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Walton, in continuation
Urgedthusfar,IhadnochoicebuttoadaptmynaturetoanelementwhichIhadwillinglychosen.Thecompletionofmydemoniacaldesignbecameaninsatiablepassion.Andnowitisended;thereismylastvictim!"
Iwasatfirsttouchedbytheexpressionsofhismisery;yet,whenIcalledtomindwhatFrankensteinhadsaidofhispowersofeloquenceandpersuasion,andwhenIagaincastmyeyesonthelifelessformofmyfriend,indignationwasrekindledwithinme."Wretch!"Isaid."Itiswellthatyoucomeheretowhineoverthedesolationthatyouhavemade.Youthrowatorchintoapileofbuildings,andwhentheyareconsumed,yousitamongtheruinsandlamentthefall.Hypocriticalfiend!Ifhewhomyoumournstilllived,stillwouldhebetheobject,againwouldhebecometheprey,ofyouraccursedvengeance.Itisnotpitythatyoufeel;youlamentonlybecausethevictimofyourmalignityiswithdrawnfromyourpower."
"Oh,itisnotthus—notthus,"interruptedthebeing."Yetsuchmustbetheimpressionconveyedtoyoubywhatappearstobethepurportofmyactions.YetIseeknotafellowfeelinginmymisery.NosympathymayIeverfind.WhenIfirstsoughtit,itwastheloveofvirtue,thefeelingsofhappinessandaffectionwithwhichmywholebeingoverflowed,thatIwishedtobeparticipated.
