Chapter 17 Another adventure 第17章 再次冒险

Mary Shelley

當“我”答应了怪物的请求后，“我”是怎样兑现承诺的呢？

I needed to study for several months to make a woman monster successfully. I heard that an English scientist had done some useful work， so I decided to go to England.

Before I went， my father asked me， “Are you going to marry Elizabeth， or do you love another woman？ Is this why you are so unhappy？”

“No， father，” I replied. “I have always loved Elizabeth， and I want to marry her. But I must do one more piece of scientific work before we can marry. I must go to England to do the work and I want to marry Elizabeth when I return.”

My father and Elizabeth did not want me to go to England alone， because I had been so ill. They spoke to my old friend Henry Clerval， and he was very happy to travel with me. I was pleased that he could come， although I did not want him to discover anything about my horrible work.

Henry and I reached London in early October and stayed there for a few months. I met and talked with English scientists， and learnt many useful things from them. Then Henry was invited to visit some friends in Scotland. I planned to travel with him， but I told him that I wanted to go walking in the mountains alone. Henry was not happy with my plan， but in the end he agreed.

I bought all that I needed for a laboratory， and sent everything to Scotland. Henry and I travelled to Edinburgh together， and then I went further north， to find a good place for my laboratory. At last， I found the right place on an island off the north coast. It was a wild and lonely place. Only five people lived on the island， so I could work alone， and nobody would discover my awful secret.

There was a large， empty hut on the island， and I brought builders from Scotland to make the hut into a laboratory for me. I showed them how to build my mast， and soon everything was ready for me to start work on the woman monster.

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Who accompanied the author to England for his project？（5 words）