The wedding night: Frankenstein episode 9

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Frankenstein, episode nine. Scientist Viktor Frankenstein gets married.
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Hello, I'm scientist Viktor Frankenstein. And I'm here in the Arctic, the end of the Earth,  
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because I'm looking for the Creature which destroyed my  
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happiness. The last time I was happy was… with Elizabeth. Our wedding day was coming… 
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Let me check the guest list again… How many guests have we planned earlier, Mr Frankenstein? 
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There were 60, the last time I counted, dear Elizabeth. 
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Is the house big enough for all our guests?
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Yes, it is, my darling. Invite more people.  
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Let's have a banquet and plenty of good wine!  
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How much wine shall we order? Are two hundred bottles too many?
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No. I'll pay for it all gladly. Nothing is too  
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expensive for my dear son and his bride. Let's all drink and be merry! It will be a wedding nobody will ever forget!
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Are you happy, my dear?
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Oh, I'm very happy! 
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It's very cold here! Well, Elizabeth and I  got married on a warm day. There was a lot
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of catching up with friends. Elizabeth looked so pretty. But I was worried. I got used to walking
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around with a gun in my pocket. The threat by the Creature was very much alive in my mind…
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I'll have my revenge. I'll be with you on your wedding night! 
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I didn't give the monster a bride, so it  said it would destroy my life. It killed  
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my best friend Henry, my brother William and his nanny Justine was blamed for the  
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boy's murder… and now it was coming after me. This was in my thoughts when we arrived for  
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our honeymoon at the house we rented by the side of Lake Como in Italy. It was raining heavily… 
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It's a pity we have to close the windows. The view of the lake is fantastic! 
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Yes. But I'm sure the rain won't last. Why don't you go to the bedroom, my darling? 
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Aren't you coming? What are you looking for, dear Viktor? 
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I just want to make sure that everything is alright and we are safe. I'll go as soon as
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I do that, my sweet Elizabeth.
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Are you expecting someone? 
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No, darling wife. Go, and I'll join you as soon as I can. I don't want anything to worry you.
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I was indeed expecting something to happen: a battle to the death between me and the  
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Creature. I didn't care if it was too strong for me. I had enough hate in my heart to defeat  
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the monster. I just didn't want Elizabeth to see the fight. I left the house with my gun  
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and decided to walk around to check if it was there. But all of a sudden, a scream… 
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Ahhhhhhh!
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Elizabeth! Elizabeth! 
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My dear Elizabeth! My beloved wife… is dead!! 
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You horrible Creature! I'll kill you!
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I'll put a bullet in your head! I hate you! I hate you with all  
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my heart! My Elizabeth!
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William, Justine, Henry and  
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now Elizabeth. There was nothing else for me and… for my father. As soon as he heard that
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my wife was killed on our wedding night, he fell ill and died heartbroken. And all because of me!
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I'd thought about telling Elizabeth that I had created a monster. But there wasn't enough time…  
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After her death I tried to warn others and I was put in a hospital for a while. Nobody believed  
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me… So I decided to put an end to the problem I had created and find the creature at once.
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The world is not big enough for both of us. I'm still looking for it. I might find it next time.
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