:03:20
Granted, the craftsmanship's...
:03:22
not on a par with the Italians...
:03:24
but for Eastern Europe, it's not bad.
:03:29
He assures me it's 14th Century...
:03:32
but these materials, maybe early 15th.
:03:35
The guy wanted 10,000 for it...
:03:37
till he found out who was buying.
:03:38
Then he said Mr. Van Helsing's always been his best customer.
:03:41
Don't worry. You paid five.
:03:46
Did you translate the markings?
:03:48
It's a Slav dialect. "All fear he who walks...
:03:51
"beneath the crown of eternal night."
:03:54
No, no, no. It's not crown.
:03:56
It's halo.
:03:57
"Beneath the halo of eternal night."
:04:00
Oh, well.
:04:01
You see why the design never survived.
:04:04
And look how heavy it is compared...
:04:05
to what they were using in England at the time.
:04:06
Well, the English made them for firing arrow shafts of wood.
:04:10
This was made for firing metal- silver.
:04:15
It sounds like something your grandfather...
:04:17
would've used to hunt the old...
:04:19
Simon!
:04:20
You know how I dislike this kind of talk.
:04:23
Sorry.
:04:24
How my poor grandfather...
:04:25
could have inspired a character out of Bram Stoker's book...
:04:29
I'll never know.
:04:30
In truth, he was simply a country doctor...
:04:33
who built up an antique business.
:04:34
Nothing more.
:04:36
So, what should we say in terms of resale value?
:04:38
I am not interested in the resale.
:04:41
I want it for my collection.
:04:42
Another one.
:04:43
We turn a profit, do we not?
:04:47
I will keep what I wish.
:04:52
Mr. Van Helsing, last of the manifests.
:04:55
Will you be needing anything?
:04:56
No, no, no. You go.
:04:57
OK. Good night, then.
:04:59
Good night, Simon.
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