Baron Victor Frankenstein is relating his tragic story to Captain Walton of the Good Ship Voyager.

The vessel is ice-bound somewhere near the North Pole.

Frankenstein is taking shelter there.

He told the captain of the creation of the monster

and of events leading up to the monster's escape

and the murder of Giulio.

You look much better this morning, Baron Francis.

I'd must you had a good night's sleep.

I feel better, can you, Captain?

Tell me, what happened after you discovered the body of your servant, Julio?

I recall it quite clearly.

My friend Ernst Claval and myself were in the laboratory.

We found that the door of the monster's room had been burst open,

and there was the broken body of Julio lying upon the floor.

We bent over the body and then...

Do you realize, Victor, that you have unleashed a monster upon the world?

A killer?

Anybody's life may be in danger.

We must make a search immediately.

I will organize a search party.

All the peasants on the estate can join in the search.

I now realize the enormity of my crime.

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