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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: before my departure for Ingolstadt. Beloved and venerable parent!
He still remained to me. I gazed on the picture of my mother,
which stood over the mantel-piece. It was an historical subject,
painted at my father's desire, and represented Caroline Beaufort
in an agony of despair, kneeling by the coffin of her dead father.
Her garb was rustic, and her cheek pale; but there was an air of
dignity and beauty, that hardly permitted the sentiment of pity.
Below this picture was a miniature of William; and my tears
flowed when I looked upon it. While I was thus engaged,
Ernest entered: he had heard me arrive, and hastened to welcome me:
"Welcome, my dearest Victor," said he. "Ah! I wish you had come
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