Франкенштейн

           "Ihavewrittenmyselfintobetterspirits,dearcousin;butmyanxietyreturnsuponmeasIconclude.Write,dearestVictor—oneline—onewordwillbeablessingtous.TenthousandthankstoHenryforhiskindness,hisaffection,andhismanyletters;wearesincerelygrateful.Adieu!mycousin;takecareofyourself;and,Ientreatyou,write!

           ElizabethLavenza.

           Geneva,March18,17—"

           "Dear,dearElizabeth!"Iexclaimed,whenIhadreadherletter:"Iwillwriteinstantlyandrelievethemfromtheanxietytheymustfeel."Iwrote,andthisexertiongreatlyfatiguedme;butmyconvalescencehadcommenced,andproceededregularly.InanotherfortnightIwasabletoleavemychamber.

           OneofmyfirstdutiesonmyrecoverywastointroduceClervaltotheseveralprofessorsoftheuniversity.Indoingthis,Iunderwentakindofroughusage,illbefittingthewoundsthatmymindhadsustained.Eversincethefatalnight,theendofmylabours,andthebeginningofmymisfortunes,Ihadconceivedaviolentantipathyeventothenameofnaturalphilosophy.WhenIwasotherwisequiterestoredtohealth,thesightofachemicalinstrumentwouldrenewalltheagonyofmynervoussymptoms.Henrysawthis,andhadremovedallmyapparatusfrommyview.Hehadalsochangedmyapartment;forheperceivedthatIhadacquiredadislikefortheroomwhichhadpreviouslybeenmylaboratory.ButthesecaresofClervalweremadeofnoavailwhenIvisitedtheprofessors.M.Waldmaninflictedtorturewhenhepraised,withkindnessandwarmth,theastonishingprogressIhadmadeinthesciences.HesoonperceivedthatIdislikedthesubject;butnotguessingtherealcause,heattributedmyfeelingstomodesty,andchangedthesubjectfrommyimprovement,tothescienceitself,withadesire,asIevidentlysaw,ofdrawingmeout.