1)  “I have to be absent for a while. Do not wait for me. D.” I set to and enjoyed a hearty meal. When I had done, I looked for a bell, so that I might let the servants know I had finished, but I could not find one.

2) The gothic metaphor is Dracula is not there in the morning time Because he is a vampire and vampires don’t like the morning time

3) A social issue would be that people  who would use other people and they are not there when they’re supposed to be. They show up at any time they feel like showing up.