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FRANKENSTEIN; OR,
CHAPTER VI.
On my return, I found the following letter from my father:—
"To V. Frankenstein.
"MY DEAR VICTOR,
"You have probably waited impatiently for a letter to fix the date of your return to us; and I was at first tempted to write only a few lines, merely mentioning the day on which I should expect you. But that would be a cruel kindness, and I dare not do it. What would be your surprise, my son, when
