"When that fail he [Dracula] make straight for his last resource, his last earth-work I might<br />
say did I wish double entente."<br />
137, 138<br />
• Knew many languages (Favors INT)<br />
• Willing to accept knowledge from anyone, not just experts (NT)<br />
"Perhaps I may gain more knowledge out of the folly of this madman than I shall from the<br />
teaching of the most wise. Who knows?"<br />
• Extremely self confident (NTJ favored among Rationals)<br />
• Future oriented and planful (INTJ future orientation, Judging)<br />
"As usual Van Helsing had thought ahead of everyone else, and was prepared with an exact<br />
ordering of our work."<br />
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"We should have ready some plan of attack, so that we may throw away no chance."<br />
• Tended to give imperatives rather than offer suggestions (NTJ communication style favored<br />
over NTP) 139<br />
136 Keirsey, 1998<br />
137 Moody, 1988<br />
138 Ehrman, 2008<br />
139 Keirsey, 1987