The sailor was pointing to a piece of ice that was floating near the ship． A man was sitting on the ice， and near him was a broken sledge． The man was nearly dead from cold and could not walk． The sailors carried him carefully onto the ship， and took him to the Captain， who said：
那个船员正指着漂近轮船的一块浮冰。有个人正坐在冰上，他的身旁有一辆坏了的雪橇。那个人快要冻死了并且走不了路。船员们小心地把他扶上了船，并把他带到船长跟前。船长说道：
"Welcome to my ship．I am the Captain and my name is Robert Walton．"
“欢迎您到我的船上来。我是船长，叫罗伯特·沃尔顿。”
"Thank you， Captain Walton，" the man said．"My name is Frankenstein， Victor Frankenstein．"
“谢谢您，沃尔顿船长。”那个人说道，“我的名字叫弗兰肯斯坦，维克多·弗兰肯斯坦。”
Then he fainted and said no more．
然后他就昏过去，不再说什么了。
Two days passed before the man was strong enough to talk and then the Captain asked him to tell his story．
两天后，这个男人方才恢复过来能够谈话了，这时船长让他讲讲自己的故事。
"I am trying to catch someone，" said Frankenstein．"That is why I have come so far north on the ice．"
“我要尽力抓一个人，”弗兰肯斯坦说道，“这就是我为什么要到这么远的北方的冰面上来的原因。”
"We saw you following someone，" the Captain said．"He was huge， much bigger than a man． We saw his sledge just in front of you on the night before the storm．"
“我们看见了你在追赶什么人。”船长说道，“他很大，比常人要大很多。我们在风暴的前夜看见他的雪橇就在你的前面。”
"I am pleased you all saw that huge figure，" Frankenstein said．"Perhaps that will help you to believe my story．"
“我很高兴你们都见到了那个庞然大物，”弗兰肯斯坦说道，“那也许能帮助你们相信我的故事。”
During the days， while the Captain worked on the ship，Frankenstein wrote down his story， and each evening he read what he had written to the Captain．
白天，船长在船上工作时，弗兰肯斯坦写起了他的故事；晚上他便把写的东西念给船长听。
Here is Victor Frankenstein's story．
下面就是弗兰肯斯坦的故事。