Frankenstein Chapter 10 PDF

# 10 Frankenstein Loses His Friend I was taken to the judge. He was an old man. He was very calm. Six men came forward. The judge chose one. The man told his story. He had been fishing the night before. His son was with him. They tied up at a creek. The fisherman was walking along the sand. He tr...

# 10 Frankenstein Loses His Friend I was taken to the judge. He was an old man. He was very calm. Six men came forward. The judge chose one. The man told his story. He had been fishing the night before. His son was with him. They tied up at a creek. The fisherman was walking along the sand. He tripped over something. It was the body of a man. They thought he had drowned. But his clothes weren't wet. They took him to a cottage. They saw finger marks on his neck. He had been murdered. When I heard this, I thought of my brother. Other witnesses saw a boat. It was near the beach. They thought it looked like the one I had. They said they saw me land. There was strong wind. They thought it kept me from getting away. They thought I had dumped the body. The judge listened. He didn't say a word. He told me to go see the body. It was in another room. He wanted to see how I would react. How can I describe how I felt? I was horrified. It was Henry. I gasped for breath. I threw myself on his body. I cried, "Has my horrible work cost you your life too? I've already destroyed two lives. But you were my friend, Henry—" The room went black. I passed out. I lay almost dead for two months. I had a terrible fever. I called myself a murderer. William, Justine, and Henry were dead. After a while, I started to get better. I woke up in jail. My father came to see me. I was very happy to see him. My trial was a few weeks later. I proved that I was on the Scottish island. I couldn't have left Henry's body where they found it. I was set free. I got a letter from Elizabeth. She thought that I didn't want to marry her. Maybe I had found someone else. How could I tell her? The monster was the only reason we weren't already married. He had said that he would see me on my wedding night. I knew there would be a terrible fight. If the monster won, I would be at peace. His power over me would end. If I won, I would be a free man. But what kind of freedom? All of the murders were my fault. Elizabeth was my only treasure now. I reread her letter. Would getting married cause my murder? Then I realized the creature might kill me, married or not. I decided I would get married as soon as possible. I wrote to Elizabeth. I told her that I had a terrible secret. I would tell it to her the day after our wedding. I asked her to trust me. I told her not to mention the secret to anyone. We began to make wedding plans. I kept thinking about what the monster had said. I bought weapons. I would be ready. I wasn't going to die without a fight! We had a wonderful wedding. There was a large party afterward. Elizabeth and I took a boat to Evian. We would have a beautiful honeymoon. That was the last time I was happy.