Франкенштейн

           "Iconsenttoyourdemand,onyoursolemnoathtoquitEuropeforever,andeveryotherplaceintheneighbourhoodofman,assoonasIshalldeliverintoyourhandsafemalewhowillaccompanyyouinyourexile."

           "Iswear,"hecried,"bythesun,andbytheblueskyofheaven,andbythefireoflovethatburnsmyheart,thatifyougrantmyprayer,whiletheyexistyoushallneverbeholdmeagain.Departtoyourhomeandcommenceyourlabours;Ishallwatchtheirprogresswithunutterableanxiety;andfearnotbutthatwhenyouarereadyIshallappear."

           Sayingthis,hesuddenlyquittedme,fearful,perhaps,ofanychangeinmysentiments.Isawhimdescendthemountainwithgreaterspeedthantheflightofaneagle,andquicklylostamongtheundulationsoftheseaofice.

           Histalehadoccupiedthewholeday,andthesunwasuponthevergeofthehorizonwhenhedeparted.IknewthatIoughttohastenmydescenttowardsthevalley,asIshouldsoonbeencompassedindarkness;butmyheartwasheavy,andmystepsslow.ThelabourofwindingamongthelittlepathsofthemountainandfixingmyfeetfirmlyasIadvancedperplexedme,occupiedasIwasbytheemotionswhichtheoccurrencesofthedayhadproduced.NightwasfaradvancedwhenIcametothehalfwayresting-placeandseatedmyselfbesidethefountain.Thestarsshoneatintervalsasthecloudspassedfromoverthem;thedarkpinesrosebeforeme,andeveryhereandthereabrokentreelayontheground;itwasasceneofwonderfulsolemnityandstirredstrangethoughtswithinme.Iweptbitterly,andclaspingmyhandsinagony,Iexclaimed,"Oh!Starsandcloudsandwinds,yeareallabouttomockme;ifyereallypityme,crushsensationandmemory;letmebecomeasnought;butifnot,depart,depart,andleavemeindarkness."