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Chapter 10

           "Begone!Iwillnothearyou.Therecanbenocommunitybetweenyouandme;weareenemies.Begone,orletustryourstrengthinafight,inwhichonemustfall."

           "HowcanImovethee?Willnoentreatiescausetheetoturnafavourableeyeuponthycreature,whoimploresthygoodnessandcompassion?Believeme,Frankenstein,Iwasbenevolent;mysoulglowedwithloveandhumanity;butamInotalone,miserablyalone?You,mycreator,abhorme;whathopecanIgatherfromyourfellowcreatures,whoowemenothing?Theyspurnandhateme.Thedesertmountainsanddrearyglaciersaremyrefuge.Ihavewanderedheremanydays;thecavesofice,whichIonlydonotfear,areadwellingtome,andtheonlyonewhichmandoesnotgrudge.ThesebleakskiesIhail,fortheyarekindertomethanyourfellowbeings.Ifthemultitudeofmankindknewofmyexistence,theywoulddoasyoudo,andarmthemselvesformydestruction.ShallInotthenhatethemwhoabhorme?Iwillkeepnotermswithmyenemies.Iammiserable,andtheyshallsharemywretchedness.Yetitisinyourpowertorecompenseme,anddeliverthemfromanevilwhichitonlyremainsforyoutomakesogreat,thatnotonlyyouandyourfamily,butthousandsofothers,shallbeswallowedupinthewhirlwindsofitsrage.Letyourcompassionbemoved,anddonotdisdainme.Listentomytale;whenyouhaveheardthat,abandonorcommiserateme,asyoushalljudgethatIdeserve.Buthearme.Theguiltyareallowed,byhumanlaws,bloodyastheyare,tospeakintheirowndefencebeforetheyarecondemned.Listentome,Frankenstein.Youaccusemeofmurder,andyetyouwould,withasatisfiedconscience,destroyyourowncreature.Oh,praisetheeternaljusticeofman!YetIaskyounottospareme;listentome,andthen,ifyoucan,andifyouwill,destroytheworkofyourhands."

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