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Victor started creating a monster but then destroyed it.
"The wretch saw me destroy the creature on whose future existence he depended for happiness, and with a howl of despair and revenge withdrew." -
Victor threw his lab equipment off of the boat
"I listened to the gurgling sound as it sunk, and then sailed away from the spot." -
Victor is being blamed for a man being murdered but he thinks that it was the monster who did it.
"Ay, Sir, free enough for honest folks. Mr. Kirwin is a magistrate and you are to give an account of the death of a gentleman who was found murdered here last night."