The man’s face is pale and blue His breathing is shallow Quick I say Bring blankets We bundle him up tightly hoping the warmth will save his life After some color returns to his skin I say I am Captain Walton This is my ship The man barely moves He opens his eyes a little You are safe now I reassure him But he shakes his head No There is no place safe Not while he is loose I mustn’t stay here I have to look for him Who I ask But the man closes his eyes and falls into a deep sleep The man is unconscious for several days His fever is high and I try to comfort him with cool water I force him to drink warm tea Despite my efforts he only wakes occasionally Must find him he shouts Must destroy him I think it is just the fever causing bad dreams But finally the man wakes He carefully pulls himself up 6
Let me bring you some soup I tell him But he shakes his head You need to eat I urge You need your strength The man reaches up pulling me near There is no time he says I must find him For days now the man has rambled about finding someone I asked Who must you find Him he answers The one I created The monster Tell me I say Who are you How did you come to be here He takes a deep raspy breath His eyes are wild and restless I am the man who created a devil And I followed him here so I can destroy him Please tell me more I say And he does 8
chapter 2 Frankenstein’s Story My name is Victor Frankenstein I come from the city of Geneva My father was a well respected man there He had many friends But because he worked hard for many years he didn’t marry until he was much older He married the daughter of one of his dear friends Her name was Caroline It wasn’t long until I was born A few years later she gave birth to my brother Ernest My mother was a kind woman And because of her kindness she took in a young girl to live with us The girl was a peasant named Elizabeth My mother and father bought her nice clothes and gave her a lovely room to sleep in Soon she was like a daughter to them 9
