A monster bride: Frankenstein episode 7

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Frankenstein, episode seven. Scientist Viktor Frankenstein is to build a bride for the Creature.
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Hello. I'm scientist Viktor Frankenstein. You've been listening to the story the Creature told me  
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long ago before I had to come after it and arrived here in the Arctic. The monster I built...
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I used to care about my science more than anything and I thought I could control  
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nature. I've paid a high price for that. The Creature murdered my young brother and  
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his nanny was executed for the crime. During that conversation years ago, the monster told  
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me he would go away and harm nobody else if I built him a bride. Should I do it?  
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He wanted to have his answer when we sat by the fire in his hut in the mountains. 
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So, what do you say? If you give me a bride, you'll never see or hear from me again. 
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Alright. I'll do it.
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I'll watch your progress and when my bride is ready to come to life, I'll be there. 
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For some reason I didn't want to start my work. I didn't want to do it in my father's  
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house in Geneva, for sure. I didn't want  him to find out about the monster. I was  
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worried... and adding to that, the monster had warned me he would watch me at a distance...  
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My love, Elizabeth, noticed I wasn't happy.
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You've been so quiet lately. We used to talk a lot.
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What's happening? Don't you like me any more? 
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Don't be silly! Of course I like you. I... I'll 
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even keep the promise I made to my mother before she died, who was very fond of you. How about  
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marriage? Will you marry me?
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Marriage?! Mr Frankenstein, did you hear what your son Viktor has just said? He asked me to marry him! 
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That's fantastic news! My late wife and  I used to watch you both playing together  
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as children and we thought you were made for each other. You'll make a wonderful couple! 
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Indeed, father. But first... well... I need to spend some time in England. 
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England, my son?!
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Yes, father... there  
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are some new scientific discoveries there which I must see for myself. And, well... this could  
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be my last chance to travel and see the world before I settle down. We can have our wedding  
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as soon as I come back, my dear Elizabeth.
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We understand, son. But well... you'll need  
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a good friend to take care of you, won't  you? I'll ask Henry, your best friend, to go with you.
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Henry? 
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Yes. That's a great idea. Henry loves  travelling and will surely agree to go! 
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My plan was to go to England and build a bride for the Creature. How could I keep  
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my work a secret from Henry?
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We used to have fun travelling together but this time it was different.
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We stopped in many cities, and when we reached Edinburgh I had to leave him behind... 
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That's a great restaurant, don't you think so?
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Yes. I suppose so. 
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What's going on with you, Viktor? I'm not used to seeing you this sad. What's the problem? 
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I think I need some time alone to think...
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To think? 
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Yes. I need to think about my life. Let's  make a deal: I'll go away for a month or  
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two on my own and when I'm back everything will be what it used to be: we'll have a  
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lot of fun together! I promise!
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OK. I'll be waiting for you. 
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Well, I promised Henry a good time and  the Creature a bride. I started collecting  
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material and rented a hut far away in the Orkney Islands. But I had mixed feelings.  
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It had been three years since I built the  Creature - and what a big mistake that was.  
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What if the monsters didn't like each other? And if the female creature started killing  
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people too? And... and if... if they had babies and there were hundreds of monsters! I couldn't  
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allow this to happen! It was too dangerous. I hadn't finished the work yet but I couldn't  
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give life to another monster. So I just  destroyed it! It was over! No more bride.  
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But what about the Creature? Was I going to pay a heavy price for destroying the female  
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monster - the friend the monster was expecting to be happy with? I'll tell you next time.
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