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"Very well, and very happy, only a little uneasy that they hear

from you so seldom. 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."