frankenstein

frankenstein led the way down a long,dark passage to book-filled room. a bed stood on one side, looking as if nothing had been done to it for days; and on a table near the window were the remains of several meals. there was dust everywhere, and the last of the evening sun shone with difficulty though the dirty windows. there was a rather unpleasant smell. after i had given him news about his family and told him the reasons for my coming to ingolstadt, frankenstein got up and walked about the room excitedly. he didnt seem to be thinking at all about what i had just told him. henri, he said at last, you have come just at the very moment when i need your help. the great work which a have been doing for the last year is coming to an end, and i shall soon know whether i have been wasting my time or whether i have pushed scientific discovery to new heights. his eyes burned with a strange light. they were like the eyes of a madman. my preparations are nearly complete. all i need now are the right conditions for the great experiment to take place. come, he said, and led the way to door in a corner of his living-room. you will see what no other man has seen. he threw open the door, and at once the strange smell which i had noticed before became stronger. it was like the smell of bad meat. i could hardly bear it, but my friend seemed not to notice it, and led the way in. the room was dark, and at first i could only see a mass of wires, glass bottles and jars, and copper an glass pipes. here an there the blue light of the burners made holes in the darkness. and from those places the sound of boiling liquids could be heard. as my eyes began to see better in the half-darkness i saw that this stuff was arranged round a kind of bath in the middle of the room with a wooden work-table that went all the way round it.frankenstein was watcing me. there was still this strange excitement in his eyes. go on, he said, look inside. see what i have made. |