Henry brought news of my family.
亨利带来了我家人的消息。
They were well and had taken in a servant called Justine.
他们都很好，而且雇佣了一个女佣，叫贾斯汀。
Imagine my shock when a letter arrived from my father -
但你想不到接下来我父亲的来信带来让我多吃惊的消息：
my young brother William had been murdered!
我的弟弟威廉被杀害了！
I went to my parents' house.
我赶回我父母的家。
Just before I got there, I saw the monster running through the trees.
到那之前，我正好撞见看见我的怪物穿过树林。
I realised the monster I had created had killed my brother!
我意识到是我创造的怪物杀了我的弟弟。
When I got to the house, I was horrified to discover that Justine,
当我回到父母家时，我恐惧地听说贾斯汀
who had been found near the scene of the crime, was accused of the murder.
被发现当时正在谋杀现场，被指控谋杀，
I knew she was innocent, but could say nothing. She was hanged.
我知道她是无罪的，但我什么都说不出来。她被绞死了。
Soon afterwards, while I was spending some time alone in the mountains, I met my evil creation again.
没过多久，当我独自登山时，我又看见了我邪恶的创造物。
The monster begged me to listen to his story.
我的怪物求我听听他的遭遇。
This is what he said:
这是他所说的：
'When I left your house, I came across a cottage
“当我离开你家时，我来到一个小村
and lived secretly in the barn watching an old, blind man and his children.
并悄悄地藏在一个谷仓里。附近住的是一个带着几个孩子的盲老人。
I learned how to speak and I realised how miserable I was.
我学会了说话并且意识到了我长得有多可怕。
I had no family, no memories, no childhood.
我没有家庭，没有记忆，没有童年。
One day, I decided to speak to the old man.
一天，我打算向老人开口。
He was kind and couldn't see my ugly body.
他是个好人并且看不到我长得有多丑陋。