frankenstein lines

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im leaving your food on the table. and there’s also some milk

felix: we’re going to work father. we’ll be back at nightfall

and you, behave yourself while we’re gone

felix: no, it’s slow progress

harder than we thought. but we’ll win in the end!

de lacey: we have to grow something or we’ll starve

we’ll get faster when we know what we’re doing. in a year or two we’ll be fine. we’ll be farmers!

felix: are you ready

for the cold and the mud? can’t wait

bye old man

felix: how do you manage to stay so cheerful

what choice is there? this is where we’ve ended up and this is what we have to do. come on!

felix: agatha, do you know how beautiful you are? i swear i will love you forever

you’d better

felix: when will you give me a son beautiful wife?`

come! we’ve work to do

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look at the stones. the field is full of them

felix: im sorry agatha. it has to be cleared. i can’t plough until it’s done

oh well - the sooner i start!

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felix! felix!

felix: what is it?

look, just look!

felix: but that’s

it’s incredible it’s a miracle!

felix: or magic

every stone is gone! every one!

felix: we can till the soil

we can sow!

felix: agatha - look what i found!

and me - look what i found!

felix: it’s all chopped - ready for the fire! it was lying at the foot of the field

these were left by the stove! the hare’s already gutted! and not a mark on the birds

felix: then how were they caught?

it’s a mystery. who is doing this felix?

felix: somebody wants to help us

but who? who would do that? we are strangers here

felix: faerie folk

faerie folk?

felix: little people! elves and sprites! hello! are you there?

is anyone watching?

felix: they won’t come out

there’s no one there you fool. it’s just us, you see? we stick together through thick and thin and never stop loving each other - and magical things happen!

there are bad dreams?

hello!

felix: we’re back

finished for today!

creature: good day, sir

scream what is it?!

de lacey: stay!

felix!

de lacey: no, no - there’s nothing wrong!

aah, it’s revolting!

felix: get out! get out! get out!

drive it out!

de lacey: no! felix! he’s -

thrash it! thrash it! kill it!

creature: you promised!

awful awful beast! are you hurt?

de lacey: no man is a monster

but it wasn’t a man

m. frank: enough! the villagers are saying - clarice?

they say they’ve seen a beast in the mountains

m. frank: they think this thing took william?

well, someone took him! he’s not to be found

servant: no one knows what’s up those mountains

i know what’s up those mountains. snow and ice. and a bit more snow and ice. that’s all!

victor: william

is it the child?

m. frank: is it him?

angels in heaven! little william! have mercy on his soul!

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your post sir

m. frank: letters of condolence

the lord giveth and the lord taketh away

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listen - you can still hear the bells ringing, over the water

elizabeth: so you can

many congratulations mistress. it was a splendid day

elizabeth: thank you. please get me ready for bed

yes mistress

elizabeth: i want to look beautiful

yes mistress

elizabeth: perhaps then he will -

i’m sure he will

elizabeth: he never touches me! he never comes near! he barely spoke to me at the service

well, he has alway been peculiar

elizabeth: but what have i done wrong clarice?

you’ve done nothing mistress. men, you know - they’re as nervous as we are on their wedding night. a lot of them have no experience whatsoever

elizabeth: im not nervous!

i know you’re not, mistress. and yet, you don’t know what to expect, do you? none of us do, the first time. it can come as quite a shock

here we are mistress, you’ll look as pretty as a picture

some ladies never get used to it at all, to be perfectly honest. oh but i’m sure you will

elizabeth: where is he?

he’ll be along shortly mistress. you wait and see. having a glass or two, probably, if he’s anything like my husband. come along now, let’s pop you into bed

elizabeth: first i must pray, that’s all

goodnight mistress. god bless

creature: shoot me. go on. kill me! please!

sir!

victor: pick her up! bring her to my rooms!

sir, she’s dead!

victor: carry her!

but sir, she’s gone, she’s -

m. frank enters

sir, you must prevent him!

m. frank: stop this at once!

she’s dead sir, quite dead!

m. frank: what are you saying?

he’s gone mad sir!

m. frank: oh dear god, forgive me!

sir be still

m. frank: what have i brought into the world?

you did your best