What does the monster do after leaving Ingolstadt in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein,
Volume 2, Chapter 3, the creature flees Ingolstadt; Victor's rejection; and his
inability to live in the town.

Traveling in the woods, much
like a newborn child, the creature spends a great deal of time learning about emotions,
physical sensations (like burning his hands in a fire he finds), and the world in which
he has been thrust--alone--without anyone to teach or direct him. He took some of
Victor's clothes before leaving the laboratory, but they are not enough to protect him
from the cold. But soon he finds a cloak in the woods that offers relief from the
chilling dew. He learns about light, which he does not like, but in closing his eyes, he
dislikes the darkness more. So he finds himself traveling in the shade. Through
experimentation, he finds that the water from streams soothes his thirst and that he can
sustain his strength by eating buries.

When he travels at
night, he realizes he can move without being seen. He finds great beauty in the world:
the moon, even the sound of the birds that chatter and sing around him: some bird sounds
are beautiful, while other birds' songs are harsh.

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I was delighted when I first discovered that a
pleasant sound, which often saluted my ears, proceeded from the throats of the little
winged animals who had often intercepted the light from my eyes. I began also to
observe, with greater accuracy, the forms that surrounded me, and to perceive the
boundaries of the radiant roof of light which canopied me. Sometimes I tried to imitate
the pleasant songs of the birds, but was
unable.

Soon the creature
discovers fire, as well as a healthy respect for it when he burns
himself:

I
found a fire which had been left by some wandering beggars, and was overcome with
delight at the warmth I experienced from it. In my joy I thrust my hand into the live
embers, but quickly drew it out again with a cry of pain. How strange, I thought, that
the same cause should produce such opposite
effects!

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error, he learns how to make the fire grow and how to protect it at night. When he uses
it to cook, his berries are ruined, but the nuts and roots he has collected are better
for being roasted on the fire.

As food starts to
disappears, the creature knows he must move on; he is saddened to leave the fire behind.
He discovers a small hut. When he enters, the man inside, who is cooking, flees. The
monster eats some of the food, and falls asleep. Waking, he takes the remainder of the
food with him, and strikes out again. His travel continues, taking him to a village. But
when he tries to get food, he is run out of town by physical threats, "missiles" of
stones, and other objects that bring him pain.

Eventually
he comes upon a cabin with a lean-to attached. Inside it, the creature finds shelter.
The cabin is the home of the DeLacy family, who live quite simply: the old man and his
son and daughter, who care for him. He hears language for the first time, but cannot
understand it, and is pleased to see that they use candles, another new concept for
him:

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Night quickly shut in; but, to my
extreme wonder, I found that the cottagers had a means of prolonging light, by the use
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was delighted to find, that the setting of the sun did not put an end to the pleasure I
experienced in watching my human
neighbours...

The old man
takes up an instrument which makes wonderful sounds: music. It is at this point that the
chapter ends, when everyone retires for the night.