What do you mean? What do you demand of your captain? Are you, then, so easily turned from your design? Did you not call this a glorious expedition?

"Since you have preserved my narration," said he, "I would not that a mutilated one should go down to posterity."

Do so, if you will; but I will not. You may give up your purpose, but mine is assigned to me by Heaven, and I dare not.

"My dear Frankenstein," exclaimed he, "how glad I am to see you! How fortunate that you should be here at the very moment of my alighting!"

The present season was indeed divine; the flowers of spring bloomed in the hedges, while those of summer were already in bud.

"D—n the fellow!" cried he; "why, M. Clerval, I assure you he has outstript us all."

My own spirits were high, and I bounded along with feelings of unbridled joy and hilarity.

What were rain and storm to me? My mule was brought to the door, and I resolved to ascend to the summit of Montanvert.

"For that matter," replied the old woman, "if you mean about the gentleman you murdered, I believe that it were better for you if you were dead, for I fancy it will go hard with you!"