Франкенштейн
Chapter 24
Oh!Whenwillmyguidingspirit,inconductingmetothedaemon,allowmetherestIsomuchdesire;ormustIdie,andheyetlive?IfIdo,sweartome,Walton,thatheshallnotescape,thatyouwillseekhimandsatisfymyvengeanceinhisdeath.AnddoIdaretoaskofyoutoundertakemypilgrimage,toendurethehardshipsthatIhaveundergone?No;Iamnotsoselfish.Yet,whenIamdead,ifheshouldappear,iftheministersofvengeanceshouldconducthimtoyou,swearthatheshallnotlive—swearthatheshallnottriumphovermyaccumulatedwoesandsurvivetoaddtothelistofhisdarkcrimes.Heiseloquentandpersuasive,andoncehiswordshadevenpowerovermyheart;buttrusthimnot.Hissoulisashellishashisform,fulloftreacheryandfiendlikemalice.Hearhimnot;callonthenamesofWilliam,Justine,Clerval,Elizabeth,myfather,andofthewretchedVictor,andthrustyourswordintohisheart.Iwillhovernearanddirectthesteelaright.
