I desire the company of a man who could sympathise with me, whose eyes would reply to mine.
Robert Walton (Mary Shelley)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Frankenstein — Letter 2; Complete sentence from Walton’s letter to his sister Margaret, describing his longing for a friend before meeting Victor Frankenstein. Correct fictional speaker retained; public-domain original spelling.
- Frankenstein — Letter 2
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