Bram Stoker of whom was Sir Thornley Stoker, 1st Bt.. Abraham and Charlotte were members of the Church of Ireland Parish of Clontarf and attended the parish church with their children, who were baptised there, and Abraham was a senior civil servant. Stoker was bedridden with an unknown illness until he started school at the age of seven, when he made a complete recovery. Of this time, Stoker wrote, "I was naturally thoughtful, and the leisure of long illness gave opportunity for many thoughts which were fruitful according to their kind in later years." He was educated in a private school run
The Stoker is a senator named Mr. Jakob, who asks Karl for his name. After recognizing Karl's name, he explains that he is Karl's uncle and that he had been informed of Karl's arrival through a letter by the maid who had earlier seduced Karl. Consequently the focus of everyone's attention changes from the stoker to Karl and people begin congratulating the senator for finding his nephew. Karl tries to use his newly found influence to gather some sympathy for the stoker's cause, but his uncle explains that it is really up to the captain to decide what happens next. The captain