Mina:Ā āJonathan, Iāve noticed that you need more male friends.ā
Jonathan:Ā āI do not.ā
Mina:Ā āYou always spend all your time with me and Lucy, and any time you canāt, you mope around the house waiting for me to return.ā
Jonathan:Ā āI donāt get along with men!ā
Mina:Ā āWhat about the journalist from The Exeter News?ā
Jonathan:Ā āThat is your friend. I introduced you two, sure, but every man I introduce to you is immediately more charmed with you than with me.ā
Mina:Ā āWell, what about Mr. Hawkins?ā
Jonathan:Ā āMina, he loves you! He likes you much more than me.ā
Mina:Ā āThat is a complete lie! Surely, he sees me as an extension of you. He loves me as his daughter-in-law.ā
Jonathan:Ā āMina, if anyone is the in-law, itās me. Youāre his pride and joy!ā
Mina:Ā āItās not like he even raised me! Meanwhile, you were at least trained by him.ā
Jonathan:Ā āBut itās you he brags about. He grants us a loan once and suddenly all your accomplishments are a result of him being our benefactor. āDid you know Mina is a schoolmistress?ā Yes, boss, Iām married to her.Ā He sees you as his own daughter.ā
Mina:Ā āAnd what of you?ā
Jonathan:Ā āHis clerk.ā
Mina:Ā āWell! Itās not going to happen again! Iām going to introduce you to a whole posse of men, and theyāre all going to love you!ā
Van Helsing:Ā āOh, dear husband of Madam Mina-ā
Jonathan: *side-eyes Mina*
Mina:Ā ā... listen--ā