Bride of Frankenstein Page #3

Pretorius?

He's a very queer-looking

old gentleman, sir,

and must see you on a

secret grave matter, he said.

Tonight, alone.

Bring him in.

Henry, who is this man?

Dr. Pretorius.

Baron Frankenstein,

now, I believe.

Won't you come in, Doctor?

l trust you will pardon this

intrusion at so late an hour.

l would not have

ventured to come

had I not

a communication to make,

which I suspect may be of the

utmost importance to yourseIf.

This is Professor Pretorius.

He used to be Doctor of Philosophy

at the university, but...

But was booted out.

"Booted," my dear Baron, is

the word for knowing too much.

Henry's been very ill, Professor.

He shouldn't be disturbed.

l am also

a doctor, Baroness.

Why have you

come here tonight?

My business with you,

Baron, is private.

Elizabeth, please.

l do hope

he won't upset Henry.

What do you want?

We must work together.

Never. This is outrageous.

I'm through with it. I'll have

no more of this hell's spawn.

As soon as I'm well, I'm to

be married, and I'm going away.

l must beg you

to reconsider.

You know, do you not,

that it is you, really,

who are responsible

for all those murders?

There are penaIties to pay

for killing people,

and with your creature still

at large in the countryside...

Are you threatening me?

Don't put it so crudely.

l have ventured to hope

that you and I together,

no longer as master and pupil,

but as fellow scientists,

might probe the mysteries

of life and death...

Never. No further.

...and reach a goal

undreamed of by science.

l can't make any further experiments.

I've had a terrible lesson.

That is sad very sad.

But you and l

have gone too far to stop.

Nor can it be

stopped so easily.

l also have continued

with my experiments.

That is why

l am here tonight.

You must see my creation.

Have you also succeeded in

bringing life to the dead?

If you, Herr Baron, will do me the

honor of visiting my humble abode,

l think you will be interested

in what I have to show you.

After 20 years of secret scientific

research and countless failures,

l also have created life, as

we say, in God's own image.

l must know.

When can I see it?

l thought you might

change your mind.

Why not tonight?

It is not very late.

ls it far?

No, but you will

need a coat.

l think your coachman

had better wait here.

Won't you sit down,

Herr Baron?

Before I show you the resuIts

of my trifling experiments,

l would like to drink

to our partnership.

Do you like gin?

It is my only weakness.

To a new world

of gods and monsters!

The creation of

life is enthralling.

Distinctly enthralling,

is it not?

l cannot account precisely for

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