Having received a letter from his father whose contents
reveal the tragic news of his brother William's mysterious death, Victor Frankenstein
makes his immediate return to Geneva. However, upon his arrival, Victor discovers that
the gates of the town have been closed, so he must spend the night in Secheron, a nearby
village. Since he cannot rest, Victor decides to visit the area where William has been
murdered. While there, the serene sky changes and a violent storm moves into the area.
As the thunder echoes over the Jura and Alps and brillant flashes of lightning "dazzle"
Victor's eyes, the lake is lit by this natural forces appearing as a "vast sheet of
fire." The storm strikes in various places, lighting the sky in all its
corners.
Victor watches this tempest, "so beautiful yet
terrific," feeling that the "noble war in the sky" is the funeral for William: "this
[is] thy dirge." Omniously lurking in the gloom is "the filthy daemon to whom I had
given life," Victor thinks. Victor shudders as he considers that the creature may be
the murderer of his beloved brother. Deducing that nothing could have destroyed the
child as he was but the giant, Victor's teeth chatter with the horror of his
realization. He thinks of pursuing the creature, but it is gone having reached the
summit and disappeared.
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