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           "Itgivesmethegreatestdelighttoseeyou;buttellmehowyouleftmyfather,brothers,andElizabeth."

           "Verywell,andveryhappy,onlyalittleuneasythattheyhearfromyousoseldom.Bytheby,Imeantolectureyoualittleupontheiraccountmyself.But,mydearFrankenstein,"continuedhe,stoppingshortandgazingfullinmyface,"Ididnotbeforeremarkhowveryillyouappear;sothinandpale;youlookasifyouhadbeenwatchingforseveralnights."

           "Youhaveguessedright;IhavelatelybeensodeeplyengagedinoneoccupationthatIhavenotallowedmyselfsufficientrest,asyousee;butIhope,Isincerelyhope,thatalltheseemploymentsarenowatanendandthatIamatlengthfree."

           Itrembledexcessively;Icouldnotenduretothinkof,andfarlesstoalludeto,theoccurrencesoftheprecedingnight.Iwalkedwithaquickpace,andwesoonarrivedatmycollege.Ithenreflected,andthethoughtmademeshiver,thatthecreaturewhomIhadleftinmyapartmentmightstillbethere,aliveandwalkingabout.Idreadedtobeholdthismonster,butIfearedstillmorethatHenryshouldseehim.Entreatinghim,therefore,toremainafewminutesatthebottomofthestairs,Idarteduptowardsmyownroom.MyhandwasalreadyonthelockofthedoorbeforeIrecollectedmyself.Ithenpaused,andacoldshiveringcameoverme.Ithrewthedoorforciblyopen,aschildrenareaccustomedtodowhentheyexpectaspectretostandinwaitingforthemontheotherside;butnothingappeared.Isteppedfearfullyin:theapartmentwasempty,andmybedroomwasalsofreedfromitshideousguest.Icouldhardlybelievethatsogreatagoodfortunecouldhavebefallenme,butwhenIbecameassuredthatmyenemyhadindeedfled,IclappedmyhandsforjoyandrandowntoClerval.