《弗兰肯斯坦》第1期

Chapter 1 Captain! Something is moving on the ice. Look over there! "

The sailor stood at the top of the mast, high above the Captain. His hand pointed away from the ship, across the miles of ice that covered the sea.

The Captain looked to the north, where the sailor was pointing. He saw something coming fast towards the ship across the ice.

He put his telescope to his eye, and through it he could see the shapes of ten dogs pulling a sledge over the ice. He could also see the driver of the sledge-a huge figure, much bigger than a man.

The sledge came nearer and nearer to the sea. Soon it was only a quarter of a mile from the ship.

No one needed a telescope now to see the huge figure of the driver. Suddenly the sledge went behind a mountain of ice and disappeared.

At that moment another sledge appeared. It, too, was moving fast, and was clearly chasing the first sledge.

This driver was a smaller figure, more like an ordinary man. Faster and faster the dogs ran;then the second sledge also disappeared behind the mountain of ice.

Two hours passed. The sledges did not appear again. Nothing moved on the ice. Soon night came, and in the night there was a storm.

In the morning, the sailors saw that great pieces of ice were floating round the ship. Suddenly the sailor on the mast shouted again: