By the by, I mean to lecture you a little upon their account myself.

But, my dear Frankenstein," continued he, stopping short and gazing full in my face, "I did not before remark how very ill you appear; so thin and pale; you look as if you had been watching for several nights." "You have guessed right; I have lately been so deeply engaged in one occupation that I have not allowed myself sufficient rest, as you see; but I hope, I sincerely hope, that all these employments are now at an end and that I am at length free." I trembled excessively; I could not endure to think of, and far less to allude to, the occurrences of the preceding night.

I walked with a quick pace, and we soon arrived at my college.

I then reflected, and the thought made me shiver, that the creature whom I had left in my apartment might still be there, alive and walking about.

I dreaded to behold this monster, but I feared still more that Henry should see him.
Entreating him, therefore, to remain a few minutes at the bottom of the stairs, I darted up towards my own room.