[10]NothingcouldequalmydelightonseeingClerval; hispresencebroughtbacktomythoughtsmyfather, Elizabeth, , andinamomentforgotmyhorrorandmisfortune; Ifeltsuddenly, andforthefirsttimeduringmanymonths, , therefore, inthemostcordialmanner, , andhisowngoodfortuneinbeingpermittedtocometoIngolstadt.“Youmayeasilybelieve,”saidhe, “howgreatwasthedifficultytopersuademyfatherthatallnecessaryknowledgewasnotcomprisedinthenobleartofbookkeeping; and, indeed, IbelieveIlefthimincreduloustothelast, forhisconstantanswertomyunweariedentreatieswasthesameasthatoftheDutchschoolmasterinTheVicarofWakefield:‘IhavetenthousandflorinsayearwithoutGreek, IeatheartilywithoutGreek.’Buthisaffectionformeatlengthovercamehisdislikeoflearning, andhehaspermittedmetoundertakeavoyageofdiscoverytothelandofknowledge.”
[11]“Itgivesmethegreatestdelighttoseeyou; buttellmehowyouleftmyfather, brothers, andElizabeth.”
[12]“Verywell, andveryhappy, , Imeantolectureyoualittleupontheiraccountmyself.—But, mydearFrankenstein,”continuedhe, stoppingshort, andgazingfullinmyface, “Ididnotbeforeremarkhowveryillyouappear; sothinandpale; youlookasifyouhadbeenwatchingforseveralnights.”
[13]“Youhaveguessedright; IhavelatelybeensodeeplyengagedinoneoccupationthatIhavenotallowedmyselfsufficientrest, asyousee: butIhope, Isincerelyhope, thatalltheseemploymentsarenowatanend, andthatIamatlengthfree.”
